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Mom and I are going to go see King Kong tomo...er, later this afternoon. I find it amusing that Andy Serkis is playing King Kong. One thing I don't get, though -- the 1933 version is 100 minutes long. The version we're going to see is 187 minutes. (It's a Peter Jackson movie alright.) Exactly what is being used is filler, I wonder? Hmm...

In the meantime, I've been tossing around another idea. I've been using my cell phone more and more lately. The TracFone is really starting to hemorrhage cash, so I've been thinking of getting a "real" cell phone. I've been doing some shopping online, and so far Sprint seems to be cheap and convenient with a large amount of coverage. Has anyone had any bad experiences with them?

Frustrations and Disappointments

So, King Kong didn't really happen. Instead, Mom got me up to go get the new phone. After she went to go get the car washed, that is. Wanted it to look pretty when she parked it in Grandma's driveway in front of all her sisters with higher-paying jobs. *sigh*

Having found out on the Internet forums that Verizon would do better than Sprint for Blacksburg, I go to the local Best Buy to try to get service (having no Verizon stores in C-Ville). They couldn't help me, and suggested I try Richmond. Yeah, like Mom's gonna drive 90 minutes for me to get a phone. Twits. So I settle for getting some cheap Kubrick movies (A Clockwork Orangeand Full Metal Jacket, in case you're curious) and head off.

Calling Radio Shack (the other retail chain that sells Verizon) tells me that they don't sell Verizon in C-Ville either. Frigging Sprint pseudo-monopoly. At this point, it's probably easier to wait until after I get back to switch phones.

I leave you with something in the spirit of the season, The Internet Holiday Songbook. Some of the songs are a bit dated, but I found a few of them funny. There's more in the parent directory. They're amusing too.