Two Cents and a Thousand Words Maine, photography, technology, politics, and other selected ramblings

Why I love American Beauty

October 11, 2003 at 10:18 pm · Comments (0)

“But it’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once… and it’s too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember… to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it. And then it flows through me like rain. And I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life.”

- Kevin Spacey, American Beauty

2 cents and 1000 words

October 6, 2003 at 10:58 pm · Comments (1)

I ordered a new digital camera today. I’ll be getting a Canon PowerShot A60 within a few days, hopefully. More when it arrives.

Partially due to the fact that I’m getting a new camera and partially due to the fact that the first skin on this site sucked depending on your browser, I’ve been spending the last couple of days working on a new theme for the blog. I came up with “2 cents and 1000 words” as the running title of this section of the site (for all of you who need explanation, I’ll give you my two cents in each post, and every once in a while I’ll post a picture; that’s worth 1000 words, dontchaknow). Try it out and see how you like it. I’ll be making a skin manager soon to go along with the module manager.

2 cents and 1000 words skin (NEW!)

justinrussell.com blog skin (old.)

0-2 to 3-2

October 6, 2003 at 10:52 pm · Comments (0)

Wow, I wasn’t prepared for this… umm… go Red Sox!

The newest addition to the family

October 3, 2003 at 6:57 pm · Comments (1)

Meet Cosmos.

Cosmos is the newest addition to the current lineup of computers (KnightTop, iOpener, and Illuminator). Before you declare me insane, keep in mind that I’ll be trying to sell my Dell laptop (KnightTop) and my iMac (iOpener) by the end of the year.

My new PowerBook is basically awesome. I’d hope so, considering the $2400 price tag. Here are the basics:

  • 1.25 GHz G4 processor
  • 512 MB DDR RAM
  • 80 GB hard drive (5400 RPM)
  • 15.2″ widescreen LCD
  • Bluetooth, USB 2.0, Firewire 400/800, Gigabit Ethernet, Airport Extreme, etc.
  • Backlit keyboard

I’m using it all the time, and I’ve already got Mail up and running again alongside all my favorite Mac apps. I hated being without a Mac; the interface is so clean, they’re so easy to use, and they’re just so much more fun than PCs.

Why be redundant, though, when there’s an article that explains it all; ladies and gentlemen, I present “Lick Me, I’m a Macintosh.”