25 Mar 2006
Caring for Your Introvert
The habits and needs of a little-understood group.
0 comments | society |
21 Mar 2006
Parallels Between My Living Through Two Years of Middle School and the Two Terms of the Bush Presidency
0 comments | humor |
20 Mar 2006
25 TV Series cut too short
The usual suspects: Firefly, Arrested Development, Wonderfalls, Sports Night, etc.
0 comments | tv |
16 Mar 2006
Sprint Ambassador Program
A week and a half ago, I got an email from Sprint inviting me to participate in their “Sprint Ambassador Program,” which has been widely covered on the blogs (free phone + service for 6 months in exchange for feedback). I’ve blogged about phones previously and Sprint has been my one and only cell phone provider (other than two brief flirtations with T-Mobile).
I’ve got decent service and coverage on my Sprint Treo 650, but I’m curious to try out the new (faster) EVDO network (I’ve been thinking about getting the new EVDO-compatible Palm 700p when it comes out). But what I’m really looking forward to in this experience is being an “average phone customer.” I’m not the type of person who downloads ringtones, games, etc. from the Sprint Online Store. I download stuff directly from the web on my Palm Treo. It’ll be interesting to see “how the other half lives” (and to do it with free, unlimited download capability).
The phone arrived this afternoon, but I’m still waiting for the provisioning to go through so I can start using the phone. Again, I’m a power user with my Treo, but I have to say that the clamshell Samsung MM-A920 is pretty slick. The box came with a 32MB Transflash card (and SD card adapter), a USB cable to hook the phone up to my computer, and a nice stereo headphone / mic combo. I always thought lugging my iPod around (in addition to my phone) to listen to music was a pain. I don’t listen to music with my Treo either, because the interface is a pain. But the A920 has nice music controls on the front of the phone.
I’ll be posting more comments as I start to use the phone…
13 Mar 2006
And I’m telling you I should have gone
Jeff was right when he said I should have joined the gym with him. Then I would have been there to meet Henry Krieger (composer of DREAMGIRLS) today.
And speaking of DREAMGIRLS, here’s another, ahem, *interesting* clip from YouTube: 4 Filipino women sing the hell out of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” I’m never heard a quartet rendition of the song before…
10 Mar 2006
The Little Men Who Love Little House: Why boys like girls books
I was crazy for Judy Bloom as a kid (including "Are you there God? It's me Margaret").
0 comments | fiction, society, writing |
10 Mar 2006
Andy on “Gay Pride”
“On the day I realized I was gay, I threw up.” Most gay man I know have similar coming-out stories. Andy just does a better job of writing it down.