whoops, I haven't posted here in over a month. my bad...

got a Mac? and TiVo? and a 5G iPod? then go here and follow instructions. also, download iSquint or ViddyUp/Podner for conversion purposes.

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so, the other day I sold my old iPod photo 40GB to finance the purchase of a spankin' new 60GB iPod with video (aptly named mandyPod with video). and yes, I know I crapped all over the idea of the videopod as recently as a few months ago. so I sold out... what of it? anyhoo, due to this upgrade in gadgetry, I started looking into videos to add to my music collection. and after downloading Podner and HandBrake I have a few movies, music videos, and Simpsons and South Park eipisodes on the pod. however, there is one thing missing: the video version of the Pat McGee Band's 'Must Have Been Love.'

if somehow someone could please convert this video into .mp4 format, or direct me to where I can find one, I'd be forever indebted to them.

now playing on iPod: Super Troopers

Labels: internet, ipod, mac, personal

Now playing on iTunes: Blackstreet "Take Me There"

I'm so awake it really isn't all that funny. It was beyond hot today and yet somehow someone made the decision that the best mode for the air conditioner was 'off'. 85 degrees Fahrenheit in the hizzle? no prob.

Things on my mind currently:

John Fogerty is vastly over-rated. Seriously, just listen to him. His songs are alright, but after hearing them so many times, they just get OLD. I love CCR, but I can only hear 'Fortunate Son' so many times before I want to similtaneously vomit and plug a bullet in my head.

I still love my iPod. Seriously, how can one little device be so damn cool? I just put a grip of mp3's on it and I think my total is at around 23gb. just too cool. that and it's seriously like being in a tight knit community. when I see someone with the trademark white earbuds or navigating the scroll wheel, a smile and/or nod is sometimes exchanged, and occasionally I've switched iPods for a few seconds to see what the other person is listening to.

I really miss Phil Hartman.

the Followers musical happened on Sunday. and Leigh just happened to be there. I know it's been forever but I still like her a lot, and I just wish there was more time to talk to her yesterday. but there was barely enough time to say hi, give her a hug and just look at her for a little bit. sigh. I really suck sometimes.

Labels: ipod, music, personal, weather

Now playing on iTunes: DMB "Jimi Thing" the live shiznit.

Spring classes are almost over bitchez! I wasn't sure at the beginning of the semester that returning to school was the right thing for me. Now I'm so fucking excited to get my learn on. Yay for me. Things I learned this semester: 1) sociology can eat a dick. 2) there are still goths in college. shudder... 3) classes are alright to deal with as long as you KEEP UP. 4) walking around a lot causes me to lose weight. 5) having an iPod is the shit. especially when working in a c-lab or the library. think about it.

Labels: ipod, personal

Now playing on the iPod: Wayne "Whisper"

Random thought: I was doing my weekly XML upload to MusicMobs.com (if you ues iTunes and/or an iPod I highly recommend signing up) last night and I found out that I'm actually NOT the only person to ever hear of Wayne. Wheeee! That's pretty cool. I've pretty much dedicated my life, or at least the next 19 seconds of it, to extolling the virtues of this Birmingham band.

Labels: ipod, music

Now playing on iTunes: Howie Day "Perfect Time of Day"

Once again, a while since I last posted. Fun.

So what the hell was I doing last week?? Inventory and school, foolios. Lots of time invested in those. Not much time for sleepy. The kicker: no sleep on Saturday night. Actually, I got about an hour, but the fact that we lost an hour kinda negates that. Oh well. I did get my homework done so that's golden.

I just caught one of possibly only 33 Twins games I will get to see this year. Things that looked good: Joesph P. Mauer, the new FieldTurf, Joe Nathan. Things that didn't: Radke (no surprise there), Jacque Jones, Guzman/Rivas, the Failure Sports One onscreen presence. I could do better. Actually, I DID do better [example]. Eat my ass, Failure! It looked SO horrible. There are no possible words to explain how much like ass Failure's graphics looked. Actually on second thought, maybe they were designed by Austin. It totally intruded on my experience of the game, almost as much as Radke serving up gopher balls right and left. What a bitch!

