"Age. Fac ut gaudeam."

Well, well, well... 

Here I am, stretching my limbs on my brand-new blog.  Why the Latin, you ask?  Why, because all the cool kids are doing it, of course.  I'm a sucker for trends, especially when those trends involve classical languages.  Latin has the power to make even the most mundane things that much more interesting.  Like Dirty Harry, for example.  How would you say ".44 Magnum" in Latin?  Oh, wait.  Nevermind.  

"This is your brain, this is your brain on college applications..."

I am about to embark upon a magical journey into the world of university bureaucracy and frightening amounts of paperwork.  Yes, I plan to finish applying for university this week.  Thus begins my life as a full-time college student, eh?  Smashing.  Trying to get up the motivation to apply is bad enough, let along having to worry about being accepted.  Ah well, such is life.  I am sure this will not be the last time in my life when I am confronted with daunting amounts of paperwork.  

Apple Computers, Inc.: Marketing Genius at Work.

Steve Jobs and his cohorts are very skilled at marketing.  They have somehow been able to convince most young people in our country that Apple computers are superior to Windows machines simply because Apple TV adverts tell them so.  Now, being Mac user myself, I don't like to get into the whole "Mac versus PC" debacle, because each system has its uses.  Nonetheless, I am highly amused by Apple's success in advertising.  Apple has been able to sell their products by using mere humour and wit in their advertising.  The commercials featuring the Mac and PC characters offer no empirical data as to why Macs are better, yet the viewer still buys into it.  Whether you're a tech-geek or just a normal consumer, you have to admire the marketing skills of the Apple staff.  Their advertising is both consistent and effective, despite the sometimes doubtful nature of their products.  COUGHiPhoneCOUGH.  Not a big iPhone fan.  But, as for me, I quite enjoy my MacBook.  It is definitely a good product.  However, I still maintain that Steve Jobs is attempting to take over the world.  One day, when you're using your iToaster to make your morning Macintoast, you'll see what I mean.  It's only a matter of time...

So far, so good.  Consider my day made.