Sunday, May 30, 2004

A Quick Note

I am back from Galveston. I did indeed end up in the emergency room with kidney stones the night before Christine and Mike's wedding. I still feel really shitty, so I am off to go to bed. The wedding was lovely and I promise to post more later. Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive and kicking.

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Monday, May 24, 2004

Alias Season Finale

I just saw that my TiVo didn't record Alias yesterday because the video signal wasn't available (whatever the hell that means). Does anyone happen to have it on tape or on their TiVo that might be able to send me a copy of it? I'd happily pay for postage and the tape.

Update: Emily's got it on her TiVo and has come to my rescue. Yeah!

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Saturday, May 22, 2004

Genie in a Bottle

Just in case I happen upon a bottle in the sand while in Galveston next week for Christine and Mike's wedding and a genie pops out to grant my three wishes, I decided to go ahead and have them ready. They are as follows:

The ability to control my fertility and weight (technically this should probably be two wishes, but since this is my fantasy, it counts as one)
Enough money so that the only job I ever have to have is professional poker player and so, if I don't win very much, I don't have to worry about it
A man with the following qualities: tall (6'1" would be ideal), good looking, smart, interesting, and kind

Now all I have to do is find that damn bottle and I'm set.

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Friday, May 21, 2004

Survivor Strategy

As you can tell from my Netflix history, I've been watching the first season of Survivor. When the show first started I thought it was a really stupid idea and spurned watching it until about two years ago when they split the tribes into male and female. Feminist that I am, I couldn't resist watching it to see how it was going to play out. Now I'm totally hooked on the show and love it, especially the All-Star season that just finished up.

After watching the game for a few years (especially after how Machiavellian this season was) it's amazing to me that people went in and never organized alliances with the exception of a few players. Several players even refused to get in on alliances, something that would pretty much guarantee you a loss if you tried it now. One of the guys is voting for people alphabetically, not even trying to eliminate anyone. It's amazing how different the game became, and from what I understand, just after this first season. Should be interesting to see the evolution when the rest of the seasons come out on DVD.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Burn It FYI

Just an FYI, but music overlapping on Burn It CDs isn't a big deal. Make your CD the way you want it and if there's overlap, that's fine. The whole point of Burn It (for me anyway) is to make a CD that I enjoy and share it with others. If it's stuff that people have heard before or already have, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. :-)

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Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Netflix Suite for MT

I finally caved in and joined Netflix (in case you've been living under a rock and don't know about them, they let you have up to three movies out at a time for $19.99 a month and you can rent as many as you want). I'm currently out of work, so I've already watched four movies since I joined last week.

Of course, since I'm also a geek, I had to install the Netflix Suite for MT which allows you to show what movies you currently have out, which ones you've seen, and which ones are in your queue. If you're interested, you can check out my Netflix viewing habits here.

Oscar, the creator of the Netflix Suite, is also going to be working on adding functionality to let you see what I rated a movie so you can see what I thought of it.

So, anyone have any movies - new or old - that are must sees that I need to add to my list?

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oh man, netflix. i definitely was a netflix addict before i got cable, then i just held onto the movies for a really long time. i love the netflix mt, that is some good stuff. i just saw "matchstick men", that movie was great. and my boyfriend just saw "the cooler" and thought that deserved two thumbs up too. :)

Posted by allie at May 18, 2004 09:20 PM

oh my god Netflix is like the best thing ever. My local hub is the same place my local post office is so I get movies in a day I love it.

Posted by xerxes at May 18, 2004 09:39 PM

I just bought "Shine" with Geoffrey Rush the other day. it's one of my absolute favorites.

Posted by girl at May 18, 2004 10:21 PM

I used to be a member of Netflix - I wish I still was! We can't afford it anymore. It's a great business idea though, and I'm glad to see it's still going strong.

