I've seen the future!

My coworker Anthony and I drove up to Manchester yesterday for what our employer calls "The Road Show". THis is an annual update on what new products and methods will be coming. The big news is that single-tuner DVRs (digital cable boxes with 80 GB hard drives and built-in Tivo functions) are already available and that, starting in the fall, we'll have dual-tuner DVRs. This means I could tape something on HBO while watching Showtime. We're excited out to heck cuz... dude, new box. No more of that 3-second delay.

We also found out You can go 85 on I-93 in rush hour and no one will notice. This felt neat. It was good to hang with Anthony, cruise around at a happy clip, and listen to my CD changer have a fit. We discussed how loathsome a long commute would be and how we'd lose our minds. Just because it's a reverse trip and a fast shot from Manchester back to Malden and neither state's cops seem to notice anything, doesn't mean I'd want to do it every day.

I feel better about my job now. They're starting a program to foster career advancement. I have no idea how well it'll do but it's better than being a milked cow. They see that we may wish to leave if we aren't getting advancement.

-off to the floor, Ps/d