I declared RSS bankruptcy last week. Was spending too much time just trying to stay current, that I myself was no longer current. As in I was doing too much reading, and not enough doing. Next step is to curtail Facebook, Twitter, and App.net reading. Maybe once or twice a day. I've already moved the apps off my iOS home screens. Been able to start going through my Instapaper backlog too. Which is nice. Had stuff in there from August 2011. Yikes. Also feel more inclined to write, via Day One. Hoping this keeps up. Want to start plowing through some personal projects. Found out back catalog of Ludlum is available as eBooks. Bought a couple off iBooks, but just last night found out that I can no longer strip out the DRM, which means I can't, if I wanted to, put them on my Kindle. Which is annoying. And considering my reduced online info consumption, means I might look into a Paperwhite sooner rather than later. But I'll be switching to FeedBooks instead for purchasing. Just annoying for the steps to take to get into iBooks. DRM+Ease of use vs. any device+hassle. If only I could put iBooks on some sort of e-Ink device. Probably means I'll repurchase the first 2 Ludlum books so they will be available. Last last weekend went to the French Fall Market in Lucy's school building. A Lycée Français de Chicago fundraiser. Interesting. It was in the school, so kind of cramped. After nap went up to Northbrook Court. Got to handle an iPad mini. Want one, but can hold off until they go Retina. Didn't think the size made sense, but then I handled it, and it's perfect. And I do agree that it's probably what the iPad was supposed to be. Voted on Tuesday. Finally got my Pizza Hut Super Supreme pan pizza on Friday. Gone by Saturday morning. Sad that Lucy didn't seem to like it. Hit up the indoor Green City Market this past Saturday for the first time this season, when it was unreasonably warm. Successfully used Dark Skies to get home before the rain. Lucy had a little bit of a fever, but was fine by Sunday, when we went to Oakbrook Court. I got to play with a Surface at a Microsoft Store. Got the touch UI to crash by trying to rotate the device. Otherwise, interesting. I don't understand the 16:9/9:16 screen ratio. Maybe I'm just used to the iPad 4:3/3:4. Maybe because I mostly use mine in portrait. Also finally threw out the broken coffee/espresso machines and got an Aeropress. Made a cup last night, and it was good. Not amazing, but then again I sometimes like gas station coffee/cappuccinos. Also saw a dodocase at the J.Crew. Would be great if I ever carried around my iPad all by itself, and not in a bag.