tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post2893655564485229577..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: One Hundred Things That Bug MeKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-34155660777832489192008-05-13T16:56:00.000-04:002008-05-13T16:56:00.000-04:00Anal sex is hard on a dong. It's hard on the dong....Anal sex is hard on a dong. It's hard on the dong. On the dong dong dong. Dong dong dong.<BR/><BR/>I once knew a man named Dong. That dong was smoking a bong. He were not in Hong Kong, though he had a large dong, that Dong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-83240668467936582162008-05-12T18:34:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:34:00.000-04:00(Although I didn't know that BluRay players make D...(Although I didn't know that BluRay players make DVDs look better too, so that'll soften the blow.)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-38895891630908533012008-05-12T18:33:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:33:00.000-04:00Well, I didn't say that HD or BluRay aren't superi...Well, I didn't say that HD or BluRay aren't <I>superior</I>; I've watched demos, and boy howdy, they sure are, unless one is blind. I just don't think they're <I>necessary</I>, and I'm not thrilled that a new format seems to be coming round every ten years now. Eventually we'll go HD because we'll have to (especially with analog TV disappearing next year), and we'll go BluRay eventually for the same reason. But I doubt I'll be particularly thrilled about the shift, as I was when I switched from VHS to DVD.Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-64567018194907661492008-05-12T13:53:00.000-04:002008-05-12T13:53:00.000-04:00What a surprise that right off the bat, at #1, I'm...What a surprise that right off the bat, at #1, I'm going to have to completely disagree. I am guessing you don't have a HD TV an HD feed, which would illuminate the difference. The crispness that you get with HD is extraordinary, and Blu-Ray reproduces that on DVD. Regular DVD's look woeful by comparison.<BR/><BR/>In regular terms, it is like watching hockey on HD and then going back to analog. The difference in quality is just striking. If you want to keep your opinion about the new format, I suggest never experiencing HD.<BR/><BR/>That all said, I will be very discriminating when it comes to upgrading my library when I get a Blu-Ray player. Blu-Ray players, by the way, are supposed to increase the quality of your existing DVD's to a degree, so it won't be all for nothing.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002882836281762310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-44369018382210231692008-05-09T19:41:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:41:00.000-04:00#77 - I like taking my time to read a book. A 7-d...#77 - I like taking my time to read a book. A 7-day deadline for best sellers or 3 weeks for regular is pressure to do nothing but read, instead of at my leisure.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129097564605705248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-10714858976405433972008-05-07T23:21:00.000-04:002008-05-07T23:21:00.000-04:00Count me as another one waiting with ever-less-pat...Count me as another one waiting with ever-less-patience for the Wonder Woman movie. When, guys, when? <BR/><BR/>Also, what you said about Family Guy, which Cartoon Network shows at a time which, here in the Central Time Zone, is often before my sons' bedtime, especially in summer. I'd just as soon not try to explain "ass-crack" to a six year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-72483210012242296552008-05-07T01:06:00.000-04:002008-05-07T01:06:00.000-04:00Well, like I said, stuff either works for you or i...Well, like I said, stuff either works for you or it doesn't. C'est la vie. :)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I just realized I actually made three points instead of two, as I said at first. Doh! How embarrassing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-34164185961062832312008-05-06T19:51:00.001-04:002008-05-06T19:51:00.001-04:00I didn't realize that so little time had elapsed o...I didn't realize that so little time had elapsed on the show, so I'll cop on that one. As for the show in its entirety, I watched the first six or seven episodes when they aired, and I quickly got bored. I have yet to be really impressed by anything JJ Abrams writes, so that's probably the major factor.Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-74525705495101150242008-05-06T19:51:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:51:00.000-04:00I agree with Jaquandor on Lost. I think. I liked i...I agree with Jaquandor on <I>Lost</I>. I think. I liked it at first but they kept having these six week hiatuses and when it was on nothing much seemed to happen so I gave up sometime in the second season. <BR/><BR/>I agree with Jason on <I>Galactica</I> but I still can't quit watching it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-11939203326201297782008-05-06T19:37:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:37:00.000-04:00I agree with Jason, RE his comments on LOST. I'm a...I agree with Jason, RE his comments on LOST. I'm a fan, and it is definitely a cumulative thing. I was hooked from the first episode, though, so...yeah. :)<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you on Family Guy. I don't understand its unrelenting popularity.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701268135843667822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-70506074283187923872008-05-06T18:28:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:28:00.000-04:00Amusing list, and I share many of your gripes. Two...Amusing list, and I share many of your gripes. Two things:<BR/><BR/>On item #21: in show time, the <I>LOST</I> folks have only been on the island for about six weeks, and they did in fact find a cache of processed junk food fairly early in the show's run (second season maybe... can't recall). So, while Hurley should've dropped <I>some</I> weight simply though sweating, his girth is not as unrealistic as it might seem to non-regular viewers.<BR/><BR/>Item #58 (and you knew I'd respond to this one, didn't you?): um, I respectfully disagree. And we'll leave it at that. :)<BR/><BR/>Finally, re: item #80, the thing with <I>LOST</I> is that it works like a really fat, really dense novel. You can't start in the middle and you can't just watch an ep at random, or you don't get the effect. The "brilliance" (and for the record, I don't think it's brilliant, but I do think it's very good) is kind of a cumulative effect. But then I'm a big believer in the "different strokes" theory, and if something doesn't work for you, it doesn't work. For example, I've never gotten the fuss over Ron Moore's take on <I>Galactica</I>, which I find unrelentingly gloomy and populated with unlikable pricks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com