HERE AND THERE AND BEYOND.

Part of me is back in 2004 trying to get my mind around all the events that occoured in that fateful year for me. Part of me is in the present handling a busy work load, a huge bill, and the holidays all at once. Still a third part of me is in the not so distant future with my tax troubles at an end and with great possabilities ahead. All this is weighing heavily on me right now. My voice is all but gone. Its been replaced with something that sounds like a cross between a Speak & Spell and Jarr Jarr Binks. A less stable mind than mine would have snapped under such a strain. Not me boy!!! I just sound like a $%&#%@# retard!!!! :( I guess its all for the best. I hope. :( Heres to 2006. Let it be at least be a bit better than this lousy rotten year. 2005 sucked! :(

Wifi Hotspots.

A link to all the Wi-fi hotspots in Alpharetta Georgia. Here is the link. WI-FI ALPH GA.

MY DSL IS NOW 6.0 MPS

My DSL is now 6.0 and not 3.0 [see earlier post]. I am starting to really notice the speed change. Counter Strike Source is now faster. My ping is now 31 to 35 for the IllSkillz server. Web pages load almost instantly now. I got an email saying that my install kit was on the way. I already have all my stuff from 3.0. Maybe its a mistake part of the email said N/A on it. Maybe N/A means they will not be sending me hardware [modem, install cd, etc] and thus charging me for it. I don't want to go to all the trouble of sending that equipment back.

16.7 HOURS.

This is the amount of overtime worked by yours truly. I get to relax now. Time to get to other things like cleaning my house, cataloging all my dvds, and sorting out the big stack of papers that should be in my filing cabinet. Tax time will be here shortly. I already have my file ready for my accountant. Tis the season to think about my refund in Febuary!

6.0 MPS DSL.

My service provider is now offering 6.0 meg DSL and I gladly accepted. I currently have 3.0 mps dsl. I started at 1.5 mps. 6 is a giant leap forward in speed so I'm glad I ordered the service. Best part is that it costs just $5 per month more than I pay now [yet I will get double the speed :)]. My install date is set for November 28th. Ahh the information age!

A THANKSGIVING IN RUINS.

Oh is it Thanksgiving? I hardly noticed. Work kept me so busy at the end to join stepmother for dinner. I'm tired so I did without. Don't feel sad, because I had homemade hamburgers and had wine. Yummy! I've had time to plan out 2006 in some detail and it promises to be my best year yet. So there is plenty to celebrate. It is going to be croweded Friday at my job. Lots of people. I am not looking forward to it. I will let all who read know how it all went. 11 Hours of overtime last week and at least 5 this week. Wow! I can't wait to get my paycheck. LOL. Gobble gobble gobble!!!

OH MY @$%&*# GOD!!!!

Warner Bros. has done it again! I just read on the Home Theater Forum that Warners is releaseing 2 disc Special Editions of All The President's Men [1976], Dog Day Afternoon [1975], and Network [1976]. They will [I hope] have docs and commentary tracks. Also a few other goodies for we film fans! I am counting the days untill these exellent films arrive.

The box of all three will street a week before they street seperatley. AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Me so happy.

I DID IT!!!

I had to pay a large bill this week. [I thought it would be next month]. I can still pay it with a little switching around of my funds. Alright my house payment will be a few days late! Are you satisfied that the cats out of the bag??!! To be honest I'm so releaved its like a giant weight thats been lifted off my shoulders. I can now go on to other things. A day that started as a failure turned out a wonderful victory for me. I can't celebrate right now though because I'm low on funds. LOL.

IN PRAISE OF ROBERT HARRIS.

I must sing the praises of robert harris. The film restoration expert that has [with Mr. Katz] been responsible for restoring quite a few Hollywood classics. Interview+pics and forum post. Enjoy!

HTF. Someone's comments on RH: RAH, let me also extend a warm thanks for all that you do for HTF. Your patience with all of us when we argue, jump to conclusions, and lack-the-facts is exceptional and your continued participation here has really raised-the-bar in our discourse and helped to educate us all. And of course, your enthusiasm for beautifully restored classics always creates a wave of excitement for that next-great-release which is hard to beat.
ANOTHER GREAT INTERVIEW WITH RAH.

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG! WOW!!!

Mighty Joe Young screens and menus are up at DVD Beaver. Take a look at this beautiful set I'm going to get in January. "Was Beauty that killed the beast". MIGHTY JOE YOUNG.

NEW POSTING STYLE.

This is how I'm going to post from now on. Easier to read and edit. Thank you.

I'm just wild about jazz.

I love old Jazz. I found a site that has Real Audio files.Its free to listen and of course its all perffectly legal. I don't know if its because the copyrights have expired on these old recordings or not but they are up on the site to listen. Thats all I care about. I'm a big fan of people like Frankie Trumbuar, Bix Beiderbecke, and Lous Armstrong. I get a giddy feeling from those old scrachy recordings. So drink that bath tub gin from your hip flask, grab a flapper, and dance to the sweet sweet music! RED HOT JAZZ. Go to the bottom of the page to look for band and artists.

Thoughts on how lucky I am.

Thats right I'm doing good. Why because I'm healthy. Heck I'm even alive! Hahaha. Seriously though, someone told me that a fiend of his was killed when his car flipped over. The really sad part was that the victom was just 18 years old. No matter how money challanged or how stressed I get i'm alive and kicking. Thats what counts.

Hold dear those you love and charish because they might be lost just as sudenly as that 18 year old kid still in the prime of life. Enjoy your life because one day you might not be around. Live each day to its fullest without regrets. Take time to [I know it sound lame but trust me on this one thing] smell the roses. Walk in the park, enjoy an ice cream cone, go where you want, and breath in the air of life before its all gone. Enjoy your life.

R.I.P. 18 year old kid. We hardly knew ye.

Long days and a bit of overtime.

My job has been keeping me really busy lately. Tough days and I'm busy right ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. I can handle it. I'm a big boy! LOL. I'm not as worked as I was in summer. That was brutal. I'm making my way the best I can.

My Home Theater Forum return.

I was banned from the Home Theater Forum in 2001 for a few comments I made. They have forgiven me and thats nice of them. How nice it is to be back. Since movies and DVD are two of my great passions in life being back on the HTF is great indeed. In January I plan on buying King Kong, the Life Of Emile Zola, The Broadway Melody, and maybe the Rules Of The Game on DVD. Thats when my money problems will be at an end. Lets hope thats the case!!!