Mortimer flew in!!

Before we realized what happened, he let out an impressive “WHASSSSSUP!” and took a good look at our Woot loot.

Of course, he was really impressed. He raised his arms high and said “IT’S GOOD!!”

And then just as quickly as he arrived, he left with his cape flowing behind him: “Up, up, and AWWWWWAY!!!”

Our Box (#14, 6.7 lbs and 12″ x 10″ x 14″)

• 1 Woot Monkey with blue cape (cool!)
• 3 Would You Rather? 2010 desktop calendar
• 2 High School Musical alarm clock
• 1 Pirates of the Caribbean bag

• 7 Packing Material (Texas Air, 6 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Thanks, Woot!

Here’s what we got…

My Box (#12, 5.7 lbs and 12″ x 12″ x 18″)

• 1 I Love Lucy Salt and Pepper Shakers (high heels)
• 1 Superman Desktop Figure (Post brand, from a box of cereal?)
• 1 Sound Activated Snowman Speaker
• 1 Wine Wine Wine Bag
• 6 Disney Director Pack Software

• 20 Packing Material (Texas Air, 19 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Allison’s Box (#13, 5.6 lbs and 12″ x 12″ x 18″)

• 1 Sound Activated Snowman Speaker
• 1 Wine Wine Wine Bag
• 1 Professional Bull Riding Coasters
• 6 Disney Director Pack Software

• 12 Packing Material (Texas Air, 12 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Wow. These boxes really lived up to their name. The I Love Lucy salt-n-pepper shakers were kind of neat, though–very unique and fun. Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#12)

Box of Contents (#13)

Box of Contents (#12 and #13 combined)

I can haz glass slipperz?

Here’s what we got…

My Box (#10, Reported: 5.2 lbs and 12″ x 12″ x 12″, Actually: 4.3 lbs and 12″ x 10″ x 16″)

• 1 Apline eX-10 (iPod Car Dock w/ Bluetooth, NEW)
• 1 Pinnacle Studio v.12 T-Shirt (XL)
• 1 American Tourister Camera Bag
• 1 Collapsible Picnic Basket (Neat-Oh)

• 14 Packing Material (Texas Air, 13 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Allison’s Box (#11, Reported: 3.3 lbs and 10.2″ x 10.2″ x 10.2″, Actually: 2.7 lbs and 12″ x 10″ x 16″)

• 1 HP Gaming Headphones (sound great!)
• 1 Pinnacle Studio v.12 T-Shirt (XL)
• 1 American Tourister Camera Bag
• 1 Tigger & Pooh Musical Toothbrush Holder

• 10 Packing Material (Texas Air, 9 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

No letter, but at least 1 good item in both boxes. Allison has already claimed the Apline iPod dock for her car. Guess who is installing it? The rest will find good homes, too. Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#10)

Box of Contents (#11)

Box of Contents (#10 and #11 combined)

We meet again, picnic basket...

Box #9 (Reported: 6.8 lbs and 13.1″ x 13.1″ x 13.1″, Actually: 6.2 lbs and 12″ x 12″ x 18″)

• 2 Fleece Baby Blanket (new)
• 4 Slinky Jr.
• 5 Mini Tripod
• 2 80 GB Western Digital Hard Drive (1 used–seems to be defective, 1 DOA–no power connector on the drive!)
• 2 High School Musical Decal Wall Clock

• 13 Packing Material (Texas Air, 12 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Not a bad haul! No bag, though. Maybe I’ll ask for one to see what they come up with.

Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#9)

Feline Inspection

My Box (#7, Reported: 4.2 lbs and 11.1″ x 11.1″ x 11.1″, Actually: 2.4 lbs and 12″ x 9″ x 4.75″)

• 1 Woot-Off Lights (amber lamps, working)
• 1 Slinky Jr.
• 1 Grimace T-shirt (tag clipped, but believed to be XL)
• 1 Lego miniDock iPod speaker (untested)
• 1 2010 Desktop Calendar (Fact or Crap)
• 1 Jonas Brothers Accessory Case

• 1 Cardboard Box

Allison’s Box (#8, Reported: 1.7 lbs and 8.18″ x 8.18″ x 8.18″, Actually: 1.6 lbs and 12″ x 9″ x 4.75″)

• 1 Woot-Off Lights (amber lamps, working)
• 1 Woot-Off Lights (police lights, working)
• 1 Pirates of the Caribbean Director Pack
• 1 Jonas Brothers Accessory Case

• 1 Cardboard Box

We have plenty of Woot lights now… Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#7)

Box of Contents (#8)

Box of Contents (#7 and #8 combined)

Belle in a Box

Our Box (#6, 4.8 lbs and 11.7″ x 11.7″ x 11.7″)

