Turned on my home rig for the first time in about a month. Crap this system still sounds amazing, now I remember why I stopped buying stereo stuff.

I touched my instrument for the first time in a couple weeks, and it felt good.

And good to see Bugsey doing well.

I touched my instrument for the first time in a couple weeks, and it felt good.

Eh? Eh? F-narr! F-narr!

Hooray for Bugsy.

For me: Back on the internets, no thanks to Microsoft.

Eh? Eh? F-narr! F-narr!

Its a while since I've seen Finbarr Saunders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Do you think our Colonial Cousins could stand Roger's Profanisaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lets see

Amazon.com: Roger's Profanisaurus (9780752215075): Viz, Terry Jones: Books

Profanisaurus Index

F-narr! F-narr!

I touched my instrument for the first time in a couple weeks, and it felt good.

And good to see Bugsey doing well.

I went 18 hours once. You have great restraint!

One more smile here for Bugsy David .

Last night I finished up my 5th semester in school with a business management final (which I rocked, yay) and then had a pretty good party at my apartment (hit nearly 30 people at one point, standing room only lol).

Going home today, more yay.

Found out that I am getting cut down to 10hr/week for January. Dammit I need a new job. Ah well, already knew that. Time to get looking I guess, since the police thing really doesn't seem to be working.

^ Any Job Raffles you can win?

Sorry Colin that sucks. Good luck with the search.

since the police thing really doesn't seem to be working.

Have you considered a 180

Have you considered a 180

Bryan:

Congrats, and enjoy your break!

Colin:

That sucks...

all is going very, very well and as the vet said not one bump in the road, so since monday evening bugsey has been recuperating at home. we thank everyone so much for all the well wishes and kind words -- bugsey is feeling much better. he's been getting a whole lot of r&r plus his appetite hasn't diminished in the slightest.

Good for him! In my limited experience with dogs, if they're eating they're OK!

That pretty much is the same for me.

Uh Steve, Andrew meant real dogs. You know, canines.

My "Christmas" Samsung LN52B750 52" 240Hz LCD tv (not Reks approved) arrived this morning so I spent some time setting it up and watching it (just HDTV so far). I wanted to stay with an LCD but just couldn't convince myself to pay for the new LED technology. The picture quality is far superior to my last Samsung (from about 2.5 years ago). I am really impressed with it and I am looking forward to watching a Blu Ray movie on it! It also helps to go from 40" -> 52".

Congrats Shelly! I understand the feeling. I went from a 19" CRT to a 50" Plasma recently.

You women were right all along, size does matter.

Uh Steve, Andrew meant real dogs. You know, canines.

I'm nobody's dawg.

Wouldn't be a Ticepost

Congrats Shelly! I understand the feeling. I went from a 19" CRT to a 50" Plasma recently.

You women were right all along, size does matter.

Haha, I should have known Steve would find a way to work in size.

19" CRT -> 50" plasma is quite a change!

I think I need to mess with the settings on this TV. For live sports, it is great. The problem is that the people in movies look almost too detailed. I was watching the Lord of the Rings (Fellowship) last night and sometimes it seems like you are watching the filming of the movie instead of the post-production movie. For example, it is too easy to tell that the scenery in the background is fake or the characters seems somewhat disjoint from the background. Perhaps this is due to the brightness of the screen or some other settings (I haven't adjusted anything yet). Anyone have the same experience? Perhaps I am just paying attention to too many details and not enjoying the overall picture.

Edit: What are your thoughts on calibration disks like this?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B001UM29OC/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A2BYOPJ74A7ZRX&v=glance

Haha, I should have known Steve would find a way to work in size.

19" CRT -> 50" plasma is quite a change!

I think I need to mess with the settings on this TV. For live sports, it is great. The problem is that the people in movies look almost too detailed. I was watching the Lord of the Rings (Fellowship) last night and sometimes it seems like you are watching the filming of the movie instead of the post-production movie. For example, it is too easy to tell that the scenery in the background is fake or the characters seems somewhat disjoint from the background. Perhaps this is due to the brightness of the screen or some other settings (I haven't adjusted anything yet). Anyone have the same experience? Perhaps I am just paying attention to too many details and not enjoying the overall picture.

Edit: What are your thoughts on calibration disks like this?

Amazon.com: Spears & Munsil High-Definition Benchmark Blu-ray Disc Edition [blu-ray]: Stacey Spears, Don Munsil: Movies & TV

Its called "soap opera effect". A lot of "purists" refuse to use the 120hz or 240hz modes when watching a movie because of this. You might try disabling it and seeing which you prefer. From what I have read, that calibration disc seems to be a pretty good one.

Edited December 17, 200916 yr by ronnielee54

Advised Mrs. Monkey and Brother Monkey (both work at same company) on next steps to take upon announcement that they were laid off and will be out of jobs in 3 months.

Gotta love the timing of that announcement: "Happy Holidays...now get the fuck out!"

Its called "soap opera effect". A lot of "purists" refuse to use the 120hz or 240hz modes when watching a movie because of this. You might try disabling it and seeing which you prefer. From what I have read, that calibration disc seems to be a pretty good one.

I'll check this out. Thanks.

Dinny: Sorry to hear about the bad news.

That truly sucks, Dinny.