Jonny the Recovering Technophiliac

Welcome to what will be the first of a few new additions to my blog…well in this case, it’s more like an organized addition to an existing thing, The Babbler.  This is where i condense and summarize what has happened in a period of time since my last post with brief and random thoughts.  Some may make sense, some may not…but that’s the premise, all the babble thats fit to blog!  So off we go:

- I have always loved the mannerisms of my friends.  sometimes the best quotes don’t always come from Pulitzer prize winners or deities, they come from my friends/family.  I remember re-posting up a facebook status from my friend Roger that caused a flurry of responses, most humorous:

I have always found women to be dificult, I don’t really understand them. To begin with they dont understand themselves and on top of that they make us crazier than we already are. – his uncle

…yet one person had to muck up the fun, so i removed said status.  But on my way to a radio shack to get an adapter for his stereo, i thanked him again for that quote…because i believe there’s still some truthiness to that theory…at least in terms of both sexes, depending on the situation.

- I love my iPhone 3GS, it felt so good to be back in the game with that phone…i planned the purchase and patiently waited for the jailbreak/unlock, and it has paid off.  And especially because of those warm days. i can turn the lappy off and save energy if i just want to check mail…the iphone can handle that task just fine.

- i must admit, i am loving guitar hero…not just because it allows me to return to my drumming roots, but also because it allowed me to release so much stress.

- tonight i saw Oceans 13, one of my favorite movies…this quote i loved in particular:

There’s a code amongst guys who shook Sinatra’s hand! — [Reuben Tishkoff to Willy Bank about being double-crossed, Ocean's 13]

- I’m pretty confirmed that as long as the job hunt is coughing up a spleen, i am pretty much decided on going to grad school…but not for computer science…i’ve grown bored with it.  This time i may be aiming more for journalism…after all, i love to write.

- finally, I hate foreign movies that have dubbing in other languages…i feel it just diminishes the overall quality of the movie and what it represents…i mean what’s wrong with subtitles?  I’d rather watch a film in it’s native tongue with all the raw emotions while following what’s being said below with discrete subtitles rather than canned dubs that talk so scripted like some poorly-made college film.

courtesy flickr.com

Ok, consider this scenario my cats and kittens: You want to watch a movie with someone special, but she happens to live approximately two states away…do you:

a) wait for a meetup to watch the movie
b) buy the dvd, watch it at your own time, and discuss whenever
c) geek it out a little by uploading the dvd rip to your server, then watch it at the same time as if you both where at the movies

if you chose ‘a‘, then you are half-right…sure you can watch a movie with her physically, always helps, but do a little something no guy has ever thought of before to keep the connection alive, be creative!

if you chose ‘b‘, then you’re not trying hard enough…lose one turn

if you chose ‘c‘, then you’re right! Give yourself a pat on the back, and get ready to upload for movie date part deux

And now you know why sometimes it pays to be a little geeky…the point is to be creative and fun.  sure it’s not the same as watching a movie together physically, but at least you make the remote experience as close to the real deal until the physical rendezvous.  Either way, this is something she will never forget.