Looks like my trip to Chicago isn't going to happen after all...

IBM Lotus Awards 2009 - Best Unified Communications and Collaboration Solution Award - Finalist PERMESSA CORPORATION!!! http://ping.fm/YFsjq

IBM Lotus Awards 2009 - Best Tool and Utility Solution Award - PERMESSA CORPORATION!!! http://ping.fm/6N8Qw

Really not impressed with LogMeIn Pro. Not enough added value over the free version.

R.I.P. Eartha Kitt

Going to visit the baby and shower her with presents for her first Christmas. Yes, I will spoil her and enjoy every minute of it.

Every time I listen to Bela Fleck & The Flecktones I hear something new in the music. Geniuses...

Happy Holidays to all! Whatever your race, creed, etc. enjoy peace, hope, and family.

Mobile phone is on the blink. Decision time - iPhone or Blackberry Bold?

Saw "Happy-Go-Lucky" yesterday. Decent movie, but I couldn't help being more annoyed than entertained by Poppy.

Spending a snowy morning cleaning up a massive list of Gmail filters. How's that for boring? :-/

Even Frost/Nixon is only playing at one theater in the area (AMC Boston Common). Jeez!

Just discovered Google Alerts. Great research tool.

Disappointed that The Wrestler isn't playing anywhere in the area.

Permessa wins one of the 2009 Lotus Awards and is a finalist in another category. Excellent! http://ping.fm/WWZSf

Really hope that they can work out better licensing agreements to halt (or at least slow) the revolving-door setup they have now.

Just noticed that a ridiculous number of films in my Netflix Watch Now will expire at the end of this year.

OK... not sure what to think of this - http://ping.fm/iups1 Actually, not sure if I should think about it at all.

Let the Right One In - yes, there is a vampire and bloodsucking but this is a (good) movie about friendship. Friendship with a vampire. :-)

Doubt - four amazig actors give their best to an already excellent play. This is a must see.

Milk - great film about a great man. Speaking of great... Sean Penn. He keeps raising the bar.

Doing another personal film festival today. Three movies - Milk, Doubt, and Let The Right One In.

Slumdog Millionaire- Stop what you're doing & see this movie. Danny Boyle's top achievement. Runs the gamut from heartbreaking to joyful.

Synecdoche, New York- interesting- I want to see again. Definitely fodder for many a genius vs. self-indulgent crap discussion.

Did a double feature today - "Synecdoche, New York" and "Slumdog Millionaire".

Curious about the origins of the phrase "package store" in the Boston area. Never heard that to describe a place to get booze before.

There - something just worked! Today is finally turning around! :-)

Lately, I think I'm always the statue. It's more a question of how many pigeons are flying around.

Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue...

Permessa has received a lot of interest in the beta. The more the merrier - more input means a better product in the end.

Check out Permessa Email Control! Express - Beta 3 just released with lots of great features http://ping.fm/p5Uqg

Exiting extreme low brow territory, saw Transsiberian. A surprisingly good thriller. It starts out slow but picks up and doesn't let go.

Didn't realize it was from Troma. Projectile vomiting, explosive diarrhea, and political incorrectness to offend all.

Also watched Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Yes, you read that right.

Watched Battle Royale today. Expected something Lord of the Flies-eqsue. Was disappointed.

I really wish that Amazon provided a way to search items in your wish list only.

NYTimes.com has social networking http://ping.fm/f82wl Just what we need. Didn't Google and FB make some tiny announcements today?

A friend just informed me that Rudolph is not one of Santa's reindeer. Rather, he is a filthy, non-union scab. My world is falling apart.

10 mins with Microsoft Arc Mouse and I'm ready to toss it across the room. Probably the worst mouse I've ever tested. Very uncomfortable.

Loving Advantageous mp3 http://ping.fm/XNT90

Disappointed with the series finale of The Shield. For a show with smart writing for seven seasons, they used every cop show cliche in the book for the finale.