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I’ve just ordered my copy from China, and hopefully it will be arriving within a week or two. The boxset is something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6477610565

If the source I ordered my copy from is good, and the quality is also good, I’ll post a link to the source I ordered from. The place I found it sold it for a scant $58, including shipping, much less than what eBay has to offer for the same set, and at fraction of what the US collector’s edition boxset (discontinued, the one with three boxes) is asking for. And also much less than what I would’ve paid for if I bought each of the 20 DVDs.

I mainly ordered this set for accomplishing my goal for finishing all the Bond movies ever made, and also possibly for movie nights for after the senior finals. I’ve also got Band of Brothers and the Godfather series for similar purposes.

Supposedly these Bond DVDs are all perfectly legit copies distributed in China. We’ll have to see about that.

I attended the LA Auto Show on Saturday the 14th of January, and I loved it. After seeing the Royal Grey MINI Cooper with the silver roof and stripes, I’ve noticed that is the color I’ve been looking for. See for yourself. It is simply beautiful, IMO.

I also saw the Bugatti Veyron that was there. It really didn’t work for me. It just didn’t feel like it is THE 1001-hp car. It just didn’t look crazy enough. I mean, the Pagani Zonda has double the visual horsepower. For 1.2mil, it didn’t seem like you were getting a complete supercar. Sure, it’s got the performance, but I would’ve prefered if it just had a more radical look to it.

The big surprise for me at the auto show was the new XK from Jaguar. It was simply beautiful. If I had the money, I’d get one of those.

That about sums up the highlights for me at the LA Auto Show.

They’ve actually arrived several days ago, but I wanted to give a bit of time to let them wear in a bit before saying anything about them.

The Future Cats hug my feet quite tightly, and does so even more on my left foot. Maybe my left foot is a little bigger than my right. I tried running with these shoes on, it didn’t work out too well due to the not very wide sole, so some steps didn’t feel too solid. Walking with the shoes is (almost) as comfy as my old shoes.

Now, on to what these shoes are meant for, driving. It is simply a pleasure to drive with. My shifting suddenly became much smoother, mostly because of more pedal feel through the shoe’s thinner rubber sole. The not as wide sole noted in the previous paragraph also helped. Before, with my older shoes, I sometimes had the heel of the shoes touch, and they’d get caught with each other. Not any more. And, the muchos rubber at the heel area also helps in smoothening out the rotating of the foot when operating pedals. Much of this might be just some psychological thing, but it makes a difference for me, so the shoes are definitely worth it for me.

I’ve just ordered a pair of Puma Future Cats in Black/Red/Dark Shadow from Foot Locker. Below is a picture Read the rest of this entry »