Entertainment

eMusic Premium Plan Change – 45% fewer downloads… same price

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I don’t even know what to say to express the level of disappointment I have regarding this.¬† I logged in to eMusic today and discovered that my Premium Music Plan is going from 90 downloads a month to 50.¬† Ouch.¬† Looks like I’m going to have to start buying used cds again.¬† Following is the correspondence I sent them.

Changing my plan to 1/2 the downloads for the same price?¬† Not very recession friendly and pretty sorry.¬† Especially for a customer who has been with you for years.¬† If I wanted music from the Boss, Alicia Keys, and the Dixie Chicks I wouldn’t be shopping at emusic.¬† Cancel my account and the level of respect I used to have for your site.

I have used eMusic for about 5 years or so and have learned of so many great bands from the site.  What a pity.

Nike+ Where’s my 1000 Mile T-Shirt?

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I’ve been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks. I hit a running milestone on September 15th. I broke the 1000 mile barrier. My first run with Nike+ was December 27, 2006 (I got the running kit for a Christmas gift) so it took me a while to get there.

1000 miles with Nike+

One thing that sucks is curious to me is that when I broke 500 miles Nike+ offered to sell me a 500 mile achievement t-shirt. At the time I thought I would hold out and get one when I shattered 1000. Unfortunately though, that milestone came and went and I got no offer. Does anyone know if there are Nike+ t-shirts for 1000 miles?

Incidentally I think the Nike+ interface is getting a little dated. It takes forever too long to scroll back to old runs and I’d like to be able to do some more in depth analysis of my run data. Help me out Nike.

10 Best UGA Football Moments

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It’s never too early to start thinking about Georgia football. Even though it is only May I thought I would start getting psyched up by putting together a list of the top 10 games I’ve been to in the last 10 years or so.

Enjoy, Dawg fans.

  1. 2003 The Hobnail Boot
  2. 2003 SEC Championship
  3. 1997 Georgia – Florida
  4. 2000 Tennessee @ Georgia
  5. 2007 Auburn @ Georgia “Blackout”
  6. 2002 Georgia – Georgia Tech
  7. 2004 LSU @ Georgia
  8. 2006 Colorado @ Georgia
  9. 1996 Auburn @ Georgia
  10. 2002 Clemson @ Georgia

Kicks Retired at 350 & replaced by Nike Air Zoom HAYWARD

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Nike Air Zoom HAYWARDRunning shoes last about 350 to 550 miles.  This mostly depends on the surface(s) you run on, your weight, and your running style.  Since I weigh a little more than the average runner and I run on asphalt and sidewalks my shoes are bald around 350 miles.  Today I retired my Air Pegasus in favor of a sweet new pair of Nike Air Zoom HAYWARD (pictured above). The Hayward’s run a lot like my old Nike Air Zoom Moire’s.

Nike Amp + gets me amped to run… no seriously

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Nike Amp

I’ve had my Nike Amp + for several months so I’ve logged probably 300-400 miles with it. I’d say this qualifies me to finally pass my judgment on it. For anyone who has gigantic, hulking biceps that are too large for standard arm bands would rather just put their iPod in their pocket this thing is the shiz.

In a nutshell, I dig it. But rather than be Nike’s promo boy, here’s my list o’ cons.

CONS

  • You have to cut the band to custom fit your arm (rendering it useless to all your puny wristed friends). Come on Nike. You’re better than that.
  • The watch function is only available at the press of a button.
  • My wife tried controlling her nano with it for fun once and now when we run together it randomly controls both of our devices at times, which pisses her off. You have to keep explicitly unpairing them.
  • The clasp is prone to unbuckling.

Buy Some Art

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It’s the holiday season. Time to buy a gift for someone you [love/like/work with/live with/want to impress]. So what can you buy?

  1. gift card
  2. lap dance
  3. shiny brookstone gadget
  4. some freaking original art

Ok, a. – c. sound pretty good, but d. could last forever. Also, not only does it give your special someone a merry Christmas, but it can also put some coin in the stocking of a “starving artist”. Maybe you are saying to yourself “Gee, it sounds good, but I don’t know any starving artists.” Luckily for you, I do. Here’s a sample of some of his work:

Fairground

Landscape

Bullfight

If you like what you see here check out the artist’s web site: atlastglance.com. There are lots of paintings there for sale. Additionally, there are some prints available.

500 Miles

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While it may not be much for celebrity marathoners like Lance Armstrong or Katey Holmes it’s an achievement for an out of shape dude in his 30’s. So here it is in all of its glory. Proof positive of my 500 mile accomplishment:

500 Miles

Just disregard that it apparently took me 75 hours to do it. I think I need to recalibrate my Nike +. That’s my story anyway. If you are so inclined feel free to dig the certificate as well.