My room is painted and my closet is nearly done—my dad broke one of the drawers as he tried to force it in. I bought a 22” monitor (glossy white like my MacBook) which should be coming Thursday.
Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to become the means by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of other men. Blood, whips and guns—or dollars. Take your choice—there is no other.
— Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
It has DRM. Yes, the books cost too much. Yes, the device costs $400 - the reading of your first Kindle-book will run you up $410. How’s that for an expensive hardcover version of your favorite novel?
All these awful things about the Kindle, while important, don’t “put out the light” on the Kindle (pathetic, I know). The electronic paper screen and its compact size are invaluable assets, as is the lifetime, always on, Sprint EVDO connection.
Two hundred dollars - thats the electronic sweet spot, and how much Kindle should cost. Amazon needs to get real and stop trying to siphon cash off oblivious customers. Electronic paper is the next, well, paper - Amazon needs to jump on the bandwagon without charging an arm and a leg.
Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.
— Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
When I purchased Bioshock, I found out it was based heavily on the philosophy of a writer named Ayn Rand. I checked out some of her works from the library, and I’m now reading Atlas Shrugged.
I picked, of course, one of the longest books ever written. I read this for two hours and got through about 30 pages. The font is minute, perhaps size six. That all aside, the first 30 pages were nothing short of stunning.
One of the problems I had with All the King’s Men (an English required-read) was that the themes were so convoluted and subdued that I couldn’t understand them. When Rand makes a simile, when she forms a metaphor, she puts everything on the table. They’re not obvious, but they’re not obscured by the overly flowery language Robert Penn Warren used.
My cousin Adam and I are at Cedar Point right now. Well, not exactly. We got here early (8:45) thinking the park opened to everyone at 9. Turns out they closed off the area past the main entrance with a Berlin Wall-like barrier so “non-resort guests” can’t enter. We must wait until 10 to enter. It’s about 9:20.
On a lighter note, we had a great first day. Maverick was frickin’ amazing. Millennium Force made me black out. Flickr pics coming up tonight.
Chopsticks: I could sit here for an hour trying to eat this, or I could just use a fork.
— Kathryn
