Posts Tagged Entertainment

Oh, Hello There!

Posted by JJT in Blogging on March 13, 2010

It’s been a while since I have had a moment to sit down and compose a blog post.  Thus, I am forced to update everyone in the most immediate way possible.

  • Professionally, things are well yet busy.  I would not have it any other day.
  • After the end of snow and the coming onslaught of rain, I spent today cleaning my house from top to bottom.  It needed it, and I actually feel like I accomplished something as a result.
  • After some research, I decided to purchase a Blu-Ray DVD player.  Specifically, I ordered a Samsung BD-P3600 from TigerDirect.  TigerDirect was having a pretty good deal on the player, so I figured why not.
  • Lately, there have been two songs that I have been unable to get out of my head.
    • The Filet-o-Fish Song
      • Even with a DVR, I cannot get this stupid ad jingle out of my head.
    • Shots, LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
      • Yet again, the music selection at my gym strikes again.  In this case, as I was wrapping up my workout on Thursday morning, this little ditty became permanently ingrained into my brain.  I have no idea who this other rap group is, but I am all too familiar with Lil Jon, thanks to Dave Chappelle. Damn you, Lil Jon!
  • Opening Day 2010 for the Baltimore Orioles will soon be upon us.  I have yet to acquire a ticket, but I will begin that search soon enough.
  • In the book-reading department, I finished reading The Quants.  Expect a review of that book sometime this week.  Also, I am almost finished reading SuperFreakonomics.

There you have it—a concise update.

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Living in HD Glory

Posted by JJT in Blogging on February 21, 2010

I have but one small thing to say about my new HDTV.  Why did I wait so long to make the magic happen?  Watching sporting events and some television shows in HD is glorious. 

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24 Season 8 Starts in 10 Days

Posted by JJT in Blogging on January 7, 2010

After the holidays, my other favorite time of year has arrived. It is time for the premiere of 24. On Sunday, 17 January 2010 at 8:00 PM, the 24 geekfest will commence.  My anticipation is starting to build.

The usual rules still apply while watching 24:

  • Do not bother me during an episode.
    • No calls will be answered.
    • No emails will be written.
    • No tweets will be made.

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On Somedays, A Failure Puppet

Posted by JJT in Blogging on July 27, 2009

While this does not happen to me at work all the time, there are days where your calendar is booked solid.  You just go from meeting to meeting, with brief interludes in which you play catch-up.  For this reason, last Friday’s Dilbert cartoon resonated with me so well.

Dilbert.com

“…hurtling toward failure.”

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Shiny Things on the Internet

Posted by JJT in Blogging on July 13, 2009

Not much time to post on everything, but here is everything that has gotten some of my attention lately:

  • LATFH – Look at this f!@#$ing hipster
    • Anyone who is familiar with my distaste for all things hipster can understand my newfound appreciation of this Tumblog.
  • Windows 7
    • The “early bird” offer expired on Saturday, but those of us who participated in the Windows 7 Beta and Release Candidate “programs” had the opportunity to purchase Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional for $49 and $99, respectively.  I opted for Windows 7 Home Premium, and based on my experience with the RC, I am looking forward to the final version.  I actually purchased my advance copy from Costco.com with my membership, and the upgrade price was even cheaper.
  • Windows 3.11
    • Thanks to the generosity of Evan, I have floppy disks containing Windows 3.11.  In what may wind up being a very small yet entertaining project, I am going to see if I can install Win 3.11 in a virtual machine.  The event will either be highly entertaining or frustrating.
  • Getting Single Page Views on baltimoresun.com
    • In the redesign of baltimoresun.com, it looks like they have incorporated two terrible elements in a brazen attempt to garner pageviews.  One of these elements is an incredibly annoying ad on the first page of the site.  The second element, however, is the obfuscation of single-page viewing of their longer articles.  So, my new quest is to find a way to utilize baltimoresun.com in a way that gets me the content I want.  One thing that is sure to happen is adoption of AdBlock Plus in Firefox (again).  The other thing, though, is a way to set my browser identification to something that will just give me text back.  The latter is going to take some more effort.

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