Damn you Galaxy S4 and your futuristic features

A couple of things you need to know before we get to the good part.  I swear this stuff only happens to me.

1. Almost died.
My workplace is very close to a mall.  Sometimes I go over to that mall for lunch or to run some errands.  Today was one of those days.  I'm one of those people that is 50/50 with jaywalking.  Sometimes I do sometimes I don't.  I waited for the light to turn this time and for the little man walking symbol to show before I started walking.  I successfully make it halfway across the street, I'm at the median and am about to continue when a car zooms right by me and I am only two feet away.  I was stunned.  I was so stunned I looked up at the light and confirmed it was red.  Then I looked at the car and got the tags, make, and model just so I would remember.  I continued to cross and I looked back again to see if the person had realized that they'd just run a red light and almost killed me in the process.  Nope, just continued on doing what they were doing.  I couldn't believe it.  I did the same.  I mean, I was alright, close call, so what else could I do? 

2. Upgraded my phone.
I also just upgraded my phone to a Galaxy S4.  Went from Apple to Android.  Still getting used to it.  The S4 has this weird feature that allows you to do things by just hovering your hand or finger over it.  I've turned the feature off because it's annoying but for some reason it still does it.  

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I got addicted to this Candy Crush game back in the summer.  I had not wanted anything to do with it.  We had taken a family vacation to visit some relatives and it was all the craze.  My wife and I are pretty competitive so it didn't take long to get me into it.  It's a time waster and it's pointless and I have no idea why I play it.  

I've been stuck on this level for about a month.  I don't really care so much except that someone who I was levels and levels ahead of, caught up to me and then passed me.  What the heck?  How did this happen?  How is this so easy for her? So my mission has been to kill this level but I just can't do it.

So there I was today playing at work, I know, but I got all my work done.  I've got 6 moves left and only one jelly to get rid of.  So no problem.  I am about to beat this level that I've been trying to beat for a month and here comes my supervisor around the corner.  Man what timing!  So I cover my phone with my left hand and pull up to my desk so that he can't see what I'm doing.  I pretend to be looking at my computer screen and move the mouse around confident that he has no idea I'm playing Candy Crush.  He drops something off at a co-workers desk and off he goes.  

I look back at my phone ready to enjoy beating this level and it already says "Level Completed".  What the???  

Damn it, stupid hovering feature on the S4.  You robbed me of the satisfaction of beating the level I was stuck on for a month!  A month!!!  I don't even know how I passed it.  No clue.  

This is what I almost died for? Really?!?

That is all. Run along.

Vampire Weekend

It all started with this twitter conversation:

So usual morning routine. Except that I get to use my car to drive to work today because my wonderful wife has the day off from work. She will pick up the kids this afternoon. We have 4 kids so I still have to drive the minivan to school to drop them off but I can come home and switch to the compact car so my wife can pick up the kids in the afternoon. I know it may not sound like much but not having to drive that minivan everywhere is heaven. 

So I stick my work stuff and my morning coffee into the other car in anticipation of my future self having to only get in the car and go to work.  I proceed to get all of the kids in the van and leave for the school.

I drop off the kids at school. I make the switch between the kids' CD and the radio. CBC Radio 1 or 2 usually, today Radio 2 because of the tweets. So it's 8:07am and I hit 94.1 and there is Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers right at the beginning of the song. Unbelievable! Today is going to be an awesome day!

Off I go to work!

So about 20 minutes into my commute, halfway to to work, I am still in the minivan. Hello? Hello? Right, I forgot to switch cars. So there I am doubling back home to switch cars. Late for work. Seems to me this is all Tom Power's fault.

Thanks CBC Radio 2 morning for the great story! Have a great weekend.