Posted by Meredith at May 19, 2004 08:22 AM

We've been using Netflix since last year and love it. However we downgraded our membership form the $19.95 (add tax to $20.75)/month because of their upcoming rate increase to $21.99 (add tax too). But we still love it..especially since they opened a distribution center only a hour drive from us..we get movies really quickly. Which reminds me..we have three movies to watch this week! hehe

Posted by Pam at May 19, 2004 10:06 AM

Love Netflix...but gave it up so I could get HBO for the last of SATC, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Six Feet Under. Damn, I miss it though!!

Check out SHALLOW GRAVE...creepy, super well acted and teaches a lesson in "the economy of story telling" Just a thought. From the makers of Trainspotting...before they were all flashy. Just a thought - first thing that popped into my head. ;-)

Posted by Carrie at May 19, 2004 06:46 PM

Here's some movie suggestions (if you haven't seen them already) that are some of my personal favorites:

Zero Effect
Memento
The Following

I'll just say three of them, love netflix though.

John

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Monday, May 17, 2004

Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Playlist

Thanks to Acoustica MP3 CD Burner, I was able to do cross-fading on my Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Playlist and get it to fit onto one CD.

This CD really ran the gamut. It starts out with Tori doing Bruce Springsteen's I'm on Fire accompanied only with her piano and ends up with Less Than Jake doing a punk cover of I Think I Love You. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

01 Tori Amos - I'm on Fire (03:06)
02 Gary Jules - Mad World (03:07)
03 Sting - Ne Me Quitte Pas (03:33)
04 Don Henley - Come Rain or Come Shine (03:40)
05 Norah Jones - Cold Cold Heart (03:38)
06 Aaron Neville - Crazy Love (04:30)
07 Rod Stewart - That Old Feeling (02:55)
08 Karl Zero - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (02:23)
09 George Michael - Desafinado (03:20)
10 Dalaras Giorgos & Sting - Trelos Gia Sena (Mad About You) (03:42)
11 Gypsy Kings - Hotel California (05:47)
12 The Mavericks - Here Comes My Baby (03:09)
13 Big Mountain - Baby, I Love Your Way (04:24)
14 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (03:53)
15 Erasure - Take a Chance On Me (03:45)
16 Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Burning Down the House (03:37)
17 Sugar Ray - Abracadabra (03:42)
18 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Rollercoaster (04:34)
19 Reel Big Fish - Take On Me (03:02)
20 Limp Bizkit - Faith (02:26)
21 Bowling For Soup - Summer of '69 (03:05)
22 The Goops - Build Me Up Buttercup (02:39)
23 Less Than Jake - I Think I Love You (02:03)

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Sunday, May 16, 2004

Sickly Sunday

I went to bed last night with my throat kind of bothering and woke up with a fever and a throat so sore I can barely swallow (keep your perveted thoughts to yourself!). I've slept most of the day and I feel a little better, but damn!, does my throat hurt. I haven't eaten all day and I'm starving, but I'm not sure that I could actually swallow any food. Damn summer colds.

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Saturday, May 15, 2004

Apple of My Eye

Gwyneth Paltrow has named her new baby daughter Apple. All I can say is poor thing. Seriously, who names their daughter after a piece of fruit?

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People with a whole lot of money?

Hey my name is xerxes ill bet the fruit kid gets less shit than i did in school. Oh yeah in the 7th grade they finally figured out that xerxes backwards is sexrex people still call me that. Apple is not that bad

Posted by Xerxes at May 15, 2004 07:00 PM

Or it's after the computer company. My brother got away with naming his dughter Mackenzie - Mac for short (yes, he's a Mac user). His wife refused to let him name their new son Gibson however (you guessed it - he plays guitar)

Posted by IgwanaRob at May 15, 2004 07:09 PM

Her future boyfried is going to have a field day with that one.

Posted by nastybastard at May 15, 2004 07:36 PM

Wow, what a name. Good thing she didn't add in mango or something in there, poor kid would be a smoothie.

