mac attacks

back to blogging, now that my little addiction aka my ibook is back. the backlight crapped out on it and it had to be sent to texas to have its health fully restored. nothing to fear, its still under warranty. ever since i've got it, i've knowingly tried to become a mac snob, but alas i'm learning all things macintosh are in fact mortal. the realization hit hard this weekend just minutes before i was set to fly from l.a. to dallas. i attempted to go into the 'extras' department of my new ipod photo. that part was fine, but then i tried entering into the 'music quiz' section under the 'games' part, only to have my ipod completely freeze up. yup. had to endure a 2 hour and 47 minute flight sans music...or so i thought i would. ugh. no matter what i did (and trust me, i tried EVERYTHING!), i could not get the damn thing to do anything. :(

fortunately rizza, our new temp freelance 'contestant' coordinator opted for sleep, so she lent me her ipod mini and i ended up sampling the new beck and madonna's greatest hits vol. 2. by the time we landed and got to our hotel, the battery had died, so i recharged it overnight and in the morning my ipod was back to life.

so i spent the weekend in l.a. and then dallas, for big break IV auditions. we had a few europeans who live in the states come out. they're hilarious. i don't know what it is, but scottish and english and irish people just seem to have more personality. it's given me hope that this year's show could be the best yet. of course, everyone loves the ladies version (a male audience, go figure), but the brutal truth is in a few years from now these ladies will be remembered just as the guys of BBI are...a bunch of bad golfers who became nothing. hindsight is 20/20. time has a way of changing perspective, you know? and then BBII will gets its due for the quality it put forth and the new standard it set.

i next travel to london on the 13th...can't wait. get me on the plane! and then a week later, it's back to england (norwich) and then barcelona. i try to be pretty laid back, but i'll be pissed if my ipod craps out before any of those flights...