The dream

Sometimes, things fall into place so kindly that it feels like a dream. Such was the case today. It's not so much that anything was especially out of place, but the fact that it was my Friday smoothed everything over like a big wave after a sandcastle contest.

While jamming to The Nits, I decided to post on here again. It's been a really long time.

January has gone by quickly. I celebrated a horrible week trading last week by getting myself a new guitar. It's my first, and probably last, electric guitar. Yes, I have been sleeping with it. No, I have not named it. And no, I have not ruled out naming it at some point in the future. I've played about 3 hours every night this week and... will do so again tonight.

I read that a 16-year old Haitian girl was rescued from the bathroom of her school after 15 days of isolation. 1.2 million people are without homes. That's the size of Dallas and San Diego. Rescue officials mentioned that with the most extensive governmental aid available, the temporary housing for these people might last more than six months. Before the earthquake, one in four children were not living until their eighteenth birthday. I'm a bit embarrassed to say that it took a catastrophe of such magnitude to bring their economic state to my attention. I've mentioned this before here. But what hope for global improvement can we possibly maintain if an island nation so close to us geographically is living in such squalor? The Haitian government has been on the list of the world's most corrupt in the last few years. But... I still can't imagine why we can't have a profound effect on any nation in such close proximity... especially a democratic one hurting for development as sincerely as Haiti. I've known people from Haiti and they consistently said it has one of the most beautiful cultures in existence. It's bad. I donated.

Otherwise, Steve Jobs finally unveiled his most recent creation. I'll say this... it's long overdue. I still, to date, have no idea why tablets have not yet acquired the popularity they deserve. I think Mr. Jobs has done a great thing for the computing industry. Well, I suppose he's brought computational mobility a long way in general. He hasn't pioneered mobile PCs by any means, but he has helped many people put operating systems in their hands. And that's a huge accomplishment.

The iPad is quite literally a large iPhone. It is not a tablet computer. Anyone who tries to use it as an actual computer might very well be disappointed right out of the gates. As I told a co-worker today, any "tablet computer" without a USB port is not a "tablet computer." It has the speed and resources to run email, video, browse and play music comfortably. If that's all you need a computer to do, you should get one with more durability... and a USB port. The base price under 500 dollars is great if you only need a 16gb (flash) hard drive. The 64gb model will run you $840... and not include a USB port. The iPad is going to outsell the Kindle and the other book readers quickly and easily. It might even outsell iPhones and iPods, for all I know. If it outsells those, I will excitedly wait to see what their R&D dept. puts out for the third generation model. Based on the first generation model, I can comfortably say that the second generation model will not excite me, either. If you want to use a tablet PC, get a TC1100 from this crazy bastard who can apparently sell them for $150. Otherwise, Google Fujitsu Stylistics and enjoy an actual mobile pc.

I have no doubt in my mind that every Mac owner with three or more children will own an iPad before the end of the year. What I don't understand is that these people already have the ability to check their emails on their smartphones. So this really might only shape up to be an oversized media player. And that's fine. But I personally like my computers. That's what happens when my cell phone catches me w00ting over technology.

In other news, my mother is successfully relocated. I lifted many heavy things and I was compensated with much food. It was a brilliant success.

I've been balancing on my head recently and working on my pancake but... it's hard. My neverending manliness does not want to let my groin relax. Too much information? Maybe so.

This evening, I went to the grocery store and got some lasagna and a huge Guinness. That's all anyone needs, really. As an added bonus, I fell in love with three beautiful women while walking the aisles and conversed kindly (flirted mindlessly) with the cashier.

Happy weekend to me.


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