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Cars 2 opens this weekend and I'm not even excited. In fact, my excitement level hasn't been this low for a Pixar movie since Ratatouille (important note, Ratatouille was the last Pixar movie released before I started working at The Disney Store), and I think that's because I wasn't a fan of Cars. Don't get me wrong, it was a decent film, but it was certainly my least favourite of Pixar's roster. It's no Up or Wall•E or Finding Nemo. That the Cars universe has explosions and choppers and international locales (I think the Mater's Tales shorts had all these, actually) hasn't really swayed me, and seeing the main billing as Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy doesn't help either. That said, I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised by what I'm sure will be a high octane sequel. The near Abramsian secrecy around the content of the movie, which Pixar has shown on their projects of late, will hopefully ensure many surprises. Since the first Ca

I bought an iPad. I hadn't wanted one until fairly recently when it just clicked that i would use one as more than an oversized iPod. I could use it to write and read comfortably in the couch or out and about. Up until now, my iPhone has been indispensable, and the iPad would allow me to do even more in an easier fashion. So far, i've been right. It's a much more comfortable platform for iBooks, which allows you to add PDF documents. I haven't checked my Google home page, which is crammed with rss feeds I read, with my computer because I've moved (most of) them to an app called Pulse, which simplifies reading via RSS while making it a more visually appealing experience. Also, browsing the Internet really is a better, more intimate experience on a touch screen device. I thought that was all hype and spin. It isn't. Pages was the first app I downloaded, and used it to rewrite an entry in a brand new blog series I will hopefully one day soon start. I also use