seagulls gate



after much hmmmin and hawwing i am returning to victoria for the hallowe’en weekend. there are a couple specific things i am returning for (yes i am partly windtalking again) but all are good reasons on their own and combined.. well the choice is obvious. i’ll be on the 7 pm ferry over and be around until Sunday evening.
other stuff:
my haus-warming party, saturday november 6th at 6 PM! if you know me you are STRONGLY URGED not to miss this event. it will be a rewarding experience that you will want to tell all your friends about, making them green with envy. they will ask themselves “why was i not invited?!?”. oh yeah! so cool. pls help me feel welcome in my new place! housewarming gifts are such a cool idea. did i think of that one or did you!? i think we both did at the same time. if you don’t have one or can’t afford one, that’s totally cool. i expect you not to use that as an excuse not to come. no excuses. just come.
there are some other major items in the music world that are on the verge of happening .. until i get confirmation i best not blow my horn though.. i want it all to happen. things are happening that i want to happen. not everything, but a lot of things. and that’s from taking chances.. taking chances..
by the way .. if you are tuned into the fabulous proton radio, the internet’s best progressive house and breaks radio station, you’ll hear some familiar sounds starting at 10:24 PST.
time to get packing for tomorrow! hooray for casual fridays and backpacks.

uPod

here is a bit of tech bot crap:
U2 limited edition iPod
iPod Photo
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U2 is my favorite band. But the uPod’s only unique new features are different color plastic (which i like the look of, but it’s just plastic) and reproduced autographs on the back.
$499 is quite a bit for a collectors item.
about the iPod photo..
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this is a very good idea executed only half-way. you should be able to put all yer movies on the thing since they advertise that you can hook it up to a TV, and obviously the unit can handle audio. of course, how much would the movie industry like that? not so much. potential .. potential.
look at the size of the thumbnails. can you imagine scrolling through 20,000 or even 10,000 photos like that? the good thing is you can use albums that you put together in iPhoto on the computer. one thing is clear — iPod’s are not for input — they’re output only, unless you get a 3rd party accessory or somesuch.
to that end, apple still has not put the line-in port or the microphone-in port on the thing so i wont be buying one. almost better than a minidisc player, however still not quite.