The HTF DVD Challenge 2004 - Page 4

A bit late starting, but I've saved what I've watched in January in a Word document, luckily!

For those who are interested, I watched around 300 discs last year (that includes many 2, 3, 4 or even 5 times - probably only about 100 discs). This year I want 600 *different* discs. Tough! But I hope to make it.
I'll include all DVD's I own - music, TV, film - as well as my parents'.

I think that I'll count the number of discs as well as sets, as a large portion of my DVD watching will be TV shows.


***1/2, **** - blue
**1/2, *** - dark blue
*1/2, ** - teal
0, * - black

No particular order here.

JANUARY - Complete

--MOVIES--

1st -- Pirates Of The Caribbean - 2 Discs
(***1/2; Region 2; film and extras)
2nd -- Finding Nemo - 2 Discs
(****; Region 1; film and extras)
3rd -- Singin' In The Rain SE
(****; Region 2; film and extras)
4th -- Misery SE
(***1/2; Region 2; film and extras)
5th, 6th -- Alien Quadrilology - 9 Discs
(***; Region 2; films and extras)
7th -- Grease SE
(***1/2; Region 2; film and extras)
8th, 9th -- Bruce Lee 30th Ann. CE - 6 Discs
(***; Region 2; films and extras)
10th -- Breakdown
(***1/2; Region 2; film)
10th -- The Vanishing (1993)
(**1/2; Region 2; film)
18th -- Bad Boys
(*1/2; Region 1; film)
18th -- Bad Boys II
(NONE; Region 1; film)
30th -- Beauty and the Beast CE - 2 Discs
(***1/2; Region 2; film and extras)
31st -- Shrek CE - 2 Discs
(***1/2; Region 2; film and extras)

Didn't get through as many films as I would expect due to watching a lot of TV DVD.

--MUSIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST--

11th -- REM - In View: The Best Of 1988-2003 (twice! )
(****; Region All; feature and extras)
12th -- The Beatles Anthology - 6 discs
(****; Region 2; feature and extras)

--TELEVISION--

13th, 14th -- Futurama: Season 1 - 4 discs
(***1/2; Region 2; feature and extras)
15th, 16th -- Futurama: Season 2 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature and extras)
19th, 20th -- Futurama: Season 3 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature and extras)
21st, 22nd -- Futurama: Season 4 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature and extras)
23rd -- Married With Children: Season 1 - 4 discs
(**1/2; Region 1; feature and extras)
24th, 25th -- Friends: Season 1 - 3 double-sided discs
(***1/2; Region 2; feature and extras)
26th, 27th -- Friends: Season 2 - 3 double-sided discs
(***1/2; Region 2; feature and extras)

Total DVD's watched in January: 22 (7 TV, 2 music, 13 film)
Target for January: 5 TV sets, 15 other (reached)
Total discs watched in January: 63 (avg. approx. 2 per day)

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FEBRUARY - Up to February 24th

--MOVIES--

1st -- Rush Hour
(**1/2; Region 2; feature and extras)
1st -- Rush Hour 2
(**; Region 2; feature and extras)
2nd -- Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship SEE - 4 discs
(***1/2; Region 2; feature and extras)
8th -- The Truman Show
(***; Region 2; feature)
9th -- What Lies Beneath
(***; Region 2; feature)
11th -- Fist Of Fury
(***; Region 2; feature & extras)
12th -- Shanghai Knights
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
13th -- What Lies Beneath
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
14th -- Panic Room
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
15th -- Ransom SE
(***1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
15th -- National Lampoon's Vacation
(***; Region 2; feature)
16th -- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(***; Region 2; feature & extras)
17th -- The Tuxedo
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
18th -- Battle Creek Brawl
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
20th -- National Lampoon's European Vacation
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
22nd -- The Little Mermaid
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
24th -- Operation Condor
(**1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)

--MUSIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST--

19th -- Michael Jackson's Number Ones
(***1/2; Region 2; feature)

