you've got the iPhone, iPod, iLife etc.

you're a macbook lover who's a pro at the interfaces and interchanges of anything apple.

your iTV is connected to your iTunes and plays throughout your house on your sound system.

it's an addiction.

and you like it.

well, last friday, i joined you (and thousands of your nerdy friends). i have to say ...

it.was.beautiful.

i gave in and stood in line for a product on launch day ... on my own free will. i waited in the sun for over an hour just to get into the store. people would pass by and say things like, "i would never stand in line for a phone." i caught myself getting really defensive and thought, "what has gotten into me? this really isn't normal ... who stands in line for a phone?"

we do. that's who. as i stood in line, enthusiastic apple employees came by to offer water, umbrellas and good conversation. there is no way i was as tired as these guys. the line had been 6 hours long since 8 a.m. and we were just catching the tail end of it. but they were into their job. doing nothing but crowd control and handing out water bottles, yet skipping up and down the line like little kids in a candy store. someone told me they handed out starbucks coffee for the early morning fanatics.

brilliant. simply brilliant.

i'm a believer now. a true, through and through, believer in this product and the company. i'm convinced they are the only product developers that have made millions (including myself) dream of long walks on the beach at sunset with their brand new iPhones and macbook pros.

thanks a lot apple. you have officially turned me into a "hip" nerd.