My dream laptop, which does not yet exist, would consist of the following:

Swivel-screen/touchscreen.
Several brightness levels, very good maximum brightness, at least 15.4″ widescreen, non-glossy
At least 3 USB2.0 ports
Options for accessing the internet anywhere
Decent videocard that can run Modern Warfare 2 on low settings
At least 12 hours of battery life (under non-intensive conditions)
Hot-swappable option between DVD drive and extra battery
Built-in webcam, microphone
Comfortable keyboard and mouse/trackpad
Hopefully some media buttons, decent speakers
>80GB Solid State Drive
Cooled by several Solid State Fans
At least 2GB of RAM, >3.0GHz multi-core CPU, preferably some sort of soundcard.

The day that this laptop exists will be a great day in my life.  I think I’m done with desktop computers, I love building them and they’re great for gaming but I dont have a practical use for one anymore.  I need something portable so that I can be free to use my computer wherever I want out in public where I can socialize and get some sun, with desktop computers you’re pretty much chained to the desk.  I want to be able to work outside and not have to worry about battery life.  If I’m going to have a computer, I want to be able to take everything with me, I’d never be without it and thus I’d always have all of my files with me.  All of my music, movies, games, email, blog, it’s always there with me.  This is particularly great for me since I dont have any files that I feel the need to hide anymore, I could feel safe with letting people use my laptop real quick and then they’d be all like “wow Michael, nice laptop, this thing kicks the shit out of my Macbook” and I’d be like “Yeah, I know” because yeah, I knew.  There wouldnt be a secondary computer where I have the problem of figuring out how the hell I’m going to get that 4.7GB movie from my desktop to my laptop because I felt like watching a movie during the ride, but I couldnt just burn it to a DVD because if I used the DVD player then it would drain the battery life so fast that I wouldnt be able to finish the movie unless I planned on watching it with the brightness dimmed all the way down which is no fun.  I would never have to wait until I got home from class to get started on that paper or that homework, because all the tools I would be using would be right there with me anyways.

What needs work?

Too much Burnout lately has led to a bad case of tunnel-vision.  My eyes wont stop crossing >.<

Windows XP SP3 FTW!!!  It’s never failed me, and I see no reason to upgrade to either Vista or Windows 7 anytime soon.

I just answered this Featured Question; you can answer it too!

MY NAME IS EARL, CANCELLED.  THAT’S FUCKING HORSESHIT.

One of my kick-ass friends let me borrow Rhythm Heaven for the Nintendo DS.  It’s fuuuuuun, definately worth checking out if you like music games.  If you dont, then you’re SOL.  Sometimes, it’s so hard that I want to break my DS, but it’s still a great game.  It doesnt explain things as well as it should.  She’s completely beaten everything there is to possibly do in the game, which I think is insane.  I’m having troubles with it.  I think I’m going bowling with her and her friends later on tonight, should be fun.  I cant wait to make a fool out of myself, havent bowled in forever, but it’s always fun even if you lose.

These last few days have been shitty, I dont feel like talking about it.  Alotta work.  Tonight, relax.

Man, I have SO much fun hanging out with her…

I’m in Ann Arbor for the weekend, gettin some shit done that needs to get done.

Whew, hectic day today.  Lots of physics, all day.  Gonna finish my Classical Civilization paper tonight, hopefully.  Better get to work.

Speaking of work, gotta mention my workout, which I been doin, and I plan to keep doin.  I think I might transform my blog into a workout journal for a while.  I’ll post my accomplishments, along with a weekly picture of the upper-half of my bod to have some visual incentive to keep up the burn everyday.  Hopefully I can get some constructive criticism as well, I’m open to all suggestions.

I should be a more forgiving person.  So, instead of wasting time contemplating it, I’m just going to go ahead and do it.  Everyone who I blocked on Xanga, Facebook, and YouTube, are all unblocked.  I have a few hundred people blocked on Xanga.  I had a few random people blocked on YouTube.  On Facebook, I had blocked a few bullies from my grade school years.

Even though I am always right, 100% of the time, sometimes it’s best just to let others have their own opinions.  You cant convert everyone.  So, if you’re a subscriber of mine, I urge you to find someone in your life who you’ve had a fight with, and forgive them.  Who knows, maybe you’ll get back in touch with an old best friend?  I forgave one of my friends a few months ago, and we’ve been on good terms ever since then.  I think that we both have grown up quite a bit since then, you may be surprised to see the positive changes that the other person in your life has gone through since you last talked to them!

So some of you on my protected posting list already know that I’ve been struggling with whether or not I want to attempt to lose my virginity as soon as possible, or do it whenever it comes into question, or if I want to wait until I’m with a woman who I’ve had a healthy relationship with for a while, or if I want to wait until marriage.  I was raised in a Christian family, and while I never was a Christian, I always liked the idea of a couple saving themselves until marriage.  Basically, I’ve been thinking about the whole concept quite a bit, because I wanted to be prepared with an answer when the time does come.

I made a guest post on one of Xanga’s sister sites, Datingish, and I got quite a bit of feedback.  I wasnt asking for the right answer, I’m not about to live my life based on others’ opinions, but I wanted to get an idea of what everyone else thought.  I got over 200 unique comments!  I feel like alot of people got the wrong impression that I was dead-set on waiting until marriage, which isnt the case.  While it’s true that I consider sex to be a deeply spiritual thing, I also love the physical relief aspect of it.  It feels good, and I know I’ll love it when it happens, no denying that.  Of course I’ll love fucking.  But I’d rather my very first time be something emotionally meaningful instead of physical relief.

I’ve finally come to a conclusion on the whole sex thing, this is my own opinion, not anyone else’s.  I’ve decided that my first time will be with someone who I’ve had a healthy relationship with for a while.  I wont necessarily wait for marriage, but if that’s something that she wants, then I’ll do it.  That would be special, but I honestly dont expect it in the type of society that we live in nowadays.

I’m glad that I’ve finally come to a conclusion that I feel comfortable with.  I know that this is all may seem a bit silly to alot of you who’ve been doing it for years, but it was a hard decision for me and I spent years thinking about it.  It’ll probably be a long time until sex actually happens for me anyways, since I havent even received my first kiss yet, or gotten a girlfriend.  I get alot of flack for that.  But I see it happening in the foreseeable future, I’ve really cleaned up my life and I’ve noticed that girls are alot more attracted to me now than they ever were before.  Eating healthy, exercising, taking care of my body, quitting alcohol, going the extra mile each morning to look my best, it’s TOTALLY worth it.  Deleting all of my porn, leaving my door open more, getting some sun and fresh air, getting on my current ADHD perscription, no longer visiting message boards and flaming and trolling, no longer making racist/sexist/perverted jokes, getting started on work instead of procrastinating, hitting up the gym, all of these things have ultimately made my life better.  2009 has been my great year of change for the better.