--TELEVISION--

3rd -- The Simpsons: Season 1 - 3 discs
(***1/2; Region 2; feature - extras soon)
4th, 5th -- The Simpsons: Season 2 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature - extras soon)
6th, 7th -- The Simpsons: Season 3 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature - extras soon)
7th, 8th, 9th -- 24: Season 1 - 6 discs
(****; Region 2; feature)
8th, 9th, 10th -- King Of The Hill: Season 1 - 3 discs
(***1/2; Region 1; feature and extras)
11th, 12th -- King Of The Hill: Season 2 - 4 discs
(****; Region 2; feature)
12th, 13th -- 3rd Rock From The Sun S6 - 2 discs (Borrowed from a friend)
(***1/2; Region 2; feature & extras)
14th, 15th -- Family Guy S1 - 2 discs
(****; Region 2; feature)
15th, 16th -- Family Guy S2 - 2 discs
(****; Region 2; feature)
16th, 17th -- Family Guy S3 - 3 discs
(****; Region 2; feature)
18th -- The Simpsons: Classics: Dark Secrets
(****; Region 2; feature)
19th -- The Simpsons: Classics: Greatest Hits
(****; Region 2; feature)
19th -- The Simpsons: Classics: Too Hot For TV
(****; Region 2; feature)
22nd -- The Simpsons: Classics: Go To Hollywood
(****; Region 2; feature)
23rd -- The Simpsons: Classics: Bart Wars
(****; Region 2; feature)
24th, currently watching -- 24: Series 2 - 6 discs
(****; Region 2; feature & extras)

Total DVD's watched in February (so far): 27 (13 TV, 14 film)
Target for February: 65 discs (avg. approx 2.1 per day)
Total discs watched in February: 48 (avg. approx. 2.5 per day)

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Total DVD's watched so far: 59
Total discs watched so far: 111 (avg. approx 2 per day, 60 per month)
Target for year: 600 discs (50 per month)
(On target)
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DVD's I Plan To Purchase in 2004

24 - Season 1 Purchased
24 - Season 2 Purchased
24 - Season 3
3rd Rock From The Sun - The Complete Season Six
Armour Of God 2: Operation Condor Purchased
Battle Creek Brawl
Bread - Series 1 and 2
Bread - Series 3 and 4
Bruce Almighty
The Cable Guy
Catch Me If You Can: Special Edition {Need}
Drunken Master
Friends Series 1 Box Set Purchased
Friends Series 2 Box Set {Need}
Friends Series 3 Box Set
Friends Series 4 Box Set
Friends Series 5 Box Set
Friends Series 6 Box Set
Friends Series 7 Box Set
Friends Series 8 Box Set
Friends Series 9 Box Set
The Haunting Purchased
Home Alone 1,2,3,4 Set
King Of The Hill S3 (and hopefully 4)
The Kumars at No. 42
Liar Liar
Malcolm In The Middle S2 (hopefully!)
The Medallion
Miracles
Mr Nice Guy Purchased
My Family: Series 1 Preordered
My Hero: Series 3 - Eps 1-5
My Hero: Series 3 - Eps 6-10
My Lucky Stars
My Story, My Stunts: Jackie Chan
National Lampoon's European Vacation Purchased
National Lampoon's Vacation Purchased
National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation {Need}
Only Fools and Horses: 1996 Christmas Trilogy
Only Fools and Horses: Miami Twice
Only Fools And Horses - If They Could See Us Now
Only Fools and Horses - Strangers on the Shore
The Story of Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools And Horses: Dates
Only Fools and Horses: The Complete Series 1
Only Fools and Horses: The Complete Series 2
Only Fools and Horses: The Complete Series 3
Only Fools And Horses: The Complete Series 4
Only Fools And Horses: The Complete Series 5
Only Fools And Horses: The Jolly Boys' Outing
Only Fools And Horses: To Hull And Back
Only Fools and Horses: The Frog's Legacy
Open All Hours: Series 2
Police Story Purchased
Police Story 2 Purchased
Police Story 3
Police Story 4
Project "A"
Ransom: Special Edition Purchased
Rat Race
Red Dwarf - Series One
Red Dwarf - Series Two
Red Dwarf - Series Three
Red Dwarf - Series Four
REM Perfect Square Preordered
Rugrats - Decade in Diapers
Rush Hour Purchased
Rush Hour 2 Purchased
Saved By The Bell Seasons 3 and 4
Shanghai Knights Purchased
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow
Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete 1st Season
The Simpsons: Go Wild
The Simpsons: The Complete 4th Season
South Park: Season 1
South Park: Season 2
South Park: Season 3
South Park: Season 4
South Park: Season 5
South Park: Season 6
South Park: Season 7
The Vanishing (1993) Purchased
What Lies Beneath Purchased
What Women Want {Need}

