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?

Well, that's a relief. Just came from a way better performance review than I honestly deserved. Go me?

It's all very expensive though, yeah?

Probably not much more than you're currently paying for AOL.

It's all very expensive though, yeah?

Available for Allyson:

EarthLink High Speed DSL Internet

Downstream speed of up to 1.5 Mbps

$21.95/month for the first 12 months

Monthly Charge: $ 39.95/month thereafter

Term Commitment: 12 months

Early Termination Fee: $149.95

Activation Charge: $ 99.00

One-time Fee Discounts: $ -99.00

Total One-time Fees: $ 0.00

Probably more expensive than AOL, but if you just want a different provider, you can get their dialup for $9.95/month for the first six months.

And I just picked them out of a hat--no comparison shopping performed.

Whoot, hockey! (In denial of all other types of hockey and associated controversy elsewhere.)

I just moved the dvd burner & the vcr into the bedroom tv (did we talk here about the study that showed couples who have a tv in the bedroom got less action than couples who didn't?) so that the SO in his sickened state can still feel productive by running off our ridiculous collection of vhs tapes to dvd.

That leaves the tivo, the ilo (with its working hard drive but nonworking dvd burner), and the dvd player in the living room. I think this may be a solution that actually works, especially allowing us to be the more tv reliant family that we are while our roommate (who, coming as he does from a commune, totally isn't into tv at all) can have a reasonably quiet living room.

I am, however, totally watching the opening ceremonies, because I am a big giant sucker for that sort of thing.

Also, earthlink offers a AAA discount, if you're the sort of person who has AAA. It's not much, but every dollar, right?

hmmmm. Is it complex to switch? Also, I need to keep my aol name. I've had it for like, 12 years.