I just got myself a Gmail account! I spent the last hour or so changing my e-mail address at various web sites so that all the newsletters that used to go to my yahoo account will now go to Gmail. I really like the interface, and the absence of obnoxious, blinking Flash ads. The gigabyte of space is nice too. It’ll be interesting to see how the spam filtering works out. I’m getting about 50 spams a day to my Yahoo account. It files most of the them correctly, but I have to fish 2 or 3 good e-mails a week out of the spam folder, and I usually get 3 or 4 spam e-mails a day that wind up in my inbox instead of the spam folder.
Author: Andrew Huey
BAAF
Darn those republicans! No BAAF this year!
Richard Biggs
Somehow, I had completely missed the news that Richard Biggs passed away a couple of weeks ago. He played Dr. Franklin on Babylon 5, if you don’t recognize the name. He was a good actor, and it sounds like he was a nice guy.
David Hasselhoff
Very strange David Hasselhoff news:
Yahoo! News – Hasselhoff Tagged for DUI — besides the DUI thing, the article also mentions that he’s working on a rap album. I must call Mike Pajaro and ask him about this..
Fire
A power line came down on our front lawn today at work. It made a nice little fire, and scorched the heck out of a good size patch of grass. And of course it left us mostly without power for about half the day. I had a lot of fun trying to hook up computers to the AC outlets that were still working, so we could get some critical payroll stuff done.
The best part, though, was when one of the PSE&G guys had to take a leak, and decided to do that right on the side of his truck, in full view of anyone who might have been looking in his direction. And a lot of people were, since they were looking out the windows gawking at the fire.
Airport Express
Apple – AirPort Express: I think I’ll be getting one of these when it hits the stores. I’ve been looking for a nice simple way of getting some of the music on my computer(s) out through my stereo.
Grave of the Fireflies
In honor of Memorial Day, I decided to watch Grave of the Fireflies. This is an animated film about two kids who lose their mother and their home in a firebombing during World War II. I’ve had this DVD sitting on my shelf for about six months. I really hadn’t been in the mood to watch it until today. It’s a very sad, elegiac film. Aside from just giving you a different perspective on WW2 that you won’t usually see, it also makes you think about pride, responsibility, perseverance, and the difference between children and adults.
There are a lot of extras on a second disc that help put everything in perspective — an overview of the movie by Roger Ebert, an interview with the director, and a historical overview. There are a few interesting comments on the movie over at IMDB, although there are also a lot of bone-headed ones.
Tour of Somerville
Well, we had a rainy Tour of Somerville today. It was still fun to watch. Jonas Carney came in second this year, breaking his five-year winning streak. The winner was some guy named Viktor Rapinski, I think.
Do Ya
I heard the original version of Do Ya on the radio yesterday. It’s really good. Nice and crunchy. I think I’d previously only heard the ELO version. Alas, iTunes only has the ELO version and not the older one. Amazon has it, on a “Best of The Move” collection, but it ain’t cheap.
Get Fuzzy
Excellent Get Fuzzy today: “Oh, sure. You can make anything into sushi with a good knife.”