Ow

Bad things to do just before spending the evening on your new Macbook? Burning the first two fingertips of your right hand. Mac users, you will understand why I'm annoyed. Beyond the pain, that is.

Note to self: buy a mouse for the new computer.

Road construction makes the baby Jesus cry

Best item in my spam-box today?

"Hell is paved with infant skulls"

I actually clicked on it. Heh. I am truly sick.

Thy name is vanity. Or something like that.

Another me
Originally uploaded by yanajenn.

So, I have new toy. I'd like to introduce everyone to my new MacBook. So far, so cool! And it doesn't take half-bad photos, does it? I love this particular filter.

My MacBook is my present to myself for getting into Grad School. Oh, didn't I tell you about that? Sorry, let me restate that...

I GOT INTO GRAD SCHOOL!!!

I've signed away my financial life (yet again), but it feels so good...

This laptop is also a practical thing, since I'm going to need something portable to work on when I'm studying because I've finally realized that I don't study very well when I'm sitting at home in front of the TV. Funny, that. And it only took me 20+ years to figure it out.

Now if I can just figure out my video iPod...

Hey, I got a discount when I bought the MacBook, gimme a break.

For those in Illinois

I just wanted people to know (if you could even avoid the TV ads, that is) about Illinois' new organ and tissue donor registry. I just updated me info today. All you need is your Driver's License or State ID.

According to the website:

A new law, effective Jan. 1, 2006, created a new Organ/Tissue Donor Registry making a person’s wishes to be a donor legally binding. Additional witnesses or family consent is no longer required for donation to occur.

If you are listed in the old registry, family consent is still required for donation to occur. To ensure that your decision to be an organ/tissue donor is honored, you must join the new registry!

I am currently 1,062,803,582 seconds old...

This Birthday Calculator is too fun! Put in your birthdate and it gives you all sorts of neat facts.

According to the page:

My date of conception was on or about 27 December 1971 which was a Monday.

I am 4.81409001956947 years old, in dog years.

The number of candles on my next birthday cake (which will be lit in 118 days) will boil 3.89 US ounces of water

The moon was waxing gibbous when I was born.

Cool. Much better than those fake birthday newspapers you can buy at the Fair.