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Monthly Archives: January 2007

iPhone: my thoughts

Everyone knows I’m excited about the iPhone. I’m not alone… I think AAPl shareholders are devoting today to a marathon bout of masturbation. The Presentation I watched the Quicktime streaming presentation after work and my excitement was born anew. Jobs is a good presenter, there is no question regarding that, but it’s obvious that a [...]

secondhand-antismoking blues

From Dan: I just saw an ad that shows lots of dead bodies in trash cans as a way to show how many people smoking kills. OK, I get it. Smoking is not healthy. But if I’m watching some agreeable entertainment, what about skipping the dead-bodies-in-trash-cans interludes? This is like the secondhand-antismoking problem. I don’t [...]

Weekend Viewing

I’m late on the bandwagon for this, but maybe you’re more behind than I am. R. Kelly. Trapped in the Closet. A 30 minute R&B epic of unintended hilarity. If you can manage it, this is best watched with a viewing partner as there will be a rapid exchange of you’refuckingkiddingme looks. Episode 1 Episode [...]

Bush’s Driving

Does anyone else find the choice of photo for this article as appropriate as I do? (screencapture)

The New Year

I’m used to working through New Year’s–I’ve done it the past five years. It’s a situation that’s fine with me as New Year’s tends to rank #1 as most depressing holiday. It’s hard not to be. Every year you set goals for yourself and each New Year’s you look back and think, “well, maybe next [...]