By the way..

Lots of 'switches' going on around here. I'm posting right now from the new house, which all in all isn't bad. It's down on the south side of Arlington, which I usually don't like quite so much, but lots of new things have opened up since I've last lived down here (about 4-5 years ago) so it's pretty decent, even though I'm a whopping 10 minutes further from my friends' places. Tonight was celebratory dinner (to end my mom's vacation / completion of the moving process) at a sushi place down here, which was *damn* tasty (almost as good as Pirahna, I'd say) despite being run by Koreans. I've seen white folks run a sushi place before, and the woman making sushi at HEB is clearly Hispanic, but Korean? That's new to me.

Only one real problem with this new house. The previous owners, good folk they are, left behind their living room HDTV that fits in just perfectly. It's probably only about 2 years old, too. Only problem? The Fox News Channel logo and bottom bar got burned in to the screen. When you watch some stuff, you can clearly see the word 'channel' down in the bottom. Mom is so miffed about it she might go drop a few grand on a new TV over it.

Sigh.

As for the folks who trademarked the word Switch™, I'm going to Apple for my next computer. Kinda. When the time comes to get a new laptop, if that ever happens, I'll be picking up a 12" iBook, as it does all the small tasks very nicely, has a fantastic screen, good battery life, light weight, is stable as all hell, plays music, and costs less than my uber-sexy Sharp did new by $50.

But the big one: has Lexus done enough to make me recommend the IS over the 3-series? Perhaps. Check out the teaser site, or the review at Top Gear to see what I mean. They've made a semi-balanced, powerful, sporty, sexy beast of a thing that costs 325 money with 330 power and it's drop-dead gorgeous, inside and out. And it's no longer a rebadged Altezza, it's actually a proper RWD sedan. I can't wait to drive one.
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