I can’t deny that I absolutely love my Tivo. It knows what I want and it gets it for me. I couldn’t ask for more … or could I? I could. I want Matt’s TiVo which has a Tivo Webserver that posts his “To Do” and “Now Showing” lists every 30 minutes. I am *so* jealous. [via Mermaniac’s Drinking Game – Now grab some Cuervo and play!]
I watched Legally Blonde earlier (which I loved – again), and when it was over I decided to check out the Features. Their is a “Trivia” version of the movie – it’s like Pop-up Video for the film! The whole film, with little trivia tidbits – this is fun! Yeah, it’s a Saturday. And I’m easily amused.
My Mom called me yesterday afternoon to see if I wanted to go to “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)” before it left the theater. With only two shows a day, I’m sure it will be out the door by Friday. I tried to read the book but could never get in to it so I figured the movie might be just the kick I needed. We got to the theater a little early and there were just a few people there – but but by the time the previews started the place was packed. Every seat taken almost, on the front row was empty. And … it was all women. There was one man in that entire theater. Poor guy.
The movie was great. Wonderful. Simply hysterical. I laughed. I cried. More than once. I truly enjoyed it. But most importantly, there were lessons to be learned. First I was thinking this was a lot about mothers and daughters, or parents and their children. Really it applies to everyone though – before you judge someone or hate someone for who they are today, remember that there is a lot more beneath the surface that made them in to that person. We are all a sum of our past experiences, and I think Sidda’s father might have had it right – focus on the good times, those will always help get you through.
So, you’ve seen the latest Mac ads, right? Where all these people are saying that their PC is the worst thing to ever happen to them, and how they are so happy that they switched. Well, one of these ads in particular bugs me to no end – it’s Liza Richardson’s speech on why she left her PC behind.
“See, I wanted to buy a computer, and my parents said they would help me. I wanted a Mac, and they made me buy a PC. It was NOT very attractive. It was unweildy and I couldn’t keep track of where everything was or how things were filed. I got rid of that thing and I bought my own iBook. I mean, I just thought it was cooler. It never crashed, nothing. It was great. Holds a special place in my heart…”
1. Liza, grow up. You look as old as I am, if not older. Why on earth were your parents helping you out with buying the computer? If you had the money to just buy your own iBook, why the heck didn’t you do it in the first place?
2. Liza, why are you buying a computer based on whether or not it is attractive? Yes, portability is key to me, and the iBooks I have seen make me swoon with envy. They are small, lightweight, and easy to carry anywhere. I wouldn’t buy one though just because it’s “attractive.” I guess my reasons for buying something are based more on the quality of the product, not on the looks alone.
3. Liza, you have serious issues if you couldn’t keep track of how things are filed on your PC. I used a Mac before I used a PC running DOS. That was confusing. Once I started to use Windows 95, the first thing I thought was “this is just like the Mac!” From what I’ve heard, things haven’t changed that much. So why can you handle the files on the Mac, but get confused about them on the PC?
I’m not an anti-Mac PC User. By no means. If someone offered me a Mac tomorrow, I would use it. But this whole ad campaign that Apple is running right now just annoys me. And to top it all off, the David Carey guy is just creepy. Is it just me, or do they bug you too?
I watched the season premiere of Sex and the City tonight, and while it didn’t really have the kick I expect from a season premiere, it was a pretty good episode. I especially liked Carrie’s sentiment at the end of the show.
“Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”
The cleaning mission this weekend had a few guidelines. First of all, I want to leave Houston someday. So if I wasn’t willing to spend money to move something someday, it went in the trash. There is no reason to move a bunch of stuff that you really don’t need. I had a ton of magazines. If I need that info, I can probably find it online, so moving it out took a lot of weight off my shoulders. But the other, more important mission was to slay some dragons and get rid of things that reminded me of the Insignificant Other. I kept the photographs, and some items from trips we took to places like Seattle, but the rest of the stuff? Buh-bye. I still have to go through my closet tomorrow night. There are clothes that I held on to a year ago for sentimental reasons. A year has passed though since we broke up for good, and the last time we talked was in November. The time has come to let go of the past – and let me tell you…
It feels good.