With some long study sessions, a lot of frustration and falling asleep with socks on, it’s all over. For a couple of months at least.
I don’t have the right to complain just yet. That is, until IB2, and now that’s something.

Now I noticed that it’s pretty fashionable to say you’re going to fail, even if you’re a top student, actually, especially if you’re a top student. The funny thing is that half of those will get grades about, say, 30% better than me.
Yesterday I put my MacBook in repair. I’m a little worried that they’ll overlook the display problem though. The guy I showed it to “couldn’t see any problems.” Seriously, there’s a gigantic gray blob in the middle of the screen caused by inconsistent backlight, give me a break! They’re probably just going to overlook it.

So here I am, using some ancient machine that actually works (yeah, I kinda forgot I had it). It’s so slow that it’s much more practical to run a VNC session to my home server and work over there. Seriously. I threw out that PowerMac “Beige” I had, it was simply pissing me off, I’m talking about a different machine.
Should be getting my MacBook in about 14 days. At least that’s what they said. I hope they’re not gonna close for too long during christmas, I need that machine!

As some of you know, my (now yellowing) MacBook has a useful little feature - an iSight.

Unlike your usual webcam, the built-in iSight has one very obvious advantage. No, it’s not the resolution, it’s not the noise or lack of it, it’s just one tiny advantage that other cameras (including the FiweWire iSight) don’t have. It’s stuck to the actual machine.

True, while this is also a drawback, at the same time it keeps me from losing it, and keeps it portable, so basically, when I’m travelling around, my iSight comes with me.

This fact makes playing around with the iSight extremely inviting and helps you keep experimenting wherever you go. Resisting that temptation however can sometimes prove more difficult than you think.

One of the first photos i took with the iSight was a little photo of the newly purchased toy *ahem* educational device. After running Adium for a while and telling just about everyone about my brand new MacBook, I kept on getting requests from others to send them some photos. So that was the result of being a little lazy, and some sudden creativity.

Now that I take my MacBook with me just about everywhere I go, I discovered just how much fun you can have with just a camera. An occasional shot with a fellow student, or the usual shot of those few people who simply don’t want to be photographed (oh, those anti-social bastards). Hah, priceless.

Another interesting idea I had last month was to track the growth of my facial hair. However, the pressure from peers and relatives was too great and shaved it off after last weekend. I think I’ll do it again at some point, but for now, that’s all I got.

Wow, I never thought there’d be so many downloads!

Well, enjoy it.