making it up as i go along
Well, sad to say, my old Dell DJ gave up the ghost just before we left for vacation. It was a great MP3 player, but a few too many drops eventually did it in (clumsy me). So I went in search of a new one. Actually, if you wanna get technical, Matt went in search of a new one…. and he found the Zen Vision: M by Creative. It's cute. It's green. It plays videos and displays photos as well as playing music. The interface is quite a bit different than my Dell and right now, I find it a bit cumbersome, but I think with time I will like it.
One very cool thing is that I can use the AC adapter from my old MP3 player to charge this one…. especially nice because it didn't come with an adapter and could only be charged via USB. It also came with a piece of software for exploring and managing the files on the device which has a good interface and works pretty smoothly. So far … I like it lots.
Another day, another installment of vacation photos. These are all pre-wedding and wedding photos. They actually start on Thursday at the nail salon and end at the reception … they're incredibly scattered, but I think pretty self-explanatory.
The wedding was a very nice catholic service (merged into a mass) and the reception was in a 20s style ballroom at Embassy suites (built ca. 2002 
). It was a lovely wedding … the bride and groom both seem very happy.
I was surfing around for a good father's day gift on Think Geek when I came upon the unique object pictured at the right. Think Geek might have finally out-geeked themselves…. Now Master Yoda can come with you everywhere, showing you the ways of the force, just like he did for Luke … yes … mmmm.
Other things on Think Geek that I lurve:
* Darth Tater, Spud Trooper, and Artoo Potatoo
* a Blue LED faucet light that makes the water coming out of your tap look blue
* a glue gun that won't burn your fingers
* USB beverage chiller
* a wi-fi enabled pet
Joe's Goals has to be my favorite new site in a long time. The concept is so simple, but so elegantly pulled off, you're bound to love it too. Here's the deal: you sign up for an account (takes SECONDS, really), and then enter daily goals … things to do or avoid doing … like working out (to do) or watching TV (something to avoid). When you do something you're supposed to do, you get a point and when you do something you're not supposed to do, you get a point subtracted. You can share goals with friends and keep track of your points, possibly for a reward when you reach a certain point value. Pretty cool … one feature I'd like to see added is assigning different point values to different goals … working out surely isn't the same value as taking a vitamin… but anyhoo, vair vair vair cool.