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I know a lot of people who love Apple and all it is. The design of products, the supposed ease of use. They have whole series of commercials about how the Mac is so much better than a Microsoft OS system because it’s not as buggy and .. frankly it’s just so much BS as to make me angry every time I hear that philosophy spouted.

Here’s my problem.

Mac products are arrogant.

They assume too much about the user and what the user wants. And it’s annoying.

My iTunes is different from home vs work. Even though it’s all on the same login account. But can I download the same songs on my work computer as I do on my home one? No. In fact, hit the wrong button at the wrong time and anything you happened to put on your ipod or itouch will be erased.

Sorry about that. Except where we’re not. Sorry that is. Cuz you should have known better.

Arrogance.

Stupid fricken Apple.

David Tennent and John Simm. Does it get any better than that?

I am terribly upset that this is the end of David’s run as the Doctor. He’s been amazing and I will miss him.

And John Simm is brilliant. I almost wish /he/ could be the new Doctor. *sigh*

Random things in my head.

I dislike ants. ’specially when they are crawling over my sofa. En mass. Boo.

I am fond of Redi-burger. I think it reminds me of summer lunches at the lake. Gramma would bring a big plate of redi-burger sandwiches down with lettuce, walla walla sweet onions and tomatoes. Sitting in the hot sun, the smell of those big black rubber intertubes, the sound of the water lapping against the side of the dock… some of the best memories of my childhood.

I love the commercial from Powerstrip with the two boys cussing all the way through. I don’ t know what it is but it makes me laugh crazy.

I am equal parts terrified and ambivalent about getting back surgery.  Note: Ask the doc what percentage of success is for this type of surgery is.

I miss talking with my Kitten. I feel very alone in the evenings without her on my IM, listening to me chatter away about whatever happens to cross my mind.

I feel good after having helped my Aunt tonight with her blog.

My wii is flashing at me, which means I have some boring note. I will go read it between commercials.

Amazon Rank

amazon rank
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): amazon ranked

1. To censor and exclude on the basis of adult content in literature (except for Playboy, Penthouse, dogfighting and graphic novels depicting incest orgies).
2. To make changes based on inconsistent applications of standards, logic and common sense.

Etymology: from 12 April 2009 removal of sales rank figures from books on Amazon.com containing sexual, erotic, romantic, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or queer content, rendering them impossible to find through basic search functions at the top of Amazon.com’s website. Titles stripped of their sales rankings include “Bastard Out of Carolina,” “Lady Chatterly’s Lover,” several romance novels, GLBTQ fiction novels, YA books, and narratives about gay people.

Example of usage: “I tried to do a report on Lady Chatterly’s Lover for English Lit, but my teacher amazon ranked me and I got an F on grounds that it was obscene.”

Alternate usage: “My girlfriend wanted to preserve her virginity, and I was happy to respect that, then she amazon ranked and decided anal sex was okay.”

I can’t be the only one watching tonight’s debates and feeling a little sick to my stomach.

obama/biden 08

I need to make more lists. Or maybe lists of my lists. How about a todo list on how I should create more lists?

Or possibly just more time to get my lists done so I don’t have to keep making new lists. Yeah, that would be awesome. I’m for that plan. That’s what I’ll do!

Just gotta find the right list to put that on…

You never really understand how frustrating it is to be unable to do something until you can’t do it.

I guess what I’m trying to say is back pain is horrible and frustrating and humbling.

And I’d like it to be done now.

Someone says “You look pretty today” and I roll my eyes.

They say, “That outfit looks great” and I snort as if they’d told a joke.

I have never taken a compliment by simply saying
“Thank you.”

I’m messing around with new wordpress themes, so if you come by and see things a bit wonky… oops?

If you work in a busy, sometimes noisy office like I do, you learn to value and cherish the quiet moments that occur. I take those precious times to write or work on prioritizing my work flow lists for any outstanding projects.

But sometimes, nothing beats pushing away from the desk and taking a walk around the block just to get your thoughts in order.

43Folders has a great article about a snippet of conversation between Barak Obama and David Cameron, the British MP.  Senator Obama talks about a piece of advice he once received from someone close to the White House about the importance of scheduling time to yourself to think.