Broadcast 2000 fans celebrate the muse and Van

My new favorite CD arrived in the mail a couple days ago and I have been annoying friends and enemies a like with their contagious sound. They are Broadcast 2000 and if you have not heard them, then I recommend a little listen. But even better, on their myspace they briefly posted this odd-ball gem made by fans who obviously spend a lot of time in Vancouver BC and go to UBC.

Reluctantly liking my new laptop

I just received my new laptop today. Once I arrived home from work I started to play. Its a lot faster, of course, than my five year old custom built desktop. The new toy is commercially known as a Lenovo Ideapad Y530. I’m still working on a more personal name. I still have issues with the way that laptops mess with my posture. I seem to slowly sink into it, til I find myself about six inches from the screen wondering why my neck is killing me. Also, for now, there seems to be a disturbing smell coming from my Chinese-made computer. While my headache might be from a simple lack of water, I am not convinced that the off-gases are harmless.

I guess that my expectations of Vista have been considerably suppressed over the last year and a half since its release. Now, I am pleased to see that it works without any major meltdowns.

Yes, it is heavier than I would like and although I think that I won’t travel with it much, I am returning to university, where laptops are more common than pencils.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should name the little guy?