Weekend Getaway

Tomorrow, Amy and I are each working until about noon and then we're driving to Asheville, North Carolina for the weekend. We're going to stay in a cabin and we'll see an old friend from Austin, who moved there about the time we moved to Atlanta.

We haven't booked every minute of our time there, so check out the Official 2007 Visitor Guide to Asheville, NC and make a suggestion for something we should do!

DIY: 200 Dollar PC

DIY: 200 Dollar PC - PaulStamatiou.com

Looking for a small and affordable computer to add to your collection of boxen? I’m not talking about the Everex gPC, OLPC or the Asus Eee PC. I’m talking about building your own mini-ITX form factor computer. For around $200 you can have a computer with the following specs: 1.2GHz Intel Celeron 220 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB SATA hard drive and a small 90W power supply - more than enough juice to run your favorite Linux distro.

Important Chart

AMC Entertainment - Best Picture Showcase

Last year, we went to the AMC Entertainment - Best Picture Showcase. We plan to do it again. This year, we'll see the following movies:

• Michael Clayton - IMDB Rating 7.7
  
• There Will Be Blood - IMDB Rating 8.9
  
• Atonement - IMDB Rating8.0
• Juno - IMDB Rating 8.4
  
• No Country for Old Men - IMDB Rating 8.7

February 23, 2008 - Check it out and see if this is available in your area. If you love movies and you want to see all of the Best Picture nominees, be sure and attend.

• Five Nominated Films
• Free Large Popcorn
• Unlimited Refills All Day
• Collectible Pass
• All for only $30

If you are going to be in the Atlanta area and want to go with us, please contact Amy or I by phone in the next week or two.

Another priceless quote from American Idol

Randy Jackson: Hello. What's your name ?
Amy Catherine: I'm Amy Catherine. Amy. Amy Catherine. AC. Whatevs.

Orchestrated Deception on the Path to War

Iraq: The War Card - The Center for Public Integrity
Interesting Reading...

White person complaints...

Quote from American Idol

To get somewhere, you've gotta give up some stuff sometimes. So, I'm willin' to do it.

Drew Poppelreiter,
Saltillo, MS

Lights of the city

This is just a test of video upload from my phone.

Snow at our new house!!!

Our new home!

Yesterday, at 14:40, the following email arrived in my inbox.

Hi Amy & Eric,

I am very pleased to tell you that the seller did accept our last offer.
CONGRATS!

This is truly a beautiful home!

When you have a moment today, please give me a call and we can discuss next
steps.

Kind regards,
XXXXX

So, we will soon be homeowners again! If you didn't already see the pictures, Here they are! Our new House ? - a photoset on Flickr

Yes, please!

I'll get one when it's $199.

Our new House ?

Our new House ? - a photoset on Flickr
Tonight we put an offer in on this house! We're very excited about it.

Free iTunes Downloads

This is an awesome blog where they list free content on iTunes and it goes beyond songs; there are TV shows and short movies. There are some LOST recaps on there today in preparation for Season 4, which begins this month!

Not quite as catchy...

I can't drive five.

I got a buddy in Austin..

...who has one of these that's not quite this pimped out. Ewan, this one's for you!

Interesting link from Slashdot

Study holds new promise for patients recovering from spinal injuries / UCLA Newsroom

quattro

We strolled over to Quattro tonight for dinner. They make a great hummus. It was a nice evening on their patio. Amy had Rosemount Chiraz and I had Birra Moretti. I doubt that the next place we live will have so many restaurants within walking distance.

New experiences in 2008!

I've done a couple things this year that I haven't experienced before. I tried Muenster cheese and today I had a dog pee on me.

Yep, you read that right...Muenster. Oh, you meant the other thing...

OK, here goes. I'm walking down the hall of our apartment complex to the elevator, because I have stuff to take down to the garbage. I hear a man and his dog walking behind me and so I stop to push the elevator button and the dog runs up in front of me, so I say "Nice dog" and start to pet him and the owner of the dog says "Move your foot!!". It is about three seconds until I realize that the dog has just peed all over my foot (and shoe). Luckily, I was wearing Crocs, so they washed out easily.

A tripod in every wallet

Available from their website:

The new credit card size compact tripod gadget. Always carry it folded up in your purse, wallet or handbag, ready to use anywhere, anytime. Get yourself in the shot. No more blurry night-time shots. Use it to watch movies with your Ipod Touch, PDA or media player

Panoramic 1

Panoramic 1, originally uploaded by eschulz.

This is the first panoramic photo I took with my Kodak Z812is camera. It's made up of three separate photos that the camera stitched together. The resolution of the photo is 4316 x 1664 pixels.

Brookstone Charging Valet

Brookstone Charging Valet, originally uploaded by eschulz.

This was an awesome Christmas gift. It's a charging station for our devices. This has my new camera battery charger, our Bluetooth headsets and both of our phones and we still have room for other devices. If you have a geek in your life, especially one with a very organized wife, this will make a great gift. Thanks Sara!