Monthly Archives: January 2011

The kids like their game systems

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Joel

I guess the kids like their new respective game systems… Josh’s Nintendo DSi XL, and a hand-me-down Leapster handheld for Lily.

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Used refrigerator water filters?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Joel

I’m shopping for replacement refrigerator water filters for our Whirlpool fridge, and found the correct type on Amazon.com. My question is who would want to buy USED water filters? I suppose you can get anything on Amazon, but the question … Continue reading →

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Eastern Promises (2007)

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Joel

Eastern Promises is a 2007 gangster film directed by David Cronenberg, and stars Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. I’d heard a lot about this film, but hadn’t had much of a chance to watch it. I was told it was … Continue reading →

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The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time. Supercut.

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Joel

Damn, these are good.

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I bought an HDTV screen cleaner and Best Buy is too expensive

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Joel

Once upon a time, I used to like Best Buy. I remember walking into my first store sometime around 2000. It was big and brightly-lit. It was gorgeous. The selections were wide and all-encompassing. The smell of ozone and the … Continue reading →

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Joel

Wednesday night after work, I drove down to New Brunswick to meet up with my friends Doug and his brother Mike to see TRON: Legacy, the 2010 sequel to the 1982 Disney film. This marks two movies in two weeks that … Continue reading →

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Zombieland (2009)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Joel

I had some free time on Tuesday to watch Zombieland on Netflix. Gosh, I like streaming. It saves me time without having to wait for physical discs to arrive. A few years, I was saying how Netflix disc mailers were, … Continue reading →

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Renting a movie through Vudu on the PS3

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Joel

I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve. My wife and I followed our annual tradition of banning Dick Clark from the house. Nothing personal against Dick Clark kissing his wife, but we prefer sitting at home and watching … Continue reading →

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Ranjith & Priya come over to visit

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Joel

After many years since their departure for distant shores, our friends Ranjith and Priya came back to the States. Sure, they’ve been back to the U.S. since then, but it’s never quite worked out. This time around, and the stars … Continue reading →

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Setting up and using the Tivo Premiere

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Joel

For Christmas this year, my wife bought me/us the relatively new Tivo Premiere. The Premiere is basically the Series 4 model, and was released in March/April 2010. It sports newer hardware and software, especially HD tuners and screens. We’re not new … Continue reading →

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