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<title><![CDATA[Almost.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Guess what I did last night?  Yup, Wii Fit.  Watched TV (Housex2, The Office).  Had dinner that Tracy made (sinigang).  Continued to have some issues transcoding Shoot 'Em Up.  I finally got a version to go through Handbrake, but ended up with a m4v that had no sounds and played at twice the speed.  Odd.  I'm almost ready to try some Windows solutions.  And maybe this is why I don't buy DVDs anymore.  If there was an iTunes Store version for $10 I would have gotten that.  But there isn't.  Ugh.  There was a new 2.3 update for the Apple TV released last night.  2 features I'm happy to see: video playlists (have to turn on in settings) and can send audio to other AirTunes.  So now you can do whole house audio using the TV as the interface, and use the iPhone as a remote.  If only they could add a visualizer.  Then it'd be the perfect party music device.  As it is, putting together TV shows on a playlist and letting it play is awesome.  If that's how it works.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:23:41 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[More Wii Fit.  Planks are hard.  Didn't do any yoga last night, so I'll concentrate on that tonight.  Thought I was all caught up on Season 4 of The Unit, but a new episode became available for download this morning.  So I'll have to watch that.  Tracy made soup for dinner last night.  Watched The Big Bang Theory, which made me want to get a bacon cheeseburger and onion rings today for lunch, and The New Adventures of Old Christine.  I just have this feeling they're going to pair off Penny and Sheldon.  Somehow I see that happening.  I also started rewatching Season 3 of Eureka.  And I'm currently reading Rainbow Six on and off whenever I've got a few minutes waiting: I love having eReader on my iPhone.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:18:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bored.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Not much going on.  No big purchases.  No shopping sprees.  No new toys.  Played more Wii Fit last night.  First time getting perfect balance on the body test.  I'm usually .3% off.  Weight and BMI is up and down around my average, no real change.  I've decided to hit up all the Strength and Yoga games at least 3 times each.  It makes suggestions for sets, but doesn't make it easy to get to the different exercises that go well together.  I usually start out with the Advanced Step, which I'm getting the hang of on timing for Perfects, then some Boxing, and then the exercises.  It's still holding my interest, which is good.  After that, made a pumpkin loaf and muffins.  Tracy made dinner, pork chops and a salad, and roasted some squash for a soup tonight.  Watched Desperate Housewives.  Almost completely caught up with The Unit.  Next up is Eureka for my commuting and lunch TV watching.  After that, not sure.  I should do metainfo for the Alias transcodes, as well as the Las Vegas (tv show) ones.  I guess that's something to do.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:44:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Missed?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What?  I missed updating on Friday?  Odd.  Well, Thursday night walked up to the Apple Store, finally checked out the new MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008), and iPhone 3G.  Eh to all of them.  The only one that really blows me away is the MacBook Air (Late 2008).  So thin.  Of course, didn't get anything, since I'm looking for some iPhone friendly ear buds (with mic) and a 400-800 firewire cable, which I didn't find.  Another time I should have just ordered online.  More Wii Fit, and in 2 weeks of use, haven't made any progress whatsoever with it.  Feel a little better though.  Got Parallels Desktop moved over to the Mac mini.  Friday night more Wii Fit I think, watched Grey's Anatomy with dinner.  Saturday started watching How I Met Your Mother Season 1, made french toast for breakfast, picked up more stuff from the old home, went out to La Creperie for dinner.  Sunday hash browns and corned beef hash for breakfast, more HIMYM, went shopping at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora, early dinner at Red Lobster.  Kind of started holiday shopping.  Also started transcoding holiday movies, since it's getting close to the season. Otherwise added more metainfo to transcoded TV episodes.  Hung up some additional mirrors around the house too.  Oh, and it snowed last night, and we definitely got some accumulation on the roof.  That's cool.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[On My Own.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Again, nothing really exciting going on.  Dinner, Wii Fit, TV watching.  Work.  Repeat.  I did try installed BookDesigner via CrossOver, but that didn't work.  I might move my Parallels Desktop install over to the Mac mini.  I don't really use the MacBook for anything anymore.  After I took one of the RAM sticks out of the mini, it's been rock solid.  Not sure what to use it for.  I do need to get a Firewire 400 to 800 cable, and maybe I can use my old firewire enclosure to do huge batches of DVD transcoding.  Hmmm.  Maybe I'll stop by the Michigan Avenue Apple Store and pick one up, along with a new set of ear buds, since I lost the ones I had, and the Apple ones that came with the iPhone don't fit in my ear, and I can't use the headphones with a hat.  Hmmm.  I also really need to get around to converting a bunch of eBooks to eReader format so I can carry them around on my iPhone.  Only thing I might have to start doing is carrying a charger with me in case I need it.  Tracy's headed out to Homer Glen tonight, so I'm on my own for dinner, hence, the possibility of stopping by an Apple Store.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:05:25 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sore.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sore from working out or sore from a possible bout with the flu, I'm not so sure.  Wait and see.  So more Wii Fit last night.  Works out well, since I do that while Tracy slaves away in the kitchen making dinner.  She got some mushrooms from Treasure Island, which were a little different looking.  Treasure Island has a mushroom display right now with some odd stuff, like a giant block of dirt with mushrooms growing out of it in spots, and some weird looking stuff.  Watched Good Eats with dinner and then Heroesx2 and How I Met Your Mother.  I'm starting to look into alternative means of getting eBooks onto my Sony Reader and also to the iPhone.  Oh, and saw another Kindle in the wild, this time with a cover, with a guy waiting on the el platform at Washington and Wells for the Brown Line southbound.  That's 2 now I've seen.  0 Sony Readers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:51:19 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fit.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[So another workday, and another bout with the Wii Fit.  It's a good time, especially with some of the other exercises that have been unlocked.  And I guess I should use it over the weekend.  I try and put in 30 minutes or so, mostly aerobic, yoga, and a little balance, but no strength, except that I should do some core stuff.  Really need to work on balance.  Finally picked up winter coats from the old home, and now it's supposed to warm up a bit.  Figures.  Tracy made a Shepard's pie with the leftover mashed potatoes.  Good stuff.  Watched Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Samantha Who?.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:21:55 CST</pubDate>
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