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Currently on the porch at my grandparents house in Long Island after dropping off the car for what I hope will be a while. I have pretty much tapped out my patience for traffic this summer and look forward to using public transportation for some time. The summer was probably my busiest since coming to NYC, especially actingwise. But I did manage to get a good deal of travel in getting to Houston, Tx, Williamsburg, VA,  Erie, PA, many trips upstate to Binghamton and Syracuse and a handful of triathlons in Long Island. I am anxious for the weather to break and the fall (my favorite time of year) to begin.

In acting news, the signing at the NY state fair for Jr Lab Ratz went smoothly. We got to see the promo for the first time which was pretty cool. The website is now up along with the trailer and pictures which you can see here.

So, a couple of you have commented recently about my posts which, of course, is encouraged. It also gives me an opportunity to clarify and respond.

I did end up learning that, as Steve mentioned, the new public bathroom will be closed after 10pm for fear of vandalism. That this is the first unit of its kind does not help the paranoia about this kind of attack. So I suppose I understand. But this knowledge certainly wouldn’t have done me much good considering I wasn’t planning on etching my name on the inside of its gleaming washable walls but simply using it for its intended purpose. McDonalds had to do once again.

Which reminds me of something I learned about many of the  McDonalds with 2 floors in the city. They often close the upper level late at night which is where the bathrooms often are. They do this with a cleaning cone. If you aren’t afraid of these scary cones, just walk the stairs and chances are you will be unseen. Or, more likely, not stopped even if you are. So be bold in times of great need, it is worth the risk. The alternative is much worse.

As for my bold predictions, I would like to add I really do think Apple will corner the MacBook market, gaining up to a 99% market share. 100% with aggressive advertising. Thanks Bri!!

Because everyone else always does it so why not me. Here are a couple 08 predictions:

Blue Ray comes out on top. With Warner Bros announcing that it would release only high-definition Blu-ray movies starting July and also ending their HD-DVD support, Blue-Ray will continue to gain market share and eventually come out on top. Which sort of makes up for Sony’s past proprietary failures including but not limited to Betamax, Minidisc and the Memorystick.

Barack Obama wins the Dem ticket. With his recent win in Iowa and his preliminary poll numbers going into NH (we’ll find out for sure tonight), he will carry this early momentum through till Super Tuesday beating out Hillary and the rest of the field.

Cross branding becomes more and more ubiquitous. Watching tv last night I saw 3 separate products/companies all mashed up in a 1 minute commercial. Hewlett Packard, Serena Williams clothing line and the new movie Jumpers were all represented in this bizarre spectacle of symbiotic advertisement. Making for one annoying minute of my life I will never get back. I assume that this will be the beginning of something much bigger and more annoying.

OK, so I haven’t really gone out on a limb for any of these, but I may find myself wrong on at least one out of 3.

A Happy New Year to all. Kristin and I are headed to a midtown bar to meet with friends and then to a small gathering at a Union Sq Apt. I plan on not losing my phone this year and not drinking from a bottle of tequila swiped from a catering table.

Looking forward to 2008.

It dosen’t take much in life to bring you back 15 or 20 years and the holidays are perfect for that. The same family dynamics, the same traditions that are the very definition of your own specific Christmas experience are welcome distractions from the rest of the year. I am happy to be fully ensconced in that world right now in my parents basement. My sister and her new husband (celebrating their first Christmas together) are playing my wii as my parents wrap gifts in (literally) the 11th hour. The wide variety of cookies my mother spends weeks cooking is laid out on the coffee table and the lights from the heavily ornamented tree blur in the periphery of my gaze. All is well for the moment as we wind down for the evening to anticipate Santa visiting us in the morning.

So indeed, a Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

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Feeling scrutinized at the Nokia N95 launch today