The Sidekick. I've had one of these for at least seven years, since the original Hiptop was released with a color LCD in 2003 (or thereabouts). I've had two of the CSKs, three Sidekick 2s, a Sidekick LX and my current LX 2009 model. It was really the first widely available 'smart phone' and I've found it invaluable for remaining connected to ( Read more... )

For drab_makyo. From now on, this is our song!

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If you are interested in such things, take a look at the trailer above. Watching this trailer, I think, does a much better job of showing the state of CG technology than Avatar did. Why? Because I'm looking at human faces, not Disneyesque blue cat people. That film did a lot of creating a believable world, but like the story, the characters ( Read more... )

The airport shuttle thing stopped at the con hotel! I will be leaving California in 2.5 hours.

I'm at the con! And stuff! And junk! OMG! I got really drunk last night but I am not hung over because I drank a fuckton of water.

I have a couple of hours left before my connection leaves, so I went for a little walk around Olvera Street.


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Holy shit, a Circle K! I'm getting close to California!

There are two very large people with hygene issues in the cabin across from my own, and the... microbial aroma is quite powerful. This is the greatest downside to rail travel.

It looks like that Red Dead Redemption game outside, except no zombies.

Star Trek IV is the absolute worst of all Star Trek films. Many people say that they like it. These people are wrong. I think it was horrible. I think Catherine Hicks (Of Child's Play and Seventh Heaven fame) is a bad actress. I think the plot was moronic. I just hate it. It is my least favorite of all Star Trek films. Even worse than ( Read more... )