Monday, December 24, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
Who are you?
This is one of my favorite commercials, ever. The music, the imagery, all perfect.
Nintendo -- Who are you?
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
2007 Christmas Wish List
As I am writing this, there are only twenty days left until Christmas. And it seems every one and their mothers are making holiday wish lists. So, heres mine.
1. Apple MacBook Pro - MSRP $1,999
This is the ultimate in portable computing. Give me the 15” display please, 17” is just way too bulky for my taste. A powerful 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 gigs of ram and a fat hard drive, what more could you ask for? This thing this is a mobile powerhouse.
I should know, I already own it.
Laughs maniacally
Ehhmm, err, I’m better now.
But seriously, this thing is freaking amazing, I’ve owned a lot of portable Apple computers, a 500MHz iBook, an 867MHz Titanium PowerBook G4 (which by the way, is my all time favorite Apple design) a 1.86GHz MacBook, and MBP is by far THEE best of the bunch.
Throw on Adobe Lightroom and Final Cut and you have a on-the-go multimedia creation station.
2. Apple Cinema Display 30" - MSRP $1,799
This year for my birthday I got a Quad Core MacPro. The only thing that could make it better is a beautiful 30" Cinema Display. Those things are frickin' beautiful. The only problem is that you can get the exact same thing -- minus the pretty aluminum case -- for about $600 less if you order it from Dell. But, you know, I'm an Apple whore.
3.Nikkor 18-200 VR Zoom Lens - MSRP $749
This lens has been out of stock every where since it came out, and I want it, dammit. VR is a definite must at a focal length this long, and it's really nice to have one lens accomplish so much. A little pricey, but worth it in my opinion.
4. Western Digital 500GB Hard Drive - MSRP $159
I would like to have two of these so I could have a massive amounts of storage for the MacPro, I'd like to wake up to over a terabytes worth of available storage.
5. Mushkin MacPro Ram 4GB - MSRP $239.99
I've already got two gigs in there, so six would be pretty sweet.
6. Rolex Submariner - MSRP $4,995
This is the quintessential man's watch. However, I much, much, much prefer the GMT-Master II, the old style, before they changed over to the ceramic bezel. But a Submariner is the next best thing. My wife got me a Rolex Datejust last year and I absolutely love it, but you know me.
7. Gucci Black on Grey Signature Tie - MSRP $169
I don't wear a suit or tie very often, but this is just too damn sexy to pass up.
8. Gucci GG Pattern Winter Scarf - MSRP $280
This is pure extravagance, something so unnecessary, that I must have it. I've recently fallen in love with the comfort of scarves and this Gucci scarf is the icing on my slowly developing metrosexual-ness.
9. Shoes!
I need some new Chuck Taylor's and New Balance 554's. Mine are starting to wear thin, and I'm too lazy to go out and buy 'em.
10. Microsoft Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player - MSRP$ 129.99
The cheapest HD-DVD player available and with five HD-DVD movies, you'd be crazy not to buy this for me or anyone else.
My favorite set of cans, I cannot begin to describe how much I love these headphones. Sadly, the 1/8" jack on mine is slightly shaved down by a freak automobile accident (read about it here), which causes my iPod to pause every time the plug spins around in the jack. Maybe I should upgrade to the SR-80's.
12. Apple iPod Nano 8GB and Apple iPod Classic 160GB - MSRP $199 and $349
I'm a collector, and I love iPods, so therefore I am an iPod collector. My lovely 60GB iPod is starting to fill up -- and my stress level is matching its fullness. And I up until recently I had an iPod nano, but sadly I left it in a jacket that I had returned at Banana Republic and when I went back the next day to get it they said they didn't have it. So, I figure it would be super nice if someone would one (or both) of these things for me.
So there it is. My 2007 Christmas wish list. I really don't want anything on this list. It makes me sound like I'm a totally spoiled rich kid, a total high maintenance guy who needs it all, but I really don't. I've already got the MacBook, I'm happy.
I really would like the shoes though.
All that really matters to me right now, is that every one is happy and safe, I know there are some people in some pretty messed up situations right now and I just hope they can pull through.
Besides, I'm a dad now, I have to give all my money to my kid, especially since her birthday and Christmas are only a mere twelve days apart.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wi-Fi Nightmare
It seems as if some MacBook owners are reporting troubles with their wifi connections. I to an suffering from these problems. Here's an excerpt from AppleInsider.
System users in Apple's discussion forums (one, two), as well as those speaking directly with AppleInsider, say the problem first surfaced after the appearance of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 update this summer and so far is known to affect most models, though reports are currently scarce from buyers of Apple's fall 2007 units.The exact behavior of affected systems can vary slightly, but appears to largely be connected to the computer's power supply. While the connection remains largely stable when plugged into an AC adapter, switching to battery power renders the wireless link intermittent and in many cases drops network access entirely when idle.
On my side it even seems to mess with the speed of packet transfers too.
Hopefully there will be an update/fix soon.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Guess I’ll Just Close With My Eye
I’m the back seat of Vince’s BWW. I feel like I am 14 years old again, I’m listening to Weezer.
I close my eyes as Rivers sings “The bottle is ready to blow...” and I start rocking my head back and forth as the chorus kicks in and the distortion heads straight to my brain and I mouth the words “Say it ain’t so-ooh-woah-oh-woah” I’m taken back to my youth.
Music is powerful. It has the ability to make you cry, make you laugh, make you throw up.
So, here are my top five albums, these are albums that I can listen to over and over and over again and never ever get tired of.
Top Five Albums
1. Queens of the Stone Age - Self Titled
2. Hella - The Devil Isn't Red
3. Weezer - Blue
4. Green Day - Kerplunk
5. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Ryan! Your friendly neighborhood Gap employee
Lila, Vince and I went shopping in the mall looking for jeans at the
Gap. I turned around to ask for help and was greeted by an
enthusiastic "Hey!" from man you see above.
It turns out we're Flickr friends. He's <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sparten777
">Sparten777. He's the first person I've ever met from Flickr.
Sent from my iPhone