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You may recall that my dearest mommy got me a big ol’ television set for Christmas this past holiday.
Well, I’ve finally got it running at full capacity now that I have a TiVo-HD (got a deal on a refurb from Woot!) and boy is it something.
Of course, the CableCARD install wasn’t perfectly smooth, but at […]

The Aggrolites rocked it last night. I definitely recommend you catch them if they come to your neck of the woods. (Boston kids, that’s April 15 for you.)
The opening acts were The Haggardies, a local Goldfinger clone with songs about skateboarding and stuff (meh), and Synthetic Elements who are like a poor man’s Streetlight Manifesto […]

Coworker Peter: ooooh, i was just about to ask you something but you answered me in the past!
Coworker Peter: ur THAT good
Jake: fuck yeah!

Supposedly, that’s Irish Gaelic (which I’m allowed to rock thanks to my 13th century Kilpatrick heritage, yo)…
So, yeah, it’s St. Patrick’s Day and it’s snowing like a bitch this morning. Luckily the roads stayed mostly clear, and we didn’t get anything near the high end of the 4-8 inch predictions.
Nevertheless, I am pleased that I […]

I hooked up a couple Westerns on the Amazon Unbox recently.
The first was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Much like its title, the film is over-long, but it features some great cinematography and some mighty fine performances — especially from Casey Affleck and Sam Rockwell. I was amused at one […]

This *comedy sketch* of an Australian senator “answering” questions about an oil tanker spill is positively the best thing I’ve seen in ages.
And, apparently, actually is real.
Oh, thank goodness! It turns out it’s a comedy sketch, but is based on it a real oil spill.

This past weekend The Wife and I got ourselves an XBox 360.
I say that in terms of “us” and “we”, but really the purchase was precipitated by my girl’s strong desire to rock out with a little game called Karaoke Revolution. Make no mistake, she was a dancer for good reason, but the ability to […]