Quick Pics

Been too long so let's throw a some pictures up!

♦ Hawaii was fantastic, and can really be summed up by one picture:



♦ This leaked photo from the set of Captain America has me very worried... he looks absolutely silly. Note: This is not Chris Evans, just some sort of stunt person.

I didn't know they had sculpted ab armor back in WWII, but Chubby definitely needs them.

♦ And speaking of super hero movies, is it wrong that I spent a sizable chunk of time debating whether to spend $40 on the special exclusive metal-cased Steelbook version of Iron Man 2 rather the normal version with all the same extras minus the shiny case for half the price?

I'm not sure you understand how shiny it is.

♦ I'm not a huge fantasy sports guy, generally I just draft with my friends and let things play out. Heck, my usual strategy for football is to draft all Seahawks and hope they do something ridiculous. This year though my baseball team actually made the playoffs (3rd seed out of 4 spots), so i took a little control and navigated them to the finals. Started out pretty well when I logged in a few days later and saw this:

Utter shellacking of the opposing team, 23-0. I was well on my way to victory, until i went to Hawaii. Apparently the finals is a two week ordeal, not just one. So not really setting changes for the second week while I was out of town, I was surprised when I came back to gloat and found myself down 13-11 with four days left. Luckily my players pulled through and I secured the top spot.

This was the first year we ever did an auction draft, where you actually have to bid for players in the beginning so it's a lot more involved. Well, until I'm dethroned I can go about bragging that now due to the game needing more skill, this clearly shows that I am the superior fantasy manager amongst my friends.

♦ Lastly, I got a new phone: the Palm Pixi! Sounds kinda silly I know, but this thing is a beast. While I was happy with my "dumbphone", it got a little frustrating using the inaccurate touchscreen keyboard as well as some subpar aspects in features as simple as text messaging. Contact management and even synching photos was a nightmare. Luckily I was somehow eligible for an upgrade and I went into the AT&T store and saw the Pixi for $30 (after rebate). How could I say no? I've had my eye on webOS for a while (as evidenced by this post way back in January of '09), and the fact that this wasn't a slider phone and had a real keyboard had me sold. I recently realized how important having an e-mail client on you could be, so this purchase was a no brainer. I LOVE this phone. The only thing my old dumbphone did better was it lasted six days with average use without having to recharge -- this thing goes on the charging dock every night. Image is of my sexy unlock screen.