Tag: computers
Well of course the big news of the week is that I have to find a new place to live. Now that I’ve got a working computer at home, I’ve been scouring the listings on craigslist for new apartments. So far the pickings are slim, at least in the range I’d like to stay in. All in all, its kind of a pain in the ass to have to find a new place right now. Even if it was just another month past, I’d be in better shape for a move.
Friday night, I met a few friends at the Blue Palms Brewhouse to celebrate both mine and a friends recent birthdays. I had Craftsman Brewing’s Black Sour beer and Victory’s FestBier. Both were pretty good.
Saturday, I drove up to Santa Barbara to pick up a computer from a friend (Thanks Jen!). Took the long way home on Highway 1 between Oxnard and Malibu. Very nice drive, but can see why the 101 route works better. It’s great to have such good friends (and to be back online at home).
Sunday, I went to the LA Greek Festival with a friend and had some Greek Food, which was pretty much the entire point of the festival as far as I could tell.
I’m thinking of checking out the LA County Fair this weekend…if I decide the drive to Pomona is worth it.
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Well I seem to be having a string of luck with electronics lately. On Saturday I came home from running some errands to a dead computer. It was off, and the little light on the power button was flashing yellow. Not good. Anyway, I’ve picked out something to replace it…for the moment at least. Its a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop at Best Buy for $599. Of course I need a couple weeks to come up with the funds to purchase it, so it’ll be at least Sept. 5th before I can get it. At least I’ve got the web at work to check my email and stuff.
I went and saw Hamlet 2 on Sunday after church. Kind of a ridiculous movie, but then that’s what I was hoping for. The movie took its own sweet time to get going, but the last half of the movie was pretty funny.
With the lack of a computer at home meaning no DVD watching, I’ll probably be doing a lot more reading over the next couple weeks. Should help me catch up a little in my quest for 52 books for 2008.
I met one of my friend’s mother and sister over the weekend as well. That was pretty cool. We all went out to eat at The Kettle on Friday night and then went over to my friend’s aunt and uncle’s place in Hermosa Beach for a BBQ on Saturday evening.
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Spring has begun in typical Oregon fashion, with rainy days. The combination of grey rainy days and missing my housemate that moved to Japan last Sunday has left me in a general state of melancholy all week. I’ve been half-heartily searching for a new roommate all week, and my other roommate hasn’t been around to do interviews (at least as much as I’d like), so that hasn’t helped either. I’d like to get the whole roommate mess sorted out before I leave for LA on Thursday, but I’m not sure that’s gonna happen.
Wednesday night the video card in my desktop computer decided to commit hari kari. I’ve got a new one on the way from Newegg, which will actually be a pretty significant upgrade. Until then, I’ve got my desktop running headless so I can stream music off of it on my spare laptop. But it is alas an unplanned expense. Fortunately, for one of the first times in my life, I’m in a place I can absorb it.
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