Dear Diary...

It's been 2,003 days (yes, seriously) since my last cigarette... Sure, I could use one (especially today), but really - who'd want to break a streak like that??

Just dropping in to tell you all that I'm still alive... A few points of interest:

Irregardless means the same thing as regardless, although the former is not generally accepted... In fact, as I type this, spellcheck is reminding me that irregardless is, in fact, NOT a word, but Webster's disagrees... Likewise - as we learned from The Simpsons - inflammable means flammable.

1.31.08 - LOST has been moved up!!

Every Day Should Be Saturday!

The State is toying with my emotions...

For Jon: If somebody does a quick mood change, they are NOT doing a "Complete 360." A "Complete 180," maybe, but never a "Complete 360." A "Complete 360" would imply that they have not only changed their mood, but returned fully to their original mood in the same fell swoop, and thus would not even be worth mentioning in the first place...

My whole childhood was a lie. First, I had to come to the realization that my mother did NOT invent this trick:

Then, just the other day, I learned that Grenadine (you know that sweet red syrup you used as a kid to make a Shirley Temple or a Roy Rogers - the one that you now use as an adult in a Tequila Sunrise and various other potent potables) is NOT Cherry flavored. What flavor is it, you ask? It's the oh-so-trendy Pomegranate, and it has ALWAYS been! LIES!!

I digress...

Last week I made my Switch complete, and purchased my SECOND Mac - an iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Core 2 Extreme!). I don't ever remember being so happy with a computer decision! Five years ago, I wouldn't be caught dead speaking those words...
For reference:

Main Entry: moot
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1587

1: deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic

Leaving for my annual cruise next Wednesday on the Emerald Princess. Can't wait!

Before Wednesday comes, however, Monday pays us a visit. There may be HUGE news on Monday... Stay tuned... :)

Enjoy your weekend!

-El Capitan

Chuck!

Every once in a while, a show comes along that draws from all sorts of different walks of life... After having just seen the pilot episode to the new NBC show Chuck, I'm pretty sure this will be one of them...

First of all, it's got action. Add in a dash of comedy. Throw a few bones to the fanboys (Apple, XBox and Twitter references). Finally, add in the insanely hot (and insanely Australian) Yvonne Strahovski (as per the official site, although IMDB lists her as Yvonne Strzechowski) - To be honest, I really can't wait to see the next episode of this one...

Here's to hoping NBC doesn't screw the pooch on this one!

-El Capitan

The floor... It's cold!

Here it is, kiddies... The apocalypse is upon us, and Hell has frozen over... Observe:


This pic, courtesy of Gizmodo, is actually from 2005, but Mr. Jobs and Mr. Gates will indeed reconvene - this time on stage, in a No-Holds-Barred session at the D5: All Things Digital Conference on May 30
Should be very interesting...

-El Capitan

Revolution Can Be Simple!

So I started using trig yesterday... Not a bad little site... Kristin nailed it perfectly - it's the best of MySpace (Social Networking, Music) and Digg (here, called "Trigs") combined - with a pretty sharp GUI, too...

At any rate, this morning, they made it Invite Only... I've got 100+ invitations left... Anybody wants one? You know where to find me...



-El Capitan

iPhone Unboxed

I'm not quite sure if I can officially call it iPhone yet, so for now, we'll just call it iPhone.

There's a growing trend on the interwebs (as the kids call it) nowadays. Folks are taking pictures of the "unboxing" of their new gadgets/toys/gear. I've even got friends who have gotten in on the fun...

Click below for a group of guys who got together and "unboxed" their very own iPhone... Sure, it's a fake iPhone, but that's half the fun...


Just too funny... You know we'll be seeing lots of these in June, but for now, this will have to do (tape and all...)

-El Capitan

It's Showtime, Folks!

Although I haven't made much mention of it quite yet, I've recently been bit by the Apple bug.

Yes, it's true. Me - one of the biggest Apple detractors of the past. What have I done?!

Actually, I went out and got me a MacBook. And I need to tell you, I couldn't be happier with it! I'm absolutely blown away with this little monster and all that it can do. The recent commercials aren't exaggerating when they detail the big differences between a Mac and a PC.

Why all of this Apple love today? It's an Apple Announcement day, of course.

Every once in a while, Apple calls together the press for what is usually a landmark reveal of all that is new in the Apple catalog. Past keynotes have included the announcements of iTunes, iPod, MacBook, and most recently, the new Mac Pro. I expect today's announcement to be just as Earth shattering.

Today, Apple is expected to announceme the sale of several items - most notably FULL MOVIES on the iTunes Music Store. (Needs a new name, huh?) Other announcements should include iTunes 7, a new, scratch-proof stainless steel iPod nano and possibly a wireless Video device to allow you to watch your Mac and PC videos on your SD and HD TV's.

Adding to all of this is this article (from The Unofficial Apple Weblog), which hints that Apple may in fact change the name of the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) to "Apple Showtime!" Could be a VERY ineresting day!

Here's a link to Apple, where you should be able to get all the juicy (Get it? Apple?) details shortly after lunch time:



(Oh, by the way - I took that screen capture above using Shift-Command-4 and then Space Bar to get just that window!)

-El Capitan