Marriage Good Good!

I’m back and I have wife in tow.

Mrs. Fireshaper just informed me that a FedEx semi crashed on I-35 in Texas and packages are all over the place. If you have something coming through FedEx from Oklahoma City you may want to call about your package or check your tracking number. It look like he was pulling three trailers and lost control of the truck, ran through the floodway and into the embankment where his trailers split and packages went everywhere. Police are saying that fatigue was to blame. The driver was sent to the hospital, complaining of back pain. I don’t think he will have a job come tomorrow.

I’ve never heard of this guy before but apparently he’s pretty well-known and he does some pretty stupid stuff, including making up some really, really idiotic lawsuits against famous persons in America and around the world. Jonathan Lee Riches’s newest lawsuit, though, is quite… amazing, to say the least. Mr Riches accuses O.J. Simpson of being a hitman for Steve Jobs since the “1985 MOVE house bombing in Philadelphia, which Jobs started with borrowed pyrotechnics from Great White.” There are so many things in the allegations I can’t name them all here. AppleInsider has a lot of them and they have a facsimile of the document available for anyone to read.

Have you ever looked at the trash that you accumulate every day and wondered if there was something else you could do with it? Well, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, two artists from London, did. Basically they pile up all their junk and shine a light on it to make a shadow and a nicer shape shows up on the wall (or whatever they project the shadow onto). You can check out more of their work here.

If you’ve ever wanted to talk in pictures now is the perfect time! Zlango has created a language that lets you talk to your friends in pictures, granted you either know what the pictures mean or you keep the captions under each picture. Check out the Book Group, Romeo and Juliet is really good.

Want an iPod Nano?

I decided to get a new iPod Nano 3G but before I do I must sell my iPod Nano 2GB 1G. I’m including a Griffin RoadTrip, an Accurian Armband, and an Agent18 case, all for $110 shipped. If you are interested check out the eBay link.

If you aren’t of the Cult of Steve Jobs, Amazon.com has White Microsoft Zunes 30GB for $160 (free shipping). You have to get the white one to get it that cheap though; Black is $186.34, Brown is $181.27, Red is $199.99, and Pink is $189.99.

Woot has a very stupid deal today — SnacDaddy 2 Pack! Maybe if I was going to be hosting a wing party I’d buy it but, if you ask me, I don’t see why this is on woot at all.

Another deal: Consumerist has a Samsonite Urbanite Laptop Backpack for $23.33 Shipped from Buy.com, but it seems that Buy.com is experiencing some technical difficulties.

I’ve been looking for a new backpack for my laptop as mine only has a place for the laptop and then, on the other side of a padded divider, a place for books and other stuff. So I need something bigger and this backpack looks like it might be the one. Now if only Buy.com would come back up because the cheapest I can find it elsewhere is at PCConnection.com for $33 + shipping.

On a lighter note, I was looking at my favorite blog and saw a very funny picture this morning. If you’ve never seen a LOLcats picture then make sure you check out ICanHasCheezburger.com, a wonderful repository of LOLcat pictures.

Duels invite!

Everyone needs to click this and join duels! I’ve really enjoyed the game and you will too! Go ahead, click it… okay I’ll turn around and cover my eyes if you are that shy. *peeks* Did you click it yet?

Movin on up… stairs.

I’m moving into a new apartment, been moving since Monday, but last night was the first night I actually SLEPT there and I have to say that I slept like a baby. With no other TVs, no lights, no cats scratching at my door, nothing to get in my way of the peaceful sleep I’ve been depraved of lately — and I think the new mattress helped. I’m upstairs, across a small privacy fence from a grocery store, so the light filters in through the windows a bit but that doesn’t really bother me I can always turn over. Since I’m still in the process of getting things where they need to go I’m without a lot, mainly cable and internet, but those will be had tomorrow. Knology is supposed to come hook everything up between 2-4 tomorrow and then I will be on internet > Comcast, I see that as a huge triumph in the life of a geek.

I do have a major problem right now though — I am without a computer desk. I’ve got a desktop, laptop, and printer to put somewhere and they are all sitting in various places around the apartment taking up precious space. My guitars and boxes of books are also stacked high against the walls and I know tomorrow knology will want to put that router somewhere and I have no place to put it! I’ve got to get a table or desk tonight. Also my TV is sitting on the floor of my living room so I’ve got to put that somewhere else too. I need more furniture!

Enough about me, though. The Iron Man trailer was released and it looks like it’s going to be a hit. I wish they showed more of the action and less of the intro though, with that little bit shown it makes you wonder what they are hiding.

MP3 players

Last week’s announcement by Apple must have got SanDisk’s Think Tank really churning, today they announced that they have slashed the old Sansa View and have totally redesigned it to be the iPod Nano killer. The new Sansa View will have 8GB of memory for the same price of a 4GB Nano — $149. There’s also a MicroSD slot, FM Tuner, and Voice recorder just like all the Sansa line. Speaking of MP3 players, Woot! has a Phillips 1GB MP3 for 24.99+$5 shipping.

Recalls and Searches

All of these toy recalls are very overwhelming for a lot of parents, looking at toy serial numbers and part numbers isn’t something you normally do as soon as your kid gets a new toy. In fact, you don’t even get to touch the toy until you find it on the floor days later in most situations. Consumerist has been following the recalls and posts new ones daily, but the sheer magnitude of it all has some parents ready to go back to the source — like this mom who brought garbage bags of toys to Mattel and told them to sort through it themselves.

Google silently released a new feature in their Google Reader Beta application: a search bar.

I do find myself reading something one day and a few days later (or even later that day) wondering where I read that news from. This is a very welcome addition to gReader.

Apple’s “The Beat Goes On” Event Highlights

-Apple store is down (12:22P)

-The Giz team just entered… 5 minutes to go (12:55P)

-4GB and 8GB iPod Nano with a larger screen and a little stouter. 4GB comes in silver only and is $149, 8GB comes in all colors and is $199. Going to be in stores by this weekend and will work with iPod+Nike.

-Last gen’s iPod is now called the iPod Classic, there will be 80GB and 160GB — $249 and $349, respectively.

-New iPod is iPod Touch, same dimensions as an iPhone. Has Wi-Fi, Safari, Calendar, Contacts, and more. 8GB, $299, and 16GB, $399, will be available later this month. Since it has Wi-Fi, there’s also going to be a Wi-Fi iTunes Store.

-Apple Store is still down, but keep checking it. The new deals will be out there soon! I am hoping for cheaper last gen Nanos

Apple’s “The Beat Goes On” Event starts in 10 minutes

Gizmodo will be liveblogging the event and I’ll be keeping up with the high points on here so stay tuned!