oh the times they are a changin'

 

i love this commercial. it so hits home for me!

9-11 hours. that's the time difference between where i currently call "home" and where the majority of my friends and family live.  i love that at the push of a button i can not only hear their voices, but see their smiling faces! it wasn't so long ago that some movie, set way in the future, featured this method of communication and we were all mesmerized. now we all carry it around in our purses and can get in some quality "FaceTime"  whenever we like!

in its brief 30 seconds, this commercial brilliantly brings to life the whole concept of globalization.  as our ability to create new technology increases exponentially, so does our ability to reach further faster opening ourselves up to a whole world of possibilities.

what's next, skype in 3D?!

ooohhhhhh the waiting is the hardest part

tom petty, you sing the song so well!

white iphone 4 is not available for pre-order or in-store pickup...tear.  what is a girl to do, wait for the white or buy the black.

i guess we'll just wait to see if apple makes any further announcements.

                      www.apple.com

red tape

Oh the joys of moving to a new country... are starting to get to me!

most everything i want and need feels like it is standing in plain view across an eight lane highway packed with cars moving at Formula 1 speed and i can't get across.

it is one step forward and 5 steps to the side before you can move forward again.

after weeks of paperwork and retaking passport photos because the "background wasn't white enough" and being pricked with needles, i finally have my residency visa. ONE STEP FORWARD: now i can get a car, phone, bank account, apartment...

oh wait.  5 STEPS TO THE SIDE

you want to get a bank account? you need to get letters from your sponsor, but they are out of town for 2 weeks.

you want to buy a car?   you need a bank account (see above) and you also need to get a UAE license, but to do that you first need to have your license translated into arabic.  


you want a phone? but you can't get a 3gs when the iPhone 4 is right around the corner (my trip back to the US misses the release by 4 days, so another month will go by)

you want an apartment? i won't even go into this one again...

there is a tiny Veruca Salt(Willy Wonka) sitting on my right shoulder saying "I WANT it NOW" and a tiny version of my college roommate sitting on my left shoulder saying "PATIENCE is a VIRTUE"

where is the fast forward button?