Funnier than a cup of sand.
It’s a wet and dreary day but I don’t care because I have my new MacBook! She came in the mail (along with a brand new printer/scanner/copier) yesterday morning and I’ve been deeply in love ever since. It’s so much faster than my old iMac (4x the RAM and a processor that’s almost twice as fast!) and I love iLife 09. The illuminated keyboard is an awesome feature, too. I’m still starstruck!
(Ignore the hideous Easter tablecloth.)
I’ve really enjoyed reading TUAW’s What We Want to see in iPhone 4.0 series and I’m looking forward to Wednesday’s “event”!
(0)I don’t even remember how today started, but somehow I ended up having a total blast from the past sort of day. I revisited GKWC and was kind of disappointed at what it has become. I remembered the Internet Archive thing and then spent a couple hours in 2004 re-visiting GKWC in it’s heyday. I kept having flashbacks and deja-vu moments and stuff…I kind of miss that site. It’s too bad that it’s all but abandoned now.
I had started a network of websites and forums in 2003/2004 (and remember that this was back in the day when the internet was very different and message boards were still a big thing — this was before Twitter and Facebook and iPhone!) that eventually merged with GKWC in early 2004. I, along with two other people, were admins on this message board that was just fantastic. There were great people and tons of awesome things going on there (SMP’s Board Wars, TD, etc.). Eventually, I stepped down as administrator in 2005/2006 (sometime around there). Even though I’m not still involved (and only stop by once or twice a year), I still feel heavily attached to something that was a huge part of my life for years.
The current state of the site is kind of upsetting, but at the same time it’s important to recognize that the internet is completely different here in 2009 than it was in 2004. With the advent of Facebook and MySpace, teen-focused forums like that really are going to die out sooner or later. I just wish that GKWC could have lasted a bit longer. :)
Dear iTunes,
I bought a song for $1.29 and still had $1.04 from an old gift card. Was it absolutely necessary to bill my credit card $0.25? Could we have just waited until I bought another song and then billed it all together? That would have made more sense.
Sincerely,
Danny
It happens every summer. I should have seen it coming! But, alas, my sleeping habits and internal clock/body clock/biological clock (can’t remember which one talks about your sleeping cycles and which one is about having a baby before you’re too old) are once again completely thrown off and I’m up late into the night.
It is now 11:37 P.M. and I’ve just spent the last two hours trying to clear some space on my computer and to delete/organize the big mess of files that has amassed on my hard drive. I think I’ve done pretty well, though. Here’s my desktop:
See? When I stay up at night I’m at least productive. I could be sitting around eating and watching TV, but I’m (sort of) cleaning. Thanks to my efforts, my desktop is now clean and wonderful (and less embarassing). Plus, I got rid of 3GB of crap! (PS – RIP Billy Mays! :[ So unfotunate.)
Upon the conclusion of every year, I find it integral to reflect upon the events that have transpired over the past 366 days (leap year!). I have chosen to remember 2008 based upon the cultural facets that it defined for itself. I announced the categories nominees for my 2008 in review awards yesterday, and today I am proud to present the winners.
The winner(s) from each category are boldfaced.
See the winners after the break. Continue reading ‘2008 In Review: The Winners’
Well folks, it’s that time of year again. I’m proud to present the nominees for my fifth annual (2007 2006 2005 [2004 is lost forever]) year-in-review post. This post is a retrospect of the aspects of pop culture that I feel most heavily defined 2008 and it covers everything from technology to entertainment.
See the nominees after the break. Continue reading ‘2008 In Review’
Check out these amazing photos of that tallest skyscraper in the world in Dubai. Breathtaking! Continue reading ‘Tallest Skyscraper In The World’
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I can’t collapse the Mini-Feed anymore? I’ve always thought that it was a poorly-designed waste of space…and now I have to look at it? What a travesty!