I spent Christmas Eve cleaning up my condo, exercising, and working on the next episode of DC Derby.

I was a little depressed before heading out to my sister’s house for some family time, because I felt like I didn’t have good footage for the DC Derby episode. But I always feel that way after capturing the video clips – then am surprised with how good the episode turns out in the end. It’s amazing what a little editing and some cool music can do for a show.

Time with the family was nice and relaxing. It felt good to just enjoy their company and not think about work, podcasting, or anything else. I felt a little bad about not spending a lot on gifts this year, but thanks to the generosity of my AOL Shopping partners, I had enough quality gifts to go ’round. We played Wii Sports together as a family, which was great. My parents and I spent the night at my sister’s and had a comfy breakfast and lunch there before heading our separate ways.

When I returned to my condo, I started doing a bunch of Christmas cleaning, if you will. I cleaned up all the minor messes around my condo. I cleaned up my computer files. I got up-to-date with all my finances. I cleaned up my online profile pages – deleting unused widgets, groups, etc. All the while, watching all the unwatched HD-DVDs I had sitting by the TV.

Now that everything is cleaned up, I’m ready to tackle whatever’s on my task list. Which isn’t a lot. I have to finish the DC Derby episode, create my first DC Tech episode, play some Guitar Hero III and write a review for work, watch some Hannah Montana and write an article about her for work, finish some Xbox 360 games, and compile a list of all my 2007 business expenses (for taxes).

It doesn’t seem like a lot, when I write it out.

I did a lot of shopping today. I used the gift certificates I received from my parents to get two Xbox 360 games at Best Buy (Overlord, Conan). I purchased a bunch of HD-DVDs from Amazon, using a 2-for-1 special they had for most of them (Harry Potter 1-4, Children of Men, Blade Runner, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Serenity). I still intend to get Harry Potter 5, Pan’s Labyrinth and Battlestar Galactica season 1 on HD-DVD, but there’s no rush.

When I went to Best Buy during lunch, the place was packed and still there were several (maybe 10) Nintendo Wiis on the sales floor. I assume that meant they had plenty to go ’round. And maybe this means the Wii shortage is over?

Not sure what I’m going to do tonight. I really should finish the DC Derby episode. But I’m dying to watch the Bourne Identity HD-DVD my brother got me. High-def movies are so, so good.

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