It’s Christmas all over again!

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6 years ago
by Veronica in ,

So, as you may have heard, Apple has released the first MacIntel into the world. The new iMacs, available today, are powered by the Intel Core Duo chip. But the crowning glory of the event was the MacBook Pro, the beautiful and fast new notebook. Finally! I’ve been waiting forever for them to make the announcement, and in Febuary my dreams will become a reality. I got so excited that I gave myself an ulcer.

Wait, what?

Yes, it’s true. I was wisked from the Macworld Expo off to the hospital, where I sat for 5.5 hours, first in excruciating pain, and then in a stupor. My stomach has been weird for weeks, as you all know, but last night it really got out of control. And this morning… well, I did everything I could to ignore it for the keynote, but Molly finally stuck me in a cab with $20 in my hand and sent me to St. Francis.

My boss came to the hospital, and told me to not come in tomorrow. I am crushed. Macworld is my favorite thing. I’m going to try to go anyway tomorrow, hopefully in time for the podcast. I’m so depressed. It hurts to eat a cracker. And I’m going to miss all the good Apple schwag. UUUGGHH.

Anyhow. I’m totally buying a MacBook Pro (the $2499 version, natch) come Feb. Got a few weeks to save! I want your opinions, people! Leave comments.

Forgot to mention…

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6 years ago
by Veronica in

I’m going to be in a History Channel show on vampires. It’s taping next weekend, and I’ll be playing the part of a “virginal” victim. I’m not sure when the special is going to air, but I’ll give you all more info as it arrives. I’m going to get fitted for costumes today. I don’t have a speaking part, but there’s a good chance I’ll be covered in blood.

BOL Frappr Map

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6 years ago
by Veronica in

The Buzz Out Loud Frappr Map! Now embeddable! Look at all those shiny happy people…

Back from CES

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6 years ago
by Veronica in

Back from CES finally. Sorry I wasn’t able to post from the show, there just weren’t enough hours in the day. I probably got about 10 hours of sleep total since last Tuesday. Of course, it all caught up with me at once, and now I’m sick as a dog.

Unfortunately, I only got to walk around on Wednesday before everything was set up. I took pictures for our “walking tours” that posted on ces.cnet.com, so you can get some idea of how huge this thing was. It took Tom and I four hours to walk all five areas. Then on Thursday I was able to sneak away and get into the massive Central Hall, where the likes of Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, LG, and other big boys were located. You can see some pictures from my past week on my flickr page.

Well, today I’m off to MacWorld here in SF. Buzz Out Loud is going to be podcasting from the event for the next week (if I can find a working recording deck somewhere, that is…) Tomorrow is the keynote, and I’m hoping that Steve announces some new laptops. I really need a laptop.

I’m one of the only people here today. Because of MacWorld, of course. But I really could have used a day off after this past week. My mental/physical health isn’t that great, and I just want to sleep and sleep. It’s very strange to transition back to my old life again after the past week.

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