Not what I needed

broderic on December 12, 2006

My car might have given up the ghost today. It’s not dead, but it sure is acting like it’s on its last legs. Just the other day I had spoken ill of her and today she wants to pay me back.

On my ride home, I stepped on the gas. Clunk! Whirr! Oh, no! It sounded like the turbo going. Nothing but a bad whine. That can’t be good. I limped home. Barely. She was throwing codes and the dashboard lights started coming on. That can’t be good. EPC. Check engine. The battery light as well. As I neared home, she was also stalling out. Gosh, I don’t need this now.

I’m going to have to drop her off at the dealer tomorrow.

Evil Incarnate

broderic on December 11, 2006


How evil are you?

Boy that’s reassuring for the holidays. “Come back, Santa! Please no lump of coal this year.”

“Bwaa-haa-haa!” as Bond’s nemesis would say.

Lasso the moon

broderic on December 10, 2006

It’s A Wonderful Life used to be shown often during this time of year back in the 80s. You couldn’t switch on the television during the holidays without seeing it playing. I remember once I watched it at 3 in the morning on PBS.

Anyway, the kids these days are trying to make A Christmas Story play like It’s A Wonderful Life. TBS shows it non-stop on Christmas Day. Pretty soon. No one will care. You’ll get it off of YouTube.

List: Movies, Best of 2006

broderic on December 9, 2006

This year sucked in movies. Or I have become more cynical when watching the shite in the theaters. Honestly, it is a combination of the two.

Hollywood has become more conservative in their approach to making movies. They need to make an impact with the “boffo b.o.” of the opening week. They mistakenly believe that this is where they can make their money, therefore they’re producing more movies that attempt to do that. They pay their actors exorbitant fee. They splash flashy CG on the screen. They plumb the depths of the lowest common denominator. Yet, they forget to tell their stories well. I believe the old adage that says there are only four typical story plotlines, therefore it’s imperative that the film-makers be judicious in how they unfold their story onscreen. I think Hollywood forgets that too often.

Indy films are not any better. They have mimicked their more prosperous competitor and lost their.

When will the magic return to cinema?

These are the films I believe to be the best I saw this year.

4 stars

That’s it. The others were mediocre — some fun and a pleasure to watch while others were not bad, but not good as well. Then I saw plenty of other junk. That is for another post…

List: Netflix Queue, Best of

broderic on December 8, 2006

Not only is it the season for gift lists, but it is also the time of year that people break out there “best of” lists. Here at BrowserMetrics, we aim to be like the rest of the sheep. So without further ado, here’s the first of what should be many lists (I do have to fill 31 days of posts).

According to my Netflix queue, as of today, these are my top rated DVDs this year. Of course I only started renting from them this year. Most of the good DVDs will have inspired a post on this site, so you could read my review. I hope you place some of these on your Netflix queue to enjoy.

5 stars

4 stars

MacBook SE

broderic on December 7, 2006

If you’re looking for at purchasing the new MacBook and don’t want
either white or black, then check this out. They also have iPods,
MacBook Pros, and other stuff there as well.http://www.colorwarepc.com/products/select_MacBook.aspxPersonally, I like the purple of the “Prowler” color. Interesting.

Earn your pay

broderic on December 6, 2006

The slug line for this link is, “Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week.”For this let me quote John McClane, “Welcome to the party, pal.”WTF?! is up with the whining here. Can’t manage a five day a week schedule. Poor babies. You know you could get another job. Of course this article only talks about the first month. Little is said about the other weeks of the year that they take off. They’re playing us for suckers.

My car is pissing me off

broderic on December 6, 2006

It’s at 118K. It’s making creaking noises. I had the exhaust adjusted to avoid those creaking noises, but they’re still coming. The front struts are worn. Thy make noise when going over a pebble in the road. They need to be changed.

But is it worth it? Should I get a new car? Or a used one?

I would think fixing her up would be around $1500. Is this better than getting a new car.

Descisions. Descisions. What a sink hole the things we own are! Or does it own me?