I hate buying first-generation products because they’re bound to be full of kinks and bugs. Regardless of the prestige of the company or their track record of reliability, there’s always problems because of rushed schedules to meet deadlines.
But I had to get the new Apple MacBook. Probably more “want” than “had”, but you know how consumerism works. I read everything I could about the MacBook and lurked the Apple forums to see what problems the it had, which included a whine, a moo, and a sizzle. That kind of sounds like the process a cow goes through to become my delicious steak.
I went with the 2.0 Ghz White model, cause only suckers pay for black paint, although I admit the black one looks sweet. So far I’m really liking it, much more than I liked my PowerBook. The 13.3″ screen is the perfect size for a laptop, and the machine is pretty damn quick for just general chatting/surfing/writing purposes. I haven’t tried any games on it, although Quinn and Lemonade Stand work just fine =P
I readily recommend to everyone who’s looking for a laptop to get the MacBook. With the ability now to dual-boot into Windows (which I’ve yet to do myself), and being competitively priced with comparable PC models, I really wouldn’t see a reason not to get one. Although I highly suggest waiting for the second generation to come out, and maybe then they’ll have fixed all the kinks. Plus this thing runs ridiculously hot. I don’t care what anyone says, 80 degrees celsius is not “normal”.
To help pay for my MacBook (which, by the way, I call a MacLop, cause it sounds cooler), I remembered that the Coinstar machines will take change and dispense as an Amazon gift certificate with no fees at all. So I took the accumulated buckets of coins in my room and was surprised to find I had $307.46 in change. The breakdown:
2 dollars
429 quarters
1583 dimes
782 nickels
81 pennies
The funny part is while I was dumping coins into the machine, a girl was next to me making copies. When she finished she placed a leftover nickel on the Coinstar machine for me and just smiled.
It takes skill to use Coldplay in a movie and not have it come out cheesy.
I fall in love with Natalie all over again every time I listen to “New Slang”.
Damn. Now I want to see the movie again.
JP kinda sorta gave me the idea to start making entries about my obsessions. I forget what it was he said exactly, but either way I’m gonna try to actually discuss my obsessions now and even link them to their corresponding entries. Plus, I’m finally using the “continue reading this entry” feature so extravagant entries won’t clutter up the whole page. Fun for all. Let’s begin.
I did some research on the web about the Weakerthans, and I think I came across some comment about them being “too smart” to be in the music business. I’m starting to agree; they’ve got some great lyrics. For example, from their song “Aside”:
Rely a bit too heavily
On alcohol and irony
Get clobbered on by courtesy
In love with love and lousy poetry
And I’m leaning on this broken fence
Between past and present tense
That’s some great stuff. “Time’s Arrow” is what I’ve been listening to recently though, but I think with that song it’s more the music than the lyrics that are getting to me.
And then we come upon my current song-comes-on-the-ipod-so-turn-the-volume-to-max song, “Plea From A Cat Named Virtue”. It’s your run of the mill song about grieving and being strong, but it gets better - it’s written from the point of view of the owner’s cat. That’s it, I’ve said it all. No more explanation necessary. More lyrics that just rule from this great band.
So we should open up the house,
invite the Tabby two doors down.
You could ask your sister if,
she doesn’t bring her basset hound.
Rilo Kiley is lead by Jenny Lewis, the female voice on Postal Service’s “Give Up” album (”I feel must interject here…” I love that part of “Nothing Better”), who supposedly dated lead singer Ben Gibbard of Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie and supposedly the single “Such Great Heights” was written about her. Anywho, I haven’t listened to their songs closely enough, but they all have a really mellow sound. “The Frug” is great simply because it’s got clapping in it. What great songs don’t have clapping in them? *clap* *clap* N-G-O.
“Counting Backwards” by The Velvet Teen was my previous SCOTISTTVTM song. Not a whole lot else to say about them, but they do have a really nice sound that’s a bit reminiscent of the older days.
Coincidentally, The Velvet Teen and Rilo Kiley both have shows coming up in July in the Los Angeles area. Could be a fun month.
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