No eels in my ears!
Wow, Robot Chicken has truly outdone itself. This adorable claymation rendition of an Italian stage translation of Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan is fantastic stupendous. Especially the “lowering of the mind control eels” song.
Don’t get me wrong. I think Bluetooth headsets are very nice. They’re neat and sure beat out corded headsets. They make talking and driving more comfortable. However, I believe they should be used in the car, and that’s it. Or you use it in that certain one-off instance, such as a conference call, and are sitting somewhere by yourself.
Bluetooth headset and sipping soup
I don’t think people should have them glued to their ears all day. If you aren’t a customer service rep, or work in a helpdesk, don’t wear a headset all day. There was a guy in my company once that used to wear his 8 hours a day, in the office, in meetings, etc. He would sit there in the meeting wearing it, blue light flashing. I see more and more people walking around, even in the office pantry getting coffee with other coworkers, with a headset on their ear.
Why? If you aren’t on the phone, stop wearing the headset. Are you worried about cell phone radiation? Buy a different phone. Or wear aluminum foil. But stop looking like a douchebag.
That’s right, I said it. It annoys me that much.
So I’ve complete 5 workouts at the gym this year in the past two weeks. My current workout regimen is upper body exercise (free weights and machines) Monday or Tuesday, then lower body exercises (machines) Wednesday or Thursday, and just cardio on Fridays. I do cardio at all workout sessions — 20 mins on the treadmill when I’m doing strength training, and 30 mins on the treadmill when I’m not.
So far, so good. I’m keeping track of progress on a worksheet, and I’m in stronger/faster than I thought after a year of inactivity. I’ve lost 3 lbs in the past 2 weeks, but I know that portion control will make or break my health program. I’m trying my best. I’m not being unrealistic — 1 lbs of weight loss a week is the goal.
Though, I gotta confess that my abs are really sore. 
I know that I’ve been thinking about the 2008 Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, yet mentally salivating over the Panasonic VIERA TC-P50G10 (I blogged about the soon-to-be-released G10 series back on Jan 23rd), but the step-up V10 series looks even better. The V10 is scheduled to be on sale in June 2009, but there’s no word on pricing as yet. Still the features look pretty nice.
The one-pane-of-glass design marks Panasonic's TC-P50V10
The VIERA V10 series are slim, 2-inch thin plasma HDTVs with built-in tuners. The V10 series offer such cutting edge innovations as Digital Cinema Color(TM) which helps to deliver all movie-essential colors, full THX Display certification, and the VIERA CAST web menu with Amazon Video on Demand services.
Who am I kidding? I already called up Comcast to inquire about HDTV pricing. With the added costs of a Comcast DVR, upgraded services (for the HD channels), and our high-speed Internet, it’s going to bump our monthly bill up another $50.
One day, but not today. I will continue to dream in digital.
