SuddenLink is the worst company on the planet. We've lived in this house for about 6 months and I've had to call them at least 6 times due to internet connectivity issues alone (not even counting cable TV stuff.) They sucked when they were Cox Communications, they suck just as hard now. I hate them so, so, so very much.

Day 186 of The sorensilk iPod Challenge

Song 4122 of 7057 - My Iron Lung by Radiohead

My wife and I are taking a little vacation next week. We're going to stay in San Francisco for two days, wine country (Napa and Sonoma) for two days, and then the Davis area. To prepare for the trip we decided to upgrade or camera.

We went with a Canon SD750. It's a small point and shoot but it has a nice 3" LCD and is 7.1 MP. So far, it's great. I can't wait to get some good shots of Cali.

Flickr.com has a neat feature of reading the data on image files and then listing what type of device took the picture. Apparently some pictures were posted by a few Danger guys in the last few days and the device listed on their pictures was a "Danger Zante." Since there is currently no product released under that name everyone is assuming it's a new device, possibly the next Sidekick. You can thank sfourxton for catching all this. Within hours it was on gizmodo. And the new device was pretty much confirmed when the Danger guys deleted all the pictures off of flickr and asked sfourxton to delete his too.

Of course, due the the wonderful interwebs, the flickr pages could still be pulled up in google cache. I saved the most interesting one. I also threw the image onto my flickr page and it still shows "Danger Zante" as the device. The picture is just of a motorcycle but in the reflection you can see someone holding an all black device that looks similar to a Sidekick. Who knows what it really is...

Where the déjà vu comes in is that this almost exact same situation happened before the SK2 was released. Andy Rubin (ex-Danger guy) posted a picture from the SK2 on his way back from Cannes where it was previewed but not to the public. He posted the picture on Hiptop Nation and everyone figured it out. He asked to have it removed and Mike did it. But not before I had saved it and posted it on my own server. I posted about it at the time.

Day 183 of The sorensilk iPod Challenge

Song 4064 of 7057 - Mr. Coffee by Lagwagon

It wasn't exactly by choice but I went to the 29th Annual Spamarama today. It's a festival devoted to the fine food product of Spam. My brother in law got two free VIP passes through his job at the radio station.

It wasn't the ideal day since it was 37° and raining but we actually had

a good time. I hadn't even had Spam before today but I had all kinds of it today. Spam chilli, spamshi (Spam sushi,) spamburgers, etc. It was a surprisingly fun time.

Every year I buy a new pair of Reef Sandals. I live in Austin where sandals (flip flops) are allowed almost everywhere as long as the weather is above 50° (which is 80% of the time.) Last season I went with the Fanning model, which is a sandal with a bottle opener integrated into the sole.

It came in handy quite a few times.

This year, they came out with a new model that I had to try. It's called the Dram. It's a standard sandal that has a air pocket in the sole that also doubles as a flask. It holds about 3 ounces of "liquid," has a measuring bar so you can see how much is left, and features a martini-shaker tread pattern. Click here for a little more info.

And for all the ladies, Reef made the Stash which has a small pullout heel to store money, credit cards, keys, etc.

I've always loved Reef sandals just for their comfort but lately they've been keeping me interested with their functionality too.

My wife has always liked sangria and last weekend we decided to find a recipe for it. We just looked on the interwebs and found a random one. It turned out great so we're having it again this weekend.

Basically you stick a bottle of red wine (it doesn't really matter what kind) and stick in various fruits (oranges and limes are good, so is pineapple and strawberry, etc.), a spoon or two of sugar, and about a 1/4 cup Brandy is optional. Let it sit in the fridge overnight if you can, if not, it's not that big of a deal. Right before you serve it pour in some ginger ale or sprite.

It's one of those drinks that you can kinda just stick in whatever you have in the fridge and it turns out pretty good. Just be careful, it's known for kind of sneaking up on you.

Day 172 of The sorensilk iPod Challenge

Song 3785 of 7057 - Lowrider by War

This is the spot where I almost bit it a few minutes ago. It's been raining today and I'm wearing shoes with no tread at all. I hit the waxed floor in front of the mat with my slick, wet shoes and slid about 5 feet on one foot. I even accidently said "Whoa!" as I was sliding. But I held the slide and didn't actually fall.

There was a girl sitting on that bench who I'm sure was laughing her ass off (thankfully not out loud.)

Day 171 of The sorensilk iPod Challenge

Song 3722 of 7057 - Looks Just Like The Sun by Broken Social Scene

Tonight I made three new themes. Two Nintendo related ones and another Cowboy Bebop one. Download them over at sk3themes. And since it's almost 2:00am, I'm going to bed...

I haven't actually ordered this one yet but I created it tonight. It can be taken a couple of ways depending on how you think about it. Either way, I just thought it was a funny idea so I made it. As far as I know it's original...

This poor little cat was murdered in the name of science. Science is brutal. Actually, I shouldn't jump to that conclusion so quick, he could have donated his body to science. I'd have to check the donor section of his drivers license to be sure...

PS - Other possible titles for this post included: "What's got into that cat? Friskies!" and "Have you seen the ghost of Tomcat?"

Day 169 of The sorensilk iPod Challenge

Song 3690 of 7057 - Live & Let Die by Guns N' Roses