exciting: having everything work out okay after four hours of figuring out wiring, and getting directv HD + DVR hookups in the new place.

tragic: the newer, upgraded DVR boxes from directv don’t have Tivo functionality, so i can still record all my shows and all that, but the menus are way less user friendly, and most depressing of all, there are no more ‘bloop bloop’ sounds when you select or fast forward things. NOOOOOOOOO!

weird: shopping for pots, pans, and silverware. to paraphrase fight club, how do i know which cutlery set defines me as a person? i mean, i’m fairly sure they don’t make full flatware sets with batman logos stamped into the stainless steel…