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I had a feeling that having a second kid was going to take a bite out of my personal time, but I had no idea it meant I was going to post a single blog post in 2011 (so far). Well, it’s only the end of October — so maybe I can catch up a bit in the last few months of the year.

Parenting Update

Totally enjoying being a parent more the second time around. But I suspect that I’m going to need to read a parenting blog, or get a parenting podcast or something soon because going on instinct is only getting me so far. Anyone know a foolproof method to potty train a kid over the duration of a week?

We Moved

While my city friends thought I sold out and moved to the suburbs years ago (when we moved to Oak Park), now we really have. I dreaded this day for years, fearing that it would mean that I wouldn’t go to concerts any longer. Turns out it’s not that big a deal, I’m seeing just as many shows as I did in Oak Park. I guess when a person will fly to Australia or Amsterdam for a concert, a 40-minute drive to Chicago isn’t that substantial a drive.

I’m Going to Sell My CDs

Just typing those words horrifies me, but honestly — I haven’t listened to a CD in a CD player in over a year. Everything is on the computer, backed up to a hard drive and then I’m going to start backing that up to the cloud. I figure I might as well sell the CDs while they’re worth a (very) little something, before they’re worth nothing at all. I’m keeping the Eno CDs though — I’ve scoured the Earth for those.

Concerts

I’ve seen Veronica Falls, The Horrors, Wye Oak, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cults, Best Coast, Lykke Li, Coldplay, OK GO, The Kills, The Vaccines, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Vivian Girls and a few others. Hoping to see The Cure in L.A. soon (fingers crossed!), Fitz and the Tantrums and Still Corners.

iPad 2

I got an iPad 2 (thanks Gerard Design!) and it’s true — it’s twice as badass as the first iPad. It’s faster, wicked thin and the video camera makes Facetime chat as easy as on the iPhone. I like the Smart Cover too (in orange of course), but every now and then I have a heck of a time getting it to act properly as a stand. But then again, I have a hard time with Transformers too.

iPhone 4S

The 4S is certainly quicker, the camera really is much better and Siri is pretty interesting — though other voice apps are actually a bit more helpful (like Dragon Go!). For example, I asked Dragon Go! who was playing at the Empty Bottle in Chicago tonight and it gave me a list of upcoming acts. Siri just said it didn’t understand the question, offered to search Google for me, and then game me some lip when I told it that it “sucked”. But being able to read and send text messages by voice is great and iOS 5 is a terrific upgrade.

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