Starting a Blu-Ray Collection

I just ordered my first Blu-Ray disc: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles. This should be a super awesome concert to watch in 1080p. :)

And definitely a keeper to test out the audiophile-worthy sound system I will be getting one day.

So far we've only been able to test the Blu-Ray with some borrowed Blu-Ray discs from Max's co-worker... Into the Blue and 007. Needless to say we haven't taken full advantage of the hi-def movie experience just yet. We tested out a couple of water scenes from Into the Blue (which all included Jessica Alba swimming in her bikini) and the opening scene of Casino Royale. I want to collect some of the recent action flicks like Dark Knight, Transformers and Iron Man -- which should be visually stunning in Blu-Ray, but buying Blu-Ray discs gets expensive and adds up fast. For now we upgraded our Netflix account to include Blu-Rays and I'll continue to hunt for bargain Blu-Rays on eBay. :P

No Wonder

I've been silently cursing at my router and computer(s) for not being able to access the internet at home. Now I know that it's definitely a TWC problem!

Dear Time Warner Customer,

During the past week, hackers have launched a series of attacks on Time Warner Cable's servers. Time Warner Cable is working with law enforcement agencies to resolve these crimes.

As a result of these attacks, you may have experienced a temporary "outage" when attempting to surf the Web, including an intermittent "page cannot be displayed" error message. The outages did not result in services being 100% unavailable; and were limited to sporadic timeouts which appeared to be random events. Some users may have experienced a total disconnect. These types of attacks are not uncommon, especially for a network as large as ours. We suspect that the attackers are using "zombie computers," or hijacking unsuspecting subscribers' machines to perpetrate the attack without its owner's knowledge.

All of us at Time Warner Cable take these attacks extremely seriously. As previously mentioned, we are working with the appropriate law enforcement agencies that specialize in investigating these types of crimes. We will pursue prosecution of all perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law. We apologize for the inconvenience that these attacks may have caused and encourage you to report any suspicious activity. Instructions for reporting security abuse are located at http://help.rr.com.

Sincerely,

Time Warner Cable Customer Service

Late Night Bike Ride

Max and I went on a nice, brisk bike ride last night. It was a cool 51 degrees but once we got going, the breeze felt good. We rode down San Vincente to the Santa Monica steps to check out the view. Then we took Ocean down to Main St for a stroll around the shops and headed back home on Broadway. The whole thing took a little over an hour with rest stops here and there.

Oh and I should mention I totally fell off my bike when I was stopped at a red light. A slight miscalculation and I completely missed the curb with my foot and toppled over to the right. Embarrassing and painful.

Another Warehouse Classic

Once upon a time I went on a trip (I can't remember where) and Yona documented "A Day in the Life" of the doggies as they went to work to temp for me during my vacation.

Here is Lulu in a meeting with Moley.


Elaine the slave-driver must have cracked the whip and forced these two to do inventory.


And of course, following in my footsteps, Lulu ends the day with some shopping, as she tries on various things in front of my favorite white mirror.


circa 2006

Scooting around with Lulu

I was just telling Max about this yesterday... I'm so glad Yona captured this in her blog. =)

When Jimmy got his fake version of the Segway, I was determined to get either Moley or Lulu to ride with me around the warehouse. Moley was so scared he kept peeing all over the scooter and carpet around it so that was no good. Lulu was a better candidate for co-captain.



After a few attempts, I got her to ride with me up and down the hallways. Of course it wasn't without "trapping" her between my legs to make her feel safe.





After a while she warmed up to the idea of scooting around with me. That is, until I took a turn too fast and got in a scooter "accident". We hit the wall and Lulu jumped off, never wanting to get near the scooter again.

circa 2006