1:31p.m. MacBook Aluminum

When I first heard that Apple was going to hold a Laptop event in October, I had no plans on getting a new laptop. However once they came out, I couldn’t resist. This is mainly because it finally seemed like the perfect compromise in Apple laptops.

I had been wishing and waiting for a 13.3” MacBook Pro. The fact is that a 15” MacBook Pro was simply too large and too heavy. The MacBooks were underpowered and not quite as sexy. But then the new 2.4 Ghz Aluminum MacBook was announced, and I was smitten.

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7:45p.m. *Swag — Cable YoYo Pop

Cable YoYo Pop (RadTech)

• Yes, I know I’m reviewing a ten dollar product.

• It’s designed to stick onto the back of your iPod. However, if you have an iPhone, you probably don’t want to stick your headphones on it all the time.

• So I stuck the suction cup to the included same-sized belt-clip. It worked like a charm.

• It took me way too long to find the ideal way to keep my headphones in my purse.

• Small and very thin.

• However not too tiny that you lose it within the first day.

• It’s the perfect size.

• Very, very impressed.

9:36p.m. *Cinema — Ratatouille

Ratatouille (2007)

• I had heard good things, but I still wasn’t sure what to expect.

• Of course it was visually stunning. There is just no way around that.

• Cuter than you can possibly imagine.

• So much better than Cars.

• It had an actual plot.

• It had a clear message, but wasn’t totally overdone.

• It was fast-paced for a two hour movie.

• I will never get over Patton Oswalt playing Remy.

• I had no idea Will Arnett was in it! Crazy.

• I have to admit I’m really looking forward to watching it again.

2:08a.m. *Cinema — Transformers

Transformers (2007)

• Frigging awesome.

• We first went to go see this on Saturday July 14th for a 5:45 pm show, and it was way too crowded to sit down. So we went again Sunday July 15th for a 9:55 pm show and it was totally sold out. We waited online for the 10:25 pm show.

• Totally worth all that effort.

• The visuals were obviously amazing. But it was more than just the visuals for me.

• Yes it was cheesy. I loved it anyway.

• I really really want Bumblebee to be my own personal transformer. I loved him.

• Easily the best movie I’ve seen since… Knocked Up. Man. What good movies.

• I have no idea what to say about it. It just rocked.

6:02p.m. *Cinema — Knocked Up

Knocked Up (2006)

• I expected this to be good… but this was just plain awesome.

• The best date movie in a really, really long time.

• Fantastic sweet and cheesy romantic comedy that is also really funny.

• Both Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogan did a great job and are going to be doing lots of other things.

• I thought I wouldn’t be able to separate Heigl from her character Izzie, on Grey’s, who I find crazy annoying, but I actually loved her in this.

• Rogan was actually not all that annoying, was nothing like his character in 40 Year Old Virgin, and was even kind of charming at times.

• Just about as funny as the rest of Judd Apatow’s movies. Plenty of great lines to remember.

• “I think he’s using the dice move a bit too much.” “I think that’s pretty much all he’s got.”

• Same silly banter between Rogan and Paul Rudd as in 40 Year Old Virgin.

• I didn’t know that Apatow and Leslie Mann were married. Very cool.

• I’ve heard about this whole thing. I dunno… going to be interesting to see what happens…

• Edit: I can’t believe I forgot to mention B.J. Novak’s cameo! Definitely a major highlight. All movies with an Office cameo receive an automatic extra star. Oh, and of course also Craig Robinson! Man, I love movies with Office cameos.

6:07p.m. *Cinema — The Departed

The Departed (2006)

In honor of my favorite movie of the year winning the Oscar for best movie last night, I figured I’d start my cinema section by giving a quick review of it…

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