The new season of Lost is premiering tonight at 8/7c or whenever it hits the torrents. I'm literally on pins and needles as to how the Oceanic Six will get back to the island, considering it moved and stuff, and what exactly happened to those left behind. Only JJ knows for sure.
PS. Who's your favourite Lost character?
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I'm back in the frozen north, wishing I stole Dr. Kiki's USB powered heated mittens while I was down in SF, because it is shockingly cold in Vancouver right now. I've just begun to unpack my huge bag o'loot whilst watching S4 of Lost. SPOILER: I really wasn't expecting that crazy ending with Marty McFly and the hoverboard battle. What a shocker!
I was a busy beaver during my first Macworld. I practically interviewed half the exhibitors on the Expo floor... which amounted to about 10 in the end (ooh low blow). Let's just say the turn out wasn't as great as it was in past years. It seemed that a few exhibitors didn't even bother showing up, or pulled out after the first day.
I spent many hours trying to find booths that had magically disappeared. Maybe they just got engulfed in a sea of iPhone cases. I mean 3G iPhone cases. Those people with 1st Gen iPhones weren't feeling the same love from case developers. On a positive note, the people I did get to talk with seemed optimistic and enthusiastic about the new products they were launching this year, despite the economic "issues" we are all groaning about.
Lisa & Justine do a little MacBreaking.
Here is one of the many interviews I did for MacBreak with Speck Products about their new iPhone CandyShell cases.
As I say in the video, a huge pet peeve of mine is people that don't protect their gear and then drop it. Even if a spectacularly shattered iPhone screen makes a cool photo for your flickr feed, it's just so wasteful. Maybe it's just because I waited over a year to get my iPhone, or maybe it's because I signed a ridiculous 3-year rate agreement, or maybe it's just because I love my gear, but the first thing I did when I bought a new iPhone was buy it protective armour. I'll take the extra bulk for safety. I know you iPhone purists won't budge, but if you don't have a disposable income, protect your iPhone, cuz it's a slippery sucker. That's all I'm gonna say.
Photo by Scott Bourne.
Right after the keynote, I buzzed right over to the live MacBreak Weekly 122: Macworld Expo Podcast. I said during this interview that my first Macworld was bitter sweet. In retrospect, I feel like the keynote itself was the bitter sweet part. With Steve officially taking medical leave from Apple until June, all apple lovers, especially the fan boys & girls are feeling pretty bummed right now. Of course it was lame not seeing a Jobs' keynote with John Mayer's sweet sweet guitar licks and interfaith cakes (huh?). But, it was still exciting being there after watching it for so many years. The rest of the conference it self was bit lackluster, but I made amazing contacts and it was well worth me making the trip.
On Day 4, I headed to the Pixel Corps studios to record TWiP (This Week in Photography) Episode 64 with the entire TWiP team in studio. It was a hoot, especially when I brought up a fine Aussie tourist gift: The Kangaroo Scrotum Purse. Ahh, the things I say with 3 hours of sleep and a copious amount of cold medication. Nevertheless, it made for a pretty fun episode. I'm almost certain that Alex threw in a JarJar impression at one point, which is rare because he never ever does that. :P
I rounded off my SF experience with a trip to the TWiT cottage to visit Leo. I ate an In-and-Out burger on air, wore a gorilla pod on my head, made Ewoks noises, sounded incredibly knowledgeable talking about Plasma screens with Ryan Block, confused John C. Dvorak with my J.J. Abrams flashback trivia & was called a "Canadian hottie" by LeVar Burton. Borg. You can check out all this and more here: TWiT 177: There's A Little Shatner In All Of Us.
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I apologize for my lousy blogging lately. Macworld has been insane for me. I was on my feet from 7am - 3am, running around the expo doing Macbreak interviews, being a guest on Macbreak Weekly, recording TWiP, and looting booths for schwag (the most important thing at MW), and attending a few shindigs.
I plan on writing a detailed post on my reflections of Macworld and my top picks of the Expo in a few days. Before I give you my thoughts on the keynote, I'd like to hear yours.
Like say the fact that they didn't even mention Snow Leopard or release a new mini or iMac or, like announce something cool other than the ability to DRM-free your previously bought itunes music for $0.30 a pop? 30 x 14GB of music = I don't know, you do the math.
There is a super awesome prize for the person who makes the best comment. So breathe in and let it all out. Please don't make Steve cry too much. Think about his hormone imbalance. Please.
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Photo by Scott Meizner's slick Canon 5D Mark II.
It's just after midnight, the day before Macworld keynote '09. I can see the glow of the Moscone Center from my hotel room. I can't quite see the line o'fanboys, but if I crane my neck a wee bit, I can see the twinkle of their MBP and a glint in their eyes. They miss Jobs. Ahh, don't we all.
For those of you not able to come to Macworld, I'll be covering all of its geeky goodness with the MacBreak crew. So I want to ask you:
What Macworld inside scoop would you like hear about? If you think of person, company, or Mac-related product you'd like to learn about, fire a comment here or @lisabettany on twitter or squint your eyes, distort the Space-Time continuum, and leave me a scroll somewhere near the Moscone Center. No guarantees that I'll get it, but good effort, none-the-less.
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17-35mm lens, 35mm, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO 200
I thought I'd just share this picture of a father & daughter taking a sunset stroll on the beach at Surfer's Paradise. Such a magical moment. The Gold Coast of Australia is stunningly beautiful and a heaven to shoot. I have taken so many shots, I don't know what to do with them all. I guess I'll start processing them on the 17 hour flight home to Vancouver :S
To get the shot I had to crouch down as low and as close to the shoreline as possible. I waited for the waves to pull in so I could grab their reflection in the sand. Moments after I took this shot I got drenched by a huge wave. Luckily, my gear didn't get damaged because I have such cat-like reflexes.
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