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Reading: Bill Maher's New Rules
Music: Todd Menton
TV/Movie: Planet Terror
Link o' the Day: SpaceWesterns.com
Busy and productive day. Finished the changes to the medical journal. I just need to get some ink to print it out. I can pick that up tomorrow morning on my way home from the doctor. (Gonna go consult about using Chantix to help quit smoking.) Most of the work today was on our very cluttered bedroom. It's the old pack rat curse. We collect too much stuff, but don't have enough places to put them. It's one thing for me to toss things out, but I can't go tossing Pretty Maggie's stuff. One thing we're likely to do is get some storage boxes that will fit under the bed. That should do a lot.
Right now, housecleaning is being done with the FiOS tech in mind. He or she is going to need to get to where all our wires and such are, and there's so much stuff in the way, I need to establish order and access. Because I'll be gone from Friday to Sunday, I won't have much time to do it before they come on Monday. The payoff, though, is super-fast internet, and something like 300 channels of viewing for only a few bucks more than what we're paying now for internet and cable.
I'm looking forward to IFC and the Sundance Channel. Boomerang will also be fun. We don't watch a lot of TV per se--that is to se, er, say, that we don't live our lives around television programming, although we do have some nights where we watch more than others. I like Sunday nights for animated shows like Family Guy, American Dad, and the Adult Swim lineup. Pretty Maggie likes Thursday nights. We usually have the TV on in the background, and I often have something on while I'm working or practicing the banjo. Will 300 channels prove too much?
Eh. I don't think so. The majority of TV will probably suck--just there will be more general suckage. At the same time, though, as for what gems there are now, we will then have more. I'm looking forward to seeing Ira Glass's foray into television, This American Life, on Showtime. And a History Channel show that's not about WWII or UFOs will be nice. Some of the classic movie channels will be fun. And I think there's a fishing channel.
Pass the popcorn!
I remember when we first got cable. I had lived most of my life without cable, but when we got it, I was fascinated by some of the offerings--especially on the Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, and additional PBS stations. I found myself videotaping a lot of shows. Then I learned about re-runs. hehe.
So I doubt I'll go on a videotaping spree with this new system. I'll enjoy it. The novelty will wear off as I find where the gems are. I don't think it will change my TV viewing habits, such as they are, overmuch.
Besides, I still have more DVDs than I have room for.
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Today's link goes to SpaceWesterns.com. The name says it all, don't it? Pard'ner.
Cheers!
Music: Todd Menton
TV/Movie: Planet Terror
Link o' the Day: SpaceWesterns.com
Busy and productive day. Finished the changes to the medical journal. I just need to get some ink to print it out. I can pick that up tomorrow morning on my way home from the doctor. (Gonna go consult about using Chantix to help quit smoking.) Most of the work today was on our very cluttered bedroom. It's the old pack rat curse. We collect too much stuff, but don't have enough places to put them. It's one thing for me to toss things out, but I can't go tossing Pretty Maggie's stuff. One thing we're likely to do is get some storage boxes that will fit under the bed. That should do a lot.
Right now, housecleaning is being done with the FiOS tech in mind. He or she is going to need to get to where all our wires and such are, and there's so much stuff in the way, I need to establish order and access. Because I'll be gone from Friday to Sunday, I won't have much time to do it before they come on Monday. The payoff, though, is super-fast internet, and something like 300 channels of viewing for only a few bucks more than what we're paying now for internet and cable.
I'm looking forward to IFC and the Sundance Channel. Boomerang will also be fun. We don't watch a lot of TV per se--that is to se, er, say, that we don't live our lives around television programming, although we do have some nights where we watch more than others. I like Sunday nights for animated shows like Family Guy, American Dad, and the Adult Swim lineup. Pretty Maggie likes Thursday nights. We usually have the TV on in the background, and I often have something on while I'm working or practicing the banjo. Will 300 channels prove too much?
Eh. I don't think so. The majority of TV will probably suck--just there will be more general suckage. At the same time, though, as for what gems there are now, we will then have more. I'm looking forward to seeing Ira Glass's foray into television, This American Life, on Showtime. And a History Channel show that's not about WWII or UFOs will be nice. Some of the classic movie channels will be fun. And I think there's a fishing channel.
Pass the popcorn!
I remember when we first got cable. I had lived most of my life without cable, but when we got it, I was fascinated by some of the offerings--especially on the Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, and additional PBS stations. I found myself videotaping a lot of shows. Then I learned about re-runs. hehe.
So I doubt I'll go on a videotaping spree with this new system. I'll enjoy it. The novelty will wear off as I find where the gems are. I don't think it will change my TV viewing habits, such as they are, overmuch.
Besides, I still have more DVDs than I have room for.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Today's link goes to SpaceWesterns.com. The name says it all, don't it? Pard'ner.
Cheers!
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