It arrived a couple days ago; it's a MacBook, and it's a lot like my old computer, but sleeker, and more compact, and it's so pretty. My dad got one of the computer scientists from the university to come over this morning and help me set it up. (Said computer scientist also lectured me on how I should take "real hard sciences" to fulfill my ( Read more... )

On The Last King of Scotland:

1. Forest Whitaker does a really, really impressive job as Idi Amin. Amin’s a fucking scary character, but there’s something terribly human about the way he’s portrayed. He’s a monster, yes, but in some ways, he’s also sort of like a little kid, and it works so well in the movie ( Read more... )