Rocket Science

…I suppose that gives me license to drive like an arrogant, aggressive, obnoxious, a**hole.

Or not.

Sunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 30 minutes, 7.5 miles, 186 calories, 78 watts
Tuesday, February 2, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 30 minutes, 7.5 miles, 185 calories, 78 watts
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 30 minutes, 7.3 miles, 179 calories, 72 watts
Friday, February 5, 2010
Saturday, February 6 2010

All of this is done on my Schwinn 231 Recumbent Exercise Bike

This really would be “Friday Funny” if it wasn’t true…

I can prove I own my car…five months later… and now I can prove my car is also registered in Massachusetts! So, after another month and a half, I’ve managed to get Massachusetts car insurance and register my car with the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Source: Brandon

See, a Massachusetts License Plate

I was a little concerned about the registration. The State of Massachusetts is fairly aggressive about trying to collect taxes–which probably stems from the fact that in New England, there are a number of states that are very close together where I could have purchased my car. The way I was reading the forms, if I couldn’t prove that I purchased my car out-of state (in my case California in 2004), they would try and collect sales tax on the purchase. Thankfully that process went very smoothly.

Actually the only hiccup in the hour long process was the fact that the RMV only takes check or cash for car registrations (but credit cards for other transactions like your driver’s license). Go figure.

I broke down and invested in a new TV, finally.

Thanks to a tip from David Ray, I settled on a Samsung, LED edge-lit LCD TV (he’s got the 6000 series, I got the 8000–it was only $100 more).

Here’s the photo…

Source: Brandon

Samsung UN46B8000

And this is my second, non-Sony TV. I’m a little torn, I’ve always had Sony TVs, actually, my family has always had Sony TVs. But the features and pricepoints on my last two TVs have beaten Sony (my previous TV was a 27″ Toshiba, that I “bought” using frequent flier miles).

I think this might be the best all time patch note for World of Warcraft (3.3.2):

Brann Bronzebeard has been getting into shape and now feels comfortable walking faster when escorted.

Source: Blizzard (Official) Current Patch Notes (3.3.2)