I can think of two great things that are happening in May (besides the fact that I’ll be moving out at the end of that month). After 6 long years, we finally get new Nine Inch Nails in the form of an album entitled With Teeth. Easily my favorite band. The new single, The Hand That Feeds sounds very different from what you would expect from NIN, but still very cool. Unlike most bands, I think NIN gets better with every single album and I’m sure With Teeth is going to knock me on my ass when it’s released May 3rd.

As if that wasn’t, we also get the new Weezer album, Make Believe, on May 10th. The new single, Beverly Hills sounds like classic Weez and I’m positive this one will also not disappoint. If I’m upset about anything, it’s that Weez wont be making their way to SoCal for their tour. Oh well. Still can’t wait for these released in May. Bring it.

You know the Siemens S66 I got about a week ago? Well here’s my review. I hate it. It crashes. It doesn’t sync properly with iSync and really not even supported by it in the first place. Bluetooth is very sketchy with it. The user interface is a lot more complicated than it needs to be. Contacts are a pain to deal with. On the up side, it’s a sexy looking phone and with a firmware update to clear out some of the bugs, I can see someone who’d sync it to Windows liking it a lot more. Just not for me, though.

So this being the case, I ordered another phone today in exchange for the S66. I went all out on this one. It’s the Sony Ericsson S710a and I’m positive it’s going to be great. The only thing I’m sort of hesitant about is the swivel design. I’m not a big fan of moving parts on a phone. I’ll guess we’ll see how it works out in a couple of days when I get it in my hands.

Here is a news story that has recently mad national headlines concerning a 911 officer saying “yeah… too bad” and then hanging up on a call received about an injured motorcyclist. I’m completely appalled and disgusted over this officers action and I hope you will be too after reading the article. In fact, I hope you feel strongly enough to join me in signing a petition demanding further action be taken against him. He was only suspended for 15 days.

If you know downtown Los Angeles, then you know the Hotel Figueroa. Well, up on the famous Hotel Figueroa is an ad for GM with content from my division at eVox. We didn’t do the complete ad, but we did supply all of the content for it and I’m proud enough to show it here. You can find higher resolution images of these by clicking on the links below the images.

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This week is definitely a week to demonstrate exactly how much of a consumer whore I am.

Picked up Finding Neverland. Saw it in the theaters and though it’s a pretty decent flick. Not good enough to get an Oscar nomination, but pretty good. Kate Winslet is also super sexy. Also picked up Star Wars: Clone Wars – Volume 1. I remember back when they announced a Star Wars cartoon series thinking that is was just gonna be beyond stupid. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Fans of SW and animation in general, rejoice. You should check it out if you haven’t.

According to the tracking number, my new phone is on the FedEx delivery truck and out for delivery. I haven’t read one bad thing about the Siemens S66. Already bought a 512mb RS-MMC card for more memory. Can’t wait to get my hands on it. Although officially undocumented, it should work perfectly with iSync. I’ll probably do a quick review of it later this week.

Here’s the big one. This time tomorrow, I should have in my hand the Sony PSP. The launch titles are weak and getting terrible ratings with the exception of Wipeout Pure (which I also ordered). After the terrible taste the Nintendo DS left in my mouth, I’m praying for the PSP to live up to the hype. With its list of specifications, I think it will.

I love my Sony Ericsson T616. I really do. I wrote a nice glowing review back when I got it and it’s been good to me for these last 19 months. So when I finally moved my AT&T plan to a Cingular plan today and they forced me to pick a new phone, I was definitely a little hesitant. In a couple of days, I should have my new Siemens S66 in hand and judgment will begin. Cingular is good about it, though. If I don’t like something about it, I can have everything returned and either pick another phone or go back to my trusty T616 and the AT&T plan.

I don’t know why I’ve been so unmotivated to post here lately. Even when I actually do, none of it is very personal at all. It’s not like there’s nothing going on with me. It’s actually quite the opposite. Who would have thought it’d have to do with girls either. Every time I get close physically with another girl, I start thinking about the ex and that in turn doesn’t make me want to do anything with this new person. I probably wouldn’t have this problem at all if all my ex was to me was an ex, but no. We’re trying to be friends and that means I’m seeing her regularly in a friendly way. I guess what holds me back is thinking that she may be upset or sad if she knew I was messing around with some girl. That’s the last thing I’d want to do to her. Hmm. I can already see the advice you’d give me. Fuck her and think about yourself. If she can’t handle it, then she’s not really your friend. Right?

So what else can I talk about? Oh yeah. The circle is complete! I am, of course, talking about Felicity: The Complete Fourth Season being released on DVD last week. I know. I’m gay and this and that. You have no idea what you’re missing. This is easily one of the best TV series ever created. Now I can start watching the series from beginning to end completely non-stop. Another quick TV thing. The Shield season 4 is starting tomorrow. That show is right up there with 24.

Alright. Back to work, but more later.

Alright. I finally got out there and shot some images of my bike. Some were taken in the Rose Bowl parking lot and some were taken up on Angeles Crest Highway. They all came out terrible so I’ll probably go and do another round of shooting today. That’s what I get for putting down my camera for almost a year.

Oh sweet! I had Muhammad on my fantasy team last year. He was the number one fantasy receiver. Time to go find his jersey. Go Bears!