Tonight's Deadwood

Wow. That's easily one of the most intense hours of TV I've seen in a while.

I'd only meant to watch a little bit before heading to bed, but I couldn't bring myself to turn it off. Damn, that was good.

Off to bed now. More coherent (and spoilery) thoughts to follow in the AM.

Creepiest pillow ever.

Over the weekend, I linked to the severed-horsehead pillow.

That's not a tenth as disturbing as the Girlfriend Pillow (link ganked from assassingalaxia).

Cheap TV from Amazon: Simpsons, American Dad, Futurama, Dark Angel

Amazon's got a handful of $14.95 DVD sets, ranging from 63-75% off:

American Dad, Season 1
Simpsons, Season 1
Futurama, Season 1
Dark Angel, Season 2

Note that of those four, only American Dad and The Simpsons show as being currently in stock, but Futurama is definitely still in print, so you should be able to get a shipment on that one (not as certain about Dark Angel).

On movies, movie theaters, and economics

Two must-read essays for a look at how movie-theaters make money:

Why Movie Theaters Don't Care About You

and its sequel:

Why Movie Theater Prices are So High (and keep rising)

Both ganked from robyn_ma.

Amazon groceries

Last month, I noted the Amazon grocery store, along with some price weirdness. Although the latter is still in place, they now have a nice coupon up: use "GROCERY2" at checkout to save $10 on $49. Since the groceries are eligible for Amazon's super-saver shipping (free at $25) or Prime, it's not too shabby.

The only hitch is that pet food (other than treats) and litter are not considered "groceries," and are sold through Amazon's partnership with PetFoodDirect, so it's going to eat up shipping charges. But any home pantry items are a part of the deal.