The Arrogant Italian

So last week I splurged on an iPod Touch.  I know what everyone is saying: “why not get an iPhone, its better”.  Well 1. I didn’t want to switch to AT&T, and I still dont pay for my cell service :D.  So UCF has wireless EVERYWHERE…. almost.  Beyond that the only thing that was really holding me back was the price ($299 for the 8GB).  Well I discovered the refurbished models that Apple has on thier website (baiscly $100 off).  So that was my resonaing, but beyond that it is awesome.

The first item of business was of course the 2.0 firmware upgrade ($10 for iPod users).  This gave me access the the app store, and let me tell you there is some cool shit.  VNC, AIM, last.fm, AOL Radio just to name a few.  I have to say this is one of the best products I have used in a while.  It has all the features of the iPhone (almost) without the cost and contract.

The two things the iPod Touch lacks are a camera, which I have a pretty small one so thats not a big deal, and bluetooth.  I would hope that in the update they would add bluetooth sync (which the iPhone doesnt have I dont think).  So, for anyone thinking about buying an iPhone but likes thier phone too much I really recomend the iPod Touch.

UPDATE: lifehacker has an article about it today too (http://lifehacker.com/399619/forget-the-iphone++the-ipod-touch-is-good-enough)

So, I have recently been using BrightKite and Twitter a lot.   I really like them.  In case you don’t know here is a short explanation with both:

• BrightKite (bkite.com):  This is a location log.  You create an account and then when you go somewhere you “check-in”.  Then  you can see who is checked in near you as well as photos of this location.  Its kind of cool, this service also updates Twitter.  (Its in beta, so you need an invite, let me know if you want one).
• Twitter (twitter.com): This is a versatile mini-blog utility.  Post are limited to 140 chars.  Updates can be made from iGoogle, Cell, Netvibes, and others. This is a cool think because you jot something small, and you can see what other people are thinking.
• NetVibes (netvibes.com): This is a cool alternative to iGoogle. I enjoy it.

Does common courtesy not even exist anymore?  I was in the union today and I got some lunch from BK.  When I got in line, about 5 tables where available so I didn’t think I would have any problem once I got my food.

After ordering and receiving my foot I turned around to find that no tables where available, while walking around I found that any tables were being taken by one person who wasn’t eating.  Why do you need to be in the food court to work on your laptop.  WTF?  I will admit I have done that before, but never when all tables are full.  If you see someone trying to find a table and you are all alone at a table not eating wouldn’t it be appropriate to give up your table for someone who would use it correctly?

Also, if you only have 4 people at your table, you don’t need two tables.  I saw A group of 4, at two tables (room for 8 ) when they would have fit perfectly fine at a table built for, oh my god, 4 people.  Pay attention and don’t be an ass hole. 

So I like this guys videos. I dont know why I have never watched this one, but I thought everyone should see it.

My Favorite line:

I suppose that atheism is a religion in the same way that creationism is a science, or Islam is a religion of peace… when language no longer means anything.

I grew up in the kitchen (and my physique is proof). But I helped in the kitchen the whole time I was a kid. I learned from a young age to to simple prep activities, peel garlic quickly, chop onions properly, how to handle knives etc. When I was in middle school I would have dinner ready for my mom and brother when they got home from work/school.

The question is where do people learn these tasks if they don’t learn them from there parents. If Home-Ec is as lame as Drivers Ed was in my H, then they wouldn’t learn there. I would think they could learn them in college (like a CC or something). But like I wouldn’t even know where to look. Do culinary schools provide basic knife skills, and prep classes, cause I would think they would expect you to come in with some working knowledge.

My point is this, and I don’t think I have even expressed it, but I think basic cooking skills are something that you need to learn early if you want it to come naturally, like I don’t think its something that you can learn late in life. Its like learning a language, the earlier you learn, the better you become at the basics, and you need the basics to move onto anything better.

I don’t really know what my point was here…. but I am bored at work, so I figured I would post something.

Oh Yeah!! That’s the other thing, if you don’t know how to cook, try anyway, the best way to learn is by doing. But don’t get mad when people don’t like it cause it does not turn out exactly how you thought. I encourage everyone to try to cook, that’s the only way to learn this skill really, and I will try to eat it, but I’m gonna tell you how it was, so don’t get all pissed off.

If it sucks, I will tell you.

Okay, so maybe I’m an arrogant dick-weed, but I don’t like canned/jarred sauce on my pasta. I just don’t like it, and when I think about the few times that I have actually had it, it makes me cringe. I know other people may like the nasty sauce, go ahead, eat it. I don’t care, but don’t be an ass when I say I don’t like it.

On that same note, also don’t freak out when I don’t wanna put shit in my sauce (like carrots). I have been eating/making my sauce all my life, I’m not going to fuck it up and make it taste like shit cause you like weird crap.

So, to make a long story short, I only like my sauce and I don’t care who what you think. I might be arrogant, but I don’t care.