Friday, November 16, 2001
The quest is finally at an end! After trips to both Radio Shack and Best Buy yesterday, I’ve finally managed to correctly wire up our new widescreen TV and home theater system. Cable TV works, the VCR works, and (most importantly for me) the DVD player works. ‘Tis a great conclusion to my journeys, verily. Unfortunately, the celebration went a bit overboard. My parents and I re-watched Galaxy Quest (what a wonderful film), then I watched […]
Thursday, November 15, 2001
I feel so ridiculously, completely inadequate. See Saalon’s diary entry for today, and Brennen’s big November 13 entry. How can I possibly measure up to that? I’m just recording a few of the events of my life here, in paltry plain English. So. What mundane events can I report? After laying out another USD $80 at Radio Shack last night for various cabling, I managed to get the the giant TV working, though […]
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Well. I’ve never had this happen before, and I’ve no idea how to respond. Saalon reports in today’s diary entry that he’s now ready to start writing Wine. All the pieces are in place, except for one thing: He’s frightened to death of it. He’s never written anything like this — a lengthy work that requires my review and approval, and that I’ll pay him for — and that gives […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Well, this should be interesting. My parents finished redecorating our den, which now has a new floor and ceiling, the old panelling has been removed and the walls painted, etc. The den also serves as our TV/media room, and I think I’ve convinced my Mom to go out tonight and buy a widescreen flatscreen TV from one of those warehouse grocery stores. I volunteered to pay for a high-quality sound system, if they’d get […]
Monday, November 12, 2001
It’s amazing to me, how one person’s actions can influence others’. Both Brennen and I have committed to update our diaries more often, afer reading Saalon‘s daily, deep, fascinating entries over the past week. One man’s actions. Cool. What’s going on in my life? Well, my schedule is beginning to become a routine. The schedule is something that’s always intimidated me, because I’ve worried that either (1) […]
Sunday, November 11, 2001
It’s amazing. I can confidently make a list of important tasks that I need to accomplish, and I can purpose to get them done. But when it comes time to actually complete them, I can find so many other things to do instead. For example, last night I wrote a list of ten important things that I’ve been putting off: making a dentist appointment, getting a tune-up for my truck, and so on. Now that […]
Saturday, November 10, 2001
Watched Shrek with my parents this evening (my second viewing). We all loved it, though how could you not? The DVD has tons and tons and tons of extras. The Swamp Karaoke Party — more singing by the entire cast — was particularly amusing.
Thursday, November 8, 2001
I nearly wrote that today’s work day was stifling and boring. It was, to begin with, but in the afternoon work got very interesting. I will no longer be maintaining Intersect Software’s online help. That job will be transferred to a colleague, while I begin to develop Intersect’s online training products. This will begin with an online tour through the product, which I will write, and which may get […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Long day at the office. Had a DSP meeting, which took up pretty much all the rest of the night. Brennen was kind enough to help me install an Ethernet card in Methuselah and rebuild its kernel, so I could take it to work and try to get CrossPoint installed on it. The card still isn’t recognized when I boot up, though. And now, good night.
Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Vote. I managed to drag myself out of bed early enough to get to Men’s Academy this morning, then voted (Republican), then went to work. Work was stressful, mainly because we had a bunch of potential customers bussed in. So we were all on our best behavior. My mind crashed when I got home. I watched TV most of the night. Managed to catch most of the Buffy musical episode, which was […]