Fun weekend with a visit from an out-of-town friend. Busy at work, though! This coming weekend, Jen's mom visits Pittsburgh. Because we've failed to spawn, though, they might spend most or all of the visit with other, child-bearing relatives.

When you tell me that almost a quarter of Americans believe Obama is a Muslim, my immediate thought is ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, I fly to Las Vegas, ( to celebrate the birthdays of Jen and Todd )

This text chat conversation was with an older co-worker; and shows just how out-of-touch I am with the texting world:

ME: Okay, thanks, [job will be done].

CO-WORKER: G8

ME: Uhhh... you sunk my batttleship?

CO-WORKER: shortcut for great

So today is payday which means I'm cooing over shoes like a big girly girl. I won't even link to the $180 ( Read more... )

I'm getting the new hardware so I have the old hardware to get rid of. GameStop would give me $100 for the 360 (plus wireless controller) and another $30 for the 20GB drive that came with it, so if anybody in Pittsburgh is in the market for an XBox 360, we can cut out the middleman. ( Sweetening the deal... )

It was a low-key weekend, which I needed. I caught up on sleep, and did little more constructive than get new towels (I've been using the same towel sets for about fifteen years) and grocery shop.

( This part is just the video games I'm playing. )

Today is the tenth birthday of the Playstation 2 ( Read more... )

This weekend I finished Bioshock 2 and the downloadable Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares. ( Read more... )

"I also read that President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper had a beer bet on the outcome of the game. I'm not sure why presidents of countries wager meaningless bets on sports games. If you're going to bet on something, bet big. The looser of the hockey game should be forced to adopt the health care system of the winning team. That ( Read more... )

You'd be forgiven for thinking winter/spring was the new fall/Christmas, given the number of high-profile sequels coming out. There are a few quirky things I'm interested in, too.

( The next two months in schedule form... )

I just spent the past several days doing very little other than lying on the couch. I don't think it was H1N1 but I kind of hope so, just so I could expect to not get it again. Ugh ( Read more... )