15 Sep 2008 | Don't feel redemption on their side
I don't think I've announced this publicly yet… but… my dad recently purchased a MacBook for me and I've now converted to a Mac user. No kidding. Maybe that's why I still can't get my head over that Gates/Seinfeld commercial… because, you know, Apple's own Mac vs. PC ads are actually funny, whereas that "New Family" fiasco left me feeling weirded out and personally embarrassed for Gates and Seinfeld. It didn't even have anything to do with computers…
I'm sick and tired. I hate food, I hate food…
And I mean I hate the food itself… rice, tofu, vegetables… these days I find myself despising whatever I put in my mouth… even that Nesquik strawberry milk, to a certain extent…
I watched The Fifth Element last night just for the thrill of it, even though it was 3:00 am and I was supposed to be doing homework. I remember seeing snippets of it when I was younger. A very visually striking film. It was, anyway, surprisingly good considering it's an older science-fiction film. My favorite part was the Diva's operatic performance… the sudden shift from classical to operatic pop as the concert became background music for the battle between Leeloo and those nasty aliens… lovely. Bruce Willis was an excellent futuristic cab driver turned government agent, and Milla Jovovich — I didn't even know she was in this movie — was quite different from what I remember in Ultraviolet. Did you know she's multilingual? Yes, she speaks English, French, Russian, and Serbian… all fluently. It makes me want to rush out and rent all of her other films to deposit on my shrine, and simultaneously kick myself in the face. Multilingual! I — need — to — learn — more — languages. Goddammit America is such a foreign language-phobe. I need to leave this place. Goddammit.
In TV Land: Season premiere of House tomorrow. The new episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles left more questions than answers today. It's a little dismaying to see new characters being introduced all of a sudden… I was quite happy with the "original" gang. Man, Derek Reese… is such a cool guy. I love the way he looks… and his suspicion and aversion to "machines"… ha ha.
Tags: House, movies, Terminator
Amy says:
MacBooks are so pretty. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to convert myself, since I'm so used to Windows apps. Luckily I have many more months to decide. XP
I wish I would get tired of food because I really need to lose weight. But I do hope you start eating more soon! My friend who ate irregularly and infrequently experienced a ton of stomach pains and had to take antibiotics for intestinal problems.
We were both awake at 3:00 last night! :D It's actually the first time I stayed up past 2 on a school night. I'm usually in bed by 12:30…
Where would you go instead? Maybe Europe? Sometimes I think it would be nice to live abroad or go abroad for college, but an American degree seems to be very valuable.
11:11 pm | Monday, September 15, 2008
Euri says:
I want a mac too. I'm planning on buying sometime this month or the next one. XD
4:57 am | Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Deanna says:
Hey J! Just wanted to let you know that I am alive and starting to get settled so I'll try to update you as soon as I can!! I plan on writing about/answering your questions about Chile on my next post so I'll let you know when I get that done :)
And I love macs. Le sigh, I used to own a mac. If only I could afford it…I had to pay for my own laptop so I got a Dell : And coincidence! I just watched Fifth Element last night :)
I didn't realise that it was Milla Jovovich..
and WHY DO YOU HATE FOOD??? No!! This is very new to me! Have you lost interest in eating or something? When I was sick I pretty much couldn't eat for like two weeks and I was absolutely miserable…
And you're pretty multilingual from what I remember…
5:38 pm | Monday, September 22, 2008