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Christmas 2012
It's a little late, I know, but I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. It was cold and wet and windy here in Seattle, but I still had a good time. Woke up early, due to the wind (early, to me, is 11:30...
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...was just stolen.I was toodling around on my computer, and about 25 minutes ago (that is, 2 pm pacific) I got an email asking for confirmation of the purchase of 6000 Microsoft Points. Which was...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Had a fun New Year's Eve shindig at the house. The first we've had at any place in years. It was small, with only Dennis, Rebecca, Heather, and Rebecca's boyfriend, Sean, attending.I'd planned for a...
View ArticleOdd and not especially fun week
Snowwwwwww!!The Seattle area got its first snow last week, starting Sunday. At first it was fine, even nice. A half inch to an inch isn't going to screw anything up except to the really moronic drivers...
View ArticleXBox Live solved
Well, you may recall that my account was hacked just before New Year's. Well, it's all good now. Better than good, really. XBox Live Support did me right, by God!Lost to hackersReturned by XBox Live...
View ArticleA post! A veritable post!
The reason I haven't posted anything here in the last, oh, month or so is because there's not been much to post OF. But, as always, if you wait long enough, something interesting will happen. Or,...
View ArticleDays are long...
And I don't mean because spring is around the corner.The last few days my sleep schedule has been off. I sleep for 4 or 5 hours, then I get up, and after a while I take a nape that turns into 4 or 5...
View ArticleMegaMillions
The MegaMillions national lottery has, as of now, a $640,000,000 jackpot. I figured that was worth a $1 gamble, and bought a ticket. I hope at least some of you out there did as well.But that brings up...
View ArticleSon of a...
Checked my camera today, because I wanted to take a picture or two of costumes this weekend. Try to turn it on, won't turn on. Change the battery, put the first in the charger, try to turn it on, yay,...
View ArticleAnother NorWesCon Come and Gone
It's the local Sci-Fi/Fantasy con, held 20 minutes from my new digs. Last year Fox bought the house just a little too late for it, but this year I slept at home instead of at the hotel. This had two...
View ArticleTrip
I'm not sure if I ever mentioned it in earlier entries here, but a while back I was invited to go to my cousin's wedding. Which is normally a day spent dressing nice, meeting people you don't know well...
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Visits and Vacations
jonbuck is up here visiting today for the first time in two or three years. Actually, he came up Wednesday night, but I had to work then and last night. It really sucked, being an absentee host, but...
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Jon's gone... and so am I!
jonbuck took off yesterday, back to the gritty waffle (Sandy Eggo). It's always nice to see him again, and we saw some mutual friends that I don't see very often. So what'd we do?Wednesday, I did...
View ArticleWedding trip
So here I am in glorious New Jersey! The plane ride went well enough, although it was a bit bumpy at times. That night, my aunt and uncle held a pizza party for the immediate family of the bride and...
View ArticleEnd of Phase 1
The wedding itself went well, for the most part. Oh, there were problems — a band that was supposed to play didn't show up until the ceremony was pretty much over, the microphone didn't work, and the...
View ArticlePhase 2 Begins!
No parents, no friends, no convention, no guided tour. Just me and New York City. So what'd I do yesterday?I went to Disneyworld!Well, ok, Coney Island. It was closer.It was fun, like you'd expect....
View ArticleOhgodohgodohgod my FEET!!
Today was the only full day I had to explore New York City, and I was determined to make the most of it. First stop, after the hotel's breakfast, was the Newark PATH station so I wouldn't have to bring...
View ArticleEnd Phase 2
Well, I'm done with New York City. My train left at 4:42 PM, which gave me just enough time to get into the 9/11 Memorial. Alas, I got off to a late start, and by the time I could get my ticket, my...
View ArticleDC
Yesterday I went into town and saw... well, lots of stuff. Lessee, there was the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetary, the Marines...
View ArticleGoddammit
Someone shoots up a movie theater, killing a dozen and wounding 58 more. Now some people out there are saying we need more security at movie theaters. There's just one thing I want to say to those...
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