So Netflix is increasing the monthly fees of all it's subscribers with Blu-ray access. Depending on the plan, the extra blu-ray fees can be as little as $1 extra a month to as high as $9 extra a month. I'm personally not bothering with Blu-ray at this point, so this doesn't affect me, however I am still disappointed with Netflix's action here. I guess after being one of the few big companies that can boast an increase of profit in 2008; especially in this crappy economy, Netflix now wants to make even more money (it figures right?). Is this going to alienate it's subscribers though? There's already a petition online for subscribers to drop out of Netflix if they don't reconsider this extra fee for Blu-ray rentals. I can understand Netflix's line of thinking, in that Blu-ray does cost a little more than DVD, so the subscription fee should reflect that. Still sucks though doesn't it? It's funny how this news comes up at about the one year mark from when Blu-ray defeated rival HD-DVD in the high definition disc format war.

This news does bring up a few questions from someone like me who hasn't joined the Blu-ray bandwagon yet. If you had/have a huge DVD collection, doesn't going Blu-ray make those worthless and obsolete? That's a lot of money that's pretty much thrown away. The typical answer to this is that you can use your DVD collection on a Blu-ray player, and have it upconverted to "near-high definition quality." Now if the answer to that question is that simple, then it begs me to have this follow up question...

Does watching a DVD become a bit of an eye sore, after watching Blu-ray? Is it like watching VHS, after experiencing DVD? Is the quality that far apart, or are they still relatively in the same ball park? Personally, I do see the visual difference between a Blu-ray title versus DVD, but it's not really a "once you go Blu-ray, you can never go DVD again" kind of experience. Sure, watching a DVD at a 480i resolution to a 1080p Blu-ray quality, shows the true differences between the two formats. However, upconverting makes all the difference in the world to make DVDs look surprisingly decent when compared to Blu-ray. Also with that line of thinking, Blu-ray has to really justify costing about $10-$15 more than DVDs, unless you specifically look for bargains that is. Now if the answer to the question is that watching a DVD simply has become a bit of an eye sore compared to Blu-ray, then it brings me back again to the other question, doesn't Blu-ray make your DVD collection worthless and obsolete?

So is the future really Blu, or will it continue to be the present with DVDs? Ofcourse digital distribution is also waiting to explode as well.

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South Park Explains the Bailouts (video)

Portia De Rossi Apologizes for Marrying Ellen DeGeneres (video)

Naked Dawn - NSFW (video)

Hot Woman Deals with Home Invasion (video)

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Don't Go to BadCreditReport.com (video)

Hardly Working: The Cartoon - NSFW (video)

Nicholas Sparks' "The Handjob" - NSFW (video)

Cat vs Fly (video)

Cat vs Aquarium (video)

Here's a story that my mom told me recently. My mom was baby sitting my 2 years old nephew, and they were both alone at home. At one point, my nephew comes running to my mom with a really frightened look on his face. My mom was ofcourse concerned but then asked "what's wrong, did you see someone?" My nephew points towards the kitchen area, even though there was nobody there. It turns out my mom had an idea what happened, my nephew saw a ghost. wait what what what? Apparently, my mom and dad knew about this ghost for many years now. They've even noticed that my other nieces who visited their home have seen that ghost as well. Really? I've lived in that house for about 12 years of my life, and they've never told me about some ghost. They apparently did not tell us, because they did not want us to be scared. Sure I can understand that, but I feel it's better to know, so that if I see/hear something weird in that house, I at least have an idea what it is.

This would explain the one particular toy we had at the house, that would make noise if it was moved. Well there were several nights that the noise would come on by itself, even though there is no one moving it. I used to joke that it's probably a glitch ooorrrr it could be ghost. I would never have guessed that it might have really been the ghost that was moving that toy afterall.

I know Twitter is currently the flavor of the moment, but I don't think I'll be using it. First off, I'm mostly a blogger by nature more than an instant update kind of guy. You can see that fact on my facebook account, where I don't change my status update as often as some people do. I don't see the point of twittering simple mundane things in my life, which is unfortunately the whole point of it. Do you really care if I type "currently writing up a blog about twitter" on my twitter account? "I'm currently eating a hamburger." "I'm doing my laundry." "I'm waiting in line for a movie." etc etc etc. Seriously, would you really care about knowing all those little things?

I believe Twitter caters more to the people who love text messaging their friends a lot on the cellphone, which I'm not that guy. It's like having a constant need to connect with people, which I'm pretty sure I don't really need. Saying all that, I admit that there are useful advantages to Twitter. It's however mostly coming from a very active person like a celebrity, or somebody who is witnessing a note worthy event at the moment (like being at a concert or experiencing a natural disaster).

