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    Happy Valentines Day everyone!

  • Vacation!

    Aww yeah, going to Puerto Vallarta on the 24th of February!

    It should be fun.  Erin was looking at all-inclusive, but that really wasn’t what I was looking for.  So, instead, I found this nice bed and breakfast that is about 3 blocks from the beach (and the tourists) that we both thought would be fun.  I can’t wait!  :cheese:

  • Links 2/10

    • Chuck Norris T-Shirts—Officially sanctioned!
    • Real Video iPod?—If this is what will really come out, I’d be a lot more tempted to get one.

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  • Borders

    Online purchasing has really changed the way people do their buying.  However, there are definitely a few quirks that need to be ironed out.  Case in point:

    On Friday, I decided I wanted to get a book.  So, first off I go and find out who has it, what the prices are, etc, online.  Of course, I hit up amazon.com to begin with.  It turns out they have the book for $35.99 with free shipping (and no tax).  Then I remembered that there’s a Borders just down the street from my office.  Not remember who Amazon was parnered with, I do a search for Borders, and turns out they were the large B&M store with the Amazon partnership.  As you can see, it’s the same price at Borders as it is at Amazon.

    I head down after work, not even sure if they’ll have the book, to find out that at the B&M store, it’s $59.99.  I ask if they pricematch their own online store.  They do not.  So I leave with no book in hand.  As soon as I got home, I went and ordered it online.  The instore experience wasn’t that great either, with overcrowded aisles and unhelpful staff. 

    How can a store not keep the same price throughout?  Is instant-gratification worth a 50% (including tax) markup to people?  What, other than being able to thumb-through a book which wasn’t necissary in my purchase, do people think justifies this 50% markup?

  • SuperBowl

    Yesterday was the big game.  It wasn’t bad, but then again, I couldn’t care less about the teams.  So, instead lets talk about the other things surrounding the game.  For those of you that don’t know, I’ve got HD TV at home, connected to a 50” plasma and a receiver for 5.1 surround sound.  Watching any football game in HD is pretty cool, as the audio is mixed so that it actually utilizes all the speakers.  This was the case for the SuperBowl, except for the half time show.  Talk about udder crap.  The music was very muted and sounded like it was coming out of a single speaker.  The crowd noise was coming out of all speakers, but not the actual music.  It’s like they piped the direct feed of the instruments and singing straight out to the nation without any mixing.  It was lifeless and dull to say the least.  I guess I shouldn’t complain, since the audio wasn’t even working at the beginning of the performance.  It took a few lines before we even heard Mick singing.

    Oh, and I also loved how in the song “Rough Justice”, ABC decided to censor the word “cocks.” 

    One time you were my baby chicken
    Now you’ve grown into a fox
    Once upon a time I was your little rooster
    But am I just one of your cocks

    Now on to the commercials.  There were some that I enjoyed, and actually the only ones I remember.  The rest weren’t that great at all.  And for shame to the advertisers out there that are still not shooting and airing their commercials in HD.

    FedEx Cavemen
    Sprint Crime Prevention Phone
    Bud Light Revolving Wall
    Ameriquest

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    • The I Hate to Cook Book—Erin, I think this might be for you?
    • To Live in the 50’s—Those kids are scary