i like open source. if you know me, you know that. this fact, in tandem with price, is the main reason i don’t own any apple stuff. m4p? not for me.

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i recently purchased a new Droid Eris to fill my phoning needs for the next two years.

in a word: bestgadgeteverconceived.

the Android OS, for those not in the know, is an operating system developed by Google Inc. to be an open source alternative for mobile phones that can be built specifically to run on any phone you wish. with the HTC Droid Eris, they’ve built an iPhone lite. not as powerful of hardware as the iPhone, (and i doubt anyone will ever do that), but things are a bit easier to navigate and personalize.

in addition to this, i’m a Google whore, so their Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Voice, etc. can be synced to the phone quite nicely. and given the fact that i use Google Calendar as an interim for my Thunderbird Calendar, being able to edit it from anywhere is really, REALLY helpful.

also, i just rigged the phone to remotely access and control all the media (movies, music, etc.) on my computer.

rock. solid.

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happy holidays!

in an effort to be at least somewhat creative during these down months, i’m going to write about being unemployed. not “woe is me” stuff, but just things that will hopefully give some perspective (to, albeit, a small portion of the population) on what a lot of people are going through right now.

unemployment item: TIME!
i have an ungodly amount of time on my hands. too much. many might react with “i’d love that! i’d get so many things done!” and it’s to them that i ask this question:

would you?

it’s human nature to relax. chill out. take it easy. we’ve built our culture around ease of comfort and accessibility. so, in a world where i can have things handed to me a digital platter, it’s very difficult to motive myself to better my situation.

no matter how much most people say they hate their routine, they need it. without it, i’d say (and this is just me and my opinion) only 5% of the population would be be able to get a sense of accomplishment out of a completely free schedule. whether i like it or not, any job i’ve had (whether i like that job or not) yields a sense of accomplishment. and for it, i’m forced to condense my personal activities into a few manageable items. thus a break from the 9 to 5-ness of it all.

now, take out the job and give me unlimited time and i have NO CLUE what to do with myself. so, i’ve been filling my days with a routine of sorts. the gym, language lessons, writing, gaming (not too much though), etc., etc., etc.

and all of this is in the middle job hunting. i’m unemployed, i’m not a bum.

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i’m very proud of this years halloween costume. yes, this is coming two months late, but oh well.