All sorts of mischief...

Wednesday's post seems to have taken place a long time ago, yet it's only been three days. Time has an odd sense of humor of its own... Well, the summer is fading away and classes start in just over two weeks. I'm excited -- I thrive on school (though not always without grumbling a little bit here and there :)). Oh, I've decided once and for all that I'm going to major in graphic design. After flipping back and forth between majors every other day, I will remain with this decision unless I get struck down by lightning or something. To convince myself that I wasn't joking, I went to the bookstore and bought Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and GoLive), at a nice student discount. The only problem is that I can't install it because I only have 256 mb RAM in my PowerBook, and you have to have at least 384 mb to be able to install it, period. So yesterday I ordered an additional 512 mb RAM (may as well make it worth my while). I'm impatient for it to arrive but at the same time I can't help but be somewhat disturbed at my impulse spending habits. At any rate, I may start doing some freelance graphic design on the side, which would quickly pay for both CS2 and the RAM. Speaking of graphic design work, one of my friends who's a missionary in Thailand right now told me in a letter today that the Plan of Salvation I made back when I was in the office (you can see it at Blank Slate) has not only come back into use but is also a hit among the missionaries. It made my day. :)

You know, I read through this entry and wonder how anyone but me could find it interesting, but then again I was reading through some other blogs and what might be considered their personal mundane matters were quite interesting. All the same, I'll try to write more interesting posts from now on. :)

One last thing: after a long period of stubborn refusal, I have given in and started reading the Harry Potter series. I'm now halfway through the fifth book and I've found myself captivated by them. My original qualms about the witchcraft and magic parts have entirely disappeared, and I'm certain that it's not because they've deceived me into accepting them, but rather because they are harmless. The books certainly don't inspire me (or should we say "despire"? But technically the opposite should be "exspire," which of course becomes "expire" -- to breathe out -- but "despire" sounds like someone with a quirky accent saying "despair," which is something the devil knows a lot about) to Satanic or occultist practices. So that's that.