Posts Tagged ‘hate’

Dear Blockbuster, this is why you’re going bankrupt

Last weekend, I went to one of your bigger stores in the area to rent Tron. You didn’t have Tron, not on Blu-Ray or DVD. One of your helpful employees checked, and none of your stores in the area had it, either. A cult hit with a major sequel coming out in just a few [...]

I no longer fear hell, for I have dealt with Xbox support

I recently purchased an Xbox 360 Elite, partially to relieve the burden of my first-gen 360′s crowded hard drive, and partially to serve as a Media Center extender for my impending conversion to a Media Center DVR.  And I was quite happy to have a brand new controller, one where the joysticks centered properly and [...]

Unforgiven sucks. There, I said it.

Once upon a time, I held fast to the notion that I didn’t like movie westerns. I don’t know why, I just assumed I didn’t. I’d seen Tombstone, which sort of counts, but I didn’t love it as much as my friends. I mean, it has Val Kilmer dying of tuberculosis and Kurt Russel sporting a [...]

A grown-up’s guide to Sesame Street for grown-ups

Sesame Street is a wonderful educational program that’s been entertaining and informing small children for years.  For parents of young children, it can be a great educational tool.  It doesn’t hurt that it’s a children’s program that won’t make you want to throw your TV out the window, either.  Chances are, though, that it’s been [...]

Stable release my ass

Just upgraded to WordPress 2.6, only to find out that it killed my permalinks.  If you’re having problems reading any of the posts here, that’s why.  I’m working to get it fixed, although I may be at the mercy of the next WP release.  Ugh.

Dealing with Heelys

You were a victim of a little snot wearing heelys, the shoe with a wheel in the heel and an obnoxious “y” in the name. Annoying little asshats all over have helped this trend gather steam to become a full-blown phenomenon. And they must be stopped.

Held hostage by cable

My cable internet service went out for about half of last week, which served to remind me how little choice I have when it comes to broadband and pay TV service.