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[blustocking]

Goddammit....I love and hate financial aid day. I realize I shouldn't complain about having money, but shit...I do have to pay it back, someday.

I still can't decide between a MacBook Pro and a PC.

MacBook Pro because it's more geared towards what I want to do, probably better quality, and doesn't have fucking Vista. It's also $1700 for refurbished, without Photoshop, word processing, a mouse, and possibly an extended warranty. I could easily drop $2600 if not more.

OR, get a decent PC laptop, force it to swallow XP, buy PS with my educational discount. Clearly this sounds more intelligent...but MacBook pretty.

Crap.

Also, I just bought a lovely black gas mask on eBay...for ARTS <---thanks Jen. That's all I can call it now.

I've been thrown into another task...possibly two. Curating a show in February with the theme of "Exes". It's a Valentine's Day event. Also, I've been nudged into applying for a position on the Lawrence Arts Commission.

Busy, school hasn't even started yet.
TOO MUCH. But good, I think.

Meeting with potential wedding photography client tomorrow.
Must finish two paintings by 25th. Have to re-do screenprint for Darfur benefit. Put together a plan of attack for V-Day show. School starts Thurs. Dinner with Sara on Friday. Kim's staff party on Sunday.
Balls. BALLS I SAY!

Comments

Re: ...bu....I want a house..... :(

[nic.livejournal.com]

The Loco is correct about the warez, though Photoshop CS3 on the Mac is a bitch to pirate. If you don't mind using CS2 then you'll be fine.

When I got my Macbook Pro a little while back, I got a 15% discount for being a student and the normally 250 pound Applecare 3yr warranty was on special offer at 50 pounds. If you have a student card, ask about that at an Apple store and see what happens.

Re: ...bu....I want a house..... :(

[blustocking.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the student discount is less than the refurbished discount...unfortunately you can't get both. And I still don't really want to take a chance on getting caught using pirated PS, since I do make money from my work.

I looked at a bunch of PC laptops today. Bluh. Not impressed really. Heavy, clunky, not impressed with the screen resolution. The Sony VAIOs were okay though.