Two Weeks

So I am coming up on two weeks since my switch from my old RAZR to my shiny new iPhone. So far, I am all aboard the one device to carry around train. Having a phone and an iPod all the time was a bit annoying, especially in the summer when I don't have extra jacket pockets. My iPhone works just as good on the subway as my old iPod touch did and now I can make calls without taking out my earphones. I also am much more willing to send text messages, before it was such a chore using the numeric keypad that I would stop myself or just cut the message really short. Now I just type away and bother to construct cohesive sentences. Of course, having constant access to the internet is probably the biggest change, I can check the Mets score at anytime or look something up on wikipedia. Now I just have to work not to become one of those people. The battery life on it isn't great and I will probably end up buying a rechargeable battery pack for emergencies, but it is definitely worth the trouble overall. So this post really doesn't have too much of a point other than, I love my new iPhone.

You're Just a Freak, Like Me

Tonight at midnight, The Dark Knight is released in the US. I have been waiting for this movie for a long, long time. I don't read comics anymore but I still have some strong attachments to some of the characters from my youth, including Batman. I loved when Burton's came out in '89 and liked the next one. Well everyone knows the awfulness after that with Mr Freeze and stupid Chris O'donnel as a horrible Robin. Well Christopher Nolan made all that go away with the brilliant Batman Begins, which brought the series back into as much of a reality that a man dressed up as a bat beating up bad guys can be in. Now we have the sequel, and what looks to be a legend making performance of the Joker by the great Heath Ledger. We are seeing it on IMAX Sunday afternoon, and I think I might make myself a cape to wear before then. Maybe a utility belt.

Green Grass & Blue Skies

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Its been a couple of weeks now, but star and I went to Iowa over Fourth of July for a family reunion. It's always nice to get away from the city, especially to places so very different. There are a lot of vast fields of corn and soy beans there and a few really nice people. Here's to the farmer.

Ricky Gervais!

Going to see Ricky Gervais, the hilarious created of the Office tonight. I've wanted to see his act the last few times he was in NYC but never did. It's at Theater at MSG which is an awfu venuel, but it should still be great. Best of all I'm writing this while sitting in the little pizza place on the corner. God bless you iPhone.

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Testing Lifecast

It's been too long since I've posted, maybe this will help me be better at it.

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Philly

I get to go to Philly tomorrow for a very brief trip for work. I think I will try and get cheesesteak for lunch on the bus on the way back. Hopefully there is a good one near downtown where I will be.

obsessed

Since the shackles that have bound me to Verizon Wireless have finally been removed, I only have one thing on my mind. iPhone. I patiently waited while everyone around me gobbled up the latest and coolest gadget the world has seen, I bought an iPod Touch with hopes that it would take away the emptiness (which it did for a while) all the while just telling myself, only one more year. Well that year is over, and now I have the prospect of a better, shinier, fancier new 3G iPhone coming out next week. Now its just a waiting game, and the last few days are much worse than the previous 12 months. Things I am hoping will be announced are: 32gb (the 16 I have now aren't cutting it anymore), GPS (would be cool for when I rent a ZipCar), and some good 3rd party apps like solitaire, a ww point calculator, and Nike+ compatibility. Then I can move on to obsess about something else.

Happy Memorial Day

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May all your picnics and bbqs be meaty. Very meaty.

Back from Boston

I am back from Boston tonight, Suzi and I left Saturday and just got back tonight. It seemed like a really long time to be gone. Anyways, the HOW Conference was amazing and I saw a lot of very inspiring talks and am back tired but very creatively energized. Highlights for me were: Stefan Bucher and John Foster discuss inspiration and creativity, Debbie Millman interviewing Michael Beirut and a creativity workshop with Sam Harrison. Now its time to buckle down and put all these great lessons into action instead of just letting them slip away.

I also got to see the beautiful city of Boston for the first time. I have always wanted to go, but never did. We walked the 2.5 mile Freedom Trail there and back and walked another several miles to a great seafood restaurant on the pier called No Name Restaurant. We also got to see a game at the one and only Fenway Park, which just happened to be one of the best games possible as Jon Lester threw only the 8th no-hitter in Fenway's almost 100 year history. I put aside my Mets loyalties for the night to cheer on the Sox with all of the very enthusiastic Bostonians.

UPDATE: Pics finally up. WICKED!

Shipping up to Boston

Heading for Boston tomorrow for the HOW Design Conference. I'm really excited and will post more later.