Afternoon watch, 2 bells (1:09 pm)
While today isn't my birthday, I did get a birthday present:
Yes, it costs hundreds of dollars more than a comparable PC, and yes, it took three weeks to get here (I could have had parts ordered, shipped, and built in 3-4 days), but by golly, it'll look good. Expect many upcoming blog posts about this experience.
What's this?
Are you crossing over?!
Yes, I kind of have to. At work, we're starting to work on making our software run on the Mac platform, and that means I have to know them inside and out to help the rest of the office. The best way to do that was to just get one and start using it.