May 14, 2003
5/14/03 Brooklyn, NY Due to
Due to an amazing confluence of events - my impending birthday, the insurance on stuff stolen on our trip, our upcoming nuptials, a giant tax return, and a lucky day on eBay I have pretty much upgraded my entire electronic life. This will probably be the last blog I write on my awesome gay little Tangerine iBook because a windfall allowed us to get the new 17-inch Powerbook. I can't tell you how beautiful this fella is; you have to go to one of the Apple Stores and caress it for yourself. We got the big one because we're doing so much video crunching and writing with several documents open at once, but I'm sure there's a cock issue or two in there somewhere.
The Apple Store in Soho looks like Jor-El's palace in the second Superman movie everything is the color of crystals and snow, even the toilet seat cover dispensers. These people have vision, I tellya. Could you imagine walking into a Dell store without trying to fight back a drooling, soporific stupor? Apple stuff is so cool that I've gladly spent 1/3rd more money in my life just to stick with them.
Every five years, they blow the roof off of the computing world with something so great that scores of thick-footed PC mavens pee themselves playing catch-up. In 1987, it was the Mac Plus; in 1992 it was the first Powerbooks; in 1997, it was the iMac; and last year it was the iPod. The fact that Apple still maintains less than 10% of the computer market should be Exhibit A for Why Americans Are So Goddamn Stupid.
The other great purchase or, rather, re-purchase – was a new guitar to replace the one stolen out West. Sean, Dad and I picked it out from our favorite little guitar store on 48th St., and it rings so clear, with basses so fat, I stayed up until now (3:42am) playing it. Andy Partridge said that the entire English Settlement album spewed forth when he found a 12-string guitar; I can only hope good things can gush out of me with this flirty little vixen.
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with Sean and Dad in a cab, midtown I'm stuck behind guitar
Ian,
Block told me to check out your blog here so I did and I find it very easy to read which is important to me because it's late and I'm tired. I'm impressed. I haven't updated my own website for almost a year.
Good Night.