Will Twitter just be a fad that will go away, where the main users will eventually just be people that are actually worth twitting about? I believe it's a strong possibility. There are people who already complain that they know and connect with people too much as it is, through blogs, facebook, instant messaging, and text messaging. I feel that this need to know every single detail about a person will eventually backfire. People will simply just stop caring.

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Simon Cowell Responds to Obama Jab (video)

Conservative Rap Battle (video)

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Cat **** One Movie Trailer (video)

Would You Neuter A Talking Dog? (video)

the Hunt for Gollum (video)

cool Half-Life short film (video)

OnLive Gaming Service (link)

Kodu Game Creator (link)

Jim Gillette tributes (video)

Having a facebook account can be very useful in keeping touch with your friends and families, but sometimes it can be a bit of an annoyance. People, tone it down a bit with all the apps on facebook. A lot of them I just do not care for. Some quizzes and polls or what not can be fun to do, but there's a lot of time wasters on there that I'd rather not deal with. I'm trying not to waste any time at all in the first place. So.... No, I do not care to find out what my "smurf name" is. No, I do not care to find out what Transformers I'm most like. No, I do not want to have a virtual toy. No, I do not want to have a virtual pet. No, I do not want to be part of a "pillow fight." No, I do not want to have a virtual drink or food. No, I do not care to be poked, or super poked. No, I especially do not care about joining your "mafia." I'll do some of the apps if it actually interests me, but a lot of them really don't. I hope I don't hurt your feelings if I ignored all the requests, because I have been going "ignore ignore ignore ignore ignore" a lot lately. So just tone it down a bit folks, or just stop it all together.

Are You Mind, Body, or Spirit? You Are Mind

If you dream it, then you can do it. You are very mentally sharp and strong. You enjoy challenging yourself both at work and with studies. You love mastering difficult tasks. You thrive in new environments, even stressful ones. You are able to study everything objectively. You have a upbeat attitude, and won't be deterred easily. You are open minded and optimistic about the future.

What I've been listening to lately...

1) New Found Glory - not without a fight
2) The Cab - whisper war
3) The White Tie Affair - walk this way
4) Vice on Victory - glitter & gold
5) Taylor Swift - fearless
6) Fade To Bluegrass Volume II - the bluegrass tribute to metallica

I took my white dog back to the vet for his check up and things are looking good. The wound is healing, and we can now just wait for it to scab over and heal by itself. No stitching necessary, which I'm sure my dog will appreciate. We just got to keep the t-shirt we gave him on, as well as the bandage, to avoid further possible infection. Ofcourse he needs to keep his cone collar for quite awhile longer, so he'll have to continue being satellite dog some more.

Now, what I thought was kind of funny was that when we got to the Vet, there was nobody at the reception area. Then I noticed a dog's head staring back at me, with his paws on the counter. Very cute looking dog, and I was all "are you the new receptionist?" I wanted to get a photo of his head and paws on the counter facing me, but he kept moving before my cellphone took the picture. I did get one where he was acting receptionist to another customer though, so that'll have to do. Now, it turns out the only person that was there was the Veterinarian and what looks like another vet who is being trained for the job. Apparently the receptionist was bitten by a dog and the other receptionist had to take her to the hospital (well, that part of the story isn't funny). The thing is, the vet does not know how to handle the reception area by himself and is unsure about how all the paperwork works. I ended up not needing to pay for the check up as he just let me go. Maybe they'll just send us the bill later so *shrugs*

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7 Things You're Wasting Money On (link)

Madoff Scandal Explained by Muppets (video)

Street Fighter Live (video)

Kittens Girl Summarizes WWII (video)

Inappropriate DirectHD Commercials (video)

Baby Misspeaks - NSFW? (video)

No! Compilation (video)

Silence of the Lambs: The Musical - NSFW (video)

The 9 Lamest Film Fight Scenes Ever (video)

McGangBang (video)

The last time that I can remember getting really drunk, to the point that I actually blacked out, was over ten years ago on my 21st birthday. After that night, I told myself that it was not going to happen again. I knew my limit and will not cross it. So far, I'm surprised I haven't done a repeat performance. It got real close a couple of times, but it was never as bad as that drunken night. This past week, there were two nights where I drank quite enough, to the point where I was pretty buzzed. Once again I wasn't drunk (well maybe legally drunk), and I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever allow myself to get to that point again. I'm starting to wonder if I want to experience that again. I remember that it wasn't a pleasant experience, but I feel like I need to remind myself how bad it could get if I don't watch my alcohol consumption. Some of my friends did say that they want to see how drunk I can get, but all they get is the really happy and peppy super buzzed me. Should be enough right? It should be... Actually, I shouldn't even be having this kind of thought. Wanting to get dead drunk again. What am I thinking? Ofcourse I am typing this coming from being really buzzed, so I'll have to excuse this line of thought.