Posted by Carla at May 15, 2004 07:59 PM

holytomato!.. She named her Apple? Gimmeabreak!

Posted by rachel at May 15, 2004 08:16 PM

What IS it with people who give their kids stupid names?

Money or no...it is hard enough to be a kid, especially when it's time to start school. Being saddled with a stupid name just makes it all the more harder.

Too many Hollywood celebs see baby = fashion accessory. They seem to think it's cute to give it some dumb, trendy sort of name.

I also read an article in which Gwynnie is bashing working moms. Well...must be nice to be rich enough to be able to stay at home. But many parents can't afford that luxury.

Posted by Christine at May 18, 2004 02:38 AM

Hi. Just wanted to note that if she puts an 'i' at the end of her name, she can be an Apple Martini! HA! I crack myself up.

Posted by Elaine at May 18, 2004 07:01 PM

I've seen alot of women out there who invented new names for their child that aren't common, they dont' get critized for that. COuld it be the reason she named her daughter Apple because she liked that name? like some of you named your child with a new name because you liked it? there is nothing wrong wtih finding a new name for your child that you happen to like the sound of that name. you need to stop thinking of that name as a fruit, but a name istelf. Appreciate the name Apple as something new and acknowledge that it's somethign new. you're welcome to nam your child anything you want but please treat Gwynnie the same respect that you get for making up a new name for your child okay? Thank you.

Posted by you dont' need to know at May 23, 2004 02:57 PM

Apple is one of the most stupid, ridiculous, goofiest baby names that I have ever heard or read about in my entire life. It is also mean to do this to a child because a child should have a serious, decent, and normal name. Think about how the child will be introducing themselves to people when they are at school (including trade school and/or college), applying for jobs, getting a driver's license, renting or buying a home, opening up bank accounts, voting, running for public office, serving on juries, investing in the stock market, socializing with people, shopping, etc. People need serious names for these activities so that people will treat them with respect. Your child won't be a baby for his or her entire life. A stupid, silly, goofy name that sounds cute or funny for a baby to have will not fit an older child, teenager, or an adult. Please don't set your child up for verbal abuse. Giving your child a goofy name like this will only make it easier for people to bully your child.

Girls seem to get dumb and weird names more often than boys do and I really think that this is a very bad type of sexism against girls and women. Almost everyone expects males to have serious names for their serious activities. Intelligent parents name their sons Robert, David, John, James, Jared, Jonathan, Joseph, Steven, Paul, Phillip, Michael, Matthew, Andrew, Anthony, Benjamin, William, etc. So why on earth do females have to be stuck with stupid names when women are now doing the same serious activities that males are doing? What is wrong with normal names like Catherine, Patricia, Sarah, Stephanie, Lynn, Angela, Andrea, Mary, Maria, Teresa, Elizabeth, Elaine, Rachel, Rebecca, Christine or Deborah for your daughter?

I used to think that Gwynneth Paltrow was a smart normal woman. Because of what she has named her baby daughter, I now think that she and her boyfriend are a couple of idiots.

Posted by Abolitionist at June 7, 2004 01:42 PM

Are there not more important things to worry about than what someone, anyone has named their child?

Posted by trixie bubblehead at October 10, 2004 01:04 PM

I think what we're discussing here is the abstract idea of naming your kid a word that normally isn't a name. The ABC's of naming are basically this: you can't go too common, and you can't go too weird. And Gwyneth here has obviously done something weird here. This isn't good for her kid, and it isn't good for the English language.

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Friday, May 14, 2004

Strengthen the Good

In response to the beheading of Nick Berg, The Command Post decided to do something positive. That something is helping Susan Tom, the mother of 13 children - 11 of them adopted, most of whom have handicaps or disease - go to college. There is currently a fundraising drive to accomplish this goal.

They've already reached their goal of $10,000, but the more the better. Donations are being accepted until midnight tonight, so if you have even a dollar to spare, why not go and help these children go to college?

