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You know, I forgot to post pictures of my awesome Halloween costume on Kooz.net.  I thought I made a great Rick Astley for Halloween!  Who?  You know:

You’ve been rickrolled!  It’s an Internet meme that started on photo and video sharing websites.  You post a link, and describe a really cool video.  For example, “Hey!  Check out this video of a lion eating a water buffalo!” You post the link, your marks click on it, and up pops the worst video of all time:  Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley.  Granted, I think the song is great and I’m envious of the dulcet tones Rick produces. But, damn!  His video is wretched!  Technically, I didn’t Rickroll you because you knew what you were getting into.

Anywho…I decided to dress as the red headed English crooner, and here is the result:

Rick versus Kooz

Not bad, eh?  Since this was taken at work, I had to wear a name badge.  It said, “Rick:  Gallery Leader of Never Gonna Give You Up.”  I also placed two diminutive speakers connected to my iPhone in my coat pocket.   I would then roll up behind people and do my best Rick Astley dance:  if that doesn’t scare you, you have nerves of steel!

Chicken Pad Roum Mit!! Awesome dish from Sala Thai in Belleville!

Well, the iPhone application store is in full effect right now! I’ve downloaded useless programs for my phone like the Lightsaber app and the “More Cowbell” app. I’ve also installed useful apps like a “To Do” list, iTunes Remote, Facebook’s app, “Twinkle” for Twitter, “Jott” for voice reminders, and “Shazam” for identifying music. Right now, I’m using the Wordpress app to write this blog post on my iPhone! It’s pretty easy so far. I’m seeing if I van post pictures with it…it should be interesting!

I had an interesting experience the other night:  I was invited backstage to Steve Job’s keynote announcing the 3G iPhone.  It was really exciting!  I’ve had my iPhone since the day it came out last June, and honestly, it feels as if I’ve had it for a lot longer!  I guess my constant use of the iPhone prompted my invitation backstage to get a first look at the 3G iPhone.  It was about the same thickness of the original iPhone, but the face was black and a bit of a vshape at the bottom where the home button is located.  It was just absolutely exciting to be there backstage.  I took in the nighttime scene behind the stage:  the tall redwood trees were swaying behind the outdoor ampitheater, while off in the distance, the Ewok village rested peacefully.  So yea, I must really want the next generation iPhone because I was dreaming.  Dreaming!  It’s my subconscious telling me to save up for the next iPhone, and that Steve Jobs uses Ewoks to build and design the iPhone.  Interesting insight.