Mac @ MindSay

I was gonna put Google Chrome on my macbook pro, but dang they only got it for the windows people.
WTF?
oh well I can wait, I just downloaded firefox 3.0 and it works pretty nicely.
It just comes to show, windows is still supreme in priority of developers.

After finding moldy bagels this morning and making an unproductive Circuit City venture (they had exactly what I needed, but not for a Mac, I overdid it with the desserts.

"Mac Enthusiast" which I've never  been to was closed, so I went to the Apple Store at the Grove. On the way there I got my favorite:

1. Marzipan Bone

A lady got a pumpkin tart and I wanted it so bad. But then I saw a

2. Swedish Macaroon Cake (pics to come soon). Obviously, I was good and decided to get the Pumpkin Tart next time.

I found what I needed at the Mac store and the items seemed to be cheaper than their PC counterparts.

So I went to the Cheesecake Factory and decided on the Carmel Pecan Turtle Cheesecake, because I had saved money. When I walked up (a flight of stairs) to the counter, it seemed the items on display were different than what was on their menu. It was okay, because I got their:

3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake.

On the way back, I saw Bob's Donuts. In fact, the next time I went to The Grove, I was going to go to Bob's, because they are supposed to be the #1 Donut shop in L.A. So I stopped and got a

4. New Orleans Beignet! The deal of the night. Not only from a top rated donut shop, but the total came to $.95!!

I decided that since I had saved so much and since you only live once it would be an absolute waste not to go back to my favorite place to get the

5. Pumpkin Tart!!!!!!!!!!!

The story has a happy ending.  You see, I am not going to eat all the desserts in one night. However, learning a lesson from the moldy bagels, I am planning to eat these desserts quite soon!

(don't even ask me to explain how last night I ordered Lychee and ate a candy bar at work today)

I must have the sweetest tooth in the world. Cavity time.

In a world where the term 'legend' is starting to be used much to often and too loosely, we truly did lose not one, but two this weekend. Issac Hayes has died at 65 from undetermined causes. He was 65. This comes just 24 hrs. after losing another legend, Bernie Mac, who was a great comic. Ironically, they both are starring in a movie called 'Soul Men' together, which is to be released soon.

Most know of Issac Hayes for his famous TV theme 'Shaft' in 1971, and also being the voice for the character Chef from the cartoon South Park, which he began doing in 1997. His most famous album is the 1969 release of Hot Buttered Soul, in which he won a Grammy for best R&B album. He was also recently inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

So, here are my 2 personal picks to pay my respects to you Mr. Hayes.

so i finally submitted my primary application for medical school.  on what i'm pretty sure is the last possible day to get it processed in time for my committee letter to be written.  whew!

originally, i was going to apply to 10, maybe 15 schools.  much less than the average (which i think is around 20).  i ended up applying to 20.  $730!!  ah well, such is the sacrifice we make for our dreams, eh?  actually my dad ended up paying for most of it.  he does have a lot more money than i do...

at some point i'll find out which schools liked my primary application enough to send me a secondary application.  hopefully that will be soon.  first, the application service has to verify all my information, grades, test scores, etc.  then i get to request my committee letter/recommendation letters.  those get sent to the application service and then the entire application is sent to my schools.  who send me another application.  fingers crossed.

i don't know if that process made sense the way i said it.

anyways, to celebrate, i'm going spend money at the apple store (.com).  my dad gave me a $500 apple gift card (yeeha!) for my birthday.  it's from grant money, so it's less of a deal than it he'd paid for it out of pocket.  i went to the apple store, but there wasn't anything these that i needed or wanted.  i thought about getting an iphone, but i'm sure those will get even cheaper in the future and i already have a cell phone.  on verizon ;)  i was also thinking about a camera, but i have one of those also.  not as good as some in the store, but i'm not much of a photographer, so it's not a big deal.  i wanted speakers, but the ones in the store were ugly.  or for ipods.  which i don't have.  so to the online store i went.  here's what i've found so far:

coolio messenger bag/backpack hybrid that's supposed to be pretty comfortable
pretty speakers, small but works well for its size (i don't need huge ones anyway)
microphone, because the one in my macbook stinks and this one's pretty :)

i haven't made these my final purchases yet, i'll look around for a bit longer.

 I hate Mac. I hate Mac Accessories. I hate Ipods.

What does all of that tell you about me? That I hate the freaking Apple Store.

Gosh, I will murder the next scenester that takes a picture in the apple store and posts it somewhere. I am starting to believe that scenesters are the next yuppies. They are the child remnants of the yuppie explosion of the 80's and the oh so versatile 90's yuppies. And why the hell are all these damn kids buying ipods in the first place? It's a waste of money and I am sure that the price is making the fat pigs at Mac so happy with the replacement costs and warranties a total rip off. But it's the pictures I hate the most. Seeing those kids in there happy and free. And these are kids that are my age too. I think the main appeal is much like the Mac commercials where they spout their amenities but refuse to state their most blatant and important faults like crappy software compatibility. And the kids are buying into the appeal like it's applesauce because the store itself looks like a heartless steel building that makes it seem so impersonal but finds it easy to hire 20 employees to watch one person and also security wire down all the display products. I guess the store itself has that smooth sexy appeal that people get off of. I guess if I had the money I would trade functionality for style anyday.