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Get Thee To a Nunnery

For the last three days, that quote from Hamlet has been running through my head. Why?, you may ask. Well, let me tell you.

As you might remember, back in late September I was diagnosed with pneumonia and a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in my lungs). I spent eight days in the hospital and probably came pretty close to dying. I was placed on an oral blood thinner that I had to take for a few months to prevent another clot from forming.

A few weeks ago I went to my GP and spoke to him about getting back on birth control pills (I've been off them since I got out of the hospital). He told me that I can't get on them - ever again. I completely freaked out since, in my opinion, sex cannot be safe enough. I immediately made an appointment with my OB-GYN and this Wednesday I went in to talk to her about other birth control options.

Her news was even grimmer. In addition to not being able to take anything with hormones (the patch, the pill, etc.), I can't be fitted for an IUD since I haven't had a child and she said my uterine cavity will be too small. In all honesty, that was what I was really hoping for so to have that option taken away completely dashed my hopes. She told me my only real options are condoms and foam and if I wanted, I could be fitted with for a diaphragm. She also suggested that I date men who've had vasectomies.

I don't know if I ever want children, so this is a huge problem for me. Considering that I'm going to be having sex for at least a couple more decades (I am only twenty-nine, after all) I feel really devestated. I'm neurotic (like the domain name suggests) and I know once I start having regular sex again, I'm going to constantly be worried that I'm pregnant. Condoms are only something like 45% to 65% effective (according to my doctor) and that's just not near good enough. Hell, when I was on the pill (which is like 97% effective), I still made Steven use condoms and I was still worried about getting pregnant.

I just can't believe that I have almost no options. I could always go into Planned Parenthood, not tell them about my pulmonary embolism, and get back on the pill, but I'm not sure that it would be worth it. Like my doctor said, twenty-nine is too young to die. I really do feel like swearing off sex forever right now. This sucks big time.

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I worked for an OB/Gyn for 9 years and he would fit women with an IUD that hadn't had kids. Maybe a 2nd opinion on that one?

Posted by daisy at May 14, 2004 08:29 AM

This will sound crazy but look into the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. It is about learning your fertile days and either avoiding preganancy or achieving it. I think learning about how your body works will help you avoid pregnancy. I'm pregnant now thanks to the book - and I won't ever go back on the pill. I'll follow the charting cycles and feel confident of knowing when I can and cannot get pregnant. Soundsy so cheesy - but if you really read and learn pregnancy is so easy to avoid.

Posted by lauren at May 14, 2004 09:10 AM

Just go get the pills. Besides, the side effects for ortho-evra are blood clots, stroke, and heart-attack.

Go for it! :P

Posted by nastybastard at May 14, 2004 09:19 AM

That's not a fun decision to make. I've heard great things about the book Lauren recommended - from both sides of the game.

Posted by Lisa at May 14, 2004 09:21 AM

I actually had migraines and possible blood clots due to the pill. I have heard that there are new pills out there that have different chemical formulas that can be ok for people like us, who have had bad things happen when they are on the pill. I am too chicken to actually try them out though... I would be very careful- it is not worth dying over!

I am on Depo Provera (the shot) and have not had a migraine since. You also don't get your period... I would recommend you check out Depo!

Posted by frecklegirl at May 14, 2004 10:53 AM

I wouldn't go and get the pills without telling them--I know of someone who had the same thing and she did get another doc to prescribe them; she's not here anymore as a result.

See about a second opinion on other options available--maybe there's some alternative that will work for you :)

Posted by christina at May 14, 2004 11:21 AM

Take care of yourself, no one else will do it for you. If you have to, make him wear a condom and use foam/diaphram at the same time. You have to worry about STDs as well as babies. We'ed all miss you if something bad happened.

