Any way the wind blows...
Autumn and I celebrated the one month anniversary of our shop last Saturday. I have finally gotten into a rhythm with this place, my day progresses pretty well. There is always some sort of problem that I have to fix, and I think that'll go on for awhile. I look forward to the day that I don't have to fix a haywire program!
I haven't gotten a chance to post in a long time. I would say that it was because I was very busy; while that's been true as of late (at least the past few months), I wanted to wait until I got a handle on things to start writing about them. As I mentioned in my last post (in November), we opened with 12 computers and 5 Xbox 360 stations. Unfortunately due to defective parts we only opened with 10 computers and 4 360's. Now we're up to 11 computers and 5 360 units (the replacement parts we received again had another bad motherboard- thanks TigerDirect). None of this has been easy, but I've been studying and steering my life and brain towards this for a long time. Running a shop is no problem. A lot of credit goes to Autumn, who has her own role that she seems to take without really thinking much of it. Supporter. Helper. Partner. I'm very lucky to have someone that compliments me so well, especially during otherwise stressful times such as these.
Anyway, we have 47 games running correctly at the moment (46 really, but I removed Star Wars: Empire at War from our list the other day because the new patch broke a few of the installations) for the PC, and 20 Xbox 360 titles. It looks like we're going to be getting new games every other week for awhile (at least one big update per month).
I've stayed away from doing really productive things in the last few years. I used to be very spiritual, and that has taken a major back-burner as I tried to make a living out of nothing. I feel like I have lost a good deal of my personality because of it. I want.. no, I have to force myself to experience life like I used to, even if I had gone about it the wrong way (drugs and crushes didn't help). I used to be so in touch with myself, with my mind. As lame as it may sound, it's how I felt special. I don't feel that way anymore, but it's only a state of mind and isn't lost.
If you read this, I would appreciate if you took a few minutes to visit http://www.thelangc.com and tell me what you think. I don't get much feedback, and most of that I don't trust. Thanks.
This is my new thing, I'll be advancing this with each post (there are 81 in total). Nobody has to read this, it's mostly here for my benefit:
ONE
The Tao the can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.
Every desiring, one sees the manifestations.
These two spring from the same source but differ in name:
this appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.
I haven't gotten a chance to post in a long time. I would say that it was because I was very busy; while that's been true as of late (at least the past few months), I wanted to wait until I got a handle on things to start writing about them. As I mentioned in my last post (in November), we opened with 12 computers and 5 Xbox 360 stations. Unfortunately due to defective parts we only opened with 10 computers and 4 360's. Now we're up to 11 computers and 5 360 units (the replacement parts we received again had another bad motherboard- thanks TigerDirect). None of this has been easy, but I've been studying and steering my life and brain towards this for a long time. Running a shop is no problem. A lot of credit goes to Autumn, who has her own role that she seems to take without really thinking much of it. Supporter. Helper. Partner. I'm very lucky to have someone that compliments me so well, especially during otherwise stressful times such as these.
Anyway, we have 47 games running correctly at the moment (46 really, but I removed Star Wars: Empire at War from our list the other day because the new patch broke a few of the installations) for the PC, and 20 Xbox 360 titles. It looks like we're going to be getting new games every other week for awhile (at least one big update per month).
I've stayed away from doing really productive things in the last few years. I used to be very spiritual, and that has taken a major back-burner as I tried to make a living out of nothing. I feel like I have lost a good deal of my personality because of it. I want.. no, I have to force myself to experience life like I used to, even if I had gone about it the wrong way (drugs and crushes didn't help). I used to be so in touch with myself, with my mind. As lame as it may sound, it's how I felt special. I don't feel that way anymore, but it's only a state of mind and isn't lost.
If you read this, I would appreciate if you took a few minutes to visit http://www.thelangc.com and tell me what you think. I don't get much feedback, and most of that I don't trust. Thanks.
This is my new thing, I'll be advancing this with each post (there are 81 in total). Nobody has to read this, it's mostly here for my benefit:
ONE
The Tao the can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.
Every desiring, one sees the manifestations.
These two spring from the same source but differ in name:
this appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.