Bits&Pieces

my date for this evening

When it comes to the software, I'm an early adopter.

No questions asked. None. Wasn't the case with the iPhone, of course, which I can report I am somehow scraping by in my life without one. That said, when it comes to new OS releases, I have no hesitation. I will leap, not only without looking, but without thinking. We Mac users are such a predictable bunch.

I would have paid $35 just for the box.

And as I install my new software later tonight, I will be doing it while wearing my new slippers, which have completely blown my "I'm-the-least-excessive-person-I-know" cover, as anyone who pays $85 for slippers when they could have easily chosen the Brass Plum knock offs, clearly has a misunderstanding of the word "excessive."

And yes, I am probably one of the last people in a group of say, 10 to 30 average American women who have never owned a pair of Uggs, and am a good three years behind the trend, but… it doesn't make them any less magical.

I mean, your feet don't even sweat. I'll tell you what—that there's some magic. Indeed.

porn for Mac users

…looks like this.

And by "porn," of course, I mean, that which causes technological euphoria, and a light tingling sensation in the mouse hand.

Meet my new Airport Extreme, with an emphasis on the "X". After nearly a month of dealing with a third party that shall go unamed (Netgear), and being told: "We cannot help you," I bit the bullet and ordered the new Apple wireless router and lo and behold, one quick phone call this morning and I have back all the things I so love and cherish: the Internet, a printer, wireless service for my laptop (Cole is going to sob with joy!) and the ability to video chat and access the CK Media ftp site. God. How could I ever sit around and wish for things like cars that work, when I've got this?

I enjoyed all of the comments yesterday about the car, and Dan's charming frugality. He, not so much. It's all going to work out. I bought a new CD player for my Honda. It's going to be like a whole new car. I will revisit this issue if and when we get a refund from the IRS.

IN OTHER NEWS
The yarn I used on the most recently posted bag is Nori. And that's all I know. And i'm using size 11, 16-inch circulars. (For those who must know!)

I'm heading to Utah tonight, on my favorite late night Northwest flight, for a few days of meetings in regards to our July/August issue. I look forward to getting into the office and hanging with the team, and getting a lot done.

I will be knitting on the plane. Seriously…what a great way to pass time in flight.

Happy Tuesday. I am off to enjoy the benefits—legal, every single one of them—of my Airport Extreme.

better than sex?

(Callie…thanks to your post, I'm way too technologically stimulated right now.)

Holy MacBook, Apple. Check out the iPhone.

I will go on the record right now: whatever it costs does not matter. It will be mine.

Oh yes…it will be mine.

And, in case you've never heard what a roomful of tech geeks who are way, way too overstimulated sounds like, watch the iPhone introduction.  Steve Jobs is so smug it's adorable.

And another thing I love about him? He never really changes his clothing plan. Now that is my kind of man.