I've been playing with the Pre-Release Trinity by YoYoJam for several days now, and it quickly became my new favorite. I have started playing beyond my normal capacity (which still isn't all that great). I can really see how this yoyo is going to help me get to the next level.

Even if you have to wait until the official release in June, pick one up!

Tonight, I brought home the company iPad for a test run over the long weekend. I decided the proper venue for my test was to hop on down to the Mad Greek in Portland for dinner and a little entertainment. I brought the slim encased iPad along for the ride. A quick post to ensure I can at least pretend to type.

Getting a picture placed was a PITA.

I picked these two beautiful YoYoJam Trinity yo's out of my mailbox yesterday afternoon.

Get yours at YoYoExpert.com while supplies last. Each Pre-Release Trinity comes with an Andre Boulay trading card signed and numbered by Andre himself. Only 100 total Pre-Release Trinity Yo-Yo's were made available (50 Red, 50 Blue), so don't waste any time.

The first impression is spectacular play. Long sleep times and great balance. No drifting and very stable. The blue one is mine, and the red is a gift for someone else. --UPDATE-- See the video.

I can hardly wait! DrupalCon SF is just around the corner, and I'm busy making sure I am prepped and ready to go. I hope it is a sold caffeine fueled geekfest so I can really put some polish on my Drupal skills. I'll be there for the pre conference MODULE3 Session on Sunday as well.

I'm headed down by car, a bit heavy on the hardware. I'm bringing my new XServe with me, mostly so I can leech some tech knowledge about the spectacular machine. I am hoping that during the geeking, I'll find folks willing to give me the grand XServe tour, and help me configure it as a Drupal serving bad ass.

As the countdown is just beginning... there is no point in making this post stretch on forever.

So, here I am having a productive night of work, when a tweet gets caught in my filter about the CERN webcast LHC First Physics. Next thing I know, all work has stopped, and I'm closely monitoring the LHC Control Screen, watching the TeV climb... and then fall.

I am of course a fan of anything geek, so the search for exotic particles is right down my alley, but even I wasn't prepared to be so engrossed in the action unfolding real-time for my viewing pleasure. Having 2 windows open (one for the webcast, and one for the control screen) means no work being done at the moment.

Of course, I am taking a moment to blog, while the beam restarts... If I keep it short I can get back to working on the CSS for PDXHayes.com

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