LAST UPDATED: Feb 24, 2004, 17:39 GMT

Almost halfway through February, and I think I'm keeping a good pace. All of these new purchases are slowing me down, and I don't see an end in sight to them!

Almost Famous (2000)*
Anaconda (1997)*
Banger Sisters, The (2002)*
Basic Instinct (1992)*
Big Lebowski, The (1998)*
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)*
Broken Arrow (1996)*
Catch Me If You Can (2002)*
Con Air (1997)*
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)*
Confidence (2003)*
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)*
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)*
Hannibal (2001)*
I Spy (2002)*
Identity (2003)*
Jackie Brown (1997)*
League of Their Own, A (1992)*
Mask, The (1994)*
Men in Black (1997)*
Mercury Rising (1998)*
Mulholland Dr. (2001)*
My Cousin Vinny (1992)*
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)*
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)*
Requiem for a Dream (2000)*
Reservoir Dogs (1992)*
River Runs Through It, A (1992)*
Se7en (1995)*
Seabiscuit (2003)*
Snatch. (2000)*
Swordfish (2001)*
Tailor of Panama, The (2001)*
Thelma & Louise (1991)*
U-571 (2000)
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Above is from memory (on 02/12/04) which isn't that great. Below has been kept within the time period before the short term memory loss kicks in.
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The Green Mile

My problem is that I have too many season sets I want to watch this year. Makes it difficult to watch a DVD or more a day.

Oh well, it's all in fun anyway.

114 Total dvd MOVIES in my collection

January- Watched 18 DVDs
Alien - DC
Batman
The Medallion
Aliens - DC
Raiders of the Lost Arc
The man who Knew Too Little
S.W.A.T.
Signs
Rush Hour
The Call Me Trinity
Undercover Blues
Finding Nemo
Major League 2
Gone Fishin'
Zoolander
Big Trouble In Little China
The Scout
Radio
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Febuary - 10 DVDs----so far
Seabiscuit
E.T.
Joy Ride
Captain Ron
A Knight's Tale
Temple of Doom
Mr. Deeds
Monsters Inc.
Barbershop
Casablanca

Just got finished with the S1/S2 set of Family Guy and I loved it!

I'd only seen a few episodes here and there; it made me laugh a few times but I dismissed it as a Simpsons ripoff.

Now I consider myself a fan! Looking forward to picking up the Vol. 2 set.

This was a wonderful series! Add another convert to the list. Ya know there's a reason this series sold so well, and the studio paid attention. Can't wait for new eps of this series!

Scott & Chris, I agree. I had also dismissed this when it aired and couldn't understand what all the hub-bub was about. Absolutely loved it. One of my favorites is in the "Wasted Talent" episode when Stewie asked Peter to play "that sad walking away song from the Incredible Hulk". I nearly fell off the sofa.

I told you it was hilarious. Did you end up buying or using Netflix? I find myself watching random episodes all the time which makes it a worthy purchase for me.

You (among many other friends of mine) were correctaumdo when you assumed that, based on my personality and the sort of comedy I usually enjoy, I would dig Family Guy.

It just took the magic of DVD before I could appreciate it. Watching five consecutive episodes helps one to appreciate a given series - as opposed to maybe catching 3.5 episodes every two months.

