If you have not heard, the Wall Street Journal has announced that the new iPhone 5 will be released some time this October.  I have been waiting for this announcement for a while now, and I’m happy it’s finally come.  The thing is, I’m probably going to have to wait a few months before I can get one, what with the expected demand.  It’s the same story every time Apple releases a product, whether it’s the ipod touch 32g or the iPad, getting newly-released Apple stuff is impossible.

You’ve got to wonder why they don’t just make more units to meet the demand, eh?  Well, Steve Jobs knows more than I do, so I’ll leave it up to him.

I’m not much for cars and everything, but I’ve always had a thing for ATVs.  I don’t know; they’re just really fun to drive.  Cars need too much maintenance and everything, plus they’re too expensive.  ATVs do not cost nearly as much, and for some reason, I really enjoy buying ATV accessories.  Weird, right?

The thing is, I’d love to build my own ATV, as opposed to buying one.  I’m kind of crazy like that.  Do I have any knowledge building these things?  No.  Do I have any experience at it?  No again.  But I’m not going to let a few things like that stop me!

Let’s roll!

There is a serious lack of proper health care in this country.  Look, I’m not saying we should be putting up new hospitals and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on new healthcare carts (OK, that’s exactly what I’m saying) but at least make things so that healthcare is available to everybody who needs it, not just those who can pay for it.

Sometimes, I think about putting up my own hospital.  Of course, I’d probably be more focused on making a profit than anything else, but I would think I would at least TRY to help everybody who needs it.  For a fair price, of course.  I mean that.

There have been so many rumors about the iPhone 5, but there’s actually just one thing I’m thinking about right now: When is it coming out?

Fortunately, the release date is pretty much a lock for October.  I’m still not sure if I’m getting one; I mean, there are so many rumored new features like audio conference calls and a better OS, but price is still going to be a factor.  I’ll have a much better idea when October comes around.  Let’s see if an Apple without Steve Jobs can still make the cut.

I have been trying to get Final Fantasy Tactics on my iPhone 3G for a few weeks now, but I haven’t been successful at all.  I finally figured out that my phone just can’t cope with the load of games like that.  That’s why I’m waiting for the next iPhone.

Of course, if they make me wait too long, I’m going to go start looking at other phones.  The HTC HD7 looks interesting, and maybe I’ll give Android phones a shot.

Still, the iPhone 5 is my main choice right now, unless Apple comes up lame with this one.  Let’s see if they can change everything.  Again.

While I am notorious as a terrible gift giver, I came up with an AMAZING gift for my GF this year.  It’s so amazing, it’s probably the best gift I have given to anybody in my life.  It’s so stupendous that I just realized there’s no way to top it except to give more of the same thing, or maybe the everlon diamond knot collection.  I’m not going to tell you guys what I gave her, but let’s just say it set me back a few.

Anyway, I’m just glad that’s done.  Choosing gifts stress me out; it’s really not one of my finer skills.  Receiving gifts, on the other hand.. well, I’m GREAT at that.

Whenever I see movies where there are dogs involved, I always feel like I want to get one.  I don’t want a small dog, either; I want those big ones that can really strike fear in people.  Of course, it’s the cost and hassle of owning one that stops me.  With dogs come mange, dog food expenses, vet expenses, and a lot of other things I don’t want to spend on.
If I do get a dog, though, I want something like a Siberian Husky or something.  A wolf would be great, but let us not be unrealistic here.  Let’s stick to the domesticated breeds.  They’re a lot cheaper, and probably a lot safer, too.

I’m terrible at giving gifts.  Birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, anything.  It’s never been a problem with my family because we all suck at it, so nobody really notices.  However, my GF is a great gift giver, so I am feel the need to reciprocate.  She’ll accept anything, but a guy’s gotta have some pride!  I can’t let her out-gift me ALL the time.

I think I’ve been doing pretty well the past few occasions, though.  Nothing great, but huge improvement.  No cheap online anniversary gift shopping.  I think I’ve figured out the secret, though.  Spend a lot.  It usually works! Men, write that down!

I have been thinking about how to make things more efficient at the office, and I have decided that technology is the answer.  Well, it’s either that or laying some people off, which I don’t really want to do.  Maybe a new barcode scanner to speed purchases along would help.  I mean, we can’t get any more inefficient.

Of course, I guess that’s just how things have always been done.  My family has never been the picture of efficiency when it came to business, and maybe I inherited some of that.  Well, time to make a change!  Somebody’s gotta break the chain, might as well be me.

I’m not good with technology.  I can’t tell what s video cables are, I don’t know what plug goes where, and I don’t know the difference between LCD and LED.  However, I do know that I love Apple products.

Which is why I’m kind of torn.  I mean, I want to get myself the newest iPhone model when it comes out, but I’m also cheap, and I feel like waiting for the one after that is the more prudent move.  Still, the heart wants what it wants, so we’ll see what happens.