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My mom was nice enough to give me her crock pot cookbook she got from a friend. My sister isn't too keen on her stainless steel crock pot (a sad disappointment to be honest) so we got that handed over (the book).
The fog outside is pretty thick but the weather isn't as bad as you think. Transit also was pretty good despite yesterday's transit fiasco and today's weather. Also about that fiasco - we took a cab ride from around Eglinton and Yonge to King and Yonge. The driver thought I said King and John. I corrected him and said King and Yonge. He still went the wrong way. After telling him four times in that excursion (not including the one time Robb also chimed in), we were out $23.50 for a botched taxi ride. Total tip: $0.00. That's what you get for fighting with me when I'm right.
Electrical work and windows should be done hopefully soon. Electrical sooner than windows since most places are probably busy for Windows given the time of year and time needed to manufacture or order said windows.
I miss Robb. With all the work stress and whatnot, it's nice to come home to someone who cares and tries not to add to the stress but help relieve it. I don't deserve him in the least.
- Location:NRT HQ
- Mood:
awake - Music:Utada Hikaru - Passion
( Random writing )
So, I'm well aware I haven't written much consistently or of possible interest, though I have been posting responses periodically to your journals. A lot of stuff's been going on, some worth posting, others of no consequence.
- My friend Mike is here for the next 9 or so days on vacation from California. Hello Mike! After the last 24 hours of insanity (including money being held, flights taking longer and the TTC crapping out at the worst possible time, though not their fault apparently...), things have cleared up and the rest of our plans for next week are good - Niagara Falls then the Zoo the following day.
- Robb and I have been getting quotes processed for electricians and window folks. We're ready for getting the wiring done on the main floor and a new electrical box and that should pan out well. Windows are the same and hopefully that'll be done before we're really in the thick of Winter. Robb's parents are handling the costs as it's home maintenance (it'll be nice to have more than two windows in the entire house that open properly!)
- Overnight - back on overnights, which are ok but meh. One night at a time.
- Books - With my audible.com account and some novels Robb picked up for me, I've got a full queue to process - currently the remaining 4 Harry Potter novels. Then there's a bunch of stuff to read that's been suggested by io9.com
- RPG Books - Don't get me started on how much cash I blew on these lately. I really have no right to complain about them. But I've got some pretty awesome resources for city building and whatnot.
- Exercising - we've been eating a bit less healthy alongside our more generally healthy disposition and it's still going well. We've both lost weight, toned up and are gaining a bit of muscle mass. I'm happy the gut's starting to go!!
- Hero Burgers - awesome, but oh so filling.
- Ginza Sushi - awesome bento boxes, but oh so filling. Fire Kamakachi rolls and rainbow sushi pizza for the bonus win
- Overnight - I'm working overnight the next two weeks' worth of shifts. Yay...ah well, could be worse. I have plenty to read anyways.
So, how's your day fared?
- Location:NRT HQ
- Mood:
good - Music:whatever's on ah.fm currently
So far at least one person hasn't taken this into consideration. I've tried to be civil about it but it still doesn't seem to ring in their heads. Especially when I receive such messages WHILE AT WORK. I don't own a flip phone and even if I did, it's no excuse.
You know who you are. Knock it off. It's embarrassing and I'm not your boyfriend nor a friend that appreciates that kind of stuff these days.
The family cat has succeeded in catching a mouse that was living in my parents' place. My mom believes there are more but hey, one at a time! 2/2 for the cat, woot!
That is all.
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- Location:Canada, Ontario
- 08:30 The Happening - or, Why is Mark Wahlberg talking with that funny accent? #
- 08:31 @thenoblehero how much snow? Be honest... #
Current Windows 7 pros:
- Relatively quick installation (approx. 30-35 minutes)
- Quick boot up (<30 seconds not including manual log-in) including 3-4 background user installed applications loading at startup.
- Better USB device support (Vista took 15 minutes to try and detect my external USB harddrive once upon a time)
- Windows XP mode (??? I have yet to find this default mode of sorts - Vista and Windows 7 RC1 and beta releases have the ability to emulate running a given application as if it was being installed on an older version of windows. But, this is NOT some kind of virtual machine emulation in the more correct sense)
- Taskbar application previews - hover over an application running that's got an icon showing on the taskbar, you can see in real time the current display of the file, this applies for everything - games, flash animations, static pages, etc.