Posted by Junebugg at May 14, 2004 09:07 PM

I understand where you are coming from, but please consider what could happen should you ignore medical advice. I work on a cardiac floor in a local hospital,and have seen many a PE case, including a young man, 19 years old, who passed away from a PE. I am also a sister who lost her brother almost two years ago to a cardiac arrythmia. He was two weeks shy of his 22nd birthday and I was 24 at the time. We had no warning signs, and his death was unavoidable but I live with it every single day and minute of my life. Again, I understand your concern about becoming pregnant, but please listen to what the doctors are saying. Life is to fragile to mess around with. I live with that daily, and I witness that daily on my nursing unit.

Posted by Traci at May 14, 2004 10:13 PM

I agree w/ the first person... I had to go to three ob/gyn's but finally one told me that most MD's are just afraid to use an IUD in a single woman because they're afraid she will automatically assume it means she's okay for "safe" sex (safe meaning from STD's *and* pregnancy, not just the latter). Oh, and although I'm pretty sure Depo counts as being hormonal, if you do take the advice of FreckleGirl and consider it, please take note that according to my ob/gyn, I miscarried due to side effects from the Depo Provera shot. Good luck!

Posted by at May 15, 2004 10:23 PM

Three words - Vaginal Contraceptive Film. It is easy to use, very effective and non-hormonal. They sell them at almost every drug store and they run between $8 and $12 for a box of 12. Can't reccomend them more highly.

Posted by Visitor at May 17, 2004 04:29 PM

I agree with Lauren on the book (I know of others that have used it to prevent - successfully - pregnancy), get a diaphragm, use condoms and foam. (Make sure it is a foam that is ok to use with condoms.) I think the triple combo combined with your knowledge of your body due to the book will cover you.

Plus I know you, you'll be neurotic about the whole pregnancy thing regardless. ;)

Meanwhile, remind me tomorrow to call my doc to see if they do IUDs on women without kids and if not - why not.

Posted by Christine at May 18, 2004 12:35 AM

I agree with the others who said that taking the pill against the doc's advice is bad. Please don't do it!

I also agree with Daisy and others that you should try to get a second opinion about an IUD. I've never used one, but I've heard of childless people who have. This may be your best bet.

I know what you mean about being paranoid about getting pregnant when you don't want to. I was the same way. But Mike and I decided that we never wanted to have kids, so he went and got snipped.

But I would not date guys with vasectomies, unless I was 100% sure I wanted to remain child-free. What if you did decide later on that you wanted to have a baby, and you were seriously involved with a snipped guy? Not fair to you or to him!

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Posted by Christine at May 18, 2004 02:52 AM

hi :-)...I've never commented here before, but I've been by your site many a times in the last couple of years (off & on).

anyhow...the title of this post grabbed my attention, those words were spoken to me on my wedding day of my first marriage, (my ex's name was similar to a word in that phrase) LOL..should've taken that advice then :-P

anyhow...I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to this type of subject, LOL...I'm no doctor, but I've done a lot of research on this subject.

definitely get another opinion about the IUD. I've known plenty of childless women that've had then successfully....I have a VERY tilted uterus, and I've had one successfully for the last 5 years. Mine is good for 10 years & hormone free. I think your OB/GYN is being overly careful on that one...she may be concerned about rejection, but that's a risk that all women face with an IUD.

The book mentioned (TCOYF) is good, but you have to be VERY diligent about it, and you'll still be using condoms or abstaining. Honestly, I wouldn't rely on this 100% for avoiding pregnancy. It is a fantastic resource though!

Foams suck..diaphragms suck even more... blech. From what I understand, the Vaginal Films are MUCH better & super easy to use. Condoms have a better rate than what your doc gave you (45-65% ??), but they do break, or get forgotten about...or run out of...I guess I can see how those rates might be accurate after all.

Don't omit your very important medical history...it's so not worth it. You're definitely in a spot, but you do have some options. Hang in there & do some research & seek some more medical opinions...there is an answer for you! Good luck!

