Mac Book Pro

I'm interested in purchasing a Mac Book Pro for school/freelance work. Unfortunately all my work is done with the Adobe Suite, and to my knowledge, Adobe hasn't quite adjusted to the dual processor idea...yet. I'm looking at the 15" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo laptop. Any feedback about how the Adobe programs run would be appreciated. Does maxing out the ram aleviate the tension within rosetta? Will anything else increase the performance of the programs until Adobe CS3 comes out?

hello governor

My job has a few perks. They are listed below:

Increased knowledge and appreciation of wines
Tolerance of some mind-boggling dumb people (not all, but some)
Multi-tasking- I have learned to be in 3 places at once
Meeting famous people.

Ah, the famous people. They're not worldly famous like Madonna, The Pope, or GW, but fairly well known people. On my list so far are two republican radio talk show Pittsburgh "celebrities” Quinn and Rose visited around Christmas time, and I was fortunate (is this the correct word) to wait on them. Today, Tom Ridge stopped in! Woo hoo! For those of you who live in a cave, he's former governor of Pennsylvania, and former head of homeland security. Nice. When Amy Mann stops in, I'll be ecstatic, but until then, I'm just pleased.

ANI !!!!!!!

Woa.
Rachele and I just returned from an Ani concert. Ben, I am now a devoted Ani fan.... whatever tactics you've tried in the past to get me to listen to her, nothing would have worked better than a live show. I'm officially hooked. She performed in the Rex Theater on E. Carson St. in the Southside. The venue was relatively small, and personable. We were about halfway back and maybe 30' from the stage. The old converted movie theater had sloped floors so viewing was much easier. This could also be due to the fact that there were much more women at this show; tending to be shorter than men, it was easier to see. Considering Ani's height, this increased our experience.
A comment on the crowd... I've never been to a show with an audience as respectful and attentive. They were deathly quite at some parts, and screaming "Fuck You (and you're untouchable face)" at others. Whatever mood Ani created, the audience responded appropriately. There was no smoking, and I don't feel like I needed a shower immediately afterwards... oh wait, I did sprint a quarter of a mile in a torrential downpour to the car. Hmm, maybe that has something to do with it. I'm also counting that as my run for the day...
Overall, the concert kicked ass- no one was pushing, shoving, crammed in to small uncomfortable place (like the back of a Volkswagen), or obnoxiously drunk. Her stage presence was another thing that amazed me. She was indeed a performer, lyricist, and storyteller. Her movements, facial expressions, and demeanor reflected her passion and sincerity she has for her profession.

Adam's Greek Pics ***PROCEDE WITH CAUTION***

I finally got a hold of some pictures from Adams travels. In a previous post I mentioned his experience with a moped. The vespa introduced him to the ground, in a similar way that Ben Rothlisberger met the windshield. So if you had problems with my eye pictures, don't enlarge these. His leg and arm got ripped up pretty well, and have since scared over in a lovely shade of purple. Nonetheless, here they are only moments after his accident:

death....in a good way

I was thinking about death today. This probably started when Adobe Illustrator flashed its "unexpected runtime error" on the screen and promptly shut itself off when I tried to save my file. There went a few hours of hard work right out the window (no pun intended), and so started my thought process for this blog.

I thought about dying for a good cause. Would I give up my life for something that would make a difference in the world? I'm not going to get into a Christian salvation debate, however if anyone feels the need to post their views, feel free. I'm talking about me personally, and what I'd do for the sake of the world.
I feel good about recycling, using enviro-friendly paper towels, and not letting the water running when I'm brushing my teeth. Why? Because these little events are helping create less waste for the environment. If more people did this, the world would be better off. Too many people are producing way too much waste, and the earth is already overcrowded (no seriously, it is).
What else could I do to help the earth NOT to deteriorate? Well, if I just dropped off the face of the earth then I'd contribute the most. Would I do this? Probably not, but I'd like to think that I would. Maybe if I did, it would start a trend- some environmental fanatics would realize that they could help save the earth by killing themselves, and therefore not using any resources and causing the further degeneration of our planet.
However, then I realized that the uber tree-huggers are the ones that are trying to save the planet in the first place. We need to get rid of the assholes driving Hummers and sucking down 60 gallons a gas a week so they can drive to Wal-Mart every night to buy their kids new play station games.

Best books.....ever

Not an entirely accurate title line, however it will get you thinking.
I'm going to steal the Davism of doing "top 5"
Lets start out with a basic for now, and we'll develop into the brain-probing topics at a later point in time.
Top 5 books.
This covers every category, from fiction, children's, non-fiction, hell, even text-books(why would you?). Here are mine, although tomorrow they may change.

In no particular order, attempting to cover as many categories as I can....

-The Stand
-Hitchhikers Guide(I'm going to put them all in one, go ahead, bitch)
-Ciderhouse Rules!
-Chronicles of Narnia (again, all in the series)
-Harry Potter(subject to change. I hear LOTR is very good, although I've only read the Hobbit, which apparently is a children's book and in debate whether is it in fact part of the LOTR trilogy. However, Douglas Adams published a trilogy containing 5, possibly 6 books)


Other books which I've enjoyed:
- A Prayer for Owen Meany - A typical New England John Irving, but better
- The Cheese Monkeys - you may need to be an art student to appreciate it fully
- Youth In Revolt - My sides hurt from laughing
- A Walk in the Woods- or for a shorter read - I'm a stranger here myself. Bill Bryant has an incredibly humorous, informative writing style- anything by him is great.

Europe and Running

For those of you who are unaware, I'm going to Europe in September with Rachele, Robyn, and Lisa. We're flying into Prague and visiting Germany, Denmark, Switzerland (and my brother), Munich, and back to Prague. It will be a full two weeks, in which we're going to get on each others nerves and have the time of our lives...all at once. The coordination and planning has gone rather well, and so far we haven't beaten each other up over any vital details of the trip. I'm only anxious about the flight, everything else will be just peachy as far as I'm concerned. We have all our flights, and most of us have Eurail passes- this is one of the easiest ways to get around in Europe. You can just hop on any train that's going to where you need to go, and they check your pass once you're on. No waiting in line, or trying to get tickets at each station. I highly recommend it to anyone who plans on Europe Traveling in the future.
Some highlights of the trip will include:

Oktoberfest!!!!! Yes, we'll be in Munich with Rachele’s brother, wife, and my brother for 3 days during this drunken fiesta. I'm looking forward to lots of beer...

Switzerland with my brother. We're crashing with my brother for a few days, and will be able to see some scenic alps. The photo is of Lugano, where Adam lives, and hopefully we'll be able to do this same hike while we're there.

Prague: I believe the city speaks for itself.


ANd nOw foR soMethIng cOmpLEteLy diFeRenT:


Rachele and I ran today, despite the threat of down pouring rain. We did a pleasant 5 miles. I enjoyed this run immensely, and am starting to enjoy longer distances. Rachele stated that she enjoyed doing distance, rather that shorter faster times. I agree with her. I used to think that 3 miles was a good workout. Now, 4 seems more appropriate, and 5 like a little bonus. I'd like to do 7 miles in the near future. We mapped out a route on 5th and Penn that will be gradual inclines and should take us our required distance.
There's a great feeling that one gets from running, and the satisfaction that follows. Of course, eating a huge meal afterwards is gratifying in itself...but it’s the emotional high that I'm talking about. Some days, it’s difficult to do 3 miles (last week was a prime example). When you can push thru that and make your next run even better, everything seems worth it in the end.
I'm searching for some races, but unfortunately won't be able to do The Great Race...I'll be in Europe :\Theres always next year.