And on the Fourth Month
I got sick, just a cold I think but it's enough to make me feel yucky. That's a very manly way of putting it. Football. Cars. Boobies. (okay now I feel like a man again...)
I've discovered a new level of hypocrisy. I yearn for others to update their blogs, journals, whatever...I don't even care how boring it is as long as I read something they've written, yet I neglect my own. I just yesterday finished reading Brunelleschi's Dome, by and far one of the best books I've ever read, PLUS I finished it within a year after getting it which is kind of a big deal for me. I was shocked and happy to discover that Brunelleschi was basically the inventor of 2d architectural drawings, before him everything was planned based upon crude models. He discovered 1-point perspective representation, he engineered, designed, and built the LARGEST masonry dome EVER in the early 1400's...and yes, it is still the largest masonry dome ever. St. Peter's is 30ft. smaller, the US Capitol is less then a third the size. If you ever get the chance to find yourself in Florence, Italy...you can't miss it. No, really, it's huge so you won't be able to not see it!
Becky and I are currently obsessed with our PSP version of Puzzle Quest, it is a lovely combination of classic japanese RPG and Bejeweled like gameplay. Mix in some item crafting, leveling, and spell management and I'm sold! Josh recently handed down his old x-box to us, including 15+ games including Ninja Gaiden, Halo, Sudeki, and Mech Assault 2. Having so many games to play for the first time on top of Oblivion to beat, FFXII to finish, and I find wanting a Wii or X-box 360 kind of trivial. It seems like staying a few years behind the gaming mark in most places is really the way to go, as Ninja Gaiden is just as good now as it would have been when it came out, only this time it's FREE! can I get a w00t?
Work has literally been fluctuating between crap-inducing boredom and really-sweet excitement, so I can't complain too much. It's Spring-time and now that Becky and closer to home we are really looking forward to spending lots of time with friends in the area. Well, that's it for now, I'll be trying to keep a better track of this thing, and hopefully soon I'll get to tell you all how this whole global warming thing is really all Al Gore's fault!