If you ever decide that you need an IDE hardware RAID, be wary of Western Digital drives. One of our computers here has a 3Ware Hardware RAID controller with WD disks, and apparently the Western Digital drives go to sleep when they are not being used which essentially is causing the RAID controller to think that they are dead, or missing and it tries to restore it, and sometimes a couple of disks might sleep which could cause the controller to freak out and molest your data. Apparently there is a fix for it, but if you only learn of this problem the hard way that is only a small consolation. Be ye warned.

This is my new religion. A lot of people this time of year are anxious for Christmas. And it is true that I am as well. But Christmas comes once a year. Sometimes you are waiting for an event for longer than that, like two years. Such was the case for the conclusion of Lord of the Rings. It hit me rather unexpectedly during the Christmas break of 2001. A friend wanted to see the Fellowship of the Ring and went along. It blew my mind. Melted my brain if you will - I was in love. The Two Towers didn't disappoint, although the extended version was far superior. Then was the waiting game for Return of the King.

And oh but it was worth it. Worth every second of the 3+ hours we spent in line, worth the three weeks I held onto my ticket, worth so much more than I had to give. Great seats, great friends, great movie. A great movie that I would love to describe in detail, but won't. If you have read the books then you know generally what should happen, but the execution of it is simply stunning. Obviously, those people who have seen the first two movies are going to see their investment through and most likely will see this one, but see it in theatres. See it a couple of times. Enjoy it. Savour it. Wow.