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Proof that I was actually alive over the last six days. And eating.
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So, the Archbishop of Canterbury is now my new favorite person. Try this out: he declared that the United States is the worst imperialist nation the West has ever seen. He’d know, since the Brits really pioneered the repressive global monoculture for us. I ask you to pay special attention to the paragraph where he describes the soul-devouring reality of modern life.
While we aren’t given any real alternatives to our current predicament in this particular article, at least we have this public declaration of the truth from a relatively notable figure to stir up a bit of unrest. I hope.
Alex shared with me this video tonight. Rather amusing listening to Gore Vidal talk about the state of the world in 1968, especially as we come up on the fortieth anniversary of his words. I especially like his use of the term “gorgeous lunacy” towards the end.
Well, I have had my first official tapas experience. Shannon and I drove a two car caravan to Kent Island for a lunch at Lisa’s Small Plates. The atmosphere was very friendly, the restaurant was dead and (consequently) the service was fantastic. And the food, which sometimes seems to take a back seat to everything else, was delicious. We had ensalata caprese, mashed potatoes and blackened asparagus. Everything was washed down with a delicious German Riesling. I followed up my “small plates” with a rather large crème brûlée and espresso. Behold:
Firstly, who knew that putting barcodes on electronic equipment all day long could be a physically exhausting activity? I mean, really…they are stickers. And yet, my back hurts like a witty metaphor as I sit here. Also, my fingers feel like I’ve been pulling Legos apart for countless hours, which is never a good feeling. So here I sit, bloggin’ away because it’s the obvious way to fixing an aching back and soothe the weary fingers…
Anyway, I wanted to talk now about awkward social situations. (Hoover, I fully expect you to chime in here.) Let’s make a list of these things now:
There are probably more, but that’s all I’ve got for now. This is also a ploy to get comments.
Today is Guy Fawkes Day (link contains education), ya’ll! Tonight, Kate and I will be doing the following Brit-astic things to celebrate:
The tea will be hot like a burning Parliament. Total excitement begins now!
…I’ve installed Leopard today. It’s such a strange beast of an Apple OS. I described it to Alex as 40% OS X as we knew it, 40% Windows Vista, and 20% NeXT-ish. Basically, if you’ve seen iTunes recently, you have a general idea of what Leopard is going for. It’s really interesting to see Apple trying to blend several different interface paradigms into one product. We have a smattering of iPhone references (System Preferences icon, rounded menus,) iPod references (CoverFlow, flat Menu Bar) and other various design elements from across the board. I’m glad to see the incorporation – and consolidation – of numerous design languages, but the overall feel for me is a bit jarring. I am starting to like it, though, much the same as I eventually grew to like the newest iTunes. It’s a novelty and breathes some excitement into my nearly 2 year old MacBook Pro. That and a few well-placed caffeine stickers from Kate. 😛
In other geek news, Google has finally deemed my Gmail account worthy of IMAP. So, I’ll be done with multiple inboxes on my iPhone and computer. Hoorah! I hope there are no major hiccups in this transition.
Now, off to get Time Machine working on the lovely Desmond. Ciao!