So while I do not think it ranks above The Simpsons or Futurama, I do believe it's a damn funny show.

Thanks to DDD for temporarily selling the Vol. 1 set for $19.89!

Thought maybe I'd resurrect the discussion here! My luck has been holding, haven't missed a day yet.
I have removed my theater visits and moved them to a post in the 2004 Film list thread. Figured I'd keep my viewing in thier proper places.

I'M Up to 93 total, but most are the free rents i get from my job at the local video store.
it's a great perk to get free rentals and get them before street date to watch at home.

i wonder how many who started this are still keeping track.

I'm currently at 167, 8 of which were borrowed disks. I can't remember the last time I rented anything. I remember working in a video shop back in the mid-late 90's (pre-DVD). I was bringing home tapes all the time! got turned on to some real good movies by blindly taking things home with me.

Put it this way, I'm a lot better at watching than I am at keeping track. I honestly don't think I'll make it there's just too much to watch and newer stuff gets added all the time. Just when I finish 1 I get 3 more you know?

I'm keeping track to see how far I get, but there is absolutely no way I'll get through my nearly 1300 and still growing collection in one year, maybe 2?

ok..ok...I dont even own one DVD

OK...Ok..I dont even own a DVD player

Can I do the challenge with my VHS/beta collection?

I'm late taking part in the challenge. I have close to 400 titles. I use to have over 500 titles but I thinned my collection a bit. Titles watched so far.

April

The Core
Billy Elliot
The Big Lebowski
Pieces of April
Dante's Peak
Total Recall
Rare Birds
Matrix Revolutions
Master and Commander
Wrong Men and Notorious Women Hitchcock Criterion Collection. - 5 movies

Plus Babylon 5 Season 5 if that counts.

So are other people still keeping up with this? I'm just trying to watch all my unwatched DVDs (started out over 500), and not worrying about the extras. Actually, realistically, if I get to 200 or so unwatched by the end of the year, I'll be doing well I think, since I'll catch up midway next year (and then finally have time to spend on the worthwhile extras).

So far since I started (so February through May), I've watched 192 of my DVDs that I hadn't watched before. Trying to do this has made me a bit compulsive about watching something every day; it's also cut down tremendously on my purchases.

June (57 watched):
6/1: 2001 ****; True Grit ****1/2; Total Recall ****;
6/2: Wizards ****; Slaughterhouse Five ****
6/3: Eurotrip ***1/2
6/4: American Friend ***1/2
6/5-6/6: San Juan Islands, none watched
6/7: Blade Runner ****1/2
6/8: Robin Hood (Costner) ***
6/9: Rocky ****; My Darling Clementine ****1/2
6/10: Tombstone ****;
6/11: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ***1/2; Valley Girl ****; Any Given Sunday ***1/2
6/12 The Filth and the Fury ****1/2; The Gauntlet ***1/2;
6/13: Wild Things ****; Magnum Force ****; Broken Arrow ***1/2
6/14: Mission Impossible 2 ***1/2; True Lies ***1/2; The Messenger **1/2
6/15: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ****; Deliverance ****1/2
6/16: To Live and Die in LA ****; Posse ****
6/17: The Philadelphia Story *****; The Big Sleep+ ****
6/18: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ***1/2; A Chorus Line ***1/2; Catch Me If You Can ****
6/19: Snow White ****; Payback ***1/2; 12 Monkeys ****1/2
6/20: 2010 ****; Toy Story *****;
6/21: Toy Story 2 *****; Mr. Majestyk ***1/2
6/22: House on Haunted Hill (remake) **1/2; The Golden Voyage of Sinbad ****
6/23: UHF+ **1/2; Do the Right Thing *****
6/24: How the West Was Won ***1/2; Hart's War ****
6/25: Manhunter ****; Run Silent Run Deep+ ***1/2; The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 ****
6/26: Red Dragon ***; The Pride of the Yankees ***1/2; The Time Machine (1960) ****1/2; Network *****
6/27: Rio Bravo+ ***1/2; Star Trek TOS, Vol. 1 ****1/2; The Rocketeer+ ***1/2
6/28: None
6/29: Escape to Witch Mountain ****; Return From Witch Mountain ***
6/30: Spartacus ****

