I’m in a rare mood today. I’m finishing up one freelance project, which is always great, but I’ve also got two more taking its place and plenty of other projects on the side. It feels really good to be working constantly again. I’d toyed with the idea of taking a couple extra classes this summer, and while I’m sure that would have been great too, I’m just glad that I’m doing something. I don’t really like summer vacations, in general, because my productivity goes completely down the drain when I don’t have something to focus on, and it’s frustrating.

Last summer was about as irritating and pointless as they get; unemployment insurance meant that while I was applying for a lot of things and interviewing occasionally, I managed to get away with not accomplishing much of anything until I went back to NYU last semester. I hate wasting time. It pisses me off like few other things, and I wasted quite a bit of time last summer.

This year things are going a little better. I’ve got work keeping me busy and the money doesn’t hurt anything, either. With a friend of mine starting at Apple just today, new hardware is once again floating around my mind. I’d love an iBook; they’re quite cheap now and would come in awfully handy what with my commute and whatnot. The Ti G4s are, of course, sexier still - but I’ve already got a desktop that’s powerful enough for doing real work and my secondary machine (I don’t think poor old Ingrid even counts anymore) doesn’t have to kick quite so much ass. I’m starting to save up; we’ll see how long it takes me or if I give in and get a console instead.