- Preview and group common/same windows to the taskbar in real-time. The only exception to this was my Zune video converter program and I had to have it active on the monitor to see the preview of it in real time. All other apps so far appear to work fine.
- Search engine - the internal search engine so far has been far quicker and accurate to the credentials entered - it looks through applications, files, etc. to display dynamically for perusal in the start menu.
- Upgrade DVD package lets you install over any version of Windows XP (so far as I'm aware) to your choice of the 32 or 64 bit version of Windows 7 Professional edition. Sweet!
- USB transfer speeds - averaging 3-5MB/s when USB 2.0 should be 10x that overall. I have yet to figure out why. Robb's PC is physically identical except for two things: the case and the video card. software-wise he's running XP Pro w/ SP2 and is getting around 30-odd MB/s based on his wait times to send me large files.
- XP Mode needs to be downloaded and installed with Windows Virtual PC before it can be used (but this is just a minor quibble)
- System Requirements - Just like Windows Vista, the system requirements have always been a bother in my books. Having requirements that match those of modern video games, I've yet to really see any powerhouse improvements beyond the Aero graphical enhancements to the desktop interface.
- Customizable power down/suspend/log out button in the start menu - you can configure this to whatever one button feature you want that is provided, but I'd prefer to always be prompted before enacting said feature. It's happened at least once where I clicked it by accident instead of the tinier log out/power options and ended up either powering down or suspending my Windows session outright.
- Location:NRT HQ
I will have some more filled out posts in the near future once overnight stops kicking my ass and some other home-related stuff settle down (a friend is coming by to pick up his stuff from storage in our basement at home).
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some old Mage to read!
- Location:NRT HQ
- Mood:
sleepy
- Location:Canada, Ontario
Your Best Trait is Sensitivity |
 You are always paying attention to the world around you, and as a result, you are able to see the hidden meaning in almost everything. You are easily effected by the smallest life events, which is both a blessing and a curse. You often taken in too much information. You don't get blindsided, and you are a pro at predicting the future. Sometimes knowing what will happen stresses you out. You relate to people well, and you know the best way to connect to each person. You can be highly influential if you want to be. |
- Location:NRT HQ
- Mood: good
Btw, I'm apparently 25. I don't feel that much different so far :p. Robb and I have had a good time yesterday going out for lunch and me getting some interesting novels!
Mind you, I'm at work today but eh! I had a good time yesterday and should keep on running on those good fumes.
Thank you to everyone who's wished me a happy birthday :).
- Mood:
hungry
- 09:29 mm, breakfast. #
- 10:19 ooh, solar powered e-reader: bit.ly/17UPhi #
- Mood: good
- 23:24 Season 4 finale of Supernatural - soo crazy XD #
- 07:05 going back to bed - sounds good, but bad idea #
- 10:19 @kashiichan what's up? #
- 10:19 @The_Chaos that is the essence of most of Twitter #
- 12:37 @orneryboy_comic congrats, you've broken the crack addict cycle. Go play EVE online with me. #
- 12:38 @Singbolton It's barely past lunch here in Toronto and it's already grey and sunset-ish. #
- 12:39 @Loucaman yay, no work till Wed. for me #
- 13:25 6 year anniversary today :D #
- 13:25 btw who else say Evangelion 1.0 - You Are (Not) Alone ? #
- 16:41 @CarloMasi you've already shown them before you posted asking :p #
- 20:23 @Singbolton sounds good, have you done any other albums than the one on your profile? #
- 02:12 overnight shift 3 of 3, come on 9am! Got Evangelion 1.0 at 10am in theatres #
It's 02:37, do you know where your figurative children are?
Gah why isn't it 9am already!?
I just want to crawl into bed with Robb and wake up at a normal hour... Which will happen soon again
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Gods help us all, these books are larger than the Bible...or getting there at least. Thank you, Robb and Morgan *sigh*.
Oh, yes.
CAN I GO TO SLEEP ALREADY?!
- Location:NRT HQ
- Music:TATU is stuck in my head randomly
