iPhone Activation to Take 6 Hours!

Okay, this sucks.

I was expecting my iPhone activation to take less than three minutes and that I would be playing with my iPhone right now. Unfortunately, I'm getting a message from iTunes saying "Your activation requires additional time to complete". After talking with AT&T iPhone activation support, I learned that this process could take up to six hours and that there's nothing I can do to speed it up.

Since I can't do anything with my iPhone (except call 911) until it's activated, this is the equivalent of opening a Christmas present and then being told you can't use it.

Update: Activation took 7 hours.

iPhone - Unpacking

Most Apple products are a pleasure to open.
The iPhone is no exception.

iPhone - Launch Day

I arrived at the Alderwood Mall Apple Store a little after 5pm.
With an hour to go before launch, I was 119th in line.

At 5:30, they take off the covers.
"Say hello to iPhone."

5:50pm, 10 minutes to go...

It's 7:20pm, I finally make my way inside the Apple Store.
Unfortunately, the line continues inside.

Yard Work

Before:

After:

Sometimes owning a house is a lot of work.

Like today, when I mowed my lawn for the first time. I almost fainted from exhaustion by the time I was done. Not only did I almost die, I paid a bundle for the privilege: $300 for the lawnmower at Lowe's (a self-propelled Troy-Bilt with electric start), $3 for gas, and $7 for lawn bags.

Home Cooking

My first home cooked meal in my new house: fried eggs and tomatoes, cooked vegetables, and rice.

Seizure in the Lab

Yesterday, a woman had a seizure in lab 002 in the basement of the Paul Allen Center. I didn't notice until the paramedics showed up, but apparently what happened was that she went rigid, fell to the floor, and was shaking for about two minutes. Immediately afterwards she had trouble remembering things like her age. After examining her for a while, they took her away on a stretcher.

Lockpicking Set

I just got the most awesome present from my friend Kevin Chiu: a lockpicking set.

Ever since I picked my first lock in my Computer Security class a few weeks ago, I've been itching to do it again. Now I can practice to become an expert lock picker like Kevin.