Skimming through my news aggregator this morning I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who ends up cursing his web browser. It’s enough to make one say sassafraggaragginbetasoftware. Lately this has been my one complaint with Chimera. It’s crashed a bunch of times right as I’m posting stuff. One nice thing is that most of the time it actually ends up posting. I just can never tell if it will or not when it does.

I hate being sick. On top of it all I’ve been sleeping like crap. I’m hoping to get some good sleep and join some friends for brunch. We’ll see how I feel in a few hours.

Bleh. I think I’m sick. I feel like ass. Mostly just sluggish. I bailed on hanging with people for dinner. I might get a call to go to the movies at midnight tonight, but I haven’t decided if I’ll go or not. Bleh.

I went wandering down to the Charles River this morning after breakfast to watch the boats. Didn’t run into any alums down there, but it was still nice to go for a walk down there. Afterwards I wandered up to Harvard Square and found issue no. 2 of Found Magazine. I grabbed the first one after reading about it in vfc’s LiveJournal a while back and was completely enthralled with it. So when I saw it today I had to pick it up. I also was browsing through Newbury Comics wasting time and saw the Lain in bear pajamas action figure and had to have it. It’s now sitting on my desk next to Ryo-oki.

Remember that Microsoft switch ad that they quickly took down. Well, here’s another one.

I got a copy of the first issue of Newtype USA today. I’m quite impressed with it so far. I’d flipped through the japanese version a few times, but of course could never understand any of it. It’s just over 190 pages, printed on a heavier weight paper from the feel of it, and in a larger size than most US magazines. The cover price is $9.95, which might seem a little high at first, but isn’t really considering things like the preview DVD it comes with and the quality of the magazine in general. Oh, and it also has some cool postcards with images from RahXephon.

On the content side, the magazine looks pretty good so far. Though, it’s a bit odd getting used to the magazine being printed backwards. It is one thing reading manga that way as it was originally printed in that format. Oh, and for information about the magazine you can check out their web site.

Actually, my collection pales in comparison with the number of CDs some friends of mine have.

• Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
• Oingo Boingo – Boingo Alive (2CDs)
• Sinead O’Connor – The Lion & The Cobra
• Noir OST 1 & 2
• Nitzer Ebb – ebbhead
• Nitzer Ebb – Belief
• Nitzer Ebb – Showtime
• NiN – Sin CD Single
• NiN – Head like a Hole CD Single
• NiN – Pretty Hate Machine
• New Order – Substance
• New Order – Power, Corruption, & Lies
• New Order – Low-Life
• New Order – Republic
• Plastic Compilation – Vol 1

This batch has some of my earliest music loves. I discovered New Order’s Power Corruption & Lies upon returning from Christmas break my sophmore year in high school. Just about the same time I discovered Tears for Fears’ The Hurting. Those two records took me through much of the rest of that year.

Remember the Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 that so many girls supposedly loved (I originally posted about it back in August). Well, Amazon seems to have removed ads describing the Magical Broom’s Vibrating Appeal.

It still makes me wonder if there are any other amusing reviews like this hidden away in Amazon’s database.

Over on boing boing, some info about new technology for phones.

Aromaphones from Scotland. A Scottish company is working on cellphones that can generate odors on demand, so that users can send each other smells, as well as getting stinky “ringtones” from their handsets.

Dr Dodd told the Glasgow Herald his plans include distilling and delivering aromatherapy products by phone.

Link Discuss(Thanks, Steve!) [Boing Boing Blog]

This brings up all kinds of questions. Can you transmit your own smells? How about have a different smell for each caller? I think I want candy smells. I was driving past the Necco factory last night and they were making candy. I think licorice from the smell of it.

Another thought. This brings turning off the ringer on your phone to a whole new level.

Robert Frost. “The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.” [Quotes of the Day]