In which a variety of subjects explode across this LJ entry.

I am seriously starting to think that I ran over the Computer God's cat with my car. My computer (which they claim to have repaired) now appears to skip half of the booting process, but somehow still start. At first, this appeared to be an oddity rather than a problem, as it still start. However, every time I try to render a file in FCP, it freezes, locks up, and has to be force restarted. (The Computer God is *stifling my creativity*. Let's see if I ever sacrifice a logic board to him/her/it again.)



GUYS. Romana is in my iPod, being staunchly secular!

Richard Dawkins is married to Lalla Ward. Did you know this? I've started listening to audiobooks while I run (just finished up Colbert's I am America and So Can You which made people look at me oddly as I ran about, laughing to myself) and I'm giving The God Delusion a go at the moment. It's something I feel I should read, though I find Dawkins to be somewhat abrasive. It should be noted that I find people who are this strident in their religious beliefs to be more than somewhat abrasive, so I'm not playing favourites. Those who actually know of my (religious-ish) leanings will back me up on this one. There is some really interesting information in the book, though, some very good food for thought

I'm moving on to some Orwell and L. Frank Baum when I'm done with Dawkins. I'd originally acquired Hawking's The Universe in a Nutshell but I've come to the conclusion it might be a bit heavy for while running.

Can anyone recommend something that might be a good read/listen?