Today we drive to my brother's house (about two hours away) and tomorrow we leave for the Other Coast. I have my iPod fully loaded, although I'm still considering a new TV show or a movie. Everyone keeps telling me that as a Whedon-fan I'd also like Veronica Mars, but I tried the first few episodes and wasn't overly interested. Maybe it gets better? Maybe I should download a few more episodes?

Oh! I just noticed that movies are really expensive... maybe $14.99 isn't bad for a DVD, but it's way too expensive for something to watch on the itty-bitty iPod screen. I know there's some illegal way to burn them, but I'm too lazy (and probably too concerned about the "illegal" bit) to do that. Shame, because I haven't seen Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and I think it would be good for the plane.

When we get to Other Coast, we have a couple days with just my parents. Then, around the 22nd or so, Mr. Squirrel's parents will join us. Yes, that's right: six days with both sets of parents in the same house. Who came up with this evil plot? I did.

P.S. No one ate any cookies at the cookie party. Or at least, very few cookies were consumed. The few "other" snacks that were there, however, were devoured.

Update: Boo! on iTunes!!! I gave in and bought Pirates 2, and then realized it had 75-minute download time. WTF? I haven't waited that long for a download in years... so I won't have it to watch on the plane, because we're leaving in 1/2 hour.

I think iTunes should be up-front about this. Hell, I can download an hour-long TV show in about 2 minutes... I know movies are better quality, but I think they should warn you.