movies; mp3 players

[amezri]

cassiejamie - guess what I got in the mail? Thank you! :D Can't wait to watch it! Also, I like the bag. *g*

I have come to the conclusion that Episode III is shiny and loud and... well, that's pretty much it. The best scenes were ones where no one said a damn thing and things were blowing up or there were fights. The dialog hurt me. This is not to say there weren't moments where I thought "oh, hey, that was cool" and there were specifically two moments where I thought, "whoa, that's fucked up" in response to a plot point. Still. It's a whole bunch of pretty and it reminded me of a poorly written fanfic.

queenmaab - I'm still going with you, because I said I would and I liked the visuals ^^* The bro sulked and wanted us to go with him today.

Heard there was supposed to be a "Narnia" trailer before it. I didn't get one. Argh. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" still looks really entertaining. "Fantastic Four" looks like it might not suck too bad considering there's Julian McMahon, Ioan Gruffudd and Chris Evans to balance the Alba.

Stopped at Target and had a look at their in-stock MP3 players. Of note:
+ Samsung YH-820MC - $229, 5GB. Color display, ability to view pictures, unspecified line-in capability. Big drawback: 8hr play back on internal rechargeable battery.
+ RCA Lyra RD2765 - $249, 5GB. Color display; photo ability. Neat little scrollwheel that makes it iPod-like. Don't know if it has a line-in. Built-in battery.

The built-in battery and lack of a line-in is still a huge drawback, so if and when I get the money, I'm still thinking about a Zen Micro.

Comments

[katydidmischief.livejournal.com]

*g* Glad to hear! When I went out to Borders I didn't see anything fun so I sewed up a quick bag to use as some extra padding. :)

Aw, I can't wait to see Ep. 3. I've been holding out until I have, you know, money to see but I'm really getting jealous of everyone who has.

Since you directed me to some MP3 players, here's the one my parents are going to buy me: Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra, $224.19 from Amazon. It's got a changable battery, which is nice; MP3/WAV/WMA playback and 40GB capacity. I believe it has a radio in it but I may be wrong. The 30GB one is about thirty dollars cheaper.

[arysani.livejournal.com]

honestly, check out wal*mart's CREATIVE mp3 players. inexpensive, larger memory, and can be used as, essentially, jump drives. nice stuff.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

The Creative Zen Micro is the same price everywhere - including Walmart. Actually, I now can't decide between the Zen Micro and the Zen Xtra - both are the same price, but the Xtra is 30GB instead of 5GB. I really need to see both of these in person before I can decide.