Architecture: Thumbs up

Exhibits: Thumbs down

This is what I expected. I'm talking about the "new" one (which is apparently the old one)--the one with the modern architecture. I'm generally not a fan of modern architecture, but this building was truly inspired. It takes three simple textures: rough rock, smooth rock, and curvy metal, and combines them in almost infinite varieties. Then it adds in negative space, fountains, natural gardens, and panoramic views of Los Angeles. Every time I turned a corner I saw something new to photograph.

Thumbs up.  No, really.

Yesterday I went to Disneyland for the first time.  I was probably the only person left in California who had never been.  It was awesome.  Really.  There are two things that surprised me: how much effort they put into it, and how genuine it all seemed.

First of all, vacation is awesome. I really needed this.

Remember my rant about Apple not letting you save mp3's on other mp3 players?  This is known as DRM - Digital Rights Management.  The RIAA, which has its head firmly stuck in the sand, thinks that DRM will solve the mp3 piracy problem.  Good luck with that one, fellas.  Let me know how that works out for you.  This week's CNET poll asked people what they thought about DRM.  Note that this forum only supports legal music distribution.  Check out the poll results on CNET.com.