You Can Take The Girl Out of New York

So Scott and I had a quiet New Year’s at home. We cooked up a yummy dinner (grilled wild salmon and pasta with asparagus and a lemon cream sauce), watched “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and various add-ons from the DVD, and then flipped the TV on at midnight to watch a rebroadcast of the ball dropping in NYC.

At which point I got incredibly homesick, and started crying when Sinatra’s “New York, New York” came on. This morning I’m still sad. There’s something in the air that makes me wish I were tramping the streets of the West Village, heading off for brunch in a noisy diner, and then just out for a walk, maybe clutching a carton of coffee to keep my hands warm.

We only got home to NY once in 2005, and I think that has something to do with why I’m feeling so homesick today. I need a city fix.

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Intel – One Step Forward, One Step Back

So Intel is revising its branding. OK. I’m not doing cartwheels about the new logo, but it’s no better or worse than the old one.

But who on earth thought it was a good idea to ditch the “Intel Inside” tagline for “Leap Ahead”? “Intel Inside” is a good, memorable tagline that adds value to the brand. “Leap Ahead” is one of those eminently forgettable taglines that adds no value to anything other than the bank account of some misbegotten branding consultant.

Friday FatCat Blogging

Since moving to the new place, Gimi has spent a lot of time lolling around on the carpets. He loves to roll over and show us his belly.

Friday FatCat Blogging

Woe betide the person who actually decides to pat him on that belly, though. CHOMP!

Tungsten C: Still No Resolution

Well, I broke my Tungsten C some three months ago and I still haven’t decided whether to get the damn thing fixed or not. With 2006 fast approaching, I need to finally make a decision, because if I do go back to paper, now is the time to go buy a planner.

Scott found a link to a highly-rated guy on eBay who apparently repairs Palm PDAs for less than what it would cost to send the Tungsten back to PalmOne for a repair. I’m thinking about it.

I’m also thinking that since I survived all semester without a PDA, I probably don’t really need one. I miss the games and being able to read e-books a bit, but the ability to do those things is not really worth $75-$125 to me right now. Especially when I can get a perfectly good 2006 Day-Timer for under $25.

Someone with psychology training might point out to me that not making a decision is also a decision, and that’s quite true. In essence, by going three months without my PDA, my decision has already been made. I just need to admit it and move on.