• 1 GFM 3-in-1 Digital Camera (accessories packing is opened, but everything appears to be included)
• 1 Bean Sprout Mini Digital Outdoor Camera (new)
• 1 Collapsible Picnic Basket
• 1 Camp Rock Alarm Clock
• 1 Flush Light (toilet handle w/ flashing night light, new)

• 8 Packing Material (Texas Air, 8 inflated)
• 1 Cardboard Box (damaged/opened)

Unfortunately, the box was not well taped and it appeared to be tampered with in transit. Hopefully nothing “fell out” along the way. More tape, please! The last box (#5) to ship to our house was in very similar condition, yet the box shipped to my office (#4) was in perfect condition. Hmmm…

Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#6)

Box Damage

My Box (#4)

• 1 Zune 1089 30GB (refurbished, like new condition, everything included, works!)
• 1 Framed Star Wars Film w/ Certificate of Authenticity (Anakin Skywalker)
• 1 Captain Kirk Bobblehead
• 1 Spock Bobblehead
• 1 Targus Laptop Cooler (no A/C adapter included)
• 1 American Tourist Camera Case
• 1 Western Digital Caviar 40GB ATA Hard Drive (probably DOA)
• 1 Maxtor 40GB ATA Hard Drive (also probably DOA)

• 2 Tissue Paper (Invisible Letter)
• 1 Cardboard Box

Allison’s Box (#5)

• 1 Plantronics 855 Bluetooth Headset (everything included, appears to work!)
• 1 Sansa 4GB e260 (everything included, refurbished, screen will not power on - DOA)
• 1 Framed Star Wars Film w/ Certificate of Authenticity (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
• 1 Captain Kirk Bobblehead
• 1 Spock Bobblehead
• 1 American Tourist Camera Case
• 1 National Geographic Watch Box (empty)

• 7 Packing Material (Texas Air, 7 inflated)
• 2 Tissue Paper (Invisible Letter)
• 2 Silica Gel Pack
• 1 Cardboard Box

Lots of good stuff in there! Still no Woot lights! Maybe next time… Thanks, Woot!

Box of Contents (#4)

Box of Contents (#5)

Box of Contents (#4 and #5 combined)

Zune 30GB (close up)

I can has A/C adapter for transporter deck?

Allison’s Box

• 3 Polaroid Digital Photo Frame Designer Faceplate
• 1 Belkin Zipper Cases for XM Xpress
• 1 American Tourist Camera Case
• 2 Tuffwrap Xtreme for the iPod Touch (pink)
• 1 SmartWipe Gloves (LCD/Plasma Display Cleaner, 3 Pack)
• 1 Western Digital Caviar 250GB ATA Hard Drive — DOA!

• 9 Packing Material (Texas Air, 7 inflated)
• 3 Tissue Paper (Invisible Letter)
• 1 Cardboard Box
• 1 Cat (War Paint Design)

My Box

• 3 Polaroid Digital Photo Frame Designer Faceplate
• 1 Belkin Zipper Cases for XM Xpress
• 1 American Tourist Camera Case
• 2 Verona Flip case for iPod Classic
• 1 Western Digital Caviar 250GB ATA Hard Drive — Also DOA!

• 11 Packing Material (Texas Air, all inflated)
• 1 Tissue Paper (Invisible Letter)
• 1 Cardboard Box

So we basically got a bunch of the same stuff, but had lots of fun regardless. Too bad those hard drives did not work, though. That would have made a nice RAID1 setup. And again, no Woot-off Lights! Maybe next time…

Box of Contents (#2)

Box of Contents (#3)

Box of Contents (#2 and #3 combined)

Belle Is Not Impressed

Here’s what we got…

• 1 Chop and Grate Set (Slap Chop, working)
• 2 Belkin Zipper Cases for XM Xpress
• 1 Classic Frogger Handheld Game by Excalibur (working)
• 1 Burp Pen (working)
• 5 Halloween Visibility Lights (only 2 work, 3 are dead)

• 3 Pieces of Packing Material (inflated)
• 2 Pieces of Tissue Paper
• 1 Cardboard Box

• 3 Cats (see photos)

My wife and I are very happy with our first bag of scaffolding. I only wish Woot had put some Woot-off lights in there for us. Maybe next time…

Box of Contents

Box of Cats

Box of Cat

• …perform a backup? [rsync]
• …calculate a directory’s size? [du]
• …find files within large folders? [find]

How to time a Linux command line operation:

$ START=`date`; COMMAND_GOES_HERE; END=`date`; echo -e “Start: $START\nEnd  : $END”

Command Output

Start: Tue Oct  7 10:12:31 CDT 2008
End  : Tue Oct  7 11:42:07 CDT 2008