Top 5 Romantic Comedies

Haven't done a Top 5 in a while...

A majority of romantic comedies suck big time, but once in a while a few come across that I think are quite good. Here's 5 of them:

5. Sweet Home Alabama
4. 13 Going on 30
3. Love Actually
2. Sideways
1. My Best Friend's Wedding

edited 2/1/06:
After receiving a few comments that Sideways is not a romantic comedy (dude, then what is it?), I have removed Sideways and inserted 'There's Something About Mary'. Is that romatically comical enough for you???

5. There's Something About Mary
4. Sweet Home Alabama
3. 13 Going on 30
2. Love Actually
1. My Best Friend's Wedding

Tearing a New One

Here are a couple of views of our kitchen/living/dining room remodels. Originally there was a wall separating the kitchen from the rest of the house. That's now gone in addition to our carpet. So far we are a week into construction and although the house is currently very dusty, I am liking what I see.

Latest Ultrasound

Here is a screenshot from our visit to the OB/GYN last week. We asked the doctor to see if we could determine the sex of the baby, and it appears, although it is not very clear, that the baby is a boy. The doc said we'll know for sure in another month. For the ultrasound newbies, the baby's head is on the right side of the picture facing upwards, legs are bent on the left. At the center of the image, his arm is bent at the elbows and there is a faint outline of his hand.

Overall I am feeling excited about becoming a father. Of course there are those occasional moments of anxiety regarding how I'm going to pay for his college education, whether or not he will be an unruly brat, perhaps he will turn out to be some annoying Asian punk, or if he will inherit my bad habits of picking my nose and having selective hearing. However, the overriding feelings, by far, are of amazement, humbleness, and joy.

Review of Sirius Satellite Radio

For Christmas, the wife bought me a receiver for Sirius Satellite radio. When I first put it on my Christmas wish list, I pondered the merits of paying $12.95/mo to listen to something which is already free. I ultimately decided that I wanted it for the same reason most everyone pays for cable/satellite TV: you're paying for variety and more interesting content.

Installation of the unit was fairly easy. It's the first time I tried running wires under the plastic molding covers in my car. Not to difficult. Now comes the two big tests: how good is the content on Sirius and what's the quality of the sound?

I'll comment on the content later. The quality is unfortunately, not "100% digital" sound as advertised. The receiver acts as a mini FM broadcaster which sends a signal to your car radio. The quality of the sound is similar to an average FM broadcast (103.5 KOST, 106.7 KROQ, etc etc). I do hear occasional static. From what I've been reading, if you have a direct cable connection from the Satellite receiver to the radio, the quality will be much better.

Content. Most people, myself included, joined Sirius to listen to Howard Stern. Despite a few technical glitches, his first few shows have not disappointed and have made my morning commutes enjoyable. On the commute home, I've been flipping around and have found many things to listen to, ranging from old-school hip-hop, 80's new wave, uncensored comedians, and all NBA play-by-play broadcasts.

Overall, I give Sirius Satellite Radio, and the Sirius Sportster Replay receiver, an 8.5 out of 10. 1.5 points knocked off for average sound quality.

Rose Bowl

I know little about the college futbol, except that this year USC is #1 in the polls and UCLA had a respectable team. For the Rose Bowl game tonight I will be a marginal SC football fan only because the three universities I have attended (UC Riverside, UC Irvine, and Cal State Long Beach) have no football program. I will, however, enjoy a good laugh if the scene above is repeated, no matter if it is a USC or Texas player that is kicked.

Baby Guessing Game

Please post your guesses as to the upcoming baby's "specs":

- exact day of delivery (it is scheduled for late June)
- weight at birth (normal range is 6 to 10 lbs)
- length at birth (normal range is 18-1/2 to 21-1/2 inches)
- gender (if you don't know your choices here then you have big problems, pal)

The winner of each category will get nothing, except for the bragging rights.

edit: I changed the prize from bragging rights to a drink (alcoholic or otherwise, just something liquidy). The gender category doesn't count since that one has multiple winners.