The Zune HD

I'll be honest, in my own personal view, Microsoft wrecks Apple in just about everything, except design. That said, I have an Apple iPod Classic, not a Zune. This is mainly because Zune's weren't out when I got my iPod, but even still, I would have probably stuck with an iPod.

But wait, here's the interesting news. It's the Zune HD! It looks beautiful, and is due to ship in about September. It has a touch screen, internet browser, basically everything the iPod Touch has, except better because it's from Microsoft. And it ships in September! A much as my iPod is still in working condition, my birthday also happens to be in September...hmm...

~Setsanto

If my Saturdays were a Movie Trailer

On Saturday, I arrived at the place I play squash at. I was feeling good, and was ready to play some games.

{Cue Happy Music}

My first game went well, but I could sense something bad was going to happen.

{Flashes of game, fading out}
{Music switches to minor, then cuts out completely}
{Shot of me wincing at the end}

It was my tennis elbow. It had returned!

{Cue Requiem For A Tower}

That was when I realized that this was the time to fight, to persevere! Because tonight, we dine, in hell! (Hang on, that might be the wrong movie)

{Shots of me struggling}

I knew that this was my last chance, I had to emerge victorious!

And then my squash coach told me to take the week off.
[/anti-climax]

~Setsanto

My Life = Squash + Everything Else

As of Saturday, May the 9th, I am on the Ontario U18 D Squash team, a pretty awesome achievement. There is only one problem. In the past 7 days, I have played no less than 34 games of squash, including 5 full matches (Best of 5 games), one of which was against Saskatchewan B. As a result I am very throughly tired. I would hate it, but I've really fallen in love with squash again. I first played the game in South Africa, where I played for my school for 1.5 years. I did play for a few months after moving to Canada, but soon stopped. I've now started again as of January. I feel like I can suddenly play the type of game I've always wanted to, but never could when I was younger due to my lack of strength. As a result, I am currently in heaven concerning squash, but multiple factors, including a nagging elbow and mother, could turn my fairytale into a nightmare. I'm just hoping that it'll last.

~Setsanto

Car Indicator Lights

Alright, before I begin, let it be known that I am not usually this OCD. Let me make that clear. But anyway, here is something that bugs me: car indicator lights that don't blink at the same speed. Honestly, my brain goes berserk whenever I'm sitting in a turning lane and I'm looking at the car ahead of me. I have my car's indicator ticking away like a metronome, leaving me no choice but to try and tap a body part (such as a finger or a foot) to the rhythm of the other car. Which is invariably rushing/dragging.

So, this is a message for all prospective car designers out there. Get together with all the other big companies and decide on standard blink rate! TVs have managed it, as have telephones, flourescent lights, movie cameras, dial-up modems, sound editors (sort of), computer monitors...etc. I know that this won't mean that they'll be blinking at the same time, but a) off-beats are fun!, and b) we can incorporate an atomic clock some time in the future.

~Setsanto