Good Music, Old Friends, Free Apps & Buddy Protocols

So the weekend was exactly what I had expected it to be and then some. Not since the weekend that had Frankie Knuckles and the Body & Soul NYC party have I mustered the energy to pull off a full weekend of dancing and carrying on. Of course this time around was a bit more different, since it did involve an old friend who I used to be very close to, Shifted Music's Jay-J Hernandez. I was one of his loyal "groupies" since the early days, braving through many nights in straight club hell because Jay-J always put on one helluva show, and bumped a groove I just couldn't resist. And I'm still a loyal fan to this day, although the years may have put some distance between us (and a few grays on his head!). Oh, and he moved to New York too. But Jay-J is always gonna be one of those people who is a true inspiration to me, and an example what hard work and dedication begets. And this isn't just some public figure, this is someone I've actually spent a good amount of time with. That's why it was important for me to see him during this visit.
This weekend was when I also discovered appshopper.com, a well-designed site dedicated to iphone apps that instantly won me over with their library of one-day-only free apps. Needless to say, I now have eight pages of apps on my iphone, many of them truly useful, and some, well, downright inane. Still, it's a site worth bookmarking on all your gadgets.
On a more personal note, something I try to avoid at all costs and ignore when I feel it coming on, has once again reared its ugly head. I swear this will be the only time I will ever say anything about it. I just hate that it has to get so uncomfortable. If I introduce a friend to another friend and they decide to pursue a friendship of their own sans me, then they should feel free to do it without keeping it on the under. Because the whole secrecy thing just makes it so uncomfortable, and really highschool musical immature. That's it, I said it, and that issue can now be laid to rest.