Month: June 2002

Movies and the Dallas Mozilla 1.0 Party

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As of Friday, I thought that I might have to make some tough choices for my activities this evening: it looked like the Dallas Mozilla-1.0 party could be tonight, and I was also hoping that Andy may be able help my install some suspension mods on my car sometime this weekend. Plus, Shane (from work) is holding a little party around the big fight.

Well, shall we say, things have become simplified. The Mozilla-1.0 party has been postponed ’till next Saturday, and Andy may be held up at work dealing with client shenanigans. With a hectic week behind me, it may be nice to just watch a movie on the ol’ TiVo. So, perhaps I can interfest Jason in Black Mask, Beverly Hills Cop II, or Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Mozilla 1.0 Party

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Originally, the plan was that the Dallas Mozilla-1.0 party would be on the Saturday following the release. But, Mozilla 1.0 was released earlier this week, surprising some people (and many of the party-organizers, in specific). So, it wasn't clear whetherr the party would be this Saturday (June 8th) or the following Saturday (June 15th). I e-mailed the guy twice, and only this morning do I found out (via the Dallas party homepage, not by e-mail) that it's been postponed.

To decide on the party location, they listed several possibilities that the group would vote on. There were several excellent choices, including The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium and The Londoner. And, what do they choose? Dave & Buster’s, bleh. Between their $1-per-play arcade games and their overpriced drinks, Dave & Buster’s is not a cheap excursion. But, it'll be nice to meet like-minded Mozilla folks in the DFW area, so I’ll go anyhow :).

But, I'm still not sure how The Londoner lost out to Dave & Buster’s :-/.

Having suffered through many mediocre versions in the never-ending quest for good fish and chips here in the colonies, our expectations are never high. What a delightful shock: extremely fresh and flaky cod, wrapped in a light beer batter that seemed so lightly fried that we wonder how the fish got cooked. Likewise, the long, thick chips emerged from the oil neither too flimsy nor too crusty.[...]

Sennheiser HD-580 Headphones

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Via DealNews, I see that SelectRebate offers the Sennheiser HD-580 headphones for $168.99, with $3.95 shipping. That's a pretty good price, and you can’t go wrong with Sennheiser for headphones (I listen to Sennheiser's HD-600s at work).

Also from DealNews, I see that Staples.com offers the Maxtor DiamondMax 80GB EIDE UltraATA/100 7200 rpm drive for $139.94 before a $40 mail-in rebate, $99.94 after. Man, I still remember buying the 10.2 GB Maxtor that still acts as my primary drive, for over $200 in ’99.

Nuked Peeps

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Among the comments on that Fried Twinkie story, one guy talks about campfire-roasted Peeps:

On a slightly-related note, my girlfriend and I recently satisfied a bout of the munchies with campfire-roasted Peeps. The sugar coating charred into a crispy, cr�me-brulee-esque glaze, while the marshmallow insides got deliciously gooey. Mmmmm, so yummy.

Figuring that I could emulate his results with household appliances, I nuked a Peep for 12 seconds in the microwave. Ooh, it was so delicious! It was hot and gooey (yet fluffy) on the inside, and the sugar-coating had liquified just slightly. Man, nuked Peeps are, in my estimation, about twice as tasty as “normal” Peeps! And, yes, I can understand your hesitation since normal Peeps are so tasty to begin with — but just trust me on this one :).