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10/20/2008 18:50 #46214

Damm DVD Recorder ARG!!!!!!!!!!
Category: technology
So if you have read my posts you might have noticed I like TV and movies. I have also written about how it seems things I like are on at the same time. Sunday Night I watched Family Guy then Star Wars the clone wars and I hit Record on Chanel 7 to Burn Desperate Housewives. So I wake up this morning and the piece of shit machine stopped recording after 13 minutes, ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH
This isn't the first time it has Happened. It sucks that it is undependable like that. I think I may know the cause but I'm not positive. This machine also records VHS tapes so it is a dual deck. If something is copyright protected it won't record it. So any thing on HBO you press record and it says uncopyable movies even if it is a TV show. This also happens on I think Sundance and IFC and what ever other network is the same company as HBO. It is frustrating to think you have this show and then you don't. It also sucks because you don't know if you can record something or not. I wonder if they make any recorders that don't follow that. I know they do make DVD players that don't follow the region codes so maybe some company makes one where you can record everything. I have tried watching Pushing Daises and Desperate Housewives through ABC's website but it doesn't work really the dialog repeats or doubles and it is anoying. I think the reason for the non recording of a show half way through is that what ever the signal is, get given off by the TV station and that triggers it to stop. I hope that I get all of Heroes and My Worst enemy. I'm guessing Boston Legal might not work since it is the same network as ABC. ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG maybe when I have more time I can llook into this more on line.

10/19/2008 17:08 #46193

No Whites Cellphone Football and More
Category: nfl
First of all I need to go watch the 2nd football game.

Second of all Today's Bills game has enforced a feeling I've had before that the NFL needs a Rule change. NO WHITES!!!!! I don't mean players I mean shoes and shoe tape. There was a play where San Diago jumped off the goal line and knocked the ball back and downed it like at the 1 yard line. On the replay to me it looked like he stepped on the goal line, it is hard to tell though. You can see where the white line is and where the white shoe/sneaker is but there is a point where they meet that all you see is white. This isn't the first time I have seen this happen where you can't tell if the shoe hit the line. If you changed it so no shoes could have any white in them and all tape on shoes couldn't be white I think it would make the videos more clear.

Two things I found Ironic about today's game
1) There was a power failure ok more then one and the chargers where one of the teams
2) CBS and Time Warner are still in the middle of there huge battle, but yet on one of the stadium shots you saw a huge Time Warner sign on the inside of the stadium

So I'm watching the game and then they lose power and CBS goes to the Steelers Game. That was cool seeing some of that. But here is where things get odd. They update us the Buffalo scored. Wait how could they score with no power. So I turn on the radio and the game is on. The radio guys are broadcasting using cell phones how awesome is that listening as I watch the Bengals losing. My first thought was if the power stays off all game I can't wait to see what the news says about the game. Now once the power came back on they showed a field goal that happened with out power. Wait if there was no power how did the Cameras work. So later they lose power again so back to the Radio this time I thought I heard the Radio guys say they where using a princess phone that was a land line, how crazy. It was a crazy day of football but the Bills won a great game. One added thing I liked was that Greg Gumble (the dude who has a brother who does news) was calling the game. I have allways liked him, back from when he and Albert called Basketball games, they made a great combo back then. My point is now that the Bills have a good record maybe we will get people who aren't only locals or the lower ranked announce crews. That being said I know the Bills have a long way to go. Yes 1st in the AFC EAST but the teams below them coming into today where 1-1 in the divission and we haven't played any one in ours yet so once we get into those and see how we stack up then we shall see how good we really are. Go Bills!!!!!!!!!


Sorry I forgot this story I found on Yahoo kinda different about the NFL and Barrack




Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:39 am EDT
Could Mike Ditka have derailed Barack Obama's ascendancy?

By Chris Chase

Barack Obama's easy win in the 2004 Illinois Senate race catapulted him to national fame and set him on his current path toward the White House. It was a convincing victory that is now but a footnote in the career of the Democratic presidential nominee. But that victory wasn't as assured as it appears in retrospect. For a few days in the summer of '04 there was the very real possibility that the Republican opponent in Obama's first major election battle race would be Chicago Bears coaching legend Mike Ditka.

Jack Ryan had won the Republican primary that year, but dropped out of the race after the release of embarrassing papers from his high-profile divorce with actress Jeri Ryan. The vacancy left GOP leaders in the state scrambling to find a replacement. With fears that the election was all but lost, Republicans wanted a major name to turn the tide. Ditka was that name.

For days the press played up the "will he or won't he" stories about Ditka's possible candidacy. The Drudge Report even said that Ditka would declare his entry into the race. But, in the end, Ditka rebuffed the offer, saying he didn't want to go through the rigors of a campaign or give up his lucrative jobs as an NFL analyst at ESPN or as an endorser of a casino and car dealership.

