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Siriously?

I've never been inclined to utilize Siri on my iPhone, but after watching Zooey I think I'm a convert. A dance party and tomato soup on a rainy day? Yes, please!

iSpy

 
An iPad is currently en route to my doorstep. Time to accessorize.

[via Michael Kors, Etsy, Kate Spade]

The Full GOOP

               

I don't recall how I stumbled across Gwyneth Paltrow's "lifestyle" website and newsletter, GOOP, but I promptly subscribed out of curiosity and I have to admit that I actually like it.  Although the name GOOP leaves much to be desired.  It actually reminds me of one of Rachael Ray's cringe inducing catch phrases.  "Garlic oil on plate," anyone?  Gwyneth's tag line is "nourish the inner aspect".  In the website/newsletter she makes suggestions about what to make, where to go, what to get, what to do, how to be and what to see.  Despite the criticism Gwyneth has received, one critic referred to her endeavor as a "holistic hot mess", she defends her project, “I’m not trying to be the next Martha.  I feel like I have a lot of good information that women want to know and I want to share, and people can read it or not read it.  I didn’t know that it would create such a brouhaha.”  Why don't you...check it out for yourself.

Airplane Social

"Whether you’re looking for a date in Los Angeles, a business networking partner in Tokyo, or just someone to share a cab from Kennedy to Midtown, look no further. You’ve found AirTroductions™."

I first learned about AirTroductions while watching an episode of Lisa Loeb's #1 Single.  AirTroductions is a friends/dating/networking site that matches you up with fellow AirTroductions members who will be on your same flight.  Interesting concept, no?  AirTroductions works like this: "You buy your ticket as usual, then go to AirTroductions, log in and create a profile, complete with a description of yourself, preferred airport, photo and your response to the "I'm more comfortable with…" by checking off any number of choices such as Prada, Vodka Martini, The Emergency Exit Row, the W Hotel, Diet Soda, First Class, the Vegetarian Meal, etc.  Then are encouraged to say what kind of person you would like to sit next to.  You are then notified of other members booked on the same flight. You're given the option of sending an Email through the site (at which point a $5 fee kicks in) to determine whether you want to meet the person you're most interested in at the airport, and, if mutually acceptable, get reassigned to adjoining seats.  Note: one of the options is: someone who won't talk to me at all (I just want to read/sleep/work)."  For now, the most popular routes include New York-LA, New York-London, Los Angeles-Sydney, New York-Tokyo. As intriguing as this concept sounds things could possibly get awkward if you get seated next to someone you end up disliking.  I'd consider this for a shortish flight, two hours max.  The site made its debut in the fall of 2005 and currently has about 8,000 members.  [Theresa perhaps this is something you'd like to look into for your upcoming flights, wouldn't it make for an interesting post?] 

All fur coat and no knickers

Am I the last person to know about Apple's decision to discontinue the iPod mini?  How dare they.  Just when I got my heart set on replacing my full sized iPod with a pink mini. 

 

The decision to discontinue the iPod mini was apparently announced on September 7th. The iPod mini is being replaced by the iPod nano.  So why doesn't the iPod nano come in the same variety of colors as the mini did?  Plus cases aren't yet available for the iPod nano.  Apparently people are keen on the smaller size of the nano and the color screen.  But still.  Why CAN'T they offer the nano and the mini?  I'm just so peeved. 

 

I've always thought cases for the minis were so much more appealing and varied than the ones created for full sized iPods.  So lets hope designers start offering up a similar variety of cases for the nano.