iPhone... Enough already...

I can't wait til the iPhone come out in retail later today. Not that I have any plans on getting one, at least not immediately. I'm just tired of hearing about it.

When the announcement came out, I admit that I noticed a bit of drool on my keyboard. But I came to my senses pretty quickly. It's a cool phone, it's got a cool new UI, and it's an iPod. But at the end of the day, it's a phone with a new UI that plays music.

If someone gave me one, I'd take it in a heart beat. It'll keep me entertained for a few days but than the novelty will probably wear off pretty quick after that. Maybe if I get one, I'll get one of those shoulder pistol holsters to carry it around. I'm sure I'd be the coolest kid on the block.

Why can't I be a King?

I'm headed to London in a couple of in a couple of weeks for International Mobile Summit. I just found out my friend Steve, who's also attending, got a Super King Executive Suite at the same hotel I'm staying at. Now he's gloating about it.

Why can't I be a King? No reason why not. I am already dashing, physically intimidating yet sensitive as a teddy bear. I already command an army of minions in my imaginary world.

First thing tomorrow, I'm going to ask our EA to get me in the Super King Executive Suite. Maybe they have a Super Duper Emperor Suite. That'll show Steve. Not only am I getting a cape, I'm getting one of canes with a big ruby skull on top.

If she can't get me my Emperor Suite, I'll move in with Steve. He might need a body guard.

Update 07/03: Guess I wasn't meant to be King on this trip. Due to the travel restrictions, most hotels are booked so I couldn't get my hotel changed. Couldn't even be a Queen... Not even sure I should go with all the bombings there.

Spread it around!

There's one joke that I find myself repeating time and time again. It was told to me by a boss from Coopers & Lybrand in 1989. Yes, that was a long time ago but it's that good.

"What is the difference between a brown noser and a shit face?"

"Depth perception!"

Classic. It really makes a lot of sense.

Feel free to use it and spread it around. You can give me the credit or to my old boss, Mr. Brumit.
BTW, if anyone knows where Mr. Brumit is give me a shout.

King of Raspberry Falls for a day.

Got invited to play in a best-ball tournament hosted by AMD & RedHat at Raspberry Falls in Leesburg, VA. Last 2 years it was Intel & RedHat but I guess times are a changing. Course was in decent shape.

Hot and humid as a Japanese sauna but got the round in before the rain. Got paired up with 2 other guys from AOL and someone from RedHat.

Final score: 64! We won!

Got a $100 gift card as a prize which could only be used to purchase merchandise (rip off) and no golf. Didn't get anything.

Web 2.0'd! -- Blogging Finally

Finally got off my butt and started my official blog. Spent ridiculous amount of time coming up with a domain name so hope this one sticks: MatterOfPark.com. Maybe it'll be worth millions one day. I'll be blogging about few of my pasions: Mobile, my family, my job, etc.