blast from the past

Holy cr@p - this actually came in the mail today. I can't believe aol is still sending out CDs for dial up.

Go maria go

This is for you maria (weller not sharapova)!

Cold !

It is freaking cold in the Nati. yes that reads 4 degrees F.

more snow (5th)

More snow... Just a dusting this time.

The good, the bad, and the ugly

Classic spagetti western starring a very young Clint Eastwood. This was one of the first dvds that I bought. After a year of HD DVD and blu ray, the video transfer of this movie is awful. likewise the sound is just mono. The movie is still enjoyable.

The Lives of Others

Great movie. It is about the Stasi's activity in East Berlin before the fall of The Wall. The story is suberb and the acting matches it. Highly recommended. BTW, the movie is in German so unless you got the Rosetta Stone software for Christmas be prepared to do some reading.

Edit: Predicted Vinh Fall Asleep time: 1 hours 13 minutes - due to the need to read the subtitles and the hope that European movies have more sex than American movies.

Chop chop

My handiwork so far ... Still got a lotta chopping to do.

thinh the lumberjack

Thinh the lumberjack! Gearing up to chop up some fallen branches.

Leopard at work

Installing MacOS Leopard on our media mac at work

more snow

Third snow of the winter.

Shocked and Sad

Major sadness ... The lucky christmas Cowboys chipmunk stocking thing could not overcome Dallas's poor play

Getting amped up for the cowboys

GO Cowboys !! Beat the giants!

Mitsubishi HC4900 1080p Projector

Finally, a really good 1080 PJ for under $2000. This mitsubishi is currently $1400 after a big sale and a big rebate. It will replace the Panasonic AE900 that developed a darkspot on the display. The panny is a 720p projector. 1080p (1920x1080) is about 2.5 times more pixel than 720p. As expected the mitsubishi throws a very very sharp picture when feed with HD-DVD or Blu Ray.

Palm Centro and the Sprint SERO plan !!

Janice at work tipped me on this great plan that sprint has called SERO - Sprint Employee Referral Offer which is originally intended for sprint employees to refer their friends and family to sprint. Sometime last year they opened it up to the public. Google Sprint SERO and look for the threads on the slickdeals.net and fatwallet.com forum for details. I'll give the highlights here: for $30 a month, I get 500 anytime minutes, nights and weekend starting at 7PM, mobile to mobile (sprint only) free, unlimited text messages, unlimited picture mail messages, and this was the deal clincher for me, unlimited data which includes some sprint TV channels. There are some codes floating around where you also get $50 in credits on your bill.



Linda needed a new PDA so i talked her into getting the centro too (she got the red one).



I got the new palm centro for $99 before the $50 service credit. So for $49, this smartphone is a great upgrade from the Treo 650 I've been using for the past 2.5 years. Also, have the unlimited data really lets me use all of the smartphone - i can get my roadrunner and gmail emails, I can do mobile blog updates and I can even watch the NFL network on the phone!

Second day at work

Ack!! This working thing is not so good after a long vacation. Leaving at 7pm does not much time for guitar hero in the evening.

back to work

I am now back at work after a very nice 2 week vacaction. Well rested and ready to go.

New lucky Dallas Cowboys shirt

Just in time for the playoffs -- linda got me a new Dallas Cowboys t-shirt. I am feeling the good karma from this shirt.

rocking with guitar hero III

Guitar Hero III - christmas gift from Cindy and louie. This is a really fun game.

Second Snow of the Winter

Second snow of the winter.

Christmas Tree

Christmas tree decorated by linda.