Archive for January, 2005

I Love eBay (at least when I win auctions)

I made some good buys on eBay over the weekend. Most of them are part of my Neil Young addiction:
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Sleeps with Angels (superdeal as I got this one for 1 cent, which can only mean it is a dodgy release)
Neil Young Mirror Ball
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Year of […]

Exercise Makes Me Tired

I ran about 2.5 miles yesterday and 1 mile today. As I was sick last weekend recovering from a fever, I didn’t run. This means I ran twice this weekend to make up for slacking last weekend. End result. I am very sleepy now.

Becalmed in Cetology

The chapter on Cetology was a bit trying. Interesting in its delineation of the different types of whales, but nonetheless not a rousing or action filled chapter.
I have not moved forward past Ahab’s speech to the crew about reward for spotting the hated white whale to the rather theatrical set of chapters where […]

Time of the “Horse”

Not sure if this is a sign that I am really, really pissed off about something, I am just getting older, or perhaps both, but I have become a bit obsessed with Neil Young and Crazy Horse live recordings. I own Harvest and Greendale, but those are different beasts.
It is […]

Free CDs (well not really)

I went to Silver Platters this week to use some of my Silver Dollar certificates. Free cds of a sort (you get more certificates when you spend more at their store). This means you get cds without paying for them with real money, which feels good.
After wandering the […]

today was a day…

That is all.

Carnivale - The Complete First Season (DVD)

Yes, another HBO series. This one is very different from the Sopranos.
I originally saw the Carnivale first season dvd box set at Barnes and Noble, and said this could be great or it could really, really suck. Patty suggested we rent it from Netflix first and avoid owning 6 dvds of suckiness. […]

World of Warcraft - Addiction is subsiding

I think the initial rush of obsessive compulsive game playing frenzy is lessening in intensity. I am blogging instead of playing World of Warcraft (although I did play for a bit). This is a good thing. Perhaps it is just in anticipation of the Superbowl.
(And yes Terry, it’s wow […]

New Rating System

I decided I should add a rating system to my posts. However, I didn’t want it to be the normal stars type of rating system. The system is usually based on a 1-5 rating, but whatever I think is appropriate and somehow reflects.
For example, I, Robot got 2 crab legs, because like crab […]

I, Robot (DVD)

I found I, Robot very disappointing, even knowing that it was going to be not so good going in. A known bad factor can some times be coupled with low expectations to make the movie more enjoyable.
I have not read the books, but it seemed like it squandered good material in exchange for dross. […]