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Hmm...how about a rare "what's going on" update? I don't have anything specific to say. I just want to document an eventful week.
Last week was quite a whirlwind at work. I finally got to start the projects I was intending to work on Friday...around 4pm. :P Lots of broken machines that needed attention and other unexpected events came up that stole my attention away until the whole week was almost over. It was rather on the hectic and somewhat stressful side, but overall it was productive (just not the way I thought it was going to be) and I survived.
But in the good category for the week, I finally got a netbook. I've been eyeballing a Dell Mini10 all summer because it's available with a relatively hi-res WXGA screen. But I was holding out for them to offer it with 2 GB of memory...which they finally did recently. Then I decided to buy from their outlet to save some money. I waited patiently for one to come available with the specs I wanted and a good coupon. All the waiting finally paid off and I got the one I wanted while saving $250. I like it and I'm using it now to post this entry.
The weekend turned out to be pretty good after the craziness of the week. I actually got to hang out with friends and play games three days in a row: Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday. You mean I actually had people over and used all that crap down in my basement three days in a row? Yes! What heck?!
Friday night, Common Ground and friends came over for another game night. I always enjoy their shows, and I'm happy to have had some opportunities to just hang out with them socially as well.
Saturday brought Zach and Melody in for a visit. Zach brought goodies in the form of new (as in, I didn't have them) old Bemani games to play. Drummania 5th, DDR Euromix, and DDR Solo 2000 all made for fun, interesting, and/or nostalgic diversions. Brandon, Lissa, and Heath also made appearances. I also picked up a new plasma TV for the basement to replace the beast of a Sony WEGA CRT that I've had for over a decade. I hope to hang it soon and l hopefully reclaim some ever more limited floorspace as my arcade hobby continues to spiral out of control. :P The IT Crowd references were made and it became necessary to introduce Brandon to the show to let him in on the joke. Hearty laughs were had.
Zach and Melody stayed over into Sunday where we played some Let's Tap, talked about Japan, and I introduced them to Coupling since we seemed to be on a British comedy tip. More hearty laughs were had. Then, in the evening, Tara, a friend I had worked with at Grindstone Charley's years ago stopped in with her brothers and her older brother's girlfriend. It was nice to catch up with her a bit and meet some new people.
In addition to all the activity, I got both the basement and living room cleaned up. It goes well the the thorough cleanup in my bedroom a week or so ago. I'm glad to be getting some of the clutter out of my way and out of my life and look forward to starting on some home improvement projects soon. It feels good to get things done and feel like I'm making some sort of progress on things. It sure beats the heck out of stagnation!
Last week was quite a whirlwind at work. I finally got to start the projects I was intending to work on Friday...around 4pm. :P Lots of broken machines that needed attention and other unexpected events came up that stole my attention away until the whole week was almost over. It was rather on the hectic and somewhat stressful side, but overall it was productive (just not the way I thought it was going to be) and I survived.
But in the good category for the week, I finally got a netbook. I've been eyeballing a Dell Mini10 all summer because it's available with a relatively hi-res WXGA screen. But I was holding out for them to offer it with 2 GB of memory...which they finally did recently. Then I decided to buy from their outlet to save some money. I waited patiently for one to come available with the specs I wanted and a good coupon. All the waiting finally paid off and I got the one I wanted while saving $250. I like it and I'm using it now to post this entry.
The weekend turned out to be pretty good after the craziness of the week. I actually got to hang out with friends and play games three days in a row: Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday. You mean I actually had people over and used all that crap down in my basement three days in a row? Yes! What heck?!
Friday night, Common Ground and friends came over for another game night. I always enjoy their shows, and I'm happy to have had some opportunities to just hang out with them socially as well.
Saturday brought Zach and Melody in for a visit. Zach brought goodies in the form of new (as in, I didn't have them) old Bemani games to play. Drummania 5th, DDR Euromix, and DDR Solo 2000 all made for fun, interesting, and/or nostalgic diversions. Brandon, Lissa, and Heath also made appearances. I also picked up a new plasma TV for the basement to replace the beast of a Sony WEGA CRT that I've had for over a decade. I hope to hang it soon and l hopefully reclaim some ever more limited floorspace as my arcade hobby continues to spiral out of control. :P The IT Crowd references were made and it became necessary to introduce Brandon to the show to let him in on the joke. Hearty laughs were had.
Zach and Melody stayed over into Sunday where we played some Let's Tap, talked about Japan, and I introduced them to Coupling since we seemed to be on a British comedy tip. More hearty laughs were had. Then, in the evening, Tara, a friend I had worked with at Grindstone Charley's years ago stopped in with her brothers and her older brother's girlfriend. It was nice to catch up with her a bit and meet some new people.
In addition to all the activity, I got both the basement and living room cleaned up. It goes well the the thorough cleanup in my bedroom a week or so ago. I'm glad to be getting some of the clutter out of my way and out of my life and look forward to starting on some home improvement projects soon. It feels good to get things done and feel like I'm making some sort of progress on things. It sure beats the heck out of stagnation!