Month: July 2011

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 15: A Song That Describes You

I was raised Catholic and adhered to all of their little rules and the weird assertions we blathered in church, like “we look for the resurrection of the dead.” Great. The Catholic zombies are coming. Just great. But as I got older, I began to stray away from the church and most likely for the … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 15: A Song That Describes You →

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 14: A Song Nobody Would Expect You to Love

There’s a lot of cool stuff that comes from Japan: Godzilla, Mr. Sparkle, crazy English, weird candies, and plenty of great music. Today’s post pays homage to a song from the Far East, courtesy of Kyu Sakamoto. “Sukiyaki” (1963) While I don’t understand a single word he’s singing, I’m pretty sure I can pronounce all … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 14: A Song Nobody Would Expect You to Love →

Netflix Changes Pricing and Plans

Well, has it been an eventful week or what? In addition to being a Virgin Mobile customer and getting the news of an eventual price increase on monthly Beyond Talk plans, I’m also a Netflix customer and wasn’t all that happy to see this nifty e-mail in my wife’s inbox: Yup. If we want to continue … Continue reading Netflix Changes Pricing and Plans →

Virgin Mobile Increases, Decreases Plan Pricing (Update: Grandfathering Official!)

UPDATED 7/15/11: Scroll to bottom of post for details. I woke up to some not-so-happy news today. Last week, Tech Crunch reported that Virgin Mobile would be increasing the cost on two of their Beyond Talk plans as much as $10 per line, which means that they will be bumped to the following: 300 minutes: … Continue reading Virgin Mobile Increases, Decreases Plan Pricing (Update: Grandfathering Official!) →

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That is A Guilty Pleasure

Of all the posts, I think I had the most trouble with this one. Maybe. We all have them and some are more embarrassing than others. As for mine, well, I’ll let you be the judge – and don’t judge to harshly, okay? Survivor – “I Can’t Hold Back” (1984) You can say whatever you … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That is A Guilty Pleasure →