July (60)
7/1: The 39 Steps ***1/2; Blazing Saddles ****1/2
7/2: The Graduate *****; Clerks Uncensored **1/2
7/3: My Fair Lady ****1/2; There's Something (More) About Mary ****
7/4-7/5: Out of town
7/6: Melvin and Howard ****; Bananas ***1/2
7/7: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ***1/2; The Princess Bride *****; To Die For ****
7/8: Notting Hill ****
7/9: Forrest Gump ****; Christine ***1/2
7/10: The Nightmare Before Christmas ****; Texas, Adios+ ***1/2
7/11: Swimming With Sharks ****1/2; Universal Soldier ***; Suburbia ***1/2; Eraser ***1/2
7/12: Carrie ****; The Blob ***1/2
7/13: Hellraiser 2 ****; Hellraiser 3 **1/2
7/14: None
7/15: Swiss Family Robinson ***1/2; Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh ***; The Rage: Carrie 2+ **1/2; House ***1/2
7/16: First Men in the Moon+ ***; Family Plot ***1/2; To Catch a Thief ****; Ben Hur *****; The Essential Clash ****; Duran Duran ***1/2;
7/17: Mission Impossible ***1/2; Dangerous Liaisons ****; The Big Easy ***1/2
7/18: The Exorcist ****
7/19: The Wedding Singer ****; True Stories ***1/2
7/20: Avengers '66 Vol. I ***1/2; Avengers 66 Vol. II ****
7/21: None
7/22: Zoolander ***1/2; Back to the Future ****1/2
7/23: Back to the Future 2 ***; Back to the Future 3 ***1/2; Take the Money and Run ****
7/24: Abba - Gold+ ***** (for the enjoyable songs more than for the goofy videos); The Work of Director Chris Cunningham+ ***
7/25: Weird Al Yankovic Ultimate Video Collection ***; The Usual Suspects ****1/2; Quadrophenia ****
7/26: A Hard Day's Night ****
7/27: Joe Bob Briggs Presents The Double-D Avenger **** (.5 for movie, 3.5 for commentary)
7/28: Rocky 2 ***1/2
7/29: Rocky 3 ****; Rocky 4 **1/2; Rocky 5+ *
7/30: The Enforcer ****; Sudden Impact ***1/2; The Dead Pool **
7/31: Django+ ****; Django Kill+ ***; The Mummy+ ***1/2; The Mummy Returns+ ***1/2

August (55 watched):
8/1: Piranna+ **1/2; Casablanca *****
8/2: The Man Who Would Be King *****
8/3: Superman ****1/2; Superman II ***1/2
8/4: Zulu+ ****;
8/5: The Snake Pit+ ****1/2; Peyton Place+ ***1/2
8/6: Desk Set ***; Alien (Extended) w/Commentary ****1/2; Aliens (Theatrical) w/Commentary ****1/2
8/7: Alien 3 (Extended) w/Commentary **; The Unforgiven+ ***1/2
8/8: Alien Resurrection (Extended) w/Commentary ***; Manchurian Candidate (original) ****
8/9: The Diary of Anne Frank+ *****
8/10: Kill Bill V. 2 ****
8/11: The Puppetoon Movie+ ****1/2
8/12: One Million Years BC ****; The Lion King ****1/2
8/13: The Outlaw Josie Wales ****; Vertigo *****; Fatal Attraction ****
8/14: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre+ ***1/2; Mother, Jugs and Speed ****
8/15: Fathom+ ***1/2; Bandolero+ ***; Myra Breckinridge+ *
8/16: Darkman ***1/2
8/17: Goodfellas *****
8/18: After Hours ****
8/19: Devo Live ***1/2
8/20: The Lost Boys ****; Soft Cell: Non-Stop Exotic Video Show ****
8/21: Mad Monster Party ***1/2; Tootsie ****
8/22: The Mod Squad+ **1/2; The Replacement Killers ***
8/23: Emma ****1/2
8/24: Star Trek: The Motion Picture **1/2
8/25: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn ****; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ***
8/26: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ****
8/27: Star Trek V: The Suck **; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ****1/2; Hunt for Red October ****
8/28: Patriot Games ***1/2; Clear and Present Danger ****; Swamp Thing ***1/2
8/29: Never Say Never Again ***; Casino Royale **1/2
8/30: The Caine Mutiny *****; Duel ****
8/31: The Avengers '66 Vol 3 ****; The Avengers '66 Vol 4 ****1/2

