I've finally put in the time and effort required to get this blog back up and running, and no, it did not require a boot disk. The machine spoken of in the previous post is still sitting dead under mydesk, with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Fuck LiLo. I am too lazy to deal with it. Instead, this machine is up and running for your offending pleasures.
So, over the course of the past few months, a lot has happened. For one, I got hitched. For two, I got a job. For three, my work was in Wired magazine, something I've been after since I was 16. Because, you gotta have goals.
My car died, it revived, I started podcasting, but got lazy and stopped. Travis came out, Travis left. Jen came out, Jen left. We went to Disneyland again. And that, dearest readers, is where we pick up the tale.
So, in the imaginarium, that big spinning building at the rear of Tomorrowland in Disneyland, they have a number of technology exhibits. When we were there last year, the whole thing felt like a mildly lame tech expo with rotating outer walls and the hushed tales of a demised Disney employee, crushed by those very walls in 1974. But this year, the Disney folk had obviously decided to improve the quality of the stuff inside. The Internet-kiosks are now laptops, and the games upstairs have a decided bent towards physical interaction not related to a Playstation controller.
Outside, a giant banner proclaims that inside the Imaginerium, one can meet an Asimo! What fun! So, on our last day at Disneyland, in between our sixth ride on Space Mountain, and our fourth Buzz Lightyear shooting extravaganza (400,000+ points, thank you very much!) I dragged V into the Imagineerium, the one place in Disneyland her family never goes. We went upstairs, repleat in our husband-wife mouse ears. The fellow inside the showroom for the Asimo chided me for leaving my bride behind, as I walked towards him. I slwoed and waited for V and her brother to catch up. And when we walked in, everyone stood and applauded V and I as newly weds. These are the thigns that make Disneyland great.
Anyway, the Asimo came out for a very hoaky show, with lots of videophone call-ins from dad, kids, grandma, etc., all excited about mom's new Asimo. Mom explained Asimo's various features, and showed off his face recognition technology. All in all, it was kinda creepy. The robot used a very child-like voice, and the presenters really did pronounce the name "AwesomeO." Very trade show, and in the end, I'd say Asimo has a ways to go before he's really ready fr prime time. But he's impressive none-the-less! Have a gander at this movie, or click the blurry image of Asimo waving below. They were all about us taking pictures and video of the little guy.
Anyway, Gism Butter is back. Callooo Callay. Hide the garlic.