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So much for the iron will.

Mood: Aggravated.
Music: The sound of shrieking co-workers. Music to my ears.
Game: World of Warcraft, Wipeout Pure, Untold Legends
Book: America's Longest War, The US & Vietnam 1950-1975, George C. Herring, and Count Zero, William Gibson
Muffin: Strawberry-Sweet Plum.
Punchline: Daylight Savings Time.

Instead of grumbling about my day at work thus far, which has given me heartburn, I will talk about my birthday weekend and day off, seeing as they're much more enjoyable.

You'll notice I had a muffin today. I've decided that when I don't have a muffin, I'm more irritable and I end up munching on vending machine snack junk, so I'm better off just having my tasty muffin with the routine that brightens my morning with it than not. So I'll cut down the starches elsewhere. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you know.

My birthday on Sunday was pretty uneventful for half the day, then I went to see Sin City (which was pretty fabulous. Devon Aoki...tasty.) and then went to Hop Kee with friends, topping it off with the purchase of the PSP.

I gave in and got it. I was pretty much wrong about a lot of it. I really like it. It's a bit wider than I like...which causes my wrists to bend uncomfortably for long play sessions. It's not too heavy. I like the UMD format. It feels...fragile. Pretty sure I wouldn't throw it in my bag like I did with the GBA SP. Probably use it on long trips, or chilling on the couch. Probably won't use it on the subway.

The games, on the other hand, are WAY fun. Wipeout Pure is Wipeout as I remember it. The only complaints are: 1) Because of the shape/size of the PSP, my hands cramp during a tournament. 2) I want my Wipeout 2097 soundtrack instead of this new stuff.

Anyway, many many thanks to everyone who threw cash and gift certificates my way and made it possible. And I still have enough gift certificate for 3 games...pretty cool. I may buy a game and another memory card.

My day off was spent in sweats, sitting on the couch, playing with my PSP, watching movies, doing my dishes, and generally lazing off. It was well spent. The latter half of the day was spent rebuilding my computer physically. It keeps crashing due to some sound error or something. It's not the card itself. I already swapped it out. So, time to rebuild the OS. Probably do that tonight.

Also happening yesterday, I lost a 200GB drive. Kind of a drag, but what can you do? Lots of movies, music, games. Whatever. I'll see if the time out of the case will help, but last night it wasn't even spinning up. Nothing on there I can't live without.

Now, lunch, then, tonight, I'll probably rebuild a system from scratch, and play Wipeout while I wait for the stuff to install...rough life.

Posted by Glenn at April 5, 2005 01:55 PM