I picked up some new DVD's today. Good thing too, because I'm down to like 4 in my current collection that I haven't watched yet. (Identity, Sum of All Fears, Radio, Pi). But I picked up Donnie Darko, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and um, A Walk To Remember. don't ask me why.

That's all I got for tonight. So long, kids.

Labels: ipod, media, personal, twins

Now playing on iTunes: Five for Fighting "100 Years"

Well I did it. I created the greatest thing known to man-- the official ES.com iPod travel kit. I used Lunchbox® as the base for the kit, while using bubble wrap, the original packing foam and the box for my spare 1394/USB2 cable to house the iPod, cables, AC unit, dock, car charger and FM modulator. It works out pretty damned slick I have to say.

Depending on how you look at it, either Echostar or Viacom caved, and CBS and Comedy Central are back on my dish. Now i won't have to choose between Chapelle's Show and my PVR. *whew* Now I just have to wait and see where Victory is going to land.

While I was reading the AP story from the Strib website I noticed another headline: "Somalis stranded by bus strike." uh.. and? So what? I don't want to sound crass or racist but why is this even remotely relevant? But the Strib being the Strib, they have to put the uber-liberal spin ov every damn thing they print, be it a (valid) continuous hate of quasi-President Bush or those oh-so-neglected Somalis. Well you know what? The bus stranded my friend Brandon. But he's not in the paper. You know why? Because he's black, not from Somalia. Thus, the strib has no reason to write about his plight. This being said, there are tons of people who are at a loss because of the strike: university students, people that can't legally drive, high schoolers for extracurriculars, etc., not just poor people and Somalis. So let's quit making it a class/race issue, and bond together and find a solution, instead of bitching about the problem.

Well that's it from me. Night everyone.. E

Labels: ipod, media, personal

my head hurts and it's uber-late, so this will be a short one.

I finally got Lunchbox® yesterday. If you're wondering exactly what the hell that is, you need to visit my website. Anyhoo, outside of that and dicking around on Photoshop I pretty much pissed away the day, just like spring break was meant for. I also started to implement Lunchbox®'s intended use: the ultimate travel kit for my iPod. Uh, it hasn't gotten very far yet. It seems to have all the space I need but I need to figure out how to fill in the extraneous space. I'll post a picture of it when I find my digicam.

Also, while bemoaning the fact that DISH yanked WCCO and countless Viacom channels off my television, I watched some of the Warroad-Orono hockey game and also saw that UPN was screening a POS called "The Mullets". Now I was intrigued beause "Mullets" was pulled off the air last fall before I could even watch the show to mock it. In contrast, "Luis" lasted longer this fall, and that was just a 30-minute Mexicans-vs.-Puerto-Ricans slur-fest. I watched about 7 seconds of this putrid show today and I hope that it's pulled back off soon.

Now playing on iTunes: The Thorns "I Can't Remember"

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Now playing on iTunes: John Mayer "New Deep"

Well I succombed to media pressure and yesterday I went to see The Passion of the Christ with my parents and some friends from church. Wow, what an intense movie. The suffering of Jesus during his final days on earth were portrayed so well on a human level, much more so than the countless Holy Week/Easter sermons, or the Bible, or even those cute little Sunday school stories ever could. i was touched more deeply by this film than by anything else in recent memory, and the special part is that I was able to share in this moment with a packed theater, moved to a reverent silence, and that's where the success of "Passion" ultimately lies, in that people are albe to see whet he went through for us.

On a much weightier issue (wink wink) I decided over the weekend that a switch to Mac is in my future. I was looking at the gleaming new G5's on Saturday and after playing with it for a good hour my decision was made. So there goes another $1500 ... thanks a lot, iPod.

Just thought you'd like to know. :) Later.

Labels: ipod, mac, media, personal