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I've gotten into this Mafia Wars game on Facebook. For me it's a nice balance of periodic short distraction and persistent state math game, with set collection and a pretty decent theme to back it up. I'm currently trying to build a good size cash engine so I can afford better equipment and focus on missions in a week or so.
We got Mom's apartment all cleaned out at last, and they also had a pretty successful garage sale out there in Newberg. I went out one day to drop a few things off that were at my place, and saw Mom's Casio keyboard sitting out for sale. I had wanted it if nobody else did, but when it vanished between one visit to her apartment and the next, I figured Sissy wanted to keep it. No big deal. When I saw it sitting out for sale I asked if I could buy it, and she very graciously just gave it to me! I'm very excited. I enjoy playing music, but in recent years squeezing the neck of my guitar has become a chore on my poor programmer worn hands. I think playing stuff on a keyboard may be easier. Bear in mind, I haven't the first inkling about how to play, but I'm going to try to teach myself. Also, having it around for the kids will be great. It's never too early to learn an instrument and develop a love of music.
I'm still writing, which impresses nobody more than me. I passed 15,000 words on my current effort today and have no idea exactly how long it will go. I'm continuously amazed at how I can sit down, ponder where I left off, and have new material come pouring out without much effort at all. It's very rewarding.
I highly recommend "Fantasies" by Canadian band Metric. I picked it up last week and was surprised to find I liked every single song on the album, something of a rarity.
We got Mom's apartment all cleaned out at last, and they also had a pretty successful garage sale out there in Newberg. I went out one day to drop a few things off that were at my place, and saw Mom's Casio keyboard sitting out for sale. I had wanted it if nobody else did, but when it vanished between one visit to her apartment and the next, I figured Sissy wanted to keep it. No big deal. When I saw it sitting out for sale I asked if I could buy it, and she very graciously just gave it to me! I'm very excited. I enjoy playing music, but in recent years squeezing the neck of my guitar has become a chore on my poor programmer worn hands. I think playing stuff on a keyboard may be easier. Bear in mind, I haven't the first inkling about how to play, but I'm going to try to teach myself. Also, having it around for the kids will be great. It's never too early to learn an instrument and develop a love of music.
I'm still writing, which impresses nobody more than me. I passed 15,000 words on my current effort today and have no idea exactly how long it will go. I'm continuously amazed at how I can sit down, ponder where I left off, and have new material come pouring out without much effort at all. It's very rewarding.
I highly recommend "Fantasies" by Canadian band Metric. I picked it up last week and was surprised to find I liked every single song on the album, something of a rarity.