A good weekend

[greatbear]

It appears my preparedness for the snow has apparently scared it off. Just a light dusting out there.

Now that it's almost 364 shopping days until Xmas, I don't have to worry much about it for a while. Jeff and I had a relaxing few days. While we did not pimp out the house with lights, we did get into the spirit of the big day by going to see Dickens' A Christmas Carol performed at the Olney Theater on Christmas Eve. Olney Theater is a wonderful local outfit that has been around for decades, and every show I've seen has been very well done. We were in for a little surprise with this show, as it was performed entirely by one man. And if you ask me, it was probably one of the most engaging performances I've seen of the classic. Both of us enjoyed the performance greatly, afterward we headed to our favorite local restaurant/bar Looney's Pub for a nice, (very) informal dinner. A good day overall.

The Big Day was almost as low key, Jeff make our little dinner whilst I tinkered with stuff. I had ordered a new (overkill) video card and (really overkill) power supply for the crazy quad-core PC I had built early in the year but basically flung aside while I took care of house- and garage-oriented projects until my body gave out. If I desire, the new mega-PC can support a hee-yooge desktop/workspace across no less than six displays. While such an endeavor is highly unlikely, I would like to eventually set up a two- or three-display desktop using monitors in portrait configuration. When funds free up, though.

Today we braved the oncoming non-blizzard by taking a quick trip to the grocery store for some goodies, then I occupied my time in the basement workshop doing wiring and installing the new heater. The heater is a definite help, but not as effective as I would like since it basically has to try and heat the entire 36x48 main basement area that the workshop is part of. I have been wanting to wall up the various areas and have been making progress with other upgrades and such that needed to be done before such an undertaking. Perhaps this coming year will allow me the chance of clearing out a huge amount of cruft and beginning the creation of actual spaces rather than one big outrageous mess.

Tomorrow both Jeff and I have medical and financial bizness to take care of. The lack-o snow and accompanying driving insanity will make this happen much easier. This week will be one of more recovery for us both, and we both hope to be somewhat productive around the homestead as well.

I hope everyone reading this had the past few days at least as nice as we did. And here's hoping for a good '11.

Cheers.

Comments

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad things are back to normal.. I shoveled snow off n on all day.. gonna crash soon.. there's at least a foot or moree of snow now.

Called last night.. may try again tomorrow.

[wrascalism.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you guys had a relaxing weekend!

Q: What do you think of "re-conditioned" computers? I'm thinking about replacing my Dad's Win95 powered antique unit.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

Reconditioned can often be better than new.

[wrascalism.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Frank. I think I'm just wary because such places as BigLots and XSCargo (here in Canada) just remind me of thrift stores with better merchandise.

There is a '58 Packard in your user icons, is it yours?

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

It depends. If you can get one with a factory warranty equivalent to a new unit, it's most likely going to be a good deal. I know a couple people who did this via Dell a while back. The systems looked and were packaged like new, and apparently worked out well for them (I had not been asked for tech support! lol). If the systems are current and warranted by the manufacturer, go for it. Anything I have gotten in the past that was factory reconditioned has performed just as good as a new item.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Is the Olney Ale House still across the way? Still gay owned and mixed operated? I haven't been there in years, and last time I was there the atmosphere had changed a bunch with the influx of townhouses (or so it seemed to me).

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's still there, and it was to be our first choice for our after-show meal, but it was closed for the holiday. It's been a while since I'd been there, a few years at most. Last I was there the food, service and people were great. Can't speak for what its like now, but I bet it can't be too bad, it's a tough crowd to please around there.