Well then…
I haven’t updated this in about a month now. Nothing substantial to say, I suppose. I’ve had enough to ramble about in my LiveJournal, but not really much I’d want to put here.
Work has been getting more frustrating lately, once again due to lack of people working nights. It’s getting close to Christmas season there, and something just has to give. It’s probably not going to be the best sight when it does. Everybody is fed up with it all, and most of us just don’t care anymore. I hate having that feeling, because I do like to do a good job.
I recently added a new computer to my network, connected to the TV and stereo. Great for accessing my MP3/OGG collection to play on the stereo downstairs when I’m there. And when I get some network hardware back, I’ll have it on a 100Mb connection, instead of the 11Mb (theoretical) wireless connection. Which is fine for music, just not movies. The video card with TV-out could be better, but it was basically free - I traded some other computer hardware that wasn’t being used for it. I’ll build a better system for it at some point. After I upgrade my main computer, and get a laptop. My server has gotten upgrades recently, too. At the moment, it’s a dual Pentium Pro 200 MHz with 512 KB cache, and 320 MB EDO SDRAM. Nice little box for my server needs. All I really need is a better connection. I’ll have a faster connection soon, though (but it’ll be a dynamic IP, using PPPoE). Right now I have a 512Kb/128Kb DSL connection. I’m getting it upgraded to 3.0Mb/640Kb very soon. Hopefully the end of this week.
I’m liking this rotating long weekend thing we have at work. I’m heading into a long weekend right now, actually. I have tonight off, work Thursday, and then have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. checks to see if it was mentioned on here previously Ok, I mentioned it, but never explained it. After this weekend, I’ll have to work 7 days. Then off for two (Monday and Tuesday). Work 7 more days, and off Wednesday - repeating the cycle. I don’t mind working 7 days in a row, but some people do. I think it’s a small price to pay for actually getting weekends off. Before, I could probably could on one hand the number of days off I had on a weekend. For over a year that I was working there. I’m much happier with my job now because of that. And luckily, this Friday is a friend’s birthday, so I’m actually available to head to the bar for some beers with her :)
And speaking of laptops (a couple of paragraphs back), I think I’m going to try to get a Powerbook G4. Also on my wishlist is a Mac, so why not get both things at once? Makes sense to me. I have a wireless base station here, so it would definitely be great for using around this place. They are expensive, even for a 12″ version. And there’s no chance I’d be able to get this financed somehow, even though I’ve been working a steady job with decent pay for well over a year now. Not that I’ve tried, I know there’s just no point. I’ve had too many credit fuckups in the past. It’s a learning experience, I suppose. Hopefully my sister learns from that, and doesn’t end up the same way. She’s a smart girl, and she turns 17 next month later this month.
Ramble ramble ramble… I’m just tired and bored and writing whatever comes into my head. But since I’m writing for myself, and not necessarily a particular audience, it doesn’t really matter, does it? :)
I’ve been trying to read a lot more this year than I have been for the last few years. My collection of books has been continuously growing, faster than I’ve been reading them. I almost bid on an auction on eBay for like 150 science fiction books. Most of which I didn’t already have, and a lot of which I would have wanted. Even with the high shipping (150 books weigh a lot), it would have been a great deal with the winning bid (and lower than I was willing to pay, actually). But I stopped myself from getting it. Maybe when Paypal finally adds the ability to transfer funds from my Canadian bank account to my Paypal account, I’ll get more stuff on eBay, or even elsewhere online. I have their ATM/Debit card, which actually acts like a credit card, but uses the balance in your Paypal account. Nifty stuff, since I can’t get a proper credit card right now. Like I said, my credit is fucked. Anyway, I took a break from reading while I was on vacation this summer, and only started to get back into it recently. On the third book in Asimov’s Foundation series right now. I like it.
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