random bits

[cellio]

Ok, you guys were right: Heroes rocks, at least so far. I picked up the first season recently; I was hooked after two episodes and have seen six so far. It looks like the second season will be released on DVD in August, which means I won't have too long a wait. Increasingly, I'm coming to think that this is the way to watch most TV shows. (I should also be able to return the first season of Lost to the person who lent it to me and exchange it for the second season soon.) Still, I want to get an antenna up on the roof too. (Note to self.)

We've been having some modem troubles (two modems with different failure modes), so we ordered another recently to experiment with. It looks like we have a family of modems -- maybe a breeding program. given the evidence, I'd have to say that Westel-ness is a dominant gene. :-)

My vet wanted to see Erik recently (just a quick check on something), so while we were there I asked if she could try again to teach me how to push pills into him. (Currently he gets his medicine ground up in canned food, as I seem unable to reliably get a whole pill down.) She demonstrated, then had me try... and she finally said "it's ok; mixing it into the food won't hurt him". I feel inadequate; even my vet gave up on me. :-) (Yes, I have tried that plunger-like gadget. I haven't found the cat treats that have pockets for hiding pills in, but I suspect he's too smart for that.)

A bakery run on the honor system seems not to be loosing money. Interesting idea. (Someone on my reading list posted this link, but I forget who.)

I have a question for the Hebrew-literate. Please humor me. How would you say "I will thank you" (masculine, singular)? I thought I knew, and then I heard a different formation in a song, so I asked a native speaker, who provided a third option. (I think "odecha", song was "odeka", speaker said "odelecha". It's entirely possible that "odecha" is biblical and "odelecha" is modern, but what's with "odeka"?)

Comments

[ariannawyn.livejournal.com]

Interesting antenna site. I will have to make a decision on TV soon, because the reception in the basement of the new house is absolutely terrible (as in, not worth watching) with rabbit ears. Though I will admit to leaning toward just caving and getting FiOS TV, since they have it out here and everyone I know who has it raves.

FWIW, I have a Westell DSL modem that I've used for years with no problems. Actually, if you want it, you can have it, as the DSL at the new house came with a free wireless modem/router combo. I also have an old (wired) router I no longer need if you're interested.

[cellio]

Thanks for the modem offer. If we're still having trouble with the new one, I'll take you up on that.

If I had FiOS available I'd be using it for internet service. If, given that, the incremental cost for TV were low enough, I'd just add that on. Right now the cable service is stand-alone (and I'm not interested in giving Comcast my internet business), and while it's not costing me that much, the cost per show watched is high. So I'd rather try to just pick signal out of the air for free. Besides, when everything goes digital next year, I strongly suspect that my cable rate will double or more.