Happy Anniversary

Andrea and I have been married one year. Wow, time flies when you're in love.

I just felt an earthquake.

This one was scary.

All the neighbors (and me) just ran out of their houses, which I'm sure is not what we're supposed to do. But I think it's a natural reaction.

Details here.

Fun while it lasted

My Xbox 360 gave me the dreaded "Red Ring of Death" last night, the flashing red signal indicating a general hardware failure. I've heard estimates of fatal defects in up to a third of all Xbox's. From the anecdotal evidence I've run across, though, I wouldn't be surprised to learn the total was closer to two-thirds.

Anyway, my machine just fell out of its original warranty, but thanks to the warranty extension Microsoft announced last spring, I'll still get a free repair.

Unfortunately, this process will take about a month. This wouldn't be so bad if my Xbox didn't also serve as a media extender; in addition to no Halo 3, it also means no recorded Heroes, Smallville, ER, 30 Rock, Bionic Woman, etc. So what am I supposed to do in the meantime -- read or something?

Update: In related news, GameStop is reportedly scrapping its Xbox replacement plan.