Tag: homeownership

Another successful Black Friday

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Too easy.  It’s like being pitched a grapefruit to hit.

Although, it was something that kept me laughing for the better part of the day.

I don’t know why I’m writing about Black Friday first, when I’ve got other things that I should be writing first, like my Nanowrimo story that I’m falling behind the pace with, or the baseball column I write every week, but here we stand.

I’ve been awake since 3:00 a.m., and I’ve probably spent around $600 over the last 24 hours.  Some of it is for gift purposes, some of it is for personal indulgence, and some for simply house or useful purposes.  But the good news is that the whole Black Friday experience, which naturally has a very high chance of disappointment, was once again fortuitous for me this year, as it was the last few years I’ve spent Thanksgiving at home, and not traveling.

I bought a new home theater system, since my previous one crapped out on me; note to all, it was a RCA unit, meaning all RCA products are now dead to me.  And the verdict is instantaneously an improvement, as the surround sound on this Panasonic unit is exquisite.  The rest of the stuff I spent money on were mostly clothing, housewares, and miscellaneous things needed around the house, but all in all, I feel good about this Black Friday, and felt an impulse to write about it.  It’s nice to be one not seeking a new television, video game console, computer, tablet or three-item Crock pot, because then the chances of landing what you really want seem slightly better.

Although I thought there would be more for me to write about, apparently there isn’t.  Either fatigue is fucking with my head, or really beyond the ironically humorous visual provided, there really wasn’t that much for me to have written about when I should be saving these words for Nanowrimo instead.

Wireless woes absolved, so now what?

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Recently, I dropped a little over $200 in computer parts to turn my cougar machine into something a little better equipped to watch movies and television shows. I felt a good deal of accomplishment in sorting through the hardware, and swapping out the guts of the cougar machine for some faster and stronger components. Just when I thought everything was going to transition seamlessly, it turns out that my really old wireless card simply did not work with one, Windows 7, or two, any 64-bit systems to begin with.

Begrudgingly, I dropped a little bit more money on a new wireless card additionally, and now the cougar is up and running again, and ready for the next steps in becoming an efficiently functioning media box.  So far, I am pleased with the performance out of it, and in fact, it kind of sucks because now all of my older media files that were acquired in the ages when 380-480p were acceptable resolutions, look putrid on my new setup now. Regardless, this is a project that is complete in the meantime.

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Photos: Master Bedroom renovations

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A work in progress since just before Christmas, for the most part, I’m finally done with all the things I wanted to do with my bedroom.  Gone are the blue and yellow walls, replaced with shades of gray.  The 27″ CRT and dated looking wood entertainment are gone, replaced with a 32″ LCD, wall mounted, and some sleek new shelves.  And yeah, I have equipped my room with a nice stereo with surround sound speakers, too.  When testing the surround sound, Jurassic Park would have been ideal, but since I don’t own it, I went with 2 Fast 2 Furious.  It has not gone ignored that my television mount can support up to a 40″ television, either.

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Someone named “Tank” emailed me

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So I’m trying to sell my old 27″ television, a DVD player, and an entertainment stand, as one cohesive package on Craigslist, since I’m currently trying to pimp by bedroom, and clear up some space, and make it all cool to my customization.  I put up at listing for all the aforementioned items, and since I’m actually asking for money, instead of giving things away for free, I don’t imagine to hear that many interested parties.  Regardless, since posting my items, I’ve received just one email – and their name happens to allegedly be “Tank.”

U have a contact #

Is the only thing that they wrote in this message.  I know I’m hard up for funds these days, but I don’t think I really want to do business with someone named Tank, lest they be an actual, Left 4 Dead Tank, which is like a partially invincible, steroid-raged induced gorilla zombie that can punch things really hard, and bring oh-so much destrucity to my world if I let them know where I live.  Granted, I’d know when Tank arrived, because I’d be able to hear the music, but since real life is what I’d say to be on advanced difficulty these days, knowing of Tank’s arrival would probably still be too late, and I’d probably end up with the front door smashed down, and be incapacitated immediately when Tank punched the entertainment center with the 27″ TV still on it, over me, knocking me over to bleed out.

As a whole, 2010 sucked. Good Riddance.

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I often think it is cliche the way people sum up entire years, this time of year, but then again, it’s so often done when things aren’t very good.  I can be fortunate to say that I haven’t really had too many bad years as wholes, and the last one that genuinely comes to mind is back in like 2002.  With all that in mind, in the pessimistic world we live in, I suppose it simply is easier to blabber about something when it’s more like a trainwreck than a sappy, warm, feel-good story.

In a nutshell, 2010 has sucked great big, gigantic, sweaty goat balls, overall.  I’m ecstatic to see that it’s mercifully coming to a close, and I’m praying that 2011 treats me, and treats Jen a whole lot better than 2010 did, because I’m not sure if I’ll have enough black hairs left to turn white by the end of next year if this shit keeps up.  With great trepidation, I clench my anoos, fearing that there’s still time for more discouraging, cringe-inducing bullshit to occur, and as evidenced by recent events, there’s no such thing as coasting to the finish.

But not to say that 2010 was 100% pure rubbish.  There were a few good things that happened this year.  And to start off this conclusive post on a positive note, let’s get the good shit out of the way so I can talk about all the shitty shit that happened that most people are more intrigued about anyway:

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HAPPY KWANZAA.

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My arms feel like Rich Harden, and my legs feel like Chipper Jones.  But all with good reason.  What started with a new television snowballed into an effort to renovate my personal quarters, with me now paying dividends for my work, proving that things are easier when the house is new and unfurnished, and that I am indeed, getting old as fuck.

I haven’t worked all week, and haven’t gotten yet paid for the week of work previously.  Work is coming back as of Tuesday, and some interesting opportunities may arise (hopefully) in coming time.

The year is steadily approaching its finale.  Without much trepidation I say it can’t come soon enough.  But more on a lot of the aforementioned topics at a later date.  It’s Christmas, and I intend to spend today doing jack squat, eating food I like, and playing video games all day.

Merry Christmas, world.