I got a statement from my least used credit card which confused me a bit. (I didn't think I'd been carrying it for a while so I didn't know why they would send me a statement.) Apparently they decided that they really like me so they gave me a $20 credit that I can use until the middle of the month. I couldn't find any evidence to show that they were trying to get away with anything so it seems legitimate. I guess they're hoping that if I remember I have the card I'll start using it again or something.
Amazon still claims they're planning to ship my copy of Tiger on the 29th of April. They've got some impressive technology out there. Maybe Apple's messing with their supplies after the PowerMac update fiasco.
(I was, once upon a time, fairly obsessed with the book/radio series/game/tv show/etc. Taking a cue from
I enjoyed the film version. There were several "How could they leave out the best bit?" moments but I'm sure they had their reasons. Aside from one fairly significant issue with Arthur's character at the end of the film I thought it was quite good. The Vogons and the Guide bits were wonderful. I loved the fact that they used Journey of the Sorcerer as the theme. There were quite a few bits that I appreciated they'd kept so well.
I'm kind of torn about the Serenity trailer. (It wasn't shown with Hitchhiker's for us.) On the one hand I would have enjoyed seeing it since I'm very eager to see it (more eager than for the new Star Wars) but I've also been avoiding it because I don't want to know anything about the movie until I actually see it. I really enjoyed being pleasantly surprised by Firefly when