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Thursday, 20 November 2003: Interest in the Movie Critique section of this site has yet to wane. I've been measuring statistics for different areas of this site for quite some time. I've been monitoring the homepage since November 15, 2001; the book site since April 25, 2002; the movie site since July 3, 2002; and the photo album since August 15, 2002.

For a long time, the numbers on the three peripheral sites (movies, books, and photos) have been pretty pathetic. Just a few here and there. The photo site is lucky if it gets a single hit on each day of the week. The homepage (the one you're reading right now) has it's spurts depending on what my current topic is and the worldwide interest level in it. Discuss something personal, of course the numbers are pitiful. Discuss something with greater overall appeal (the 2002 Winter Olympics and the first Joe Millionaire) and my readership goes through the roof.

Well, for some inexplicable reason, about six months ago, my movie site really started to take off. It seemed like it was a fluke at first. I was actually reaching double digits on a semi-regular basis. Then I broke 20... then 30... and it kept going. Over the course of the last 28 days, I've averaged 40 hits a day with my high points being 91 and 86 hits in a single day. And it hasn't let up. Unlike before, when I would think it a miracle to hit double digits on that site, it's become a letdown if my site gets under 20 hits a day.

I've become a hit whore.

Wednesday, 19 November 2003: Okay, so I'm curious about something. Tonight is the decision episode of The Bachelor. Big Bob has to choose. No, I have not been watching it, but when you do watch several shows on ABC, it's hard to avoid the suffocating levels to which this network is promoting the show.

What I find interesting is that they are having the actual finale to the show — the "After the Final Rose" special — tomorrow night. This is where they all get back together and discuss how the show turned out. After all, the show was actually taped way back in July. So, does ABC really think it can make a dent against Survivor and Friends by playing in that time slot? Isn't that tantamount to broadcast suicide? Or do they just not care?

Tuesday, 18 November 2003: I now have something to fill my lunchtime at work. While cleaning up our office bookshelf at home last night, I came across an old copy of Railroad Tycoon II for Mac. I bought this way back when I first got my PowerBook in 1999 and never actually installed it. So I brought it to work and threw it on the new Mac. Turns out the game CD also doubles as an audio CD with a pretty cool blues soundtrack to it. Anyway, I don't think system requirements will be an issue with this piece of software. Check this out (the system reqs are listed first and what my computer has is in parentheses to the right)...

  • PowerPC 132 or greater (I'm running a 1.8 GHz G5 processor)
  • 16 MB RAM (512 MB RAM)
  • 4x CD ROM (SuperDrive CD-RW/DVD-R - not sure of the exact speed)
  • 800x600 capable video card and monitor (I'm "capable" of 1280x1024 res)
  • 130 MB free hard disk space (approx. 160 GB hard drive)
  • Mac OS 7.5.3 or later (hmmm... Mac OS 10.2.8 Jaguar)

Well, I think I've got it just about covered, don't you?

Monday, 17 November 2003: Why does it seem like nobody wants to keep the good cop shows on TV? First, NBC nixes Boomtown and now ABC is putting Karen Sisco on hiatus due to low ratings. Sisco rocks! C'mon! That was a great show that both Katie and I were really enjoying. Seriously, though, it's got Bill Duke (Predator) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown). And the star... Carla Gugino (Spy Kids)... need I say more? It's very cool. Very well written. Great acting. And it's got all the hipness and cool factor that you would expect from an Elmore Leonard project. Bastards.

Until today, NBC was a shoe-in for the Kapgar.com Primetime Award for Most Unfair Nixing of an Underdeserving Show. Now it goes to ABC.

Sunday, 16 November 2003: What the heck is this?!?! The Second Coming of Joe Namath?

As anyone who follows the NFL knows, Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals (a perennial loser) made the grandiose claim that his team, which was 4-5, would beat the Kansas City Chiefs this week, who were 9-0. Absolutely ridiculous claim, eh? Well, they did it. I dunno how, but they did it. The last of the undefeated goes down to... the Bengals. It almost hurts to say it. I never thought this would happen. Not Cincy. Wow. If they can pull that off, then this season is even more up for grabs than it seemed in the beginning of the season.

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