9/25/09

WoW, Google Reader & Other Reasons to Stay up til Stupid o' Clock

If you're reading this RIGHT NOW (the minute I post this) you probably suffer from a black hole addiction I like to call 'NightSlavery'. Sufferers of this all-consuming computer malady will find themselves saying, "Holy shit, I have to be at work in 4 hours," or "I'm supposed to be finishing up this freelance SEO contract, but am in the middle of a WoW raid*," or simply, "Goodform is on at the LoPub and I'd rather stay home and blog about not going to Goodform."

I'm a fucking loser. What's your excuse?

Computers are the cocaine for nerds, the solace for the unemployed, the family for the abandoned, the home of all who hate reality. Reality is a place where Winnipeg babies are not safe from murder and my rent just keeps on skyrocketing.

So tonight, why not confide in a new twitter friend, eat popcorn while pondering iPhone diet tricks, drink a glass of wine with google reader and then fall asleep to a full pirated season of Weeds. Dream about baking brownies, wake up and do the whole thing over again. Eventually you'll forget how to verbally communicate, but hey, you might accidentally learn a new skill, launch a business, market your portfolio, network a bit... or just read thousands of webcomics until your eyes bleed. Either way, it's better than spending money on useless shit and talking to people who annoy you. Like bankers. I can't stand them, what with they're logic and planning and commitment to RRSPs*...

*NightSlavery symptoms:
  • Considering playing WoW for the first time
  • Rambling sentences that hate on tiny sectors of society for no explainable reason
  • ...What are your symptoms of NightSlavery?

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9/16/09

Blackberry vs. iPhone - 11 reasons why iPhone will always win.

It's go time people. Gloves off. Let's do this. I'm obviously biased so knock me down readers! Here's my rant on why iPhone SHITS on blackberry. I just dare you to prove me wrong:
  1. A high level comment - iPhone has changed my life. I am organized, my small business is doing well, I lost 13 lbs, I never forget ANYTHING (ex. birthdays, meetings, todos, etc) I can fit in little meetings and visits I usually think I don't have time for, I have brilliant music at my fingertips = instant mobile dance party. Oh and having that little dance party won over the love of my life. <3>
  2. iPhone's interface = godly. Blackberry's - designed by a tech geek who loves shitty fonts and hard to follow chains of conversation. Backwards might I add. They probably only looked at the code to approve the OS.
  3. iPhone has replaced many many items/gadgets that I considered purchasing: a voice recorder for interviews, a remote for my laptop's itunes, a mightymouse, a $40 moleskin dayplanner, a new ipod, an mp3 alarm clock, pretty much anything you can buy in the app store.
  4. Blackberry's app store made me LOL today. I'm not seeing anything I'd actually buy, or consider usefull. Perhaps this is because I've never used them? Perhaps it's because I've never been dissatisfied with iPhone apps
  5. Oooo my fingers can't type on the screen! I need buttons! wahh! Suck it up - touch screens are everywhere. They're fast, and you can't beat the predict-a-text. A few days ago it put the two dots above the 'o' on the word 'doppleganger'. Oh, and scrolling a webpage with a little ball that falls out at inconvenient times? Dinosaur.
  6. U2 loves blackberry - nuff said.
  7. Ooooo but my BB messenger! Oooo I could never live without it! Well, I have a 6Gig dataplan for $10 a month. Get on ebuddy or fb or msn or gmail chat or just leave me alone.
  8. Blackberry doesn't have software for mac computers. They say 'coming in September' but everyone knows a first release is not usually their best release. When BBmac rolls out Version 9 in 25 years, maybe I'll consider a Blackberry for my spare emergency phone. Or for my butler.
  9. 3GS is faaaaaaaast!
  10. If your iPhone battery is flat and you're out and about, the likelyhood of finding a cable and computer are VERY high. BB cords are out there sometimes, which is probably why their owners flock together.
  11. Ok, so I know someone is going to make the comment about the iPhone camera's lack of flash. I attribute this to marketing tactics - apple needs bait to get me to buy the next iphone yes? And I will.
Please join the conversation! Let me know your beef or glory with your beloved data phone.
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9/13/09

In Memory - Electro Premium Choice Blog

Today I nearly cried. I was up to my usual Sunday afternoon music pirating, typed in my favourite URL and this is what I saw:

Shock and horror swept over me. It's still sweeping now and I don't have a fucking dustpan. I was a slave to the blog http://electro-premium.blogspot.com for over a year, and now it's all over. My late nights of waiting for the 'free user, only 99seconds left' messages are gone. I could easily follow some of the other ones out there - I'm sure they have better design and more frequent posts, but seriously, the blogosphere is a watered down shithole when it comes to music. So much garbage out there I can barely keep up my sarcastic disco dance moves. And the gay hook lyrics that would make for great background on a TV show for babies? c'mon.

Electro Premium Choice was EPIC to say the least and I can EASILY credit all of my coolness to it's mysterious french webmaster. I hope and pray that somehow it will surface again to post more full albums and EPs. I really should have given them some money...
So Goodbye my dearest friend. I will miss you more than anything. Here's a tribute to some of my favourite artists - discovered or re-discovered through my dearly departed blog.

(Artists, I'm linking to you in hopes that my 11 followers will generate some hits and my stealing karma will be slightly repaid.)

Alan Braxe & Fred Falke
Alex Gopher
AmpLive
AutoErotique - playing in Winnipeg, Friday Sept 18 with Jamall Knight

.... :(

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