I had a very odd night last night. First of all, it was pretty silent in podcast world. And no, I’m not talking about Thursday’s Internet radio “silent out” protest. Friday’s silence was due to the iPhone release. All my favorite podcasters were waiting in lines—somewhere out there—all Friday long.

Thankfully, my preferred podcaster (and most trusted hi-tech consumer electronics reviewer) Cali Lewis had the wherewithal to record and upload a series of short broadcasts (one, two, three) while waiting in line for the iPhone. Way to go, Cali.

Since I didn’t have any reason to sit in front of my computer, I decided to get some reading done. I reread Arkham Asylum, which was a quick read. I only own eight comic TPBs now, and five of them are from the late 80’s. Those were the definitive years of my comic book life—and pretty much the only portion I want to remember. Here’s a quick list of the books I still own…

• TMNT: Book I (1986)
• TMNT: Book II (1987)
• X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (1988)
• Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, v.2 (1988)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (1989)
• Marvels (1994)
• Kingdom Come (1996)
• Danger Girl (1997-2001)
• 30 Days of Night (2003)

After reading Arkham Asylum, I started rereading Stan Lee’s autobiography Excelsior! which I’ve yet to finish—even though I’ve restarted it several times. This is the book I fell asleep to.

At 2 AM, I woke up for no apparent reason. After lying there for about fifteen minutes, I decided to get up. It was the weekend, so it really didn’t matter if my sleep schedule got bent into some strange shape.

I refreshed my podcast list, and Cali had posted another entry. I could tell something was up, because Cali looked like all the joy had been drained from her body. She said she had purchased two iPhones and would be returning them both tomorrow. Not because of the phones themselves, but because of the cost of the plans. It would cost her and her husband over $100 a month for the most basic family plan. (There was some sort of hidden caveat to the unlimited data plan with multiple phones.) This was beyond their budget, so they weren’t going to keep them. Maybe. It could just be a temporary letdown, which would remedy itself—through constant justification—over the next few days. However, as a Dave Ramsey listener herself, I’m hoping Cali will take a stand on this and return the phones. If you live like no one else now, later you can live like no one else. Stick to your guns, Cali. I know you feel like you need to have one for reviewing purposes (like every other tech podcaster), but gadgets come and go. When the iPhone is no longer the hot gadget, you’ll regret being stuck with a $100+ monthly cell phone bill.

On that note, I decided to watch Primer, which I had just received in the mail from Netflix. (Coincidently, it was a Cali recommendation from a while ago.) I’ll probably write an appraisal in my weekly media review, so no words here.

When the movie was over, it was 6 AM, and the sun was rising. I closed my bedroom curtains and went to bed for another four hours.

At one point during my dreams, I found myself sitting at a desk with Cali, as she trained me on how to use Final Cut Pro on the Mac. Talk about odd. Of all the things I could be dreaming, I spent this time meticulously learning software. All indications show that Final Cut Pro is pretty easy to use!

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