Omphaloskepticism

I guess it’s time to confess.

Friday, July 11th, 2008

I waited. I guess this makes me an Apple fanboy. I’ve always held disdain for people who stood in line for hours, waiting for the latest gadget that they could just go and get the next day with minimal fuss. Today, however, irrationality won out and I waited in line for my wonderful, beautiful, iPhone [...]

The boboification of Andrew

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Thanks to my friend Snitty I learned a new term this week: Bobo.
From Wikipedia:
Bobos are noted for avoiding indulging in high acts of conspicuous consumption in favor of spending the greatest amount possible on the “necessities”. Brooks argues that they feel guilty consuming in the way typical of the so-called “greed era” of the 1980s [...]