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Oakland, CA
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My main blog is a Squarespace 5 blog located at saysbrad.com — I'm looking at migrating my technology/design site to Squarespace 6 (or perhaps another platform). It's quite a time consuming endeavor to do right and it's given me a lot to think about.

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iPad Saves a Life; Wonderful Weather

Brad Chin

Today the sky stays dim and dark, and the wind, the rain — the world itself seems merry. And merrily I write; albeit on my iPhone 3GS, because I don't have... well, I'll get to that later.

I don't fare well on fair-weather days; while some might think it unfair, I see differently. Something about the bright blue skies and direct sunlight makes me want to... well, too many things — but I want to move for sure.

The weather in Oakland is crap. I want to move someplace dark and wet... and cold. I don't take particular pleasure in any particular person's displeasure, I'm just fine with my own company. I don't get lonely, and besides — surely I could convince a few to join in the joys of year'round winter!

My LG plasma TV makes me sad. It's so heavy I don't want to move it, meaning in some way, I don't want to move. I want to replace te TV — it's very hard to truly enjoy watching anything on it. Ever had a dead pixel? Maybe ten? At present, at least 400,000 of the 829,440 pixels display red-blue-green sparkle artifacts. I've posted photos on my Twitter, @bradtastic.

Anyway...

I'm rereading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and the "desks" make me think of, and want, an iPad. Only problem: the 3G models aren't out yet. Damned FCC!

The iPad — or lack thereof — didn't save my life. I don't know for sure that it hasn't blocked a bullet for someone, somewhere, though. Good thing this is my blog and I make (most of) the rules. It's my blog and I can't cry if I want.

You can cry, too. For me. Because I'm semi-crippled and need a light computer to do work on. Presently, I do most of it on my iPhone. Sad, yes.

Thankfully, I have a great view. And thank God, the weather today is fantastic!