Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Happy Anniversary to Susan! (eta: and Dylan, of course)
I've been thinking about the concept of moving cross country, and knowing that even though the company would be paying for it, I'm still going to end up spending lots and lots of money. Eep.
This has always been true for us. The Army supposedly pays for all our moving-related expenses, and they always get us the money eventually, but we also always find ourselves $3,000-$4,000 poorer by the time life settles back to normal.
Ridiculous question: I'm watching a movie from TV, and I just realized it's letterboxed, even though I have the new wide TV. Do I have to be watching HD channels (or DVDs?) to get the full-screen action?
Your TV is 16:9 (1.78:1), and most features are 1.85:1, so even on a widescreen TV, movies will be letterboxed (or cropped/stretched).
IME, I have seen very few 1.85:1 features that haven't been cropped by whatever network is airing them, even though the leave only a tiny black bar at the top and bottom of the screen.
Oh really? I don't have a widescreen TV, so for me everything's always letterboxed.
And in I-am-twelve news, the Overstock.com tab on this browser currently reads "Size Queen Sheet Sets." Hee.
But if we avoid planting there and in the septic reserve area, we'll barely have anything!
Just don't plant any aggressive water seeking things with insano root systems. To be fair, my parents didn't plant the willow. It planted itself. It's a very opportunistic plant.
Oh really? I don't have a widescreen TV, so for me everything's always letterboxed.
Everyone needs to come and visit me more often.
Painting talk! How funny!
Joe and I (and Em and others) started the painting on our place this weekend. We got the wallpaper stripped in four rooms, primed and painted 4 rooms and most of the upstairs hallway.
I have learned that light gray tinted primer is KICK ASS. With the exception of Em's room, which was flourescent school bus yellow to begin with and the hallway which we didn't prime, everything has only needed one coat. It's been kick ass.
Of course, I still can't hold my arms above my head for very long and we still have the remainder of the hallway and the dining room and living room to do.
Skippity to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Susan W and her DH's anniversary.
Happy anniversary Susan & DH!!
I am so tired. When I started reading Nilly's post, for a fraction of a second I was hoping it was my birthday....
Holy crap, I have to start training someone. From scratch.
makes like a headless poultry
Of course, it'd be nice if they had a computer for her...
Gut check: is there any problem with October 25, 2008 as a wedding date? I need to set it. I checked on Jewish holidays and appears to be ok for the major ones. Anything I'm not thinking of?