Isn’t it supposed to work if I pay for it?

Today started out only moderately unproductively, but went rapidly into the dead-loss zone of software hell when a program I had PAID FOR (I hear your derisive laughter, Bob) decided it was really a trial version that had expired. I had been meaning to upgrade it anyway, so I decided to throw even more money at this heartless mega-firm, who shall remain nameless (hint: they sell a lot of fonts). As part of the upgrade process, which worked, by the way, I again considered upgrading another program by this same company, an app that magically continues to work when it really shouldn’t. This is a piece of software that has worked for me under OS X for years, even though it’s not supposed to. In fact, I remember attending a presentation about the new version in which the presenter stated to me flatly that it would not work in the circumstances under which I was using it. It kind of makes me want to let it keep going, just for spite.
Anyway, to blow away the bad digital karma of the day, I abandoned the evening to stripping wallpaper in Evan’s now vacated room. Fittingly, one of the podcasts I was listening to was Merlin Mann on “fresh starts.” I’m trying to claim this space for some of the things I value but have pushed aside lately.
My dear friend and inspiration Cecilia died last weekend. I watched her go from a devastated person dealing with a terminal cancer diagnosis to someone who lived every moment of every day with serenity and joy. In her memory I will try to do the same.