tuesday june 26, 2007
The sky was falling and the streets were flooded. It's hot and humid and I am in the wrong timezone. Hello Chicago. Cat allergies have my left eye swollen halfway shut and the air conditioner is more like a noisy fan. How did I ever complain about SF weather.
It looks like there's all sorts of new information about the iPhone today. Apparently the stores will close at 2pm and then reopen at 6pm to begin selling the wondrous little device. I can't decide if I should just order them online and hope that they arrive by Tuesday or if I should just join the herds of nerds in the sidewalk lineup and hope that they don't run out of stock by the time I get to the counter?
wednesday june 20, 2007
I suppose my excitement for the iPhone coupled with the non-stop marketing messages surrounding its June 29 launch has managed to invade my subconscious. Yes, what I am saying is that I had a pathetic nightmare about a plastic package of electronics and it went something like this...
I am sitting in front of my computer looking at the Apple store where there is an active ticker indicating the number of iPhones remaining in stock. As the number is rapidly decreasing my anxiety level is rising and my chances of acquiring one of these coveted little devices is quickly disappearing. I immediately scramble to login and make my purchase, but the speed of the stock indicator gets even faster dropping from 600 to 500 at the rate of about 100 per second. Right about the time I realize that it's not possible to enter my information and make my purchase is the moment I wake up... confused and saddened. Then I laugh, grumble at the alarm clock reading 4:08am and do my best to go back to sleep.
Dear Mr. Jobs, though I do appreciate your product inventiveness and marketing savvy, I would be very grateful if you could keep it from interfering with my slumber. Thanks buddy, and by the way, nice turtleneck.
saturday june 16, 2007
@ WORK Things have been busy, we are growing. Juan is coming to town to work with me on starting a new project. Toke and I are going to Chicago on the 26th for a meeting on the 27th. Toke and Phil are heading to France (seperately) for a few weeks in July. Michael is moving to Naperville, Illinois in late July.
@ HOME Petey was not feeling well, but is getting better. Dara and I are taking a tropical vacation next month for our anniversary and her 30th birthday, though I can't say where since it's a surprise. Chris will be house-sitting/vacationing in SF while we are gone. I've been going to the gym to swim laps since I can't fully commit to the idea of a "gym" yet. I am excited about the iPhone and have a plan for getting one on the 29th, though it's not a guarantee. Peter is coming to town for several weeks to do some contract work for Apple. Tomorrow we are going to see the A's play the Cardinals with Dara's family for Father's Day.
Future Travels / Dopplr
Chicago in June, São Paulo in August, Rio de Janeiro in August
