Catwonsports: June 2008

he's bored and she's not

but here I am trying to upload the video and of course it's taking some time...so who is very very interested in what's going on and walking on the keyboard and knocking things over...yes, my little pest is very interested now.

iPhone footie

iPhone footie
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

thought it was interesting...

from buzz up on yahoo (by the way, i love mine, but i have little fingernails and toe nails...yes, i can use my iPhone with my toes...)

Most people either love or hate the iPhone's touch screen, and based on a report on the LA Times, women with long fingernails are among the haters. Why? Well, since the iPhone's touchscreen only responds to electrical charges emitted by your bare fingertips, women with long nails are left out in the cold. A woman interviewed for the article went so far as to suggest Apple was being misogynistic because it did not include a stylus for women and didn't consider womens' fingers and nails when designing the phone.

Honestly, though, this same argument has come up against keyboards, touch screen monitors, and anything else that involves the use of your fingers, so should every gadget maker change the design of its products to accommodate users with long nails, or should people with long nails learn to work around this problem like they have in the past? I'd love to hear what Apple has to say about all this, but I doubt they'll ever address this particular design flaw.

Personally, I'd rather have them focus on the real issues of the iPhone, like the lack of a video camera, extra storage, and better camera, but that's just me. Besides, there are styli out there that work with the iPhone just fine and are pretty affordable.

This all reminded me of an iPhone reviewer who had a hard time using the iPhone due to her long nails, and in her frustration she said, "I guess people who use Apple products are too cool for fingernails." But are we? What do you think?

Enid & I

Enid & I
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

are getting a 2nd one of these today at 4:30pm.

Told Faye I was getting married a few minutes ago. She said, after a long pause, "you and Enid". "Erika", close enough. First time I really flat out told Faye about our relationship since my dad had never let her know. But, I asked if she was surprised, and she just said she had wondered before. I hope the news wasn't too exciting for her 97 year old heart. She asked if I thought I'd be happy ,and I said yes, I know I will. She said "yes, I think you will be too". Aw, love is in the air.

TheUnion.com/photos

TheUnion.com/photos
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

Sarahs at the front @ Nevada City

Hazy fire sunset

Hazy fire sunset
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

made for an erie sky on Friday 13th track night. Camphone doesn't capture the spectacular vision of the red sun or moon too well.

6/17/2008

6/17/2008
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

Another anni day to remember and a good excuse to miss Tuesday track. We'll start off with seeing Frida @ the SMOMA.

casual encounters

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Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

on Friday 13th, we aren't dressing up as Minnie, but we may take his ears and cute tail.

Just got a call on my work phone. Yes, on the work phone, actually a lot of calls from males responding to my post. Gee, did I leave my number on this spot? I don't think so. Yikes. Calls came in from Larry in Foster City, Carl who happened to be in the area, Charles, my friend charles, no that's not his area code? And finally Jay. I really liked Jay. Jay was the cool one. Jay didn't leave his number, but he did leave a detailed message. He told me there was probably a mistake and usually people don't leave their WORK phone number on craiglists for personal ads requesting casual encounters. Plural, encounterS, not just one but mulitple. Wow...what a hottie. I wonder if I would have gotten as many calls if this picture was posted along side the message. Ok, that's not me, but it looks like me just shorter and a different color hat.

Friday 13th @ Hellyer

Friday 13th @ Hellyer
Originally uploaded by Ippoc Amic

we are supposed to dress up...can we wear costumes during our races? marscat & I discussed this last night. she didn't think so, but we did it for surf city. She said it's different. why? cus' there are no brakes on the bike. i think she is a scaredy cat.