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I knew there was a reason that I haven’t purchased a Treo yet. And yes, of course, that reason is Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone. If you’re new to the world of gadget lust, may I suggest donning a bib before viewing this slick device… because trust me, the drool will flow freely.

I’m not going to go over everything that this plastic and chrome rectanguloid can do… that would take a while. It does a lot. And I’m lazy. And, you know what? I’m not even going to go over my favorite features. They are plentiful. Apple has a stunning demo that explains it all. And I’m lazy. I am however, going to tell you this: I WANT ONE. I want it now and I want it badly.

And in other (more boring) MacWorld ’07 news, The Steve showed us Apple TV today. Umm. Okay. I really don’t care. But whatever… this year’s MacWorld was all about the iPhone anyway… which even has a whole tab devoted to it on Apple’s site. That’s got to count for something, right? Oh… and no new large mauling cat info? Where was all the Leopard stuff? Ah well… I guess that particular cat will have to stay in the bag for just a bit longer, so to speak. (Oh my god. I’m so sorry. I just couldn’t help myself.)

I don’t even know where to begin. How many times have I blogged something to the extent of, “Apple building an iPhone? Never!“? Well, let’s count. In no particular order:

1. “iPhone: Not a chance in hell” (January 11, 2005)

2. “I doubt that we’ll ever see an Apple branded cell phone.” (January 10, 2005)

3. “No iPhone. And once again, I told you so.” (September 12, 2006)

4. “An iPhone?” (January 05, 2005)

5. “An iPhone?” (January 03, 2007)

6. “iPhone? I’m growing tired of saying it… Apple is not making a cell phone.” (September 07, 2006)

7. “The Mac rumor mills have spat this one out before… that Apple is making an iPhone.” (April 05, 2006)

8. “Really people, an iPhone!? It’s not gonna happen.” (December 20, 2006)

9. “…a deep-rooted, passionate love of a company that can do no wrong (unless they release an iPhone).” (April 13, 2006)

and, of course, my personal favorite:

10. “Apple is not and will not be producing an iPhone… ever.” (March 20, 2006)

So that’s… umm… ten. Unless I’ve missed something, I’ve told you that Apple is not developing, and will not be releasing, an iPhone on ten separate occasions. I’m going to have to regain a lot of trust. I’m going to require a lot of coffee.

An iPhone. Well I’ll be…

Blogger… you punk! This is not the day, nor the time, to schedule arbitrary maintenance. You big jerk. It’s the f-ing MacWorld Keynote Presentation today! Grr… Blogger… grr… And this is especially inconvenient considering that today has been declared the official Day of the Blog. (Do you think Blogger did this on purpose… to conserve bandwidth or something? Or, is this outage just a tragic and horrible coincidence? Or, has my love for Apple deluded my sense of what really matters? Or, is Blogger simply reminding us that blogging during the Keynote is a privilege, not a right? Okay, Blogger. You’ve made your point. I am humbled before you. Now can I blog? Please?)

ALERT! Today, January 9, 2007, officially declared Day of the Blog.

Consider yourself… alerted?

When I turn 30 (which is approaching at an uncomfortably quick pace), I am going to put a giant banner on sam bot dot com that reads: The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2008. And then I’m going to cry… because I’ll be 30.

Yesterday, Apple did the same on their home page. Theirs, of course, read 2007 instead of 2008 (which is when I’ll be turning 30. Yep, in May actually. Save your condolences till then, please). But what, pray tell, is going to be so special about 2007? An iPhone? The iTv? Something without an i prefix? Really Apple, the iStuff is getting a bit played out.

But, I did just read that next Tuesday’s MacWorld SF Keynote is slated to be a whopping two hours as opposed to the usual and, if I may be so bold as to say, measly one hour. That’s impressive. With two hours of presentation time, the Steve is bound to dazzle us all with new toys, software, and black turtlenecks.

I’ll be glued to my live feed. Will you? (No, you probably won’t. You probably have what we in the Macosphere call “a life.” And I hope you enjoy it. It’s not really my bag though. I hear there’s daylight involved. *shiver*)

So, I’ve been staring at this thing all night. And honestly, I just don’t get it.

Yet even though it’s becoming more and more likely that my skepticism is erroneously directed as more and more seemingly credible rumors surface, I still need to express the following: Really people, an iPhone!? It’s not gonna happen.

Thank you. I feel much better now.

(Yep, I’ve been M.I.A. for over a week, the semester is done, and there’s so much to share… but here I am, coming back to the blog with an iPhone post. I don’t know how/why you put up with me.)

It’s mind-boggling that even now, during finals week, I am still answering questions in the library like, “Umm… how do I take out a book?” IT’S THE END OF THE SEMESTER! You are just now trying to figure out how to take out a book!?

But anyway, yes, it is the end of the semester. Day two of finals week, to be precise. Two classes down, one to go! And as of this Saturday at 1 p.m., I’ll be a free man! Free to blog (semi) regularly again. Free to post the kind of drivel that we’ve all come to expect around here. Oh, you know the kind: mindless.

Remember the Review Me thing? I just got my $30 check in the mail today.

Well, I’ll be… who would have thought that this would turn out to be a legitimate service?

(I’ll be really sad when the check bounces)

The end of the semester is officially upon us. And thus begins the sacred ritual of academic hibernation.

Every year (okay… so really just last year) I make the pilgrimage across campus to descend the twisted, torch-lit, stairs which lead to the catacombs of the Quinnipiac Law Library. There I join the other wrecked/studious souls who have found solace amidst the tomes of this dank underground dungeon. Living among the mole-people, I stay for about two weeks, until all of my final projects and papers and presentations are complete. And then, like a magnificent butterfly unfolding triumphantly from within a dull cocoon, I emerge… except my emergence is not very triumphant at all. And I’m far from magnificent. In fact, I’ll pretty much be looking like a walking corpse.

But until then my dear readers, I bid you a fond farewell. May you be comforted by the following slideshow of my Thanksgiving backpacking adventure in Red River Gorge, that I am including in this post for two reasons:

Reason the first: Everyone, without exception, loves slideshows of vacation photography.

Reason the next: I really just wanted to try out this embedded flickr slideshow thingy (that I clumsily retrofitted to work here).