So the IPhone is out today and I'm itching to get my hands on one (even though I'd rather stay with T-Mobile, which has awesome customer service, especially when compared to my nightmarish memories of AT&T Wireless). I'm going to wait a bit to get the phone to try and avoid some of the launch madness, but the device certainly has strong potential to end the year as my favorite thing of 2008. In the meantime, I decided to share some of the stuff I'm really enjoying right now, as well as some of the things that are on my nerves.

THINGS I'M LOVING

• Bowling Buddies (Facebook game)
• Swingtown
• Jeopardy! (the game show)
• New York Times Magazine Crossword
• Nilla Cakesters
• Tennis and my Dunlop Aerogel racket
• Word Twist (another Facebook game)
• America's Got Talent
• My balcony
• BUZZ! trivia game
• Fresh Direct Heat and Eat Meals
• Prospect of a roomie
• Blogging
• The St. Louis Cardinals' grit
• Zomick's Egg Challah
• Not having a car

THINGS I'M NOT LOVING

• Daily headaches
• Complacency on Wall Street
• The comics on Last Comic Standing (awful, all)
• The summer movie schedule so far
• The New York rental market
• The slow pace of The Yiddish Policemen Union
• People, usually telemarketers, who hide their caller ID
• Biggest Brain Pro (Facebook game ... was really hoping to stay retired)

THINGS MOST LIKELY TO BE BEST THING OF 2008

• Rock Band (video game)
• The Dice Game
• IPhone 3G
• Obama
• Marshmallow Fluff
• Lean Cuisine Pizzas (esp. BBQ Chicken)