The Five Stages of Pinkberry November 19, 2006
Posted by David Kaye in : Pinkberry , 7 comments
If you live in Los Angeles, odds are you have either tried or will soon be exposed to Pinkberry, the frozen yoghurt phenomenon that has been sweeping through the city in a blissful non-fat blizzard for the past year or so. People quite like it.
For the edification of the uninitiated, I present a humble warning: the Five Stages of Pinkberry. Mark them well.
Stage One: Anger
“Five bucks for frozen yoghurt? That’s bullshit. I’m not doing that.”
In my case, these strenuous but reasonable objections were overcome by a simple rationalization: it’s an experiment, and it is my duty to experience this frozen yoghurt in order to continue to function as a fully paid-up member of society.
Stage Two: Denial
“So that was it? I don’t see what all the fuss is about.”
This phase typically lasts about a week. I assume this is the amount of time it takes for the Pinkberry tapeworm to incubate. (Disclaimer: The evil overlords at Pinkberry do not, to my knowledge, embed tapeworms in their froyo. I suspect the secret ingredient is simple garden-variety crack.)
Stage Three: Bargaining
“If I skip lunch and go to Pinkberry instead, I can get a medium combo!”
This stage can also manifest itself as direct bargaining with the Pinkberry servers (Pinkberristas?) for additional toppings, the generosity of whose distribution remains one of the most stressfully inconsistent aspects of the Pinkberry experience.
Stage Four: Depression
“I’m a pathetic, weak-willed addict, and I am destined to spend the rest of my life in thrall to my froyo urges. Could I get some more blackberries on that?”
Stage Five: Acceptance
See above article.
Gmail Mobile application rocks November 2, 2006
Posted by David Kaye in : Mobile , 2 comments
Google launched a free J2ME mobile client for Gmail today. It’s excellent.
Stuff I liked about it:
- It downloads your contacts from Gmail and stores them locally so you don’t have to type anything in.
- Automatically displays attachments like PDFs, Word docs etc without having to download or store them client side.
- It’s pretty speedy even on my sluggish T-Mobile EDGE connection.
- It preloads unread messages, though I’d turn this off if you don’t have an unlimited data plan.
The worst videogame trailer ever, and what it says about the mobile games business November 1, 2006
Posted by David Kaye in : Mobile, Games , add a commentIn case you missed the news: Oblivion Mobile was released on Cingular today.
“The Elder Scrolls(R) IV: Oblivion(TM) for mobile phones faithfully adheres to what The Elder Scrolls is all about,” said Douglas Frederick, President of Vir2L Studios. “In partnering with Superscape, we have built an incredible role-playing game for wireless devices that players are now able to take with them wherever they go.”
