I guess I should just say now that, I must have one of these.

Well, after four straight days in all day meetings, needless to say I’m pretty mentally worn out. I’m looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tomorrow night, and I’m hoping to sneak a day off into my schedule this week so I can get a little rest. I did get to read a pretty good book on this trip named The Game of Thrones. Anyone who enjoyed the Robert Jordan books will surely enjoy this book. I’m reading the second book now, and it seems just as good. An interesting mix of politics, culture, and sword play.

So I am traveling yet again, this time I’m in Northern California for the next week. I’m hoping to catch up with some Bay Area friends and maybe get to spend a day at MacWorld, but work keeps getting in the way of my fun. On Monday, they have me flying down to San Diego for the day to work on a project.

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Jack has posted the Winter version of saturn.org.

Have a safe New Years Eve. I mean that. I’ll be back tomorrow with a year end wrap up.

Via Zeldman, Mappa.Mundi Magazine is back online. A great site that has some incredible content.

Clemency for Leonard Peltier Petition

My copy of The Art of the Matrix arrived this morning. This is a must have book if you are a Matrix fanatic. It includes the storyboards and comic type treatments that were used in making the movie. Really high quality stuff and very interesting to compare to the final products. I’ve now dug out the DVD and am going to spend this afternoon in a Matrix induced haze.

Meg and Ev make the New York Times with Invasion of the ‘Blog’: A Parallel Web of Personal Journals.

For the head of the company, Jeff Bezos has a remarkably long Wish List. Maybe he’s trying to drum up some business.

I’ve got some issues.

The Standards Process: Money Talks, Bullshit Walks is a great commentary on the difference between standards theory and real life practice in code.(via Scripting News.)

All of the Pocket PCs Software List is the place to find Pocket PC software. If only finding someone with the accessories for the iPaq was this easy.

When Media One got bought by AT&T Broadband a few months ago, I had hoped that the service would improve, as Media One has been really really bad. Cable service is interrupted on a regular basis. Today, despite a confirming phone call about my appointment last night, they decided to not come out and service my cable. This terrible customer service is the most compelling reason for me to go with some sort of dish solution. They weren’t apologetic at all, and wouldn’t work with me about the reschedule at all. More evidence about the disturbing decline in customer service in today’s corporate world.

I’m also currently entering the world of sushi chef experimentation with the National 5 Cup Deluxe Fuzzy Rice Cooker I received as a gift. If you have any sushi making tips or tricks, email me. I’ll post the best ones here.

I’ve watched a bunch of movies over the last week that I’ve been meaning to get around to for a while. Virgin Suicides was the one that stands out most from the pack. Somber and intelligently delightful, with an amazing soundtrack, it will stick with me for a while. Also really entertaining was Bring it On. Kirsten Dunst was great in both movies.

I had a great holiday. I feel recharged. It’s not about gifts, or eating tons of food, but about spending time with people I care about. I wish, very much, that I could have spent the holiday with my family, but I did get to curl up on the couch with my sweetie, and that was the next best thing.

Here’s wishing you a happy holiday. Bumping will resume on Tuesday.

Apple launches an Internet Developer section of it’s developer site?