iGeek

Yesterday, I got an iPhone.



Niiiiice. I mean NIIIIIICE. This phone is awesome. I spent last night loading on a whole pile of webapps from Apple, including ones to find cheap gas and report any traffic problems (which we used to great effect today when we hit some heavy traffic on the 101).

This is not a phone. It's the holy grail of geeky, nerdy devices. It's one of those rare "how did I live without this?" devices.

I'm in iHeaven right now.

Some Good Listening

I haven't posted anything about recent music purchases for awhile, so why not now...

Sheryl Crow - Detours



Best album in awhile. It's no accident that pairing up with Bill Bottrell would make this album sound similar to Tuesday Night Music Club. That's a good thing.

Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static



Lenny Kravitz - It's Time For A Love Revolution



One comment fits both: If you liked their previous albums, you'll like these. Both are artists that have shown absolutely no growth from their first album to their newest -- each one sounds like a continuation of the previous one. Good thing is both are very talented artists and their cadre of albums are all top notch.

Vampire Weekend



Still digesting this one, but "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" is one of the best songs this year so far.

Happy Valentines Day

Hey, all!

Happy Valentines Day!!

I have two words for you: Dr. Phil.

(Huh? You ask...)

More to come...

I'll Take "Duh" For $1,000 Alex

So, the following is only being discovered NOW? Study finds U.S. music awash in booze and drugs

Speaking of "Duh", I tried out for Jeopardy. The initial test is an online quiz where you're given 50 questions with 15 seconds to answer each question. 15 seconds is not a lot of time. I know I don't have a chance of moving forward. Questions I knew the answer to under normal circumstances (i.e. had more than 15 seconds to answer), became strange, foreign, bizarre questions with answers that eluded me. By the end of the quiz, which took no more than 13 minutes, left me tired and disoriented.

You'd be able to tell me if I made it on the show -- I would be the one with the "deer caught in headlights" stare, answering "What is pudding?" to every question.