Friday Night Lights

I need a break from FYP, so I'm going to blog a bit.

I've been using a TV show Friday Night Lights as my breaks/relaxation time during this busy period. And it's the best thing I've ever watched. Not that I should hype it up or anything, because to many people, it's going to be a pretty ordinary drama TV show. Based around a small town called Dillon and their strong community culture built up around their American Football team, the Dillion Panthers, the show follows primarily around the Taylor family. Coach Eric Taylor is the main star, trying to take the team to State Championship. But obviously some of the main players and their stories are also told. The drama tries to address real issues that are happening in America, such as drug use, racial issues, team spirit, believing in yourself, life in general etc.

So what's so good about it? I find it so inspiring and touching. I don't know if that's cause of the acting, the way they film it or what, but I have connected with so many of the characters, so easily. Their troubles also seem to remind me that things I get frustrated about are nothing compared to what's out there. Family and friends are the best thing in the world. The human conscience, the difference between heart and mind. It's sooo good.

When it comes down to it, it really is just another drama show. But I love it! Five seasons in total, although season 2 was chopped in half due to writer's strike at the time.

BTW, saw Thor yesterday with Amanda and Edward. It's very so so. Disappointed. And I had to pay extra to see it cause they cancelled the 2D session we were going to see.

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Mobile post

And there you go. Blogger app :)

So I'm using my new Google nexus phone to write this post.

After finally taking the plunge, I have a new phone! I got it on $29 cap with vodafone, for 2 years unfortunately. I'm not thrilled to be locked into such a disreputable company but there it is. So far, 3 has tried to overcharge my last bill and I'm expecting something to go wrong with my first bill. Telephone providers. What can you do?

But the phone itself is great. It's one of the newer phones and comes stock with the latest software to boot. Over the past week, I can say I am enjoying the phone immensely. No real faults with it so far and I am fast becoming comfortable with the style of integration of multiple services. The phone is very smooth despite being only one core lol, and android is very nice, once you get used to it. I have yet to root it (another form of jailbreak) but not sure I want to yet. I can't be bothered.

I think the feature I love the most is communication centralization. It allows me to have constant access to my multiple email accounts, which I am finding in these modern times, a crucial communication tool, especially at the moment with grad apps and project announcements at uni. It works great and easy to set up. I haven't noticed a huge drain in my data usage yet. Apps like WhatsApp, facebook, vodafone usage and dropbox all help keeping all the important things I constantly check on the one device. I think I've definitely noticed a drop in computer use, cause I no longer need to turn it on just to check things and then get distracted with other things!

If there was one thing I would share from this new phone experience, is this advice to new phone shoppers: don't over-research. You can constantly read reviews, get people opinions, test a phone for a few minutes and repeat over and over, but nothing will compare to actually getting the phone. There are features you're not going to like that you won't find out about until you actually use it, and vice versa. As long as the phone roughly fits your basic needs, just get the phone after a week or two of research.

teoh,