Though I have in my possession an Apple G4 tower to use for school, I have been looking for an Apple laptop. However, I think my quest for a reasonably priced apple laptop has FAILBOAT written all over it. I'm getting an art degree in Digital Design with an Illustration emphasis and as such, I am going to need to run a LOT of graphic-heavy programs which eat up all sorts of resources - so buying a used 3-year old basic Apple laptop isn't really an option for me, I don't think. Which means a souped-up model. Which means MONEYMONEYMONEY, even with a 'student discount'. Which means sacrifice: borrowing money from someone initially and paying it back out of each of my paychecks over time, and then the kicker: no new clothes, makeup, jewlery, little rewards, meals out or trips anyplace (*SOB!*) for the next 9 months at least. Which breaks my heart and feels like a LONG TIME!

Am I wrong about my computing needs? Those in art or design or who know about these things: do I need 2.5GHz intel core 2 duo, 2GB, 300GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB or am I fine with a little 2.4GHz intel core 2 duo, 2GB, 250GB hard drive? I wish I knew what kind of programs I'd be running - I know I'm using InDesign and Photoshop and Painter and in addition I'll be doing motion graphics and animation and some rigging, etc. Please help me make a decision for the future, those in the know? Even just opinions are welcome.


In other COMPLETELY RANDOM news, oh my Errol Flynn this mustache is the greatest thing in the world! This picture is from a pirate costume party I went to this weekend which one of my friends throws yearly - you'd think that to grow something like this would be too much just to dress like a pirate for a night. But for THIS pirate party it certainly is appropriate - THAT is how epic this party is! And man, he rocks that 'stache, doesn't he?

There may not be enough 70s mustaches in my life.

That is all.


(PS She is his girlfriend and we're all good friends; sorry, everyone, both those pretty people are taken.)