iPod

If I had to pick one "unnecessary"material possession above anything else, I would easily pick my iPod (video).

I love music. And, as a kid, I would dream about a way to have all of my music with me at all times. On a daily basis, I get a tune stuck in my head. And, years ago, I would never get the chance to quench that thirst.

But now, Apple has made the impossible...very possible.

My entire life's worth of music...in the palm of my hand. 4,200 songs....each one bringing me back to moment in my life that I will never forget. 15 Gig is made up of the soundtrack of my life.

How amazing. I get about 6 hours of music listened to each day at work. And, I have listened to every one of those tracks multiple times.

And, if that was not enough....NOW I can watch my DVD's on there as well.

It just became that much better, and I never thought that possible.

So, If I had one useless thing to bring with me to an island? My 80 gig iPOD....with an unlimited battery life, of course.

Thank you Apple. You make my nuts sing.

Cowboy Bebop

Well, I figured I should post about something to get me in a habit of doing it. And, I'd rather do something fun. Patrizzia really has our fun family stuff covered, so I'll talk about completely useless crap.

Which brings me to: Cowboy Bebop.

I first saw this Anime on Adult Swim back in 2001, and I was instantly hooked. Now, I am NOT a huge Japanese Anime fan. But, I think that this short series (just one season of 26 episodes and 1 movie) has the ability to be the Anime that can hook anybody who likes good writing and great direction. So, in the spring of 2002, I picked up the complete collection on DVD. And, I watched it rather quickly...and it sat on the shelf for 6 years...

until I found a free tool that can convert any of your DVD's into iPOD videos. So, a few weeks ago, I put the whole series on my iPOD (my favorite gadget ever). And, my 2 1/2 hours on the train every day flew by as I re-experienced the show that I loved.

It's hard to explain, but it's just worth checking out. There are some over the top goofy parts, but those are far and few in-between. Overall, the story-line is fantastic and will keep you coming back for more until the very end...making you wish it never ended.

Check out the first 5 minutes (after the opening credits) for this episode and tell me if that isn't one of the coolest sequences you've ever seen.

Session 20