I don't get to see my cousins that often so it was nice to hang out with them for a few days last week. They had quite an adventurous, star-studded day in LA that most of us who live here don't experience.

Geometry Wars 2 is out and is pretty fun. They tried to add some objectives, tried to give it a point, and it's both good and bad. I like the Pacifism mode the best so far - no shooting, just dodging.

I got a new lens (EF 50mm f/1.8 II) and so far I really dig it. This specific lens is a pretty popular prime with overwhelmingly positive reviews, and it's not very expensive, so I had to quell my curiosity. I tested it out in Big Bear last weekend (helping Rad & Mandy with their cabin yard sale and checking out the classic car show). You can see photos here.

I haven't seen much of the Olympics yet because I don't have TV. I've seen some clips online and there's some inspirational stuff out there. I still want to see the 4-hour opening ceremony at some point.

I'm learning Cocoa (the Objective-C API) and it's elegant. It reminds me of Ruby on Rails (model-view-controller architecture), but for native OS X desktop apps. It's training for maybe writing an iPhone app or two in the future.