noticed on the way.....

Okay.. it's official. I'm all set up at my new site CasaCadenas.com so there will be no more posts to this one.

Update your bookmarks and come visit me at http://www.casacadenas.com.

I've just posted something great. You don't want to miss it!

Once again, you can now find me at: CasaCadenas.com

~Beth

|

---

Week 64

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Sexy::Sensual
   
2. Clique::snobby
   
3. Pledge::frat boy
   
4. Carbs::addictive
   
5. Dream Job::freedom
   
6. Sweeps::stakes
   
7. Soundtrack::album
   
8. Hero::Dustin Hoffman
   
9. Shave::cream
   
10. Christina::Applegate
    

|

---

I love my new DVR.

For those of you who don't know, DVR is Digital Video Recorder. Think TiVo.

Comcast cable is now offering a DVR for just $9.95 per month. It's a sweet deal! :) All we had to do was exchange our old, regular digital box for the new DVR one. Unlike TiVo, I didn't have to actually purchase the recorder. A savings of at least $150.

So, now it's all hooked up. It's got surround sound, 5.something.. and it records in a digital format. No more nasty VHS tapes! I just pick the show I want from the on-screen tv guide, click record, and I'm done! I can even have it record it every time it's on, or just the once. I can have it automatically delete recordings up to two weeks in the future, or I can have it save them until I delete them.

Gone are the days of making sure the correct tape is in the VCR. No more wondering if I rewound the tape. No more missing the end of a show because I forgot to rewind and ran out of tape. No more wondering where my husband's recording ends and mine starts. It's terrific!

When I want to watch something I recorded I just hit one button! That brings up a list of all the shows on the drive, and I choose the one I want. It couldn't be easier.

This thing even warns me when my disk (yes, disk, just like your computer) is getting full so I can selectively delete old shows. Or, I can copy them to tape or DVD-R. (Well, tape for me. I don't have a DVD-R, but I imagine Puppy will want one soon.) Since it holds at least 30 hours worth of shows, I don't imagine space will be much of a problem for me.

And it appears I was wrong in my previous post about recording multiple shows. According to the manual, it's possible to record two shows at once. You can not, however, record two channels while watching a third. I suppose in the unlikely event that I want to record three shows, I can still rely on one of the three VCRs in the house.

Time for me to go play with my new toy!


|

---

Sleep:

1. Side of the bed: Left or Right? Left, most of the time. I'm pretty flexible on this and will usually take the side closest to the bathroom! :D

2. Sleep with or without covers? With. I like being able to snuggle down under the covers at night. The only time I might do without is when it's really, really hot. Even then, I usually have at least a sheet over me.

3. Sleep with or without night light? I can sleep without one, but if I'm in a strange place, a hotel or whatever, I'll normally leave the bathroom light on and the door ajar.

4. Deep or light sleeper? Depends. Sometimes the earth could shake and I wouldn't wake up - other times, I spring to life if someone enters the room. I suppose it depends on how tired I am.

5. More annoying to be awoken by: alarm or phone call? Tough one. Probably the alarm. The phone I can ignore. I don't even have a phone in my bedroom, but the alarm screams that I have to get up.


|

---

Richard just went to exchange our cable box. Comcast is now offering a DVR. It's only $9.95 per month added to the cable bill, which is the same price that TiVo charges each month. The difference is, we don't have to buy the box.

[Now that my prescriptions are finally covered, we should be able to afford this little luxury item. Hell, we're saving $200/month on just one prescription! Ten bucks should be easy to come up with.]

I've been looking over the FAQ on the DVR and the only thing it can't do that I wish it could is record two shows at once. Ah well..

I wonder if I can record one on the VCR and another on the DVR while watching a third on the TV? I'll have to check that out. Or maybe I want to record two overlapping shows while I'm out.

In any event, the box looks pretty cool and space-agey. It's loaded with inputs and outputs and buttons and stuff. Should make the hubby really happy to have something so cool to play with. :)

I'm pretty sure he's going to spend way too much time setting it up. What takes most people a few minutes, will take Puppy about an hour. He'll have to check all the in/outputs, then figure out which ones will offer the best quality, then he'll connect the stereo to it, so he can have surround sound. He'll probably move the speakers to achieve the best, most realistic sound available. He likes to get as close to a "real theatre experience" as possible. :lol:



|

---

Mary was kind enough to actually find the definition of eejitous for me. You'll never believe it, but she searched the web to find it! And I was limiting myself to dictionaries. Guess I'm not that bright after all.

Thanks, Mary! You're the best!

Oh... you want to know what it means?

Well... Okay...

One entry found for eejitous.
Main Entry: eejitous
Pronunciation: 'e-jE-tOs
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): -er; -est
Date: 2003
1 : easily distracted by pointless Internet quizzes or tests
2 a : in the process of taking an Internet quiz or test: (Oh, he'll snap out of it in a minute, he's never eejitous for long.)

Now everyone who just learned a new word, go thank Mary for the lesson.

|

---

Week 64

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Elastic :: Bands


2. Intervention :: drugs


3. Risk :: game


4. Junk food :: Evil!


5. Arrogance :: People who are chronically late


6. Responsibility :: kids


7. X :: Men


8. Marshall :: Fields


9. Kill :: Bill


10. Brother :: Sister

Junk food is only evil because I can't have it anymore!

And to me the epitome of arrogance is when someone keeps you waiting. Especially true of doctors who make you wait hours, even though you have an appointment! (I always complain and reschedule. They don't make me wait more than 10 minutes anymore. :grin:)



|

---

I'm an irredeemably eejitous, liberal, tight as fuck, relatively well adjusted human being!
See how compatible you are with me!
Brought to you by Rum and Monkey

Does anybody know what "eejitous" means? I can't seem to find it in any dictionary.

---

Here's a fun little flash for you to check out. Everybody's like "shit, shit! WTF?" It's The End of the World (as we know it).


|

---