RIP Steve Jobs

I just wanted to write a little something in tribute to a man who really did change the world. Throughout all of the coverage of this great man's death, we've heard the same praise: visionary, world-changing, creative, genius and honestly, they all couldn't be more true. I'm truly sad that the world has lost this amazing person. I wouldn't be writing this right now if it weren't for Steve Jobs; I wouldn't be able to keep in touch with my friends and family like I do now if it weren't for Steve Jobs; I wouldn't have access to all of my beloved music like I do now if it weren't for Steve Jobs. My life is better because of this man, as are the lives of countless other people around the world. What an amazing thing to be able to say about one person. Thank you for everything Steve Jobs, but most especially, thank you for being an inspiration to all of us.

More from the Cloud or, alternatively, how pretentious am I for naming the interworkings of my brain?

Things are a little hectic right now, so my ability to focus and write a well-planned and structured post is severely limited. I'm going to visit my husband this weekend, so I'm getting ready for that (seriously, this distance thing is ridiculous) and my cat has killed four (4!) mice in the past 2 days, so obviously that's a problem I need to deal with. Anyway, other than the feeling that mice are crawling all over me, here are some things that are on my mind right now:

*You know how when you get on a workout kick and at first you can see what a difference it's making almost every day? I love that feeling. But now, I'm in the part where I kind of plateau and I have to either kick it in and workout harder or change something else like my diet, with which I have a real problem. Seriously? Does my body even know how much motivation I had to work up to start working out in the first place? Now I need to find more? I think I need Jillian Michaels to come to my house and start berating me otherwise that's just not happening.

*Beyonce's song "Love on Top" is awesome. Here's the thing though, I don't know if I actually really like the song or I like the fact that every time I hear it, I think how cute pregnant Beyonce was with Jay-Z at the VMAs. I think that might be it.

*I've been watching a LOT of chick flicks lately because my husband's out of town and I can. I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm almost at the point where I'm ready to watch some action or sports-themed movies now. Instead of crying, I think I'm ready to watch a movie and yell at the television "Get out of the WAY! GET OUT OF THE WAY!!" or you know, something sporty. Although, sports movies usually make me cry, but whatever, my point is, I think I need an injection of testosterone in my movie watching, for a limited time only.

*Looking at the photos of the New York Fashion Week shows has made me really happy. You can check out My Tumblr to see some of the pretty clothes I really like. Of course, on the flip side of the coin, there are a few things that make me sad. 1) I will probably never be able to buy/wear any of these clothes because I am not in the yacht-owning tax bracket and 2) Models are too sickly thin. They just are, I'm sorry I can't get over it.

*I had a Peanut Butter and Jelly Pinkberry not too long ago and I'm not kidding, it was the most amazing frozen treat ever. It honest-to-god tasted like a really well-made PB&J sandwich. You know, perfect PB to J ratio but it was also creamy and had these crunchy lightly-sweetened crouton-like things on it too. Oh. My. God. If you have a Pinkberry near you and they are still making this taste explosion, go get one.

Probably the most hilarious part of ordering this was the Pinkberry employee immediately telling me that the Peanut Butter yogurt was NOT non-fat. I was all, it's cool, I just want this in my mouth.

*Shows like The Lying Game and Pretty Little Liars and really any show that takes place in high school now make me wonder if teenagers actually get that dressed up for high school now. I mean, I remember the days when it was simple, you wore a non-imposing outfit from American Eagle, finished it off with a pair of Doc Martens, preferably the Mary Janes and called it a day. Now the kids on these shows are wearing dresses that I would consider too fancy for a cocktail party sometimes and unreal high heels! Hello? You are not going to be able to run to class and make it before the bell in those. I'm so old.

Seriously? This outfit says "Pre-Calc" to you? *Side note: Just realized how much I say seriously. SO Grey's Anatomy of me. Sorry about that folks and yay blog self-awareness!

*I seriously can barely wait any longer for the iPhone 5 to come out. My current phone is the original model, the one they don't even sell anymore, not even at a super discounted price. It freezes a lot, especially when I play Words with Friends, which makes owning at that game very difficult and I'm convinced that I will get better service with a newer model because Danny's iPhone 4 definitely does. That said, I wouldn't trade this phone for any other phone out there because Apple has me brainwashed and I'm ok with that.

*There is no better clothes-related feeling than trying on a new pair of pants and having them fit you like a glove. Actually scratch that, it has never been my experience that gloves fit my hands exceptionally well, so let's just say they fit like really awesome pants. I've been fortunate enough to have that feeling with the past 2 pairs of pants I bought and it almost makes me get over the 4 dead mice in 2 days thing.

Alright folks, my brain is empty now, see you after my weekend out West! (I'm going to Salt Lake City, by the way, yay mountains!)

Inspired by my Blog Title

So in honor of my blog's title, I thought I'd write a post about how my marriage is aided by my husband's and my use of our iPhones. Danny, my husband, is a med student and he's doing 2 away rotations for the next 7 and 1/2 weeks (8 weeks in total), which, in my melodramatic way of looking at these things, is the worst thing ever. Thus, we are forced to expand our media of communication since we do not have that easy access to each other that I took woefully for granted. Thank. God. For. iPhones. Because of these magical devices, we have communicated via the following means today:

*Facebook - Just commenting on a few posts, some comforting witty banter about our cat and Ron Swanson, two of my favorite things I promise you will hear more about as this blog continues.

*Texting - I still resist this so-hip-it's-not-hip-anymore way to get in touch because I am a disaster with texting. I am slow and hate auto correct and get super frustrated, but it's still convenient when you just want to say "hope you're having a good day babe."

*Words with Friends - I consider this communication because we occasionally trash talk each other on the app and I like knowing that he's thinking of me at some point during the day, even if it's just to curse on that SWEET triple letter triple word score I just dropped on him.

*E-mail - My husband sent me an article on the orthopedic benefits of yoga with a little note attached. He's hoping to do his residency in orthopedic surgery and my mom's a yoga teacher, so it's not as random as it seems. Very thoughtful of him.

*Real-live phone conversation - He was on call last night so we didn't get to talk for more than 30 seconds yesterday and it was SO good to hear his voice this afternoon. Um, did I mention he's been gone only 5 days so far? Obviously I am not handling this well, thank god for my new blogging/internet collaging (see previous 2 posts) pasttimes.  

*Instagram picture message - So he could see this (see below) picture of our cat meowing at the door to be let out. That's let out into our hallway which is in no way exciting and I cannot explain Zac's obsession with it. Oh yes, if you have not read my little "about me" blurb, my cat's name is Zac Morris, without the K so he could be unique. 

*Video chat - Now this isn't actually on our iPhones since I don't have Facetime b/c I have the original iPhone 3G, yes that's right, the one they don't even make anymore. [Aside prayer to the Apple gods: Please let the iPhone 5 get released as soon as possible, thanks!] Plus, let's be honest, it's way better to video chat on the much larger computer screen, but STILL, we are so good at keeping in touch via Apple products! Thank you technology for keeping our marriage going despite being 700 miles away from each other! 

One final note: you could obviously do pretty much all of these things with other smart phones but I am an Apple snob, sorry. You will see more lauding of their products by me on this blog I can assure you, but please don't think I'm an actual snob. I don't think I'm better than you in any way other than my taste in electronics. Oh, and in my Words With Friends skills. Seriously, I'm goooooood.