Pandora and my continued iPhone love

I'm a million years behind on this discovery. But I finally found Pandora. I found it through my iPhone app, actually. And now I'm listening to it on my computer too.

The site has all the functionality I would've put in there. At least so far. I am only sadly disappointed that I can't play it through my wireless speakers. But I guess Apple is protecting iTunes by making Airtunes only work with that program.

In other iPhone-related news, I want a new one like everyone else. But the one I have continues to save me in all sorts of situations. Yesterday I was looking for cat food at a pet store. No customer service in the cat food section. I was left to blindly stare at labels.

The problem was, all the brands I recognized, I had heard bad things about. (Wall-e is having stomach problems and I'm tired of cleaning cat puke. This was an important decision.) So I used my iPhone and looked up the best brands. I ended up with a brand I never would have looked at because their logo is a little "I-designed-this-in-the-back-of-my-wiccan-candle-store-under-my-wooden-wind-chimes." But supposedly it's natural and great for him. I probably would've ended up with the best of the bad if I hadn't had my phone. Or I would've stared for 30 more minutes in a consumer panic.

My email to Fox

In my anger at Fringe cutting off, I dashed off an email to askfox.com. Five minutes later, I realized the DVR can be set to record beyond a time slot's end. But this is not the point. Not The Point.

Hello,

I don't watch American Idol. I'm not interested.

I am, however, a fan of Fringe. And I have DVR.

Almost every week, American Idol runs over into Fringe, about five minutes. Since my DVR only records from 9 to 10, I miss the last five minutes of Fringe. (And yes, I've tried recording the next show, it doesn't work - just skips to the beginning.) This is annoying. I've spent almost an hour (really 40 minutes because I skip commercials) watching this show, leading up to the conclusion. Only to have it cut off. At the climax.

Unless you want to continue to alienate your DVR audience, maybe you should better plan for your shows. Have less commercials during American Idol or edit down some chatter or some singing. Maybe have that annoying recap I seem to keep catching be a little more succint. Or you could have less ad time during Fringe, so it actually ends by 10.

Whatever you do, stop messing up Fringe.

Thank you,
Heather Apple

PS - Arrested Development was the best show on television. I hope you're never that short-sighted again.

In which I reveal my cruel side.

Yeah, yeah, you can have only four periods a year. I've known that for quite awhile. But you're going to have to sell me more than that. I'm pretty comfortable with what I've got.

 

Oh, you made an ad? Let's see it.

 

Um... Re what my what?

 

"Repunctuate your life."

 

After the initial shock of the word "punctuate," which sounds horribly close to "puncture," I was able to discern the main point - PUN.

 

You know who did a good job with using that pun? Kotex. Not this. Please take your 90s, Real World-esque stamp and redo your ad.