Lets Catch Up on Old News
Right, much time has passed since my last post. Here’s a summery of the exciting stuff that’s happened since… well… since I can remember it.
I’m still working my job with Omnilogic Systems from Regina. Working with Ralph has thus far been good. I’m still just has bad as I used to be for talking way to much, but I’m making an effort to shut my mouth more. Work is steady with no end in sight for the next few months. We have lots of projects from clients and internally that need to be done. Makes the days and weeks move fast when it’s steady. Can’t say I mind that.
I turned 26 in December. Nothing incredibly exciting happened in relation to that event. I think I’m going deaf and blind thou. I guess getting older isn’t all that bad so far. I hear early 20’s girls dig older guys, so I figure my odd just keep getting better from here on.
I took a long Christmas vacation to relax and burn some of that vacation time I had from work. I was even moderately productive for the most part. I cleaned my room, organized my mass collection of pictures and music. Spent money on useless stuff online. Oh, and looked for a place to live.
Which brings me to the most recent and exciting business in my life. I’m currently looking to buy a house; but, it’s a crazy market in Saskatoon. Places are selling the same day they list. The ones that don’t sell that fast are usually like that with good reason. I do see some light at the end of the tunnel thou. I’ve recently been doing a lot of research and looking into a loft project downtown. It’s a year away from completion, but they have two show suites. I took a peek on Wednesday and I must say… it’s very tempting. It’s exactly the kind of modern/industrial living I’ve always dreamed of. The sales guy, Wayne, has been very helpful in answering my numerous questions. I’m expecting to be pre-approved on a mortgage on Monday. I’ll take another look on Tuesday, sort some more details out, and if my gut still tells me I’ll be happy… well gosh darn it I may just put the deposit down. Here’s their site, but it doesn’t have any real photo’s of their lofts. I intend to take some photo’s on Tuesday and I’ll post them on flicker. http://2ndavenuelofts.com/
Other small things that I’ve done of interest:
- I bought a WRAP BOARD with wireless to do our internet routing at home. I’m very impressed with the pfSense software I’m using on it. I bought the board and the related parts from Xagyl. They’re based in Canada, so no customs and cheaper shipping.
- I got a Nintendo Wii. Solo purpose is for playing with friends, so I have four Wiimotes and nunchuks. I bought Super Monkey Ball and Super Swing Golf for it. Also got Zelda because it’s apparently so good I’ll play it over and over again.
- My MazdaSpeed 3 is running great. There was “Check Engine Light” for a cold weather problem with some sensor for the longest time. Fixed under warranty just before Christmas. Seems like Mazda doesn’t really test their cars for Canadian climate, but they’re really good about fixing cold weather problems as a result.
- I’ve taken a sudden interest in battery technology again. I bought a fancy NiMH charger. Also some 2500mh and 2700mh AA batteries for my Camera Flash. Flash cycle time is amazingly fast now, not to mention I get way more flashes out of it. Also bought some Eneloop batteries for my Wiimotes.
- I quit World Of Warcraft. Sold my account for a bunch of money.
- Also sold my Nokia E61 and my k750i last month. Not so much money made there, but I should learn to not buy a phone when it first comes out…
Well that’s all I can think of for now. For those who care, I’m considering GM’ing for D&D again. I’m debating if I want to do a pure fantasy world; or, if I should make up some crazy world based lightly on real history and some books I’ve read in the last three years. I rather enjoy making that stuff up, but it consumes way too much of my free pondering time. Which reminds me, I may start writing a book again. This time I’ll freaking back it up everywhere and print drafts as I go along. Never again will I loose a novel worth of work…
