i officially give in. electronics win today.

gadgets -1
me - 0

i am going to go and get the dvd recorder and maybe i can make that work. i am feeling a bit like clark griswold.

"well at least i can get the little santa and his reindeer to light up"

isn't that right before he beats the crap out of the non-functioning outdoor illumination equipment. huh.

bad code. wonky web page.

no sound. no movies.

i'm outta here.