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I picked up a very cool DVD at HMV awhile back. It is basically a compilation of all the music videos that go along with the Daft Punk - Discovery disc. They did something very interesting here, because basically the DVD is a 61 minute anime cartoon that goes along with the music on the CD. Since there aren’t any words or anything - it is a very entertaining way to listen to the CD!

As an added bonus, it came with the Daft Punk remixes CD — which is also very good.

For $25 — Highly recommended.

Shaw came in today to install our cable TV, Internet, and phone???! Yes we are early subscribers of Shaw Digital Phone. For $55 / month, you get unlimited long distance to North America (without any time restrictions!), every phone feature imaginable, and the added satisfaction of giving the finger to Telus. I will admit the price is a bit steep, but I need something that is just as reliable if I want wife approval.

The system seems to be some strange VoIP system that they have put together. The hardware consists of feeding all your house phone lines into a magic box that reduces it into a single line, from there the single line is fed into a special cable modem (Motorolla Cybersurfr — looks a lot like my Extreme-I modem) which has 2 telephone ports, a USB port, and an ethernet port. They also include a UPS so that the modem stays online in the event of a power outtage, like a POTS line.

We did it! We got moved into our new house here in The Village at Griesbach. I am really happy about it, and the neighbourhood is excellent. It seems to be a very unique area of the city —there are tons of people driving through at 3km/h looking at all of the houses out here.