September (50 watched)
9/1: The Avengers '67 Vol 7 ****1/2
9/2: The Bridge on the River Kwai *****; Blood Simple ****1/2; Lady From Shanghai ***1/2
9/3: Miller's Crossing ****; The Man Who Wasn't There ****; O Brother Where Art Thou ****
9/4: Cold Comfort Farm ****; Day of the Jackal+ ****; Stop Making Sense ****1/2
9/5: Escape From New York ***1/2; Kama Sutra+ ***
9/6: Yellow Submarine ****1/2; The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit ****; Monty Python's Flying Circus V.2 ****
9/7: MP Flying Circus 3 ****; MP Flying Circus 4 ****
9/8: MP Flying Circus 6 ***1/2; MP Flying Circus 7 ***1/2
9/9: MP Flying Circus 8 ****; MP Flying Circus 9 ***1/2; MP Flying Circus 10 ***1/2
9/10: MPFC 11 ***1/2; MPFC 12 ****; MPFC 13 ***; Monty Python's Flying Circus 14th and Final DVD! Alas, only *** (could be because I was pretty burnt out on the ol' Python's by this time)
9/11: Avengers 67 V.1 ****1/2; Avengers 67 V.2 ****
9/12: Avengers 67 V.3 ****; Avengers 67 V.4 ****1/2
9/13: Avengers 67 V.5 ***1/2
9/14: Avengers 67 V. 6 ****
9/15: Avengers 67 V.8 ***1/2
9/16: Best of Triumph ****1/2; Back to the Beach ***
9/17: X2 ***1/2; Play It Again Sam ***1/2; Titanic (1953)***1/2
9/18: The Hills Have Eyes+ ***; Charade ****; The Unbearable Lightness of Being ****1/2
9/19: Matrix Revolutions ***; A Simple Plan ****
9/20: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight Festival ****
9/21: Barbarella **1/2; Smile ****
9/22: The Beguiled ***1/2
9/23: The Bad Seed ****1/2; Who's That Knocking on my Door+ ***1/2
9/24: Mary Poppins ****1/2
9/25-10/3: Cruising, no DVDs watched!

Finally had a few days where I didn't watch anything.
A few factors led to this: my PC died, I cleaned out the room and alphacatized my disks. Yard work...
I still have a good pace going. may have another coupla slow days when my PC parts finally arrive and i can build my new rig.

How's everyone else?

I hear you with this. But I do enjoy it.

I'm doing ok, my purchasing is slowing down now, so I should be able to finish it. Besides, I'm on vacation in a few days so I should be able to get alot of movies watched that week.

just upped my list.

at 170 so far.

COme on Tony, you got work to do!
I am currently at 295.
It'll slow as we get further into summer...

COme on Tony, you got work to do!
I am currently at 295.
It'll slow as we get further into summer...

Up to 371, can't believe how many I've watched!
Been at least 40 a month all year.

Hokey smokes Chris! Of course, having to write reviews of half the stuff I watch slows me down quite a bit but that's still an impressive total.

I've started writing reviews, but not of everything, and lately it has been mostly theatrical releases.

Please take a look at my blog, I try to update it with soemthing daily.

Anyone still here?
Up to 443 and counting.....