Wish List

If you have a wishlist from Amazon and have recently moved, make sure you change your mailing address on your wishlist. My brother in law, David, recently sent me a gift off of the wishlist and I hadn't changed the address on the list and had to scramble to figure out where the package was sent. Luckily (and inexplicably) it was sent to my parents house, so no worries there, I was preparing my self with having to get it from my old apartment building. Like I said it all worked out in the end and my wishlist is currently updated - just in time for the holdays. Thanks Dave.***


*** Consider this your thank you note.

Slash

Photo @ Sarahinvegas

Last night I stopped by Borders in Oak Brook after work to pick up a book we needed. The parking lot seem to be filling up fast, but I didn't think much of it. When I walked in I realized why, there was a book signing going on. The lines were just about to start forming and soon lots of fans would get to meet Slash and have their books autographed (after purchasing said book of course). So I thought about picking up a book and getting in line but I opted against it. Mainly because I wasn't feeling very well I was developing a cold and had been pretty miserable at work all day. Ten years ago it wouldn't have been a question I probably would have stayed there all night to have Slash mumble something to me while signing my book. Instead I opted to head home, crawl in bed early and watch Ratatouille. Wow that's even more lame now that I read it - did I mention I was sick?

tech

I like to think I'm pretty tech savvy and I try to keep up with the new technology, but for a guy that likes gadgets so much I don't really make the best use of the technology at hand. Last night I got a text message from a friend asking for another friend's phone number. I try not to use text messages, especially while driving, either way this request was complicating things. I had to look up the number and remember it while I either texted back or called. I said to myself they should make it easy to send phone numbers over text. Sure enough some engineer several years ago had thought of this already because that feature is readily available on my phone which is nearing two years old. This just as big as when I discovered that I could search my phone book while on the phone - for when someone calls me asking me for someone else's number. I've sent phone numbers over bluetooth before, so I'm sure I've seen this option before, but it never really registered with me. I just used it for the first time last night. I'm sure I'll use it again in the future.

Ctrl V

Paste magazine is following in Radiohead's footsteps and allowing you to name the price. They are selling one year subscriptions for whatever you want over $1. A year is normally $20, which is still a good deal considering you get a cd filled with cool songs every issue. If you already subscribe you can also renew a year for any price. If you like music go get this deal.