étudiante de la vie / student of life

i’m actually using a macbook pro now! my air was a 2011 model so i upgraded a few months ago as i wanted more storage, a bigger screen and more ram/processing power (also my battery capacity was dropping after ~1000 cycles)

i used my 11 inch air for two years of high school and almost two years of uni and i loved it. it’s really fast, thanks to a solid state drive- i had no problem editing in photoshop on it. it’s super light, which is one of the biggest draws - amazing for commuting (esp. compared to a pro). i was tossing up whether to buy a new battery, go for a 13 inch air or get a pro, and i went for the pro as i knew it was the best option for photography/videography.

if you are doing anything that requires lots of processing power/ram, get a pro. if you do not need to run the adobe suite, edit videos, play intense games - get the air. my pro was over AU$2000 which is ridiculous for something that will need to be replaced in 5-6 years. airs are still expensive compared to windows laptops but are much cheaper - if you just need the web, microsoft office and similar apps then get an air for sure.

hey guys! i’ve been away as i’ve been on break since early june, but semester is starting next week and i’m really excited. i got my final results a few days ago and i got HDs (high distinctions) in half my courses last sem so i’m hoping to do the same or better this semester.

recap of winter break:

got a job at uni in the marketing dept which is super exciting

did a bunch of online courses (mostly photography)

read heaps - i hadn’t read much fiction since january (besides required reading for class) so this was great

the most important development - joined team valor on pokemon go (team valor is the most baller team)

plans/goals for sem 2

i’m doing 4 courses: political pr (gonna study auspol and the us election), american literature (!), 19th century europe (!!) & the lives of the impressionists (!!!)

gotta keep my wam (weighted average mark - likea gpa) above 80 so i stay on the dean’s list

i’m going to continue taking as many photos as humanly possible (might need a new hdd) and want to learn some videography as well