Just in case you liked Naruto too much and thought it a good idea to start taking Japanese like my dumb ass: Here's a warning.
And yes, I'm still going to attempt a major in it. :D
My new cell phone is in! This Motorola V400 is an OK phone. More importantly, I'm feeling lazy about inputting new numbers, so it would be extremely helpful if you guys were to call me (my number hasn't changed) so I can save a few steps and get all your numbers put in quicker.
And! My mom went on a shopping blitzkrieg after getting a raise, so by Christmas there will be a new HDTV downstairs in the living room and I should have a car connector for my iPod thanks to John, my guy at my dealer. He had an auxiliary input connector (like in Greg's 330i) just laying around, so he offered to give it to me. Mom offered to pick up the install cost as a Christmas present. I'm a lucky, lucky boy.
This many electronic toys is sure to be sensory overload.
1. I have my new iPod! It arrived half-charged which leads me to think that the units shipped by freeIpods.com are refurbed. Strange coincidence considering my friend Melody told me a Fry's conspiracy theory today: their low prices come from buying the units that don't live up to companies' usual quality standards. Sounds like an interesting thing to research. Either way, I'll still be found at Fry's this break and I still like my Pod, even though I have real no use for it unless I travel.
2. I am, in fact, home. I'm extending an open invitation to the A-town crowd to have lunch tomorrow with myself and Maximus (tomorrow being Wednesday, though this post will show up as on Wednesday morning). We'll be at Ton's Mongolian Grill at Cooper and Sublett in south A-town.
3. I've enabled a site feed for s.o. If you feel any need for it, I now publish an Atom feed and the url is:
http://snagger.blogspot.com/atom.xml
If you're a Firefox 1.0 or above user, you should see the option for a Live Bookmark in the bottom right corner.
Speaking of technical updates, I'd like to extend a *giant* Thank You! to Google for making this site possible. They were nice enough to purchase Blogger when those guys probably needed the cash infusion the most, and Google has just been adding nothing but cool features for the last year and a half since that transaction, as evidenced by my new photo and RSS capabilities. If by any strange chance a Blogger/Google person comes across this, please take my gratitude and pass it along to your coworkers. You guys are doing great stuff. Keep it up and don't sell out!
Anyone in A-town have an spare hard drive that's bigger than say, 60GB that I can borrow? I need to format and I'm wanting to back up all my media and savegames. As compensation I'll leave everything I back up on the drive. :)
External or internal is OK (though external's preferred).
So I got an email from mommy - she's changing her cell phone out, and she's come to me for advice. At the same time, I have the option to get a new phone too.
So here are my 3 options:
1. Keep my Nokia 8265.
Likes: Battery life, reception (sometimes), talk quality (sometimes), less crappy ringtones, *very* solid build quality
Dislikes: Bad reception underground (often), talk quality bad on windy days (probably won't be fixed by a new phone), monochrone screen has finally gotten old. Battery life is slowly dwindling down. Lack of GSM support (will be necessary in a couple years). 2. Get a Motorola V220.
Likes: Stylish, supports GSM, external display, color screen, downloadable tones/graphics, instant messenger, USB connector accessory
Dislikes: Bad software (could crash), battery life unknown, flip-phone construction, god-awful ringtones
Don't care: Camera, MMS 3. Get a Motorola V400.
Likes: Very stylish, supports GSM, external display, much better color screen, downloadable tones/graphics, instant messenger, integrated speakerphone, MP3 ringtone support might not suck
Dislikes: Bad software (could crash), battery life unknown, flip-phone construction, god-awful ringtones
Don't care: Camera, MMS Update: My mom ordered a pair of V400's and they should be here in a week. My number won't change, but I will have a new toy to play with.
Likes: Battery life, reception (sometimes), talk quality (sometimes), less crappy ringtones, *very* solid build quality
Dislikes: Bad reception underground (often), talk quality bad on windy days (probably won't be fixed by a new phone), monochrone screen has finally gotten old. Battery life is slowly dwindling down. Lack of GSM support (will be necessary in a couple years). 2. Get a Motorola V220.
Likes: Stylish, supports GSM, external display, color screen, downloadable tones/graphics, instant messenger, USB connector accessory
Dislikes: Bad software (could crash), battery life unknown, flip-phone construction, god-awful ringtones
Don't care: Camera, MMS 3. Get a Motorola V400.
Likes: Very stylish, supports GSM, external display, much better color screen, downloadable tones/graphics, instant messenger, integrated speakerphone, MP3 ringtone support might not suck
Dislikes: Bad software (could crash), battery life unknown, flip-phone construction, god-awful ringtones
Don't care: Camera, MMS Update: My mom ordered a pair of V400's and they should be here in a week. My number won't change, but I will have a new toy to play with.