...And 2014 is nearly over

[wraithfodder]

And I'm sure I'll be typing 2014 instead of 2015 for at least a month.... ;)

I honestly can't recall anything horribly exciting or disastrous that occurred during 2014; worst was the Amtrak trip back and forth to MWC*Con. It took over a day both ways and I vowed this year, NOT taking Amtrak. I'm actually holding to that and will fly, for the first time since, er, um, geez, '07? Anyway, I figured I could do just carry-on (those who know me, stop laughing hystericall) but have discovered that carry-on is 22x14x9 in size, and eegads, it's near impossible to find that size, or to find one that doesn't cost $100. For that price, forget it, I'll just pay for checked luggage. It's cheaper!

Fannishly, no new fandoms. Keep hoping but.... gotta get back to reading Stargate Atlantis fanfiction. I'm mostly reading books I take out of the library, or listening to audiobooks.

Also cleaning house. Gotta de-clutter. Found an ancient Star Trek classic poster of Kirk and Spock from when the show first came. Silverfish found it too. They chewed around the edges. Darn....

Othewise, wow, boring, dull, nothing to report. Eegads.... at least Christmas was uneventful, except for trojan that hopped onto my netbook (dealt with it within minutes of it hopping on board) and oh yeah, I watch the entire Doctor Who Christmas special only to have what nitwits at Cablevision plaster a tv ad right in the middle of dialogue in the second to last scene. Did it on the repeat too. I griped on Twitter and some cable lackey came on and asked "is it happening on other channels, too?" so I snarled "How should I know? I was watching Doctor Who!" Gah.... the cable video-on-demand worked on the THIRD try so I sped to the end and watched it. I may now just record the whole thing off the rewind so I can avoid the ads, which I've seen far too many times.

Comments

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

It's getting to the point that watching TV with all the popups isn't really worth it these days. It is hard to read anything that might be on the screen with popup cover ups!

Merry Christmas and have a very Happy New Year!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I know. Between all the 'bugs', the ads that cut in before a sentence is even concluded, I often go "could I survive by cutting the cable cord"? One day, I think the cost will be what makes me do it. However, I'd have to upgrade PC, TV, get a blu-ray player, etc. to take advantage of most. I'm still using a 'boat anchor' tv until it croaks.

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

Well, between the cable the phone and the internet we pay almost 200.00 dollars to watch TV and we don't have all the channels that you would be paying that much for. I think I would be sticking with an HD TV antenna and Netflix because it costs way less. I would miss a lot but the money will not always be there.

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year by the way. May it be healthy and happy for you.

I'd

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Last time I looked the HD antennaes wouldn't work for where I live :( - and one thing I hate is that virtually all the old B&W movies are now on upper tier pay cable channels. It's insane.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Re: I'd

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my brother has an antenna and he doesn't get too much. Cable companies don't want you to have too much if you are not paying through the nose for it!