did you see grey's anatomy tonight?
holy cow, bailey's husband was in an accident on the way to the hospital to be present for the birth of their baby. christina ricci as a paramedic responsible for preventing a massive explosion, only now it's meredith whose left holding the bag, or bomb, as the case may be. and finally alex and blondie finally hooked up.
oh, was there a football game on tonight?
bride & predjudice= 2 1/2 popcorn buckets
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
i'm not a computer geek
but i'm really trying to be.
this week as a result of the knee/ankle discomfort (to put it mildly) i self-imposed isolation. this has had it's advantages. i've done a lot of reading, watched more movies than blockbuster online thought i could, and done a little research.
lately i've become aware of how clueless the older generations can be about technology. unless they are forced to use computers in a professional setting, they often find it difficult to even send an email. in giving this some thought, i realized that i could just as easily fall prey. granted, i'm pseudo-savvy when it comes to using a computer, but when i'm 60, everything i know about computers will be fairly archaic. so in an effort to avoid the fate of my forefathers (and mothers) i make a semi-concious effort to at least be aware of advances in technology. i will never be a computer geek, but i am actively seeking, at least, to remain in the mainstream.
my exile allowed me to do some research that i have been wanting to do. i've been seeing this whole 'rss feed' and 'atom feed' thing on various websites, and was completely confused. after doing a little browsing, i have a little bit better understanding. from what i can tell, it's basically a program that alters how a website appears so that it is more readable, allowing for broader syndication.
so, i figured out what my atom feed was, and thanks to feedburner, made it broadly compatible with rss as well. notice the new 'subscribe' menu to to the left. i also happened on various sites, like this one, that allow easy access to all the sites i 'subscribe' to. the firefox extension, which adds a button to my toolbar makes it even easier.
basically, this does me no productive use for the time being, but it sure makes it a lot easier to get to all my favorite 'entertainment' sites.
next on the list: podcasting. someone want to explain to me how that works?
closer = 3 popcorn buckets (as in, not good)
red eye = 1 1/2 popcorn buckets (as in, very entertaining)
this week as a result of the knee/ankle discomfort (to put it mildly) i self-imposed isolation. this has had it's advantages. i've done a lot of reading, watched more movies than blockbuster online thought i could, and done a little research.
lately i've become aware of how clueless the older generations can be about technology. unless they are forced to use computers in a professional setting, they often find it difficult to even send an email. in giving this some thought, i realized that i could just as easily fall prey. granted, i'm pseudo-savvy when it comes to using a computer, but when i'm 60, everything i know about computers will be fairly archaic. so in an effort to avoid the fate of my forefathers (and mothers) i make a semi-concious effort to at least be aware of advances in technology. i will never be a computer geek, but i am actively seeking, at least, to remain in the mainstream.
my exile allowed me to do some research that i have been wanting to do. i've been seeing this whole 'rss feed' and 'atom feed' thing on various websites, and was completely confused. after doing a little browsing, i have a little bit better understanding. from what i can tell, it's basically a program that alters how a website appears so that it is more readable, allowing for broader syndication.
so, i figured out what my atom feed was, and thanks to feedburner, made it broadly compatible with rss as well. notice the new 'subscribe' menu to to the left. i also happened on various sites, like this one, that allow easy access to all the sites i 'subscribe' to. the firefox extension, which adds a button to my toolbar makes it even easier.
basically, this does me no productive use for the time being, but it sure makes it a lot easier to get to all my favorite 'entertainment' sites.
next on the list: podcasting. someone want to explain to me how that works?
closer = 3 popcorn buckets (as in, not good)
red eye = 1 1/2 popcorn buckets (as in, very entertaining)
Friday, February 03, 2006
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
how strange
last night i watched the movie in her shoes, which i loved. in the movie, one of the characters reads the e.e. cummings poem i carry your heart. i dug it, so i posted it.
the strange thing is that i've learned today, from surfing other friends' blogs, that that was read at alycia's funeral yesterday in utah.
what an odd coincidence.
the strange thing is that i've learned today, from surfing other friends' blogs, that that was read at alycia's funeral yesterday in utah.
what an odd coincidence.
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