as they were ecstatic with the results of their trip ( they had no compunction at all at gutting poor teddy ) , high on sampling the merchandise , and slightly embarrassed at forgetting her birthday ( why , i dont know , they had never remembered one before ) they readily agreed to her having a computer , what harm could it do , and so over the next twenty years francesca not only became a self-taught computer whiz , she also became a financial and stud whiz as well .