(all the cables that are behind my TV/Xbox/Cable box/Airport/Router)

Wow, that weekend went by quick. Not a whole lot to talk about, other than how zonked I am from staying out way too late on Saturday night and how everything seems really bright today, which is beyond irritating. I keep putting eye drops in my eyes to counteract the drops I put in this morning, which have basically dried them out like crazy (they're allergy drops, which are supposed to help my eyes not be so red, so now I look like I just stopped crying every time people come by cube. I'm fine, people, I'm just fine.

Though I was loathe to discuss the whole HDTV vs. BluRay format "war", I figured I would toss out the idea that I am actually leaning in favor of the HD-DVD format. You can get the Toshiba HD-A2 model for $249 and so far, the reviews for that device have been pretty solid all the way around. It wasn't really thinking about this stuff to much (my Oppo 970HD does a nice job of upconverting my current DVDs to some semblance of 720p), but with the announcement of Heroes on HD-DVD I've been looking at the format a bit more closely. Plus there are many HD-DVD titles that come with Standard DVD format on one side, the HD on the other, so one could, in theory, buy these hybrid DVDs and, when the players get below $200 (give it 2 months) have a small HD collection already set to go. I dunno, just some ideas, but given Sony's poor performance in pretty much everything and my own poor experiences with Sony hardware in the past, I am resistant to going down the Blu-Ray tube. Of course, the format war is a big pain the butt anyway and there are plenty of other things to think about that are a bit more important. But what can I say, that's what I am thinking about this afternoon...I know, what a life.

Apple's gonna introduce some new machines tomorrow. Let's assume new iMacs and hopefully a revamped MacBook Pro line with a small model...that probably won't happen; let's see how it goes. I have been pretty happy with my MacBook Pro but I think the thing just gets way too hot, especially on wood desks. The bottom of a machine should not be too hot to touch, and though my friends will say I am just being psychosomatic, I tell you, when I am using it on lap, I feel really unusual. Like, not good unusual. Like, my head would feel after talking too long on cell phones in the late 90s unusual. I swear, man, with all these waves going through me, I am either going to have a very short life or a very, very long, Twinkies like life.

Other than that:

- still annoyed that my Cingular 3125 phone has a damaged front window, above. I have no idea what happened but now the LCD on the external screen is damaged. One would say, "Perfect excuse for an iPhone purchase" but

- I still think the iPhone is too much money. I just can't imagine paying that much for a phone. I have no doubt (at all) that I will end up getting one of these damn things, but it won't be for awhile.

- I added another thing to the sidebar, that Technorati thing. We'll see if it is useful or not. I must admit, I like updating the twitter thing. I have no idea if anyone is reading it (other than those "following" me) but it's fun nonetheless.

okay, let's post this thing.

Tags: HD, DVD, phone