Notes

8 years after the demise of my previous favorite band, I believe I’ve found their heir: Two Ton Boa opened for The Dresden Dolls, and I’m in love.

Yahoo forecasts a high temperature of 51° immediately followed by a low of 57°. At no time this weekend will it be 52°–56°.

Some quick thoughts from Seattle, WA:

People here aren’t afraid of each other. Much of the “feel” of this city seems to grow from that foundation.

There is a taxidermied dog at the SAM, sitting on a chair in a fairly obscure corner. A group of teenagers (from South Korea, I believe) streamed by it as they slithered through that corner to shortcut their tour. Watching them, one by one, startle at the sight of the dog is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in some time.

My microreview of 300: This is why God gave us Hollywood.

GreatCall is advertising mobile phones for “Baby Boomers and their parents” with big buttons, easy-to-read displays, and simplified UI. This is ingenious, and I expect they’ll be quite successful.

One of the phones features three big dial buttons. Although the middle button is configurable (along with a contact list: do-it-yourself, ask a friend or have us update your phone list and features at your personal, secure Jitterbug web page) the marketing pictures show it labeled “tow”.

Because your elderly parents who can’t manage a phone with actual numbers on it should be driving.

A crazy idea that needs to be written down to get it out of my head: a wordless, visual weblog. Posts are pictures with no explanation prose, and the comments form is a sketchpad for visitors to draw upon.