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• Erin was at school so I stayed home and did pretty much nothing.  I thought about doing something, but settled on doing nothing.

• Erin was at school so I stayed home and did pretty much nothing. Wait, that's not entirely true.
• I had a leisurely breakfast at Starbucks, returned a pair of pants that didn't fit, saw Avatar, cleaned the house and prepared a nice dinner for Erin and I. It was actually a pretty busy day.
• We concluded the evening with a viewing of Rachel Getting Married, and dessert at Denny's.

• Church, followed by lunch with the in-laws at Acapulco, a quick nap, and Night of Praise at church. It was a busy day.

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It's more than a month out still, but I've been racking my brain trying to come up with an anniversary gift for Erin.  Believe it or not, this March will be our 5 year anniversary. Each year I've stuck to the traditional anniversary gift guide but this year I'm at a loss so I thought I'd come to you.  If you consult the guide you'll see that the traditional gift for the 5th anniversary is something made of wood.  I'd like to stick to the guide, so if you can think of any wooden gift ideas I'd appreciate the input.  Keep it clean.

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Well Apple seems to have done it again.  They announced what seems to be another amazing product.  And this time, in an almost un-Apple fashion, the price point of the product seems reasonable.  Maybe I’ve just become accustomed to their pricing, but I really expected the iPad to start at $700 subsidized by a mobile carrier when you sign a multi-year data contract.  I’m glad I was wrong.  Apple seems to have pulled out all the stops with this device.

 

One of the features that surprised me most was the availability of the iWork office suite.  I had been dreaming that it would be capable of running presentations and opening documents, but I never really expected it to be a reality.  Bravo Apple.  This seems like an amazing device.

 

I am anxious to see how the iPad fares in reviews once people have their hands on it.  I know I have a few questions still about how it will accomplish certain tasks, but I’m really excited about the possibilities.  I think Apple is going to give both netbooks and ereaders a real run for their money with the iPad. 

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I like to peruse the new apps added to the Android Market every day to see what’s new in the world of Android. I realize this is a little obsessive, but oh well. It’s just something I’ve done since I got my phone.   Now, because I like to see all of the new apps, I generally use the All Apps category and filter it by Just In which mostly works great, except for one small thing.  The All Apps category lists every non-game application, including all the wallpapers, themes, font packs, etc. 

 

Now, if it were an actual program that managed wallpapers, themes or font packs I could understand why they would be listed as an app, but is wallpaper really an app? Also, when publishers add new wallpapers, or themes they sometimes publish 20 (or more) at a time, so you’ll see a Lakers theme followed by a Clippers theme, followed by a Cavs theme and so on.  It gets really annoying.  I wish the Android Market had another category for these types of files.  It would make my daily habit much more enjoyable. 

 

It’s not that I don’t appreciate the themes or the people that make them; I just think they should be organized differently.  If they had their own category it would be easier to find them when you wanted them and easier to avoid them when you don’t.  I think it would be a win win situation.

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Friday

• Pizza from Tony’s Bella Vista and a movie at home.  That was after we tried to go to the Gold Class Cinemas in Pasadena, but were turned away because everything we wanted to see was sold out. Maybe another time.  Instead we fired up the DVR and watched Australia, which I thought was weird until I realized it was a Baz Luhrmann film. 

Saturday

• Rode the Metro into LA, ate at Philippes, and walked Olvera Street and China Town.  It was a very LA-centric day. 
• That evening we stayed home, ate leftover pizza, and watched a couple episodes of Fringe.  We’ve been working the way through our DVR this month trying to catch up on shows that we’ve been recording over the past two years.  We recently finished the first season of Southland, which was amazing. I’m so glad TNT picked it up.  I can’t wait for new episodes.  Now, we’re working our way through Fringe. I feel like that show took a little while to get into but now I’m hooked. 

Sunday

• Lead worship at church in the morning and spent the afternoon watching football with friends. 
• That evening Erin made a really good butternut squash risotto and we continued the process of catching up on past episodes of Fringe.

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• Engadget
• MacRumors
• TechCrunch

• Mashable

• xkcd
• Historical Tweets

• LAist

• The Art of Manliness

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• Dinner at Zeke's Smokehouse in Montrose. Chicken, Ribs, Beans, Green Beans, Hush Puppies, Onion Rings, Sweet Potato Fries, and Shiner Bock. Good stuff.
• Watched Up in the Air.  Erin enjoyed all of the little details about business travel.

• A little work around the house followed by a lot of playing with my new WD TV Live.  It's a cool little toy that allows me to share media on my home network and play it on my TV. It took me a while to figure out file sharing with my eMac, but it was because I skipped a step or two in setup.  Oops.

• Church
• More work around the house. We actually hung some stuff on our walls. 
• Small Group and a little New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

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