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Taking A Short Break

I thought I'd mention I'll be taking a break from the site for a day or two. I just cleared out my Editor's Queue, so if you submit something, it may take a few days for me to get to anything new you send in. See you guys in a few days!

Where's George? - A Hobby You Can Start

I thought I had made my last blog entry for the year, but I decide to make one fun post to see if any of you are interested in a website called Where's George?. It's a site which tracks the money (bills) you have. Enter a bill and if someone else has come across the bill, they can enter it into the site, and so on. Obviously not everyone knows about this site, so it's somewhat rare to get other people to report receiving the bill you had. I began this a long time ago, but I rarely remember to do it. Give it a try, it's a fun little hobby which only takes a few minutes.

Update - Dec 31, 2005

My last post of the year, and there's not much going on. This morning I preordered the first three seasons of The X-Files, which are being re-released, as some of you may know. I preordered them from Overstock.com since I can get an additional 10% off and free shipping. Current Rank: Airwolf Current Level: 50 (47%) Submission Status: Accepted: 12007 Pending: 22 Denied: 153 Total: 12182

Update - Dec 29, 2005

I seem to be writing more episodes recaps than I'm submitting, which is creating a big backlog of stuff to submit. Today, the postal service delivered a package from Overstock.com. Inside was my Family Guy - Volume 1 (Seasons 1 & 2) and King of the Hill - Season 1 DVD sets which I purchased a week or so ago (see a previous post). You can't beat $14.99 a season and free shipping for these. I hope Costco has another sale of The Simpsons - Seasons 1-5 soon. I don't know if you heard about it, but they were selling the first five seasons in one pack for $75 a few weeks ago. I may have to take a distant drive to find a Costco store, but it may be worth it. I'd buy one for myself and sell the rest on eBay for $95+ each, making a nice profit, which is what some have done. Current Rank: Airwolf Current Level: 50 (43%) Submission Status: Accepted: 11721 Pending: 2 Denied: 153 Total: 11876

Update - Dec 26, 2005

I hope everyone is enjoying their time away from school and/or work. I don't have much to say today... been quiet around here, just working on a few things. I didn't submit too much here today or the day before. Current Rank: Airwolf Current Level: 50 (40%) Submission Status: Accepted: 11574 Pending: 7 Denied: 153 Total: 11734

Update Dec 24, 2005

It seems the bugs I noticed yesterday have been worked out for the most part... hopefully they won't pop back up. Regardless of what Holiday you do or don't celebrate this time of year, I hope you all have a safe and joyous time. To those of you who have things pending in my queue, I'll get to them shortly. Current Rank: Airwolf Current Level: 50 (37%) Submission Status: Accepted: 11392 Pending: 3 Denied: 153 Total: 11548

The Site Is Falling Apart

Since yesterday, I've noticed more and more of the site seems to be falling apart with odd bugs everywhere. The PM #s aren't updating, and when you read a message, you get just a blank, white page more than half the time. Looking at other people's profiles/blogs is nearly impossible because of another bug. I've noticed new reviews aren't showing up in my review history. I've also noticed they're not necessarily showing up properly in the episodes I wrote them for. The levels are reverting to a prior update, and updating the site's cache in the browser fixes it for a little while. Where did all of these bugs come from, and why now? The site's run incredibly smoothly over the past two weeks, for instance, but now with the staff gone or soon to be gone, parts of the site are crumbling. This is a depressing thing to wake up to, you know?

Update - Dec 22, 2005

I didn't submit much yesterday as you can see. :) Overstock has deals on Season One sets of select FOX TV shows. Here is a list of the shows, which are on sale for $14.99.
  • King of the Hill - Season 1
  • The Family Guy - Volume 1 (Seasons 1&2)
  • Futurama - Volume 1
  • M*A*S*H TV Season 1
  • 24 - Season One
  • The Shield - Complete First Season
  • Millennium: The Complete First Season
  • Roswell Season 1
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete First Season
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season One
  • In Living Color - Season 1
Some of the shows are out of stock, and you won't find out until you click on the individual product link. They tend to come in and out of stock throughout the day. Also, use the promotional code 73617 for free shipping. Current Rank: Airwolf Current Level: 50 (34%) Submission Status: Accepted: 11272 Pending: 0 Denied: 153 Total: 11425