Tempur-Pedic Mattress

I picked up one of these Tempur-Pedic beds maybe about 2 months ago. I've been wanting a new mattress for a long time and an opportunity came about to get one of these second hand that was about a year old. It's basically like the photo, but without the fancy wood frame and without the pillows. Brand new for just a metal frame, box, and the mattress in queen size these are about $2000 before tax and delivery. You can't use an ordinary frame and box spring though, because these mattresses weigh a lot more than a normal mattress. With my dad's help we hauled it away for 500 bucks.
It's the best $500 I've spent in a while. It's real comfortable. You sort of sink in and are enveloped a bit when you lay on it. I sleep on either side now all night where I used to roll from one side to the other a lot more. I have an "S" shape in my spine, so I could always only stay on one side until it got uncomfortable and then I'd switch. Now either side is comfortable indefinitely and occasionally I'll even sleep on my back.

I saw a video of the steamroller demonstration once, but all I can find at the moment is a photo. If I remember correctly they rolled over it once out and once back and it came right back to shape.

Dream Dates continued

Jill Wagner from the Mercury commercials.


She's on Wipeout too, but I didn't know that until the Superbowl this year when they had a special edition of Wipeout on after the game.

Here's an nice compilation video of the "Big Balls" part of the obstacle course on Wipeout.

Another Netflix Update

My second blog post of this whole year! Even Jonathan posts more often and he retired from regular blogging last Dec 31. Here's a rundown of how I have entertained myself in terms of the moving picture shows I've seen since my last Netflix update. Beginning with the most recent and going back to late last year sometime.

Arrested Development Season 1-3 (8 DVD's total)
I Am Legend
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
Pineapple Express
Next
The Pursuit of Happyness
Snakes on a Plane
He Was a Quiet Man
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Balls of Fury
88 Minutes
Role Models
Cloverfield
Resident Evil: Degeneration
21
Lakeview Terrace
The Killpoint (2 DVD)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
All the Pretty Horses
Trade
Borderland
10,000 BC
Vantage Point
Into the Blue
The Dark Knight
Hancock
Reno 911 Season 2 (3 DVD)
25th Hour
8 Mile
Jumper
Reno 911 Season 1 (3 DVD)

In addition to this I also have seen Wall.E, The House Bunny, and something else I can't remember on New Years.

I'm disappointed by a lot of movies I've seen lately. I shouldn't be surprised really. I see most stuff to satisfy my curiosity more than it is that I think I'm going to be seeing a great movie. I thought 10,000 BC was pretty good even though that movie gets bashed by most reviewers. I thought Cloverfield was pretty good too. Arrested Development is hilarious. I like that I can whip through an entire TV series in a matter of weeks and without commercials. I'm doing the same thing right now with the V TV series. I managed to find a way to download it off the Internet and I'm working my way through 19 episodes. The events in that show are about as unlikely as anything seen on The Dukes of Hazzard, only this has lizard aliens disguised as people for enemies. ABC is going to have a new "V" TV series this fall. Juliet from Lost is in it. I wonder if they will eat hamsters. Kia hamsters (see post below).