Onwards, with the mobile, abbreviated muse:
Netflix - continues to amaze me. Due to a snow day on Friday and the general lax nature of my Saturday, I was able to catch up on a season and a half of 30 Rock via internet streaming through the PS3 and watch a couple of movies as well. BAM! The movies load pretty fast on the player, and skipping ahead/back to scenes is super easy with the user interface they have created. I would say that instant access to all of these shows and movies is perhaps better than the DVD rental portion of the service. If only I had a decent TV to watch all of these fantastic movies/shows on...
The TV Situation - is becoming just that, a situation. Of the bad variety. After starting the long-term borrowing of the PS3 for the winter/spring, I have been filled with a good deal of regret that I don't have an adequate tv on which I can watch movies/play games. Actually, the tv is fine for watching movies, but the playing of video games has been a tale of constant sadness. After noticing that the menus on FIFA10 were damn near unreadable on my tv, I endeavored to get an HDMI-DVI converter cable so I could play the PS3 on my computer monitor. I found one at monoprice.com for 4 bucks and I thought I was good to go. Had it shipped extra fast for more game-time. Well, the thing comes in the mail and I try hooking it up to my monitor and GUESS WHAT... some fucking encryption crap called HDCP that is hard-coded into the PS3 prevents it from sending HDMI signal to an output device that is not HDCP compliant. As my monitor predates HDCP my months, I am, as they say, shit out of luck! Great. More fucking squinting at the tv screen hoping that I am not making my already poor eyesight even poorer.
Is there anything better than the NFL Playoffs? No, no there isn't. Non-Green Bay/New England/Cincinnati/Philadelphia fans were treated to quite a spectacle this weekend in the wild card round. Most right-thinking people pretty much hate the Pats and the Eagles anyway, so it was quite a treat to see those teams fall flat on their faces against opponents that were all too ready to punch them in the mouth. I must admit I felt a little bad for the Bungles, as well, they are the Bungles and one of their players died this year. Kinda wish that karma would balance out with at least one playoff victory. Bro well. Green Bay's loss to the Cardinals provided ample lols, more than I could expect for a wild card match, and which is all that I can ask for in a football game where I really don't care which team wins. Here's to hoping that next week brings equal excitement, and the demise of Romo and Marmalard.
The big chill - is still getting on my nerves. Someone call the Arctic and tell it to take its fucking cold ass air back. We in the warmer climes can DO WITHOUT it. Now I like a good snow day as much as the next guy, but these days of barely cracking the freezing mark and nights that plunge into the teens are getting OLD, FAST. Luckily, each cold ass day that passes means we are that much closer to glorious spring.
Alright, time to head out of work early and begin the long trek to civilization for this movie outing.
