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I experienced my second MacWorld event today through bloggers and text messages. I had actually forgotten all about it until Nick Parsons sent me a text letting me know that iPhone update 1.1.3 would be coming out later in the day, which sent the rest of the day into some kind of computerized chaos.

I spent the next hour watching Wired, CrunchGear and http://www.macrumors.com for updates on the MacWorld keynote, and got pretty excited when the new MacBook Air was introduced.

Nick and I texted back and forth, as did two of my friends who work at the Apple Store on campus, which was broadcasting the entire keynote. Later, I would come home and hurriedly install the iPhone update so I could make it to class on time. When I commented on the new firmware update's features at CrunchGear and was asked to post pictures, I obliged. CrunchGear's editor, John Biggs, later asked for me to do an iChat interview that now lives here.

But it was later that I realized how much of an impact today's updates had on my friends. A bunch of people changed their away messages to "1.1.3" or something to do with the MacBook Air. One conversation online was interrupted by a, "hold on, iTunes needs a reboot". It's the first time I've really seen how one company can affect so many people all at one time. It's pretty cool.

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Right before Thanksgiving break, Charlie called to tell me that Music Biz would be going out of business. From the sounds of it, the company that owns the chain and the small record label that produces cheap country b-sides had a bit of a vendetta with the Alton store, thus the untimely closing of the city's remaining music haven (Slacker's doesn't count).

Since Music Biz was such a big part of my life for so long, it's hard to see it go. It was one of those jobs that I'll tell my kids about, and probably a job that they'll never have the pleasure of experiencing. The people at the indie stores like Music Biz end up being like a second family, and with the exception of Krannert (and even then, just barely) I've never actually felt happy to go to work every day.

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In a series of events that is sure to disappoint at least one of Scott Troyan's poor sensibilities, the Democrats and Bono have found themselves at an impasse regarding funding for AIDS over the next two years.

"I'm alarmed we could not get a commitment from the Democratic leadership to prevent the loss of $1 billion in the continuing resolution," Bono said Thursday in a statement.

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In case you were wondering what to get me for my 21st birthday (which occurs on August 17th), I have compiled a list available here. Happy hunting.

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Check out the trailer for Greg's new movie here. I produced and did some other things. It's good times and hopefully a winner.

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The last couple days have been a little hectic. From buying a pellet gun for Greg's remake of Cells to finishing my first Foxfire Agency project to mixing and dispensing of some fake blood, it's been a little crazy. Last night was the first time that I had ever really been around people who were acting in a movie, and I have to tell you, it was a bit weird. I guess it's odd for me to see people get worked up for something that isn't real.

Cells should drop in a month or so; I'm looking forward to it. Major props to Greg, Sarah, Adam, and James for their skills, and a big thanks to Nikki for use of the apartment.

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Christine and I made a trip to the new Edwardsville Sonic today. We were a little surprised to see a lack of patrons; after all, it was a brand new restaurant, and new restaurants typically attract myriad customers. Anyway, Jessy was to meet us at the unusually un-busy Sonic, and Christine and I ordered in the meantime. After they delivered our food and we had paid, I waited for my change. When the attendant came back, she handed me all the money I had just given her and informed me that it was family day and that everyone ate for free. Christine and I were even more confused. If all the food were free, why was the place so empty? A manager came by to tell Christine that she would get a giftcard with the amount she had charged on her credit card, but before she did, she looked at us strangely and told us again that it was family day and that of course we didn't have to pay.

About five minutes later, I saw Jessy try to pull in to the parking lot. She was quickly stopped by one of the employees and told to leave. Sonic, it appeared, was not open. Jessy called Christine to tell her what had happened, and it was about then that it all hit me. The free food, the relatively small amount of customers, the "it's family day" lecture that we had repeatedly received. This was a little get-together for family members of Sonic employees. Christine and I had just managed to sneak past the employees guarding the entrance.

And for this reason, today Christine and I are proud parents of a Sonic employee yet to be named.

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After rummaging through the Illini Union Bookstore today to get prices on Dreamweaver MX or Studio MX, only to find that they A) had neither; and B) were selling old software for cheap. So, I mosied on over to Adobe's website and found out that the MX series is dated by about two years and has been replaced by the 8 series. When I saw the prices, I quite nearly shat. $999 for Studio 8! Ah, but there was a silver lining to this cloud...

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Greg over at GregCJackson.com has added a blogging function that allows his site move up exactly one peg in my book. Now if he could only get a photo album that doesn't rely on Facebook.

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