Archive for November, 2007

In other news…

Friday, November 30th, 2007

we put in an offer on a house in Mullica Hill and it’s been accepted.

3 BR, 2.5 BA with a basement and a garage.

Holy crap, I say. Holy CRAP!!

Great deal. Now we just have to move on to contracts and mortgages.

TRACKING

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

HURRY UP UPS

i want to play mass effect. ><

Already Done??!!

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

* Device: Xbox360 Hardware
* Serial Number: XXXXXX360306
* Warranty Status: In Warranty

# Repair Status: Device Shipped to Customer

How the heck did they manage THAT?

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

12:09PM: First hearing of “Santa Claus is Coming To Town” by Bruce Springsteen. WTF people.

360 AWAY

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

TRACK ME

RROD!

Monday, November 19th, 2007

November 11th: I get a Red Ring of Death on my 360 (CURSES! MASS EFFECT!! SCENE IT!! I CANNOT PLAY!!!!!)

November 19th: I get my coffin.

November 20th: It will go out at 8:30AM. COME HOME SOON, 360!!

What the hell TOOK so long to get an empty box to me?

Quick Note

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

My son just did the 2nd most “me” thing ever: fell asleep in the middle of an activity. He was playing in his jungle thingy and all of a sudden just boom, out like a light.

Conked Out

Weekend Update

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

OK, so I haven’t written anything since September. I’ve been wary, what can I say?

I’m willing to admit that I’m frustrated and upset over how things have been regarding North Carolina. At last count I’ve put about 30 or 40 resumes out there and come away with 1 phone interview and a screening that led to a face to face that went nowhere only after pushing me up and down like a sine wave for two weeks. If you’re still reading, Stephen (or anyone else from the department), I know it wasn’t personal. I haven’t checked the logs for any hits from duke.edu lately but I’m not really worrying about that anymore.
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