Miscellaneous Stuff
Today we went to see "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". This is now the second Harry Potter movie that I’ve seen without having read the corresponding book. I managed to read the first two books, so I had the benefit of the background context for those movies. Suzanne on the other hand "inhaled" all six books within two months. As a result, she usually fills me in on what the movie glossed over or how it deviated. Its her opinion that this one was probably easier to follow. Still, I have mixed emotions about going to see these movies without having read the book. The books are so well-written that I feel like I’m probably cheating myself out of a good experience. Nonetheless, the movie is highly recommended if you follow the series.
On a different note, I had waited all season to see what UT was going to do to my Aggies. I feared the worst as they had been demolishing everyone. Early on, UT took a 14-0 lead and I had that disappointed feeling you get when you start eating a taco and the bottom cracks in two. You know its going to get messy, but your committed to the experience. But it turned out better than I thought. The Aggies hung in there and were competitive for the entire game. Though they lost 40-29, they bested UT in most offensive categories. So now I have a little hope that next year will be a better year. But Texas is just a machine this year.
I have switched my websites to use Google Analytics as it offers tons of information for free. I had previously used Sitemeter and the outdated Urchin package provided by my hosting service. But speaking of analytics, I’m wondering how Web 2.0 apps will affect the analytics field. As it is now, most everything is measured on page loads, but Web 2.0 apps will reduce page loads in favor of intermediate intra-page visits to web servers. So I’m curious to see how analytics will evolve.