Changetron 1

BJ’s just got the 2007 model of the Changetron 1. My first iPhone pic downloaded to my computer…

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So far, the iPhone is everything it’s hyped up to be even though I have to deal with AT&T, the cell company I swore I would never have an account with again. The internet access alone makes this thing worth it.

Waiting

I’m sitting here at work waiting for Tara to get here to go to our now-semi-annual Social Distortion show. Can’t wait.

Beach

We’ve been so busy we’ve hardly spent any time at the beach this summer. Last weekend was time to get back on it.

We had the whole beach to ourselves, except for this fox.

Jilly has found her way to get a lot of excercise in her small yard:

iPhone

I got work to buy an iPhone yesterday, and it got approved an hour before heading to the airport for Denver. We ran out to the Apple store and in less than 4 minutes we were walking out with it. So much for spending a day in line if you’re willing to wait a week longer. That’s where the smooth process ended. After running back to the office and trying to activate through iTunes, 5 tries later still no activation. Looks like there are two camps with activating – no hassle and done in minutes, or the hassle. Now when I get back I have to drag our finance person back out to an AT&T store to get it working. I’ve got a $600 phone that only works to call 911 right now… The packaging is as kickass as you would expect, check the bag it goes into when you buy at the Apple store.

According to Apple Insider, they’re making a 55% margin on these things.

The massive PDX update is under way and should be up soon.

Countdown to PDX

Heavy pre-game planning with Faz on the video chat last night from the sunny Holden office. The countdown is at less than a week…

Ego 7

After months of knowing the day was coming, I broke down and wiped out my PayPal account to order a new gun. The arms race is over and there is nowhere else to go but maybe a few small upgrades. My goal was to make it to November, but it didn’t happen. This sport causes some serious addiction issues…

After watching lots of auctions on eBay, I found the one I knew was going to end up at what I wanted to pay. After 8 days of torture for the slowest UPS shipping ever, it arrived yesterday. I must have refreshed the UPS browser 200 times yesterday while tracking it, and finally at 2:30 it tells me it was shipped to the wrong address that doesn’t exist. A quick call fixed that and I was back on track picking it up at UPS. As Liam Maher felt about his old Ducati, I will describe the Ego 7 as the greatest consumer product ever made, except maybe the video iPod.

Back in Denver

I’m sitting in our Denver office and this is the view directly out my window.

Grain

I just got the new Surfer magazine, and it’s got a great article on Mike LaVecchia’s surfboard company Grain, accompanied by some of Nick’s photos…

Ultimate Warrior

Malibu