Posted by PunkAssBitch at May 28, 2004 11:58 AM

One quick comment.
On your post your doctor told you that condoms are only 45-65% effective...?
This is completely false. Condoms are 90% effective. Make sure you watch your boyfriend put it on. As long as it's put on right, they are almost just as effective as the pill.
My sister is a doctor and I work w/ physicians, I don't know why your doctor would give you such a false statistic

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Thursday, May 13, 2004

Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Group Information

I just sent out the group information for Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition. If you signed up and didn't get your information e-mail me right away. Now get burning (and mailing!) those CDs!

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Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Extra Time

I've finally finished my track list for this edition of Burn It. According to WinAmp, it's at 79 minutes and 58 seconds - enough to fit onto a CD. However, both Windows Media Player and MP3 CD Converter tells me that there's more time than that (WMP is over by 9 seconds and since MP3 CD Converter adds an extra second between songs, it's over by 23 seconds).

Does anyone know of a converter that lets them burn CDs without the extra time? I could swap a song out for another, but now it's a matter of principle. It will fit on the damn disc.

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Build Me Up Buttercup

Does anyone happen to have the soundtrack to Mallrats? If so, could you e-mail me? I've got a favor to ask of you.

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Monday, May 10, 2004

Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Final Reminder

Just a reminder, but today is the last day to sign up for Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition CD swap (and I really mean it this time). Come join the fun. We've got almost fifty people signed up already.

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Friday, May 7, 2004

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Tiara Countdown

It's now a mere four hours and twenty minutes until Tiara Happy Hour. I love THH and with this one being a special bachelorette pary edition for Christine, I have a feeling it's going to be even more fun. Christine and I are going to go down a little early and meet Pat for a bite to eat before hand. I'm almost giddy with excitement, I tell you! It's almost Tiara time!

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Balancing Act

Want to see something funny? Then go watch someone that Robin knows ride a unicycle. Quite amusing.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2004

Let's Make Contact

My new least favorite types of people are the ones that see by my Yahoo! personal ad that I'm online and just randomly message me to start up a conversation. Nine times out of ten it's people I'm not interested and, to be honest, I'm not looking for new chat friends so I find it annoying to get an IM out of no where. Damn Yahoo! for showing our online status on our ad and not having an option to turn it off.

Oh, and people who don't put pictures up with their ads. What's up with that?

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Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Extention

I've had several people ask to join Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition even though the sign-ups have ended. I've decided to go ahead and extend them through Monday, May 10th, so if you wanted to join, now's the time to do it. FYI - the date to mail the CDs out (Monday, May 31st) is the same.

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Monday, May 3, 2004

Text Ads For Dollars

It's been a while since I mentioned this, but I thought I'd go ahead and see if there's any new interested parties.

If you look down near the credits that are on every skin, you'll notice text links (only two of them are for this) under the heading "Sponsored Ads." A little birdie had told me about this program, so I took a shot and signed up. Let me tell you, selling out was well worth it. I put those links on my pages and I've already been sent money via PayPal - an extremely fair amount in my opinion. You don't even have to have a certain number of clicks - just list the links.

Interested? Want to be a sell out too? Either send me an e-mail (change the AT to @) or leave a comment here and I'll pass your name on to the appropriate party.

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Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition Reminder

Just a reminder, but today is the last day to sign up for Burn It - The Spring 2004 Edition. Go read the rules and sign up!

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Happy Birthday, Eve!

Today is Eve's birthday. Happy birthday, sweetie! Hope it's an excellent one!

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Sunday, May 2, 2004

Tivo Modem Problems

We had a really big storm here in Houston Sunday morning and it appears that the modem in my TiVo has been blown yet again (this happened about two and a half years ago and when I left Steven's house, I forgot to get my surge protector. Oops!).

Does anyone know if it's easy to replace the modem if you're tech-savvy? My brother's roommate is pretty good at stuff like that, but since the modem's on the motherboard (at least I believe it is), I don't want to have him mucking about in there if it's something that's pretty difficult to do.

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