OK, now that I’ve had an iPhone for a week (and have even had my first full crash, requiring a home+power reset), it’s time to resume talking about other interests.

The IBM Club bought out a good bit of the AMC multiplex in Saratoga for a special showing of Harry Potter V — we went, of course, since it was the easiest (and cheapest: $3) way to see the movie without having to put up with the usual hassles of long lines and uncertain showtimes. The movie was pretty good, though rather dark, and well worth the investment of time and money.

I was amused to note at the end of the credits that Harry Potter is copyright by Warner Brothers, though J. K. Rowling does have publication rights.

Good thing, considering what’s happening a week from today; I just checked Amazon, and my copy is listed in “Shipping Soon” state, so it’s too late to cancel my order. I wonder how many copies will leak out before Saturday.

I’ve just finished three days at Watson Research (two in Hawthorne, one in Yorktown), and I actually accomplished most of what I came out here to do. I even managed to pick up a geocache, did a lot of walking, and found a good ice cream place (Main Street Sweets in Tarrytown), which probably undoes the good of walking.

And of course, I played with my iPhone a lot. I hope someone comes out with a replacement earphone/microphone combo with smaller earbuds; I can’t keep these in my ears unless I hold them there, which is not terribly practical! Other than that, I’m still a happy camper, though I wish the iPhone had GPS. Yeah, I know…that’s how they’ll get me to buy iPhone 2.0.

The iPhone also makes it easy to take and share photos, whether they’re worth sharing or not. See my flickrstream for proof.

Tomorrow morning, it’s back to JFK for the flight home. I’m ready.