Archive for February, 2008
Checking for my Keys…
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 | Uncategorized | View Comments
in which I talk about checking for my keys, checking for my keys, and checking for my keys.
I think I’m becoming more OCD as I get older, which is strange, I always thought it would be interesting to be OCD because it meant that everything had a specific place and orientation in the world. To look at my office or my home, you wouldn’t think I was terribly OCD as both my office and home spaces tend to be a bit messy and disorganized, but maybe I’m just starting off small. I’ve found that lately I straighten piles of things more and more, than a stack of papers needs to be neatly squared off and then placed parallel to the edge of the counter, often times a same distance from two edges of the counter. Originally I thought it was just an overwhelming sense of aesthetics, that I wanted to make sure that the stack looked as tidy as possible, but then that wouldn’t really make it a compulsion, would it? › Continue reading
In the Tree Top…
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 | Family | View Comments
…in which I talk about babies and eyes (but not writing because I ran out of time to finish my entry).
So last night was my first real solo attempt at putting Ansel to bed. Every night before this has been either a tag team effort or a solo effort on Heather’s part. Now this isn’t that big of an injustice, as until recently, we only really put Ansel to bed by either dropping him in his swing and letting him rock the night away, or by Heather nursing him to sleep in bed beside her (a task I am gender challenged to perform). › Continue reading
Next Gen Gaming, Patch 2.0…
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 | Money | View Comments
…in which I talk money and game systems.
So last night, I finally decided to say “Fuck It” and go out and buy an Xbox 360 Elite. Initially I went to Best Buy to find one, but had no luck. In my meandering around town to locate one (which both WalMart and Target had the Elites in stock), I came upon a solution I’m happy with. I’m going to procrastinate. The money I have from the tax return would pretty much pay for an Xbox 360 Elite flat, which would leave me with an Xbox and no games or Xbox Live Account or anything. However, if I put the money in my account and just feel at ease to buy the books I want to read this year, and maybe some DVDs here and there, when I get the money for photographing the wedding at the end of March, then I’ll be able to buy an Xbox 360 Elite with the wedding money, and probably (hopefully) still have some of my tax return money left over for a game or two. Additionally, that gives Microsoft another month to announce the release of a Blu-Ray addon or a full blown Blu-Ray Elite. For the time being, I’m getting myself some Bluetooth headphones to listen to music on my cell phone.
To Game or not To Game…
Monday, February 25th, 2008 | Money | View Comments
…in which I talk about “extra” money and video games.
Heather and I have decided to not buy the new back door at this juncture, and instead we will buy the back door with the incentive check this summer. With the remainder of the tax return, we will each get a bit of money to do with whatever we want (we have already paid off a credit card with it, so its not all frivolous cash). This means it is once again time for me to do the Video Game system dance, wherein I weigh heavily the advantages and disadvantages, wants and needs, of having a new game system. I have now, successfully talked myself out of an Xbox 360 no less than three times when I had the money to purchase one. There was a time that I played a lot more video games than I do now, and there are times now, where I really wish I played more video games than I do. I enjoy them quite a bit, and I miss playing them. › Continue reading
Finding My Voice…
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 | Blogging | View Comments
…in which I talk about blogging, writing, and allowing myself to make misteaks.
So I’ve got a new website, which currently has nothing on it, and a new blog, upon which I haven’t fully decided what I’m going to write. Way back when, when I started my LiveJournal, I was a pretty avid blogger, but I can’t say that there was that much introspection on those early posts. Most just served to keep people up to date on what I was doing. While I see the value in that, I’m not sure that’s the kind of blog I really want to have. Internet fame shouldn’t mean anything to me, but I do have a deep seated need for recognition and if writing something on the internet to get people to see it serves that purpose, then so be it. My problem is that I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to write. I know what I don’t want to write however, and its a struggle to write around that. › Continue reading
Test Post
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 | Uncategorized | View Comments
This is the first test post to my new WordPress blog. If all has worked correctly, you should also be seeing this post on my LiveJournal as well.
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