sonofableep

suspended between worlds here, with one win7 machine on the way in, and one vista machine on the way out…but using both side-by-side as all software, hardware, and data makes the leap from the old to the new.  so far the new rig is all about audio & music, while the old one is home for the game, the tools, and the docs.  one machine is my right brain, one is my left.

since i didn’t plan on having the two coexist for so long, they’ve each got their own keyboard, mouse, and monitor sitting in front of me.  now a funny thing has evolved: i’ve been sitting here with my left hand on a mouse that drives the computer/monitor on the right, and my right hand on a mouse that drives the computer/monitor on the left.  and like some weird chameleon-eyed boy, i’ve adapted to this configuration, merrily mousing away with two hands on two screens simultaneously and tracking it all with eyes that feel like they’re rolling around independently in their sockets.

i’ve been switching up my mouse hands for years (ever since the great carpal tunnel scare of ’99).  and i’ve been able to pat my head and rub my tummy for even longer.  so this just kind of…works.  if i keep this much longer, my fleeting thoughts of keeping my setup like this might just take hold.  i mean come on…has there ever really been a proven case of somebody’s eyes getting stuck after crossing ‘em one too many times?