sundries

[rm]

Tonight, Friends of the Text meeting followed by Inception: the Musical rehearsal.

Tomorrow, some dance classes.

Otherwise, I'm hoping for a dearth of weekend work so I can focus on Internet date with Patty (including watching some more Angel maybe), and my creative work (I want to make a list of every in-progress project I have, or idea that's on the shelf of "a thing to do" and make some prioritizing choices). I'd also like to get to The Social Network, although that's an urgency of see and not an urgency of do. I also need to tie up some fannish loose ends (as you can probably tell, my focus is a bit elsewhere right now, or at least manifesting differently).

I have signed up for this.

Pam Cook book is still on the night-table, but probably won't be touched for a week or so now. I need to let last night percolate a bit (a lot!) without wearing my criticism hat for a while.

Have made annoying discovery that I've been using two different tags for the same thing, and will now have to go back and fix stuff.

Still don't really have a plan for Monday. I'm waiting for genius (okay, more like serendipity) to strike.

I leave for Europe in 24 days. Find I am having a bit of "but I'll miss stuff happening in New York!" But I can certainly work with people I'm working with here remotely, and the lack of a social life during the Swiss part of the adventure means I can get lots of writing/development/something done. Plus, it does all make me seem cool, ne?

What is with the weather here? Last night was all about dramatic storms waking me up over and over. It was kind of irritating. And apparently a bunch of subway lines flooded out.

What do we think about Blu-Ray? Format of the future or annoying thing on which DVD editions we really care about are being released, but will go the way of the LaserDisc? HELP ME.

I was really saddened by news of Tony Curtis's death yesterday.

Tyler Clementi's death seems to be tearing Rutgers apart. Also, Clementi reported the situation to a resident advisor. How the hell did it end up like this?

Our people are still dying. On Wednesday, Raymond Chase hung himself in his dorm room at Johnson & Wales.

Is everything about Gatsby lately? Sure does feel like it. The New York Times goes location scouting.

New York may get retired Space Shuttle.

A marriage equality bill has been proposed in the Australian senate.

Everything is possible.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, any recs would be great. I know now is the time to buy too because the prices are coming down. And if I'm right about birthday money, I think this might be the plan. Patty will be glad when she comes home, although she might thing the blu-ray thing is ridiculous.

[airspaniel.livejournal.com]

No worries. It's a bit mad in here today, but I'll get you some suggestions by early next week. I'll ask the guys in QC and color correction what they have, too. If anyone's picky about their screens, it's them.

[rm.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome. I am picky, and Patty is very color oriented, and I think we're losing more viewing pleasure than we realize with the current state of affairs.

[zeldajean.livejournal.com]

I would love if either of you would share the recs you get... I'm pondering a television (although that's lower on the list) and I need a new monitor. You could save many of us! A true superhero!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

TVS progress so fast. We have an Vizio 55inch LCD. I suspect you do not want a TV that big.

1080p, 120Hz is the good Hertz (240 doesn't add much), the bigger contrast ratio the better. Plasmas are cheaper but don't last. LED & LCD are more long lasting. (I think the LED uses less power overall.)

Mike suggests deciding what size TV you want and then buying LED/LCD. We got ours from Amazon and it was super.