29 Nov 2002
AllMyLifeForSale.com
AllMyLifeForSale.com. Guy sells EVERYTHING he owns on Ebay, visits some of the buyers, and then writes a book about it.
After hearing him talk on NPR the other day, I can understand the complusion. No matter if I move next year to New York with only a suitcase or break down and buy myself a SUV capable of pulling a UHAUL trailer to yet another sleepy, rural Midwestern town, I need to seriously reduce the amount of crap I own (to say nothing of the boxes and boxes still in my parents’ basement).
28 Nov 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Two words: arachnophobes beware! I don’t remember kiddy films being that scary when I was little.
27 Nov 2002
Sidekick.
I was randomly trolling around on the T-Mobile website today and noticed that Kirksville is now on their coverage map (a small red dot surrounded by vast sea of non-coverage). I rang up their 1-800 number to confirm that that it wasn’t my eyes playing tricks on me and lo and behold their reptold me that I can now get a Sidekick in my town. I can barely contain myself as I surf around for the best price…
Update: I ordered a Sidekick from Amazon for $99 (after rebates) and it should arrive on Monday or Tuesday. If it turns out that their customer service rep lied to me, I’m going to be one unhappy camper.
26 Nov 2002
If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay, Here's How to Set It Straight
And how do I explain to my TiVo that I don't want to watch THE MAN SHOW?