car shopping, mini macs, and back to school

First: Aren't they awesome? Almost makes me wish I were in the market for a new computer. But my Miyamoto still serves me well. I think it was a good idea for me to name my computer after a samurai. He's been faithful and loyal and never given me any real problems.

I shall have to think of another samurai name to give to my car, for the same reason.

Speaking of which: This weekend I am going to be going with my father to buy my first car! (Not a new car, a used car, but still my first.) I am extremely nervous. I want to do the best I can, to get the best I can. Does anybody have any good used-car buying advice?

( In which I talk about cars... )

If anyone's been paying attention, this weekend is also the weekend I go back to CA for school. I'll be buying the car out there, after all. Classes start on Tuesday; I need to look at my schedule again. I'm fairly hopeful for the semester. Last semester was a killer, with two very hard classes, and I managed to pull out of it with all A's and B plusses. I just hope I can work again this semester. My schedule makes it very hard. :(