Links of our life: First Week of June

So, I want to try something out and share links with you that I’ve found interesting over the last week or so. These are things that are more than just sites I’ve enjoyed visiting, but things I’ve ended up spending quite a bit of time thinking about afterwards.

Starbucks in Yelm and free wifi nation-wide:

Starbucks is finally rolling out free wireless across the country, but you have to have a registered Starbucks gift card. While I know some people aren’t very forgiving about the lack of breakfast sandwhiches, free internet will come in handy at the brand new (first) Starbucks in Yelm that opened this week.

Jeff Dye on “Last Comic Standing”

Its not to often that someone you went to High School with ends up on a competition reality show, and even more rarely is it rumored they make it into the finals. Kentwood Alum and co-former Kent Area Young Life volunteer Jeff Dye’s Last Comic Standing audition just aired on thursday, and websites report that he goes far.

Draft Governor Sarah Palin for Vice-President

It turns out that there are a handful of people out there who think Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would make a great addition to John McCain’s ticket in November. As the first female Alaska governor, and with a over 90% approval rating, Palin could be a fresh addition to the national republican party. I’m still trying to figure out who I’m going to support for President, and you can bet that the running mate choices will speak volumes about each candidates’ political philosophy.

Apple WWDC to begin monday, June 9th

Rumored to appear at Apple’s annual developers conference during Steve Job’s opening Keynote address: 3G Second-Generation iPhone, Tablet MacBook, a large tablet iPod Touch, a re-branding of the .mac online service, and a preview of the next operating system due out next year. Thats a lot of speculation, and a lot of products for a developers conference…

Mystery Science Theater 3000 lives on with RiffTrax

So, I guess its not news, but it was news to me when I found out that MST3K alum Mike Nelson (along with Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbet and others) offer a service where you can download a mp3 of them making fun of a movie and play it along with a DVD that you own or have rented. For the first time I’m looking forward to watching Batman & Robin, Battlefield Earth, and Road House.