A Weekend of Adventure!

I really regret not writing here more often. I used to keep a pretty regular record of my life here, and now all you get most times is a collection of my Twitter postings…and I don't even tweet that much anymore.

Anyway, I had a really eventful weekend, full of adventure, unexpected power outage, running back and forth, a forgotten jacket, a mysteriously missing army surplus shop, a moral victory at a casino, overshooting in Oklahoma, chairs for parents, ordering a new television, a gizmo to make Kindle operation easier for my amputee mother, Tommy and Tuppence, an army surplus lunch box, and more. If that description whets your interest, read past the cut I'm placing to be nice to my Dreamwidth and LiveJournal friends, and witness the story of my weekend.

( Click to read my adventures! )

And that's my weekend, written while the memories are still fresh in the hope that, in years to come when I look back and read this, I will perhaps be able to remember something of what happened in the last couple of days. If it's very long, the recollections will probably be pretty dim. I look back at some of the earlier entries in this journal and wonder what the heck I was talking about.

Still, it's something to leave behind for the future me, or people who come after me.

Now I'm going to go shower and try to catch up on some sleep for tomorrow. I've got a full day of work ahead…and an army surplus lunchbox!

A Weekend of Adventure!

I really regret not writing here more often. I used to keep a pretty regular record of my life here, and now all you get most times is a collection of my Twitter postings…and I don't even tweet that much anymore.

Anyway, I had a really eventful weekend, full of adventure, unexpected power outage, running back and forth, a forgotten jacket, a mysteriously missing army surplus shop, a moral victory at a casino, overshooting in Oklahoma, chairs for parents, ordering a new television, a gizmo to make Kindle operation easier for my amputee mother, Tommy and Tuppence, an army surplus lunch box, and more. If that description whets your interest, read past the cut I'm placing to be nice to my Dreamwidth and LiveJournal friends, and witness the story of my weekend.

( Click to read my adventures! )

And that's my weekend, written while the memories are still fresh in the hope that, in years to come when I look back and read this, I will perhaps be able to remember something of what happened in the last couple of days. If it's very long, the recollections will probably be pretty dim. I look back at some of the earlier entries in this journal and wonder what the heck I was talking about.

Still, it's something to leave behind for the future me, or people who come after me.

Now I'm going to go shower and try to catch up on some sleep for tomorrow. I've got a full day of work ahead…and an army surplus lunchbox!

Day's Report

This morning I woke up a little early, then headed down to the library and post office to print and mail my tax forms in. Was a little annoying writing that $150 check, but I can manage it. If necessary, I can just take my lunch all week…oh wait, I already am!

The army surplus lunchbox worked really well: my food was safe. I did notice there seems to be some crud in it that I'll probably take a hose and rinse out when I next have the box home. (I packed two days' worth of lunch in it and just left it in the fridge overnight.) But my food is wrapped and my Mountain Dew can rinsed off easily enough.

Heard from Dad that he went ahead and contacted Best Buy and they issued him a $52 credit. Excellent news. Makes me feel even better about the new TV. Wonder if it will fall any further in weeks to come? If it drops again in the next 27 days, Dad can get another credit.

Since I couldn't find my THX optimizer specs, I went ahead and ordered another set last night. They're just $5, and will help to calibrate the color settings on the new TV so that it looks as perfect as it possibly can. Went ahead and had them shipped to the parents' address so I don't have to worry about forgetting them.

Reread The Wind in the Willows today. It's such an amazing book, and quite evocatively written. Maybe I'll review it for TeleRead one of these days.

Day's Report

This morning I woke up a little early, then headed down to the library and post office to print and mail my tax forms in. Was a little annoying writing that $150 check, but I can manage it. If necessary, I can just take my lunch all week…oh wait, I already am!

The army surplus lunchbox worked really well: my food was safe. I did notice there seems to be some crud in it that I'll probably take a hose and rinse out when I next have the box home. (I packed two days' worth of lunch in it and just left it in the fridge overnight.) But my food is wrapped and my Mountain Dew can rinsed off easily enough.

Heard from Dad that he went ahead and contacted Best Buy and they issued him a $52 credit. Excellent news. Makes me feel even better about the new TV. Wonder if it will fall any further in weeks to come? If it drops again in the next 27 days, Dad can get another credit.

Since I couldn't find my THX optimizer specs, I went ahead and ordered another set last night. They're just $5, and will help to calibrate the color settings on the new TV so that it looks as perfect as it possibly can. Went ahead and had them shipped to the parents' address so I don't have to worry about forgetting them.

Reread The Wind in the Willows today. It's such an amazing book, and quite evocatively written. Maybe I'll review it for TeleRead one of these days.