G R O W Y O U R W I N G S

P.S. I Love You is on iTunes (link).

Yay!  Although I've heard that it's not a terrific movie, I've also heard that JDM is great!  So this is definitely something I'll be renting through iTunes this weekend.  Glad it's not only for sale--but I wouldn't buy it from iTunes.  I don't buy a lot of movies any more through iTunes because I can afford to waste storage space on so many movies I may never watch again.

Update:  Dammit I can't win sometimes.  In the process of clicking on "RENT" button, iTunes popped up a new Terms of Service Agreement.  So I clicked the appropriate button and then it asked me to "try my purchase again."  Without thinking I clicked the "BUY" button rather than the "RENT" button.  Because I had already entered my password, iTunes merrily purchased my new movie.  Dammit  I didn't *want* to buy it.  I wanted to RENT it.  So I paid $10 more than I wanted to and now I either store the movie and take up space or delete the movie when I'm done and feel like I threw away $10.  Grrr.  Oh well.  *shrugs it off*

I just upgraded the software on my Apple TV.  Now I want to go get two more of these things for the other two TVs in the house.  This so rocks.  Now I can access media directly from the Apple TV rather than having to do it through my computer.  TV shows, movie rentals and purchases, youtube, flicker photos, my photos, music--my playlists and iTunes music for download.

I'm in awe.

man!

o boy.

I.  Can't.  Believe. It.

How stupid can one network be?

From digg

and  another


This article says it all for me!

I was almost *completely* off TV watching about 1-1/2 years ago.  Then iTunes posted this show called LOST.  I downloaded an episode because I had just bought a new video iPod and I was curious about how a TV show would look on it.  I got so hooked on the first episode that I downloaded the entire season (for about $40ish bucks) and watched them until 3am. 

Then I tracked down LOST fanfic and got even more hooked.

Then I found *other* shows on iTunes:  the new Battlestar Galactica and Heroes, for example.   Then Kyle XY.  I probably never would have gotten hooked on these shows without iTunes.  And I *WON'T" go back to watching them on a specific day, time, and with commercials.

Since that moment when I first downloaded LOST on iTunes I've become so much more involved with TV programming than I have in YEARS.  And I talk about these shows to friends, familys, and co-workers and THEY have gotten hooked on them and are either buying DVDs, watching commercial TV, or buying through iTunes. 

And I find other shows and music via these shows--and BUY all that STUFF!

Now NBC may be doing me a favor (my pocketbook and real-life free-time) in the long run. 

But they are just being stupid.

It may finally be time to get a TIVO.

END-OF-PUBLIC-RANT (for now)

Open your iTunes.
Sort by song title.
Share with us the first song you have for each letter.

Note:  I first did this to my whole music list--the result was disappointing as I have so much stuff that I don't listen to.  So instead I chose my 5 Star playlist and did it on that.


( - (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
# - 65 Mustang by Five for Fighting
A - A Beautiful Morning by The Rascals
B - Baby, Baby All the Time by Diana Krall
C - C'est Magnifique by Kay Starr
D - Damaged by Love By Robbie Williams
E - E (Sven-R-G Mix) by Drunkenmunky
F - Fabulous Places by Kevin Spacey
G - Games People Play by The Spinners
H - Half Life by Duncan Sheik
I - I Believe in Love by Barbra Streisand
J - Jack by Tom Petty
K - Kathleen's Theme by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
L - La Bamba by Los Lobos
M - Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin
N - Nether Land by Dan Fogelberg
O - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beattles
P - Pacific Coast Highway by Nils
Q - Queen Bee by Barbra Streisand
R - Rag Mama Rag by The Band
S - S.O.S. (Delano & Crockett Remix) by FilterFunk
T - Take a Chance on Me by ABBA
U - Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters
V - Velvet Green by Jethro Tull
W - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
X - nothing
Y - Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters
Z - nothing

...still a little embarrassing on some of them....