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I've been lax about posting for a while, but as usual when I'm not driven to post for a while, there hasn't been too much going on. Work was crazy for Gasparilla, and then practically flatlining afterwards. Wayne (our SWS rep) gave me a brand-new Captain Morgan Gasparilla banner after I told him I wanted the one we had hanging over our display of Captain after he took it down. Wayne rocks.
At some point, I'll attend some of the Gasparilla events. When I have more money and some free time. Whenever the fuck that might be. I've been told it's a hell of a party.
I'm starting to get back into collecting currency again. Old, odd, foreign, all that. I've been collecting $2 bills and the odd random coins that I run into at work, but I haven't added any new banknotes from other countries to my collection in a while. and I'd like to remedy this. I have a couple of Russian ones coming (they were cheap as hell, uncirculated 10 Ruble notes for $1US) and tonight I won my auction on something I've been after since the mid 1990s... a Canadian $1 bill. So, anyone I haven't already asked, if you can spare some coins and/or a low denomination note of your local currency, please do so. I'll reciprocate if you like.
I got the fan for my server's CPU today. Socket A CPU sockets are a pain in the ass. And the fingers, for that matter. I had to finally rip the power supply out in able to get enough leverage. At one point, I was using three screwdrivers, a pair of needle-nose pliers, some scissors, and a flashlight. Ugh. At any rate, the server's back up and running, so the FTP is accessible again to whomever might care.
I watched my God, The Devil & Bob DVD through the other day. Funny show, as enjoyable as I remember. Glad I splurged and got the DVD.
Also finished my current book obsession of the moment, Contact. Really compelling read, in a way few things have been I read Sphere. I didn't want to put it down until it was done. The movie does not do it justice at all. I'd discuss it more in-depth, but I don't want to spoil anything.
The Jimmy Buffett concert tickets sold out the day after they went on sale, and they're going for $200+ on Craigslist. So much for that idea, goddamn.
At some point, I'll attend some of the Gasparilla events. When I have more money and some free time. Whenever the fuck that might be. I've been told it's a hell of a party.
I'm starting to get back into collecting currency again. Old, odd, foreign, all that. I've been collecting $2 bills and the odd random coins that I run into at work, but I haven't added any new banknotes from other countries to my collection in a while. and I'd like to remedy this. I have a couple of Russian ones coming (they were cheap as hell, uncirculated 10 Ruble notes for $1US) and tonight I won my auction on something I've been after since the mid 1990s... a Canadian $1 bill. So, anyone I haven't already asked, if you can spare some coins and/or a low denomination note of your local currency, please do so. I'll reciprocate if you like.
I got the fan for my server's CPU today. Socket A CPU sockets are a pain in the ass. And the fingers, for that matter. I had to finally rip the power supply out in able to get enough leverage. At one point, I was using three screwdrivers, a pair of needle-nose pliers, some scissors, and a flashlight. Ugh. At any rate, the server's back up and running, so the FTP is accessible again to whomever might care.
I watched my God, The Devil & Bob DVD through the other day. Funny show, as enjoyable as I remember. Glad I splurged and got the DVD.
Also finished my current book obsession of the moment, Contact. Really compelling read, in a way few things have been I read Sphere. I didn't want to put it down until it was done. The movie does not do it justice at all. I'd discuss it more in-depth, but I don't want to spoil anything.
The Jimmy Buffett concert tickets sold out the day after they went on sale, and they're going for $200+ on Craigslist. So much for that idea, goddamn.