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Why is everyone who drives slower than me an idiot, and everyone who drives faster a maniac? |
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FYI,
stuff I would have put on this page is now on my blog, http://r32argent.blogspot.com But…
I have a nagging suspicion about the body shop my VW dealership uses. After
picking up my R32 (for the final time) I noticed that not just the
driver’s seat, but the passenger’s seat was all out
of position.
Driver’s
seat—perfectly understandable. But the passenger’s
seat? Whoever was sitting there must have been a giant—it was
pushed completely back and in the full reclining position. Without
knowing the distance between the dealership and body shop, I can only
say the odometer reading didn’t seem too bad comparing it
when I dropped the R32 off and when I picked it up. Maybe 20 miles or
so.
Fine. I
hope.
I hope my clutch
hasn’t been damaged.
But hey, maybe
I’m just paranoid. |
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Ever
seen those Trix cereal commercials? As a child I always thought it was
cruel how the children in the commercial would gloat and say
“Silly rabbit—Trix are for kids!” Just
let him have some, for heaven’s sake! But these days I just
think ‘oh well, rabbits are vegetarians, cereal is probably
not the healthiest rabbit food’. Does this mean I’m
getting old? |
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For my next mod
I’ve been debating between the HPA SHS and OEM HIDs. After
thinking it over, I think I’m going to go with the HIDs,
first. They’re pretty much the same price, and I think the
HIDs would be more useful to me. The suspension can probably wait until
the stock suspension goes. I’ve also read that some people
have had squeaking issues with the HPA SHS—so I can wait
until it’s resolved or a consensus is reached.
As
for the HIDs, I plan to install a rheostat at the same so that I can
level the beam manually. I’ll probably get headlight
protectors, too, just to protect my investment. Of course, I need money
first, especially with Christmas coming up and having just bought a new
set of tires. Right
now my mod list includes the OEM HIDs, HPA SHS, and maybe a 21mm
H&R rear sway. If I’m feeling really rich
I’d get some BBS wheels. Oh well. A couple weeks ago I had a
fortune cookie that said (to paraphrase) “soon
you’ll have no financial worries,
enjoy”—so I’m cautiously optimistic ;o) |
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Another
DVD blurb. I’ve read that the original Star Wars trilogy
(Episodes IV-VI) DVD release will be of the “Special
Edition” theatrical release, with some
‘alterations’. For example, at the end of Episode
VI the ghost of Anakin Skywalker has been changed to that of the actor
who plays Anakin in Episodes II and III. I agree that George Lucas has
the right to ‘modify’ his work, but I really
wish he wouldn’t.
I’m all for “cleaning up” older pictures,
improving quality of special effects, sound, picture quality, deleted
scenes, stuff like that. But as for actually altering original content,
I only approve (like Lucas needs my
approval, LOL) if it is also offered in the original version. So I hope
this is just a cheap marketing ploy to get people to fork over cash for
additional versions. To me, altering the original content is only
appropriate if the original version is also offered. Without
the original version, it’s
analogous to an author re-writing history books to suit his personal
whim. So
fine, it’s Lucas’ movie, he can do whatever he
wants with it, right? Right. But I think it’s a betrayal of a
significant proportion of Star Wars fans (well, at least a betrayal of me)
who love the original theatrical release, but are less than
enthusiastic about the newer stuff. I much preferred
the original release over the “Special Edition”
release. Some movies can fit in extra scenes seamlessly (for example,
the Lord of the Rings extended version DVDs) but I don’t
think Lucas had the footage to do it successfully. For example, in the
Special Edition Episode IV, there’s an added scene in Mos
Eisley spaceport where Han Solo talks to a CG Jabba the Hut. The
dialogue sounds highly repetitive of dialogue earlier in the movie with
Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina. And to be completely frank, I intensely dislike Episodes I and II,
and will most likely feel the same for Episode III. To
cut my ranting short, I’ll close by saying that although
you’re supposed to ‘never say never’, I
say with confidence I will never
buy Episodes I and II, and I
will only consider buying the Special Edition Episodes IV-VI after
I buy the original theatrical release of Episodes IV-VI.
So, I really
hope this is just a cheap marketing ploy. |
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I
succumbed and bought the special edition Friends finale on DVD. I say
‘succumbed’ because although I guess I’ve
probably seen every episode from seasons 1 and 2, anything after that
has been very spotty. I only started watching regularly the last 4-5
episodes of the show. Regarding the DVD, I think it would have been
better if they included the last two episodes instead of just the
last—I thought the penultimate episode was funnier. The one
positive thing I can say about the final episode is that it gave me
what I wanted in regards to finishing some story-lines. Not surprising,
but satisfying, in a way. I’ve
also found myself planning on buying specific DVDs when
they’re released—but once having bought them have
no urge to watch them. Part of the problem is that sometimes I buy to
‘complete the set’, but since I’ve
already seen them, on television or in the cinema, I don’t
feel like watching them again. I can’t tell you how relieved
I was when X-Files Season 9 came out. Relieved because I knew I could
stop spending money on the insanely over-priced boxed sets. I
haven’t even started watching Season 8! And I never saw these
episodes on television either. After Duchovny jumped ship for most of
the episodes in the last two seasons I never felt like watching. Speaking
of boxed-sets, even though Star Trek: The Next Generation was one of my
all-time favourites, I haven’t bought the DVDs because I
don’t want to spend all that money on seven seasons. Maybe if
they were cheaper. This
reminds me, I detest the way television studios cut out scenes of
re-runs/syndicated shows in order to squeeze in more commercials. Oh
yeah, and those little station logos/advertisements for shows that they
‘float up’ on the bottom of the screen while the
show is on. I don’t know what they are called, but extremely
annoying.
I saw one that advertised for the following show, but it actually had sound—completely
drowning
out the dialogue of
the show I was watching. Ugh. |
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Wow.
Now that I’ve gone and set this page up, I have nothing to
say. Oh
yeah, I saw a TV commercial for a Disney movie “Stuck
in the Suburbs”
or something like that. As far as I can gather, two teen girls
mistakenly get hold of a pop singer’s mobile with all his
appointments, contacts, etc. When the singer’s friend tries
to get the phone back, the girls refuse, demanding that the friend
introduce them to the pop singer. The friend says
‘no’, and the girls retaliate by making prank phone
calls to the appointments/phone numbers stored in the
mobile—pretending to be the singer’s official
representative/agent. When
I saw this trailer I immediately thought ‘theft’,
‘extortion’, and ‘the end justifies the
means’.
The teen girls get the
phone by mistake, fine, but then they refuse to return it to the
owner—theft.
The girls refuse to return the phone unless they’re
introduced to the pop singer—extortion.
By the end of the movie the girls meet the singer and somehow change
his life for the better (hey, it’s a Disney movie!)—the end justifies the means. Somehow
I don’t think these are the lessons kids should be learning.
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to change. Please verify everything with your dealer. Laws in your
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