Quote of the Day [5.23.08]

And Thingol answered: ‘What of your quest, and of your vow?’
But Beren said: ‘It is fulfilled. Even now a Silmaril is in my hand.’
Then Thingol said: ‘Show it to me!’
And Beren put forth his empty left hand, slowly opening its fingers; but it was empty. Then he held up his right arm; and from that hour he named himself Camlost, the Empty-handed.

The Tale of Beren and Luthien, The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

A rose is a rose

More naming conventions for the new gadgets in my life.

iPhone is Thorin. The MacBook Pro is Gondolin. (I thought that was my big ass hard drive? Must be because I haven’t turned it on in a long while that I forgot.)

The IBM ThinkPad is Morgoth.

Yes, that’s a PC on the list. Because I needed it for school. Just for one class. And just for one project. $500 bucks. I could’ve had another MacMini.

Yet, I’ve been using it lately. It certainly needed to be used as I have had it unplugged from the charger for a year. I wonder if the battery is still good? I’ve been putting it to good use as the back up machine to my web surfing. Firefox. What other utils should I install to save me from the wicked world of PCs? Also, what games?