Presidential Speechalist

You've probably seen this already, but boing boing posted a link to it and I watched it again and I'd forgotten how funny the debate section was.

CLICK HERE to the see the short.

Hitchcock on TCM

Over 20 Hitchcock films on Turner Classic Movies over the next eight days.
Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Strangers On A Train, and many more.
Visit www.turnerclassicmovies.com to search for your favorites.

I thought this was a podcast

I haven't posted a podcast in a long time. I know you probably don't care but you may be wondering why the podcasts have become less and less frequent since they began many months ago.

When I started podcasting I thought, this should be easy. I've got a lot to say and I've got an hour or two of free time to say them. Well, believe me, if you think you've got a lot to say and decide to share your thoughts with the world, you'll discover a couple of things.

1) You don't have much to say.
You have a few things to say and you say them over and over again. Try it. You'll see.

2) You don't have an hour or two of free time as often as you think you do and if you do have that time, you'd rather spend it with your spouse or your friends or with your good friend, television rather than plugged in to a computer with a headset on talking to no one specific.

My wife and I are expecting our first child (a boy) in February so we're spending time preparing for that and just kind of enjoying our last few months as a duo.

Podcasting has exploded since I started doing it and there are lots of interesting shows out there. Keep visiting. It's much easier to do a blogpost, so I'll do that more often, obviously, and I will podcast again. I'm just not sure how often, so keep me on the favorites list. You can even start personalizing your Google page and add my RSS feed so you can keep up with posts there.

Thanks,

Shaun

Video iPod

Yeah, so there's a video iPod. I think it's great in theory. BUT...what are we going to watch on this thing? Madonna's music videos? Episodes of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES for $2?

This guy says he's figured out how to create iPod-ready video from TiVo recordings, but it's complicated and slow. Trust me, I tried the process and I could't even get it to work. So...until TiVo and Apple strike a deal that makes transferring TiVo recordings to the iPod simple, or unless someone figures out a simple and affordable way to get content on the thing, it's like having a gun with no bullets, pretty useless.

BUMMER

I was pretty excited about the whole TiVo-Netflix partnership. We were going to be able to download films and store them on TiVo instead of receiving them in the mail.

I guess it was too good to be true. Read THIS POST ON ENGADGET for details.

It Was My Understanding That There Would Be No Math

Not only did I have to watch the Braves get POUNDED in the seventh inning and subsequently lose the third game in the NLDS series against Roy Oswalt and the Astros, but I was stupid enough to keep the volume up during the game.

The Fox announcers (I think it was Josh Lewin and Steve Lyons) spent the entire game talking about how young the Braves players were, saying stupid things like "You remember Michael Jackson's Thriller video? Well some of these Braves rookies don't. They weren't even born yet."

If you don't know anything about the players except what you can read off the back of a baseball card and what you can figure out with a calculator, go host a game show.

Okay, so I'm bitter my team's down 2-1 in the series. At least I know where the mute button is.

Apple Video iPod?

Well, the rumour mill's goin' nuts. Apple's got an event coming up in which everyone's speculating they're going to release a video iPod. Please, Steve, let it play shows that I've recorded on TiVo! I can already transfer them to the PC and watch them there. It's just one more simple step from the PC to the device.

First Season of "Lost"...completed

The wife and I just finished watching the first season of Lost on DVD and I have to say it was amazing. Like everyone else I can't say enough about it and I'm excited to watch the second season. We've been TiVo'ing each of the new episodes. I'm sure it won't take long to get caught up. If you didn't watch the first season, rent the DVDs and enjoy the first season 3 or 4 episodes at a time.

Who Knew?

Chewie's got a mean slider.

CLICK HERE for the explanation.

Peter Jackson: Lord of the RING

RING...HALO...get it?
That's right. Reuters is reporting that Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh are going to serve as Executive Producers for the film version of HALO. Jackson described himself as a "huge fan" of the game. Next time I see him I'm going to suggest the inclusion of an elite unit of warriors, code name: ABRACADAVER.

Nic Cage stole our NAME!

ABC News reports that Nicolas Cage has named his newborn son Kal-El Cage. I'm not joking. If you don't know the name Kal-El, it's Superman's name from Krypton.

Drive-By Truckers comin' to YOUR town

Drive-By Truckers are touring throughout the South.
They're gonna be at Rhythm & Brews in Chattanooga October 13th so be sure not to miss it.

CLICK HERE for a complete list of tourdates.