Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Highs and lows
According to the Yahoo! Weather widget on my iPhone (seriously the most amazing thing in the world, despite the occasional shortcoming), the high at my parents' house is 59 degrees, while the low is 60.
I don't know, you tell me.
Labels: randomness, technology, things i don't understand
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Hello little boys, little toys
I made the most insane impulse buy today:
It's not necessarily an impulse buy, in that I have planning on getting and iPhone since I watch the keynote live months and months ago (I was unemployed, and am -- and forever will be -- a big nerd). Here's what happened once I got it home:
- Open amazing iPhone box. Apple seriously has some of the best packaging in the universe. I am almost afraid to pick the phone up. I feel like I should put it in its case before I even turn it on for the first time.
- Open the smaller box containing documentation. The first thing I see is the words "Finger Tips" (great Poe song, btw), also that is a little sexual, way to go Apple. I guess that's appropriate, as this is the sexiest phone ever. Not since Alexander Graham Bell ...
- Plugging it in ... wow this is too cool for words. It was ridiculously easy replacing my old Cingular phone with this one. And by Cingular I mean AT&T. Whatevs.
- Now I have to sync it. This will take a while, I'm thinking.
- It's been about 2 hours since I started at step 1 and I'm still working on syncing. I was obviously not prepared for this before it happened. I still have no idea how to even use this phone.
- Another hour has passed. I have updated my contacts and calendars, and copied some music. I think I will try photos next. Then I need a slammin' ringtone. I tried typing on it and it went pretty well actually. Score!
- Apparently you are stuck with the ringtones they give you, none of which really sound like ringtones at all. I think I'll just keep mine on vibrate 24/7. I was hoping you'd be able to use your iTunes library to pull ringtones from, but apparently not. It is now nearly 4 hours since I've started and I think my iPhone is ready to travel with me tomorrow. I haven't even talked on it yet! Also, my dumb ass forgot to take the photos off of my old phone before activating my new one, so now they are forever lost. I'm only sad about one of the photos. I'll see what I can do, however.
Labels: stupid things i do, technology
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Monday, August 13, 2007
South of Nowhere recap The First
Riese recently asked me to help her recap episodes of Season 3 of South of Nowhere, which premiered this past Friday. Obviously I said "YES" because if there is one thing I am good at it is watching TV and commenting on it (usually during the show, as all of my very patient friends can attest to). Her recap of the hour-long season premiere is now up and it features snarky comments from ME. South of Nowhere is a nice filler for hot gay recappery until The L Word starts again and while we work on getting our tv show on the air (or on the internet -- details coming soon!).
Labels: autowin, living it out, south of nowhere, tv
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
In praise of: Your mom's house
I will admit: I am incredible immature. Not all the time, but ... more often than not. I really like "your mom" jokes. Not "your momma" jokes, but answering questions related to one's whereabouts with, "at your mom's house." I really like doing this. I hate that I like doing it, but a friend of mine used to do it and I picked it up from her a few years ago.
Why is this relevant? Wonderful question. Today I would like to praise not only the joke itself, but the hilarious folks over at ready.gov (you know, the government's disaster preparation website, brought to you by the hilarious Department of Homeland Security) for providing a visual for my favorite punchline. I saw this today in one of their online ads:
Taken in the context of the ad, it's saying, "know where your loved ones are in case of an emergency." Taken in the context of me, it's saying, "YOUR MOM'S HOUSE," and it's the most brill thing I've seen in a while. Also: I did not Photoshop it at all.
Yeah ... I'm 12.
Labels: in praise of
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