Hiyo! Long time no blog, eh?

I just got back from a week in Chi-Tucky. Suffice to say, I had a less than stellar trip. It started with 2 good days, then the next 4 days were ass, followed by a good afternoon (thanks J!). We won’t go into details about that roller coaster, for the sake of your faith in humanity.

Moving on, in case you weren’t already aware, Chicago pizza is a far cry from the floppy slices I enjoy in NYC. I tried the much hyped Giordano’s first and was not impressed. Thankfully my Chi-Pizza experience was saved by my fast acting coworkers. Sensing my displeasure with Giordano’s (okay I told them about it), they took me to lunch at Gino’s East. To say it was a far cry better is an understatement. The sauce:topping:crust ratio was almost perfect which is key, though this was helped by an experienced Windy City dweller suggesting we get extra sauce. All in all, I like that city a lot and would consider moving there if it didn’t get ridiculously cold.

Right, so I’m home now. I must say, I love flying Jet Blue. One crappy experience aside (I think the rude flight attendant may have had PMS) it is the one airline I look forward to flying. They really aren’t lying about the extra leg room. My 6’1″ self can sit in a seat and not have the seat in front of me touch my knees, even when its reclined. Anywho, my flight home got mega delayed due to fog overtaking NYC. No big deal, we boarded an hour and a half after the scheduled time and once we’re all aboard the captain comes out of the cockpit and tells us why we’re delayed and how long we’re going to be on the runway. He said an hour but “I wanted us to board just in case we can get out of here any earlier than that.” Turns out he made a good call and we were in the air in about 20 minutes. Bonus: I ordered my customary white wine (calms the nerves) and as I offered the flight attendant a Lincoln she gave me a smile, held up her hand, and KIM. Jet Blue would do well to implement an in flight survey system. The survey could run while the plane is taxiing with survey choices displayed on the headrest TV screens while using the volume buttons as an input method. They could collect instant, relevant feedback about passenger experiences. That idea is a freebie Jet Blue, please make it a reality so I can give props where they are due.

Meanwhile, in online life, 4 former Googlers released FriendFeed. Can I just say, loves it? Okay thanks, LOVES IT! Remember way back when I used Pipes to make a huge mash of all my feeds? Yeah so FriendFeed does just that for most of the major social services (glaring omission: Facebook). The difference is that FF makes it easy and it looks waaaaay better doing it. It also adds in a social feature in that you can follow the FriendFeeds of well…your friends. I think this thing has huge potential. Imagine, if you will, that there is a person out there who listens to the same things on last.fm as you do, shares the same Google Reader stories, Diggs the same stories, and reviews the same places on Yelp. Imagine if FriendFeed allowed you to find that person and recommended them for you. Just imagine…

Its nice huh? You like it don’t you? I know you do. Too bad its in beta (real beta, there are lots of bugs) so you have to sign up to get an invite or be invited by someone. Do you know anybody who already has an account?

Finally, Ron Paul is Pro-Life (or anti-choice whatever you want to call it). Just in case you didn’t hear me the first 500 times I said it.

Have a Happy European Invasion Day peeps! Enjoy the extra day off if you get it.

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