I'm a geek in that I'm buying some videotapes to have on hand if there's something I'd like to see and won't be home to watch it. Then again, I can always use new blank tapes, so I'd probably buy them even if the Olympics weren't on. (What I really need is a DVR, I think.)

I'm trying to remember the last time I purchased a new blank video tape. I want to say it was probably 1999 or 2000.

I don't even have a VCR hooked up in the house any more. I do have a nice JVC S-VHS VCR, but it's down in the garage with all my other spare audio and computer gear, and rental stock.

Of course, I'm so far behind technologically that my computer (desktop only, and yes, it's just one computer) is from 2000 and still operates on Windows ME, my pay-as-you-go cell phone gets used maybe twice a month, and I have no iPod, DVR, Blackberry, or even a CD Walkman.

I don't even have a VCR hooked up in the house any more. I do have a nice JVC S-VHS VCR, but it's down in the garage with all my other spare audio and computer gear, and rental stock.

I hooked mine up a few weeks ago when S. got the hankering to watch one of his old MST3K tapes. I spent the rest of the evening muttering about "we could maybe, you know, digitize?"

My VCR is still connected, mainly because I think it's going to try and kill me if I disconnect it. It's looking shifty.

Allyson, I tried to reply, and I got a delivery failure message. Is AOL kerfucked?

I have no idea how much of the Olympics I'll watch. Probably have it on in the background for part of the time...

I'm going to try to watch curling and the speed skating, and of course, the HOCKEY!

My pretty much perfect Saturday just got more perfect because a tv repair guy is coming at 10am. WHEE!!

Also, I HAVE ICE CREAM AND IT IS NOT MAKING ME SICK!!!

I don't have Netflix, so I don't remember if this has been discussed: 'Throttling' Angers Netflix Heavy Renters

SAN FRANCISCO -- Manuel Villanueva realizes he has been getting a pretty good deal since he signed up for Netflix Inc.'s online DVD rental service 2 1/2 years ago, but he still feels shortchanged. That's because the $17.99 monthly fee that he pays to rent up to three DVDs at a time would amount to an even bigger bargain if the company didn't penalize him for returning his movies so quickly.

Netflix typically sends about 13 movies per month to Villanueva's home in Warren, Mich. -- down from the 18 to 22 DVDs he once received before the company's automated system identified him as a heavy renter and began delaying his shipments to protect its profits.

The same Netflix formula also shoves Villanueva to the back of the line for the most-wanted DVDs, so the service can send those popular flicks to new subscribers and infrequent renters.

It's come up before--it's something that Netflix cops to in their terms of service. Annoying, but it's what he agreed to.

Hmmm. Today it rejected email from my agent as spam.

I think aol is blocking the whole world.

I really need a new ISP and DSL.

It's all very expensive though, yeah?