Mac Users Unite:

As you may already know, I am now the proud owner of a 1999 ibook. I have named it The Electrified Fooling Machine because the battery does not work and it must be plugged in at all times. Kind of defeats the purpose of a laptop, no? I'm not complaining of course, just reveling in the delicious irony.

I will need to buy a new hard drive with 20-30gigs on it. I'll also need some more memory and eventually, a battery. Anyone know where I can find these things in some kind of affordable and reliable situation?

In other news, I'm kind of wierded out that my state tax refund hasn't arrived. I have already heard I'm not getting my federal refund, so one would think the state would have already made its way to my mail box. Then again, it may take much less time to send a snotty note than an actual check. It certainly does when I'm sending them.

( related to my mental health )

And of course:
Happy 27th Birthday pak_man78 !!!
I doubt he'll see this as he never checks LJ anymore.
But if the Gods of Superman fandom and Crow fandom met and bred during the civil war, they'd create someone remarkably like Paul. He is an awesome cat, a kind and generous soul, and hilarious on long drives. Yay Paul!!!

And finally, the new South Park was pretty damn funny.

Tony Baretta: we hardly knew ye.

Not that you asked, but I will now regail you with my opinions on this whole Robert Blake business:

First I'll concede that all this interest in stars who murder is kind of silly. I'd like to blame the media and thier crazed excitement at having yet another well-known person to stalk and harass until the just after the trial. Overall, TV news's handling of such things is pretty gross. At the same time, I'm interested in what's going on. I just wish they'd present it more like actual news and less like a sensationalized movie of the week. Nowadays, almost every news channel looks like it was put together by the people at E!

Next I'll tell you that when it comes to Robert Blake, I'm a fan. I watched Baretta as a kid. I think In Cold Blood is a masterpeice, and his portrayal of the asperin popping killer was oscar-worthy. Even that TV movie where he played John List (family annihilator) was most compelling. Plus you know, he was Simon the Zealot in addition to being one of the Little Rascals.

That said, I am quite certain that he ordered the hit on his "wife". If he didn't order the hit, he is the luckiest dude to ever have a cockatiel sit on his shoulder. I was really sad when I first heard about all this, because unlike all this Michael Jackson business, I was pretty sure he was guilty from the start.
It seems that the jury found the testimony of the hit men unreliable, while finding Blake reliable. I guess that's the excuse they use when they find a famous person guilty. And you know? It's not really Blake's fault that Americans are all such stupid star-fuckers. Star-fucking is what got him into this mess in the first place, and star-fucking is what's letting him get away with murder. And that's not just an expression.
Bakely was not a wholesome person. Juries won't like her. From what I've heard, I don't like her either. However, juries probably wouldn't like me either. So for the record, I do not support juries choice to feel less compassion toward a murder victim just because they don't like them. Lucky for...well, a lot of people, you aren't allowed to murder people just because they are dicks, losers, or star-fuckers.

Of course there is still the small matter of the civil trial. And usually, those don't go as well for the famous. Because we Americans love famous people, but we are jealous of thier money.

So to sum up: yes the system sucks. Why? Too many Average Americans involved.

Thank you, and good day.