There's no way to know whether Ditka would have won but, remember, Obama was still a virtual unknown in Illinois in June of '04. Had Ditka run and won, Obama most-assuredly wouldn't be running for president today. Either way, the Hall of Famer almost certainly would have received more than the 27% of votes that eventual nominee Alan Keyes garnered in November. And you know he'd have locked up the endorsements of these three potential voters.



I'm not sure how I feel about it but check out the link. It is kinda a well what would have happened if, so I don't give it a lot of credit but it is something to think about. Ok off to watch football.
jason - 10/19/08 19:44
If I were Ditka I wouldn't bother. Who would give up an NFL Analyst position at ESPN for a political campaign? Less money, more stress, having your anus examined by the shadiest people possible, no thanks. NFL Analyst is my dream job. Screw being a politician if you have that kind of a gig.

Good idea about the No Whites. Some white in the shoe is okay, but parts of the shoe should be a different color.
mrmike - 10/19/08 19:24
The big sign is that Time Warner has a deal with the Bills so they sponsor one of the big clubs at the Stadium

10/19/2008 10:14 #46189

Palin on SNL and Tattoo Pictures test
Category: tv
I admit that I didn't see the Show live last night of Saturday Night Live I wish I did. But the few clips I saw this morning where pretty good. That link should take you to the clip of the show opening and then there are other clips there to view as well. I also liked the rap part of weekend update, not sure if it was funnier with Palin not doing the rap or if her doing it would have been better. Yes the clips are nice but not as good as if you saw everything in order and all of weekend update together.

Now as a way to test out the new upload feature I'm going to post tattoo Pictures that I have saved on my computer.


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Oh yeah I forgot that if any of you look at my myspace page I also put two of the SNL videos up as bulletins only one of them worked in my blog there for some reason. Well here are some more Tattoo pictures they look like they came out really good and they automaticly have space between them.





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So hope the pictures from on line looks nice. Hope the Bills win today and everyone has a good weekend.

10/17/2008 19:33 #46167

Couples enjoy the fake Holiday
Category: holiday
Well I admit it isn't really fake, and couple don't really need to celebrate it at all and this is just a simple version of it not like the wikipedia form of it, I guessing that one has multiple pages.

Sweetest Day 2008



When: Third Saturday in October

Now here is a day dedicated just for your sweetie. It exists as an opportunity for you to recognize that sweet and special someone. It doesn't matter who that person is, or what their relation to you. They just have to be "sweet" in order to get a little recognition.

Herbert Birch Kingston, a Cleveland, Ohio philanthropist and candy company employee started Sweetest Day. He wanted to bring happiness to orphans, shut-ins and under-privileged. His intent was to show these people that they were not forgotten. In 1922, he started this holiday by giving candy and small gifts. He often used movie stars to distribute the gifts.

The popularity of this holiday quickly spread. Today, is celebrated with loved ones and friends. However, we encourage you to follow the intent of the original holiday, and find ways to give candy and small gifts to those in need.



So Happy Sweetest day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey I do have an idea maybe Anee in any city that it plays in should be free on Sweetest day and on Sunday also and the tickets are given away. I'm sure the people who do the musical or did the movie could have some tie in maybe the movie is free if you buy candy or something.
metalpeter - 10/18/08 09:33
Well Maybe since there now has to be some company sponsering of holidays the new day could be pushed by lemon growers. The two product placements could be Sour Skittles and Sour Patch Kids. The drink would be Lemon Juice right from the Plastic Bottle (hey who didn't try that as a kid).
tinypliny - 10/17/08 21:57
Feb 14th was such an icy horrible day this year. Yeah, good idea. I am going to try be my sourest on that day next year.
jason - 10/17/08 21:26
Tiny, you can just use Feb 14th for any of those days. We had a "Black Tuesday" at Stillwater this year.
tinypliny - 10/17/08 20:26
Hmmmm... is there a most bitter day? The sourest day? The saltiest day? The Habanero day? I totally DEMAND these days. Especially the saltiest Habanero day. So unfair to people who dislike sugar. :/

10/16/2008 19:02 #46146

Death Note II
Category: movies
First of all thanks (e:Imk2) it was a great idea and it was better then going by myself. Yes I do like doing things by myself but something like that the more people the better. It is on at Regal Cinemas tonight also I think. The event in itself is pretty interesting to have people yelling and chanting and stuff. It would be cool to go in costume but I don't have any gear. I did see someone with a death note, and have seen them online for sale someplace. Does anyone know if there are any Anime Stores that sell them and other stuff and only that kind of stuff in Buffalo like in some other cities. Movie wise not sure if I liked it or the 1st one better. I think the first one a lot of it was seeing how the characters came out on screen and how they looked and the voices and little details of how L sits and holds the phone. Now those things we are kinda used to so there isn't there awe it just like the show factor but I thought it was very good and I had a great time.