Monthly Archives: October 2004

Computer, Movies

Technology, ain’t it great?

I purchased the best DVD player EVER. It plays almost any format you throw at it. VCD? SVCD? Soooo last year. This baby plays DivX and XviD with no problem. The best part? Only $69.99 at K-mart. Yes, K-Mart.

Since I have all of the latest (and greatest) shows and movies, I wanted to be able to watch them without having to convert them to .mpg (which looks like crap). I read that this Philips DVDP-642 could do all of that, so I began my small town quest to find one. Wal-Mart and RadioShack had none (nor did the salesmen know what DivX meant…sheesh!). In a last ditch effort, I decided to go out of my way to the always disappointing Big K. The rest is history. I now watch burned CDs of shows that look better on CD than they did with DirecTV the first time around.

*dances the happy dance*

Personal

Whoo Dad!

Dad and I have been attending Weight Watchers together (he since January, I since May). He reached his goal today. There was confetti, a camera, applause, and a good time for all. He has lost 77lbs. and looks terrific. It’s great knowing there are no worries about his health.

I’ve lost 22lbs. and the funny thing is that making the necessary changes in my eating habits was effortless. Seriously. Aside from not eating multiple Twinkies at a time, I’ve not missed anything. I still overeat Mexican every Sunday. I still have an occasional cheeseburger (although, I eat a LOT of BocaBurgers). I eat a little of anything I want. I do miss regular pop. Pepsi bottling company may be in financial trouble since my consumption of Mountain Dew has ended. Then again, I just switched it for Diet Dew, so I guess they’re ok. I do not and will not exercise and the only water I drink is the little bit I swallow when brushing my teeth. Overall, I love WW.
[Uh, wording corrected above]

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Just Rewards

Well, George and Caroline didn’t gang up on her, but the nastiest wannabe Apprentice -EVER- is gone. Next week looks like it’s going to be a hoot. I’m a HUGE Caroline fan and seeing her reaction to the guys’ effort in the next task is priceless.

I’ve seen the so-called finalists’ names, and while I like one of them, I still don’t know who the other one is. I suupose that one will be like Bill was and step it up toward the end. It’ll be interesting to see if I’m right.

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In with the new

Just a quick update on a pseudo-meme that went around recently. This is the one where you share your Fall TV viewing habits. My results will be somewhat accurate, because during most shows (marked with *), I will also be watching an ep of SGA or SG-1.

Monday: 10:00 RW/RR Challenge: Battle of the Sexes II*
Tuesday: 10:00 Real World: Philadelphia*
Wednesday: 8:00 Lost (wouldn’t miss this show for anything!)
Thursday: 8:00 Survivor*
9:00 The Apprentice*
Friday: 8:00-11:00 Stargate(s)
Saturday: Nothing at the time
Sunday: 9:00 Desperate Housewives (Great new show)

I will add certain shows when they start airing, such as TAR, but that’s my meager list so far.