very simple

This weekend, when I wasn’t traipsing all over Roosevelt Island with the 365-ers, I was at a giant food expo for hours on end handing out samples of these cakes (it’s my dad’s company). They are soaked in liquor, which makes them very, very awesome.

and yes, my feet are killing me.

I will hopefully have snapped out of the mindset that causes me to try to feed these to everyone who comes within 3 feet of me by tomorrow.

well, Circuit City is officially dead. I think I’d be more upset about losing one of the major computer outlets in my neighborhood if they weren’t complete jerks every time I walked into one of their stores. And lest you think those two links contradict each other, please note that, in both cases, the salespeople were not interested in actually serving me, the customer, be it by answering my questions or by leaving me alone when I specifically point out that I’m just browsing.

The only thing that actually bothers me is that they literally just opened up a store in the old tower records location near lincoln center less than one year ago. Here’s hoping the space can find another (decent) tenant soon.

Ok, fine. Sky Mall catalog it is.

Nothing quite like the George Bush airport in Houston. Seriously. Nothing.

Last month, I mentioned that I was in love with the Dahon Glide. Unfortunately, every time I’ve been to the website, it says that it’s not yet available for purchase.

So this week I finally decided to just e-mail the company and find out what’s going on. Apparently the bike was officially “released” about a week ago, but, of course, the closest retailer that has them in stock is out in the middle of Long Island. Because that’s convenient.

I’m a little bit wary about ordering a bike, even one as cute as the Glide, without trying it out first, so I’m going to try to hit Toga bikes this weekend to see if they can special order one for me…

Now I just need to figure out how to get my old, non-folding bike (that needs a tune-up) out of my apartment and up to my parents’ garage in Massachusetts.

That’s a puzzle for another day…

Those who know me know that I am a total electronics junkie. But I am also a sort-of rational consumer, so I’ve been waiting (and waiting) for this darn high-definition DVD format war to end. And it looks like it has…

Toshiba to Give Up on HD Format, Ceding Field to Sony – New York Times

Yay. Of course, now I apparently have to wait until the end of this year, when “Blu-Ray 2.0″ is released…