Blogging Buffet & Nerdly News

Time for more of the random stuff outside my theme and other travels. As I write this entry, it's a clear and sunny day here in Memphis, Tennessee. Not a cloud in the sky can be seen looking out the second story window from the computer desk. Billie (cat) is sound asleep next to the desk. Heh, she's always close by her newly adopted human.

* The last couple weeks have been A LOT of clean out and yet more consolidating. Happy to say that getting rid of some of the old stuff and organizing the current feels good. Definitely more of a focused and lighter feel. Between Kimberly and I, we've sent at least a couple car-fulls of items to Goodwill. Some of my things were easy to let go, while others, not so much. It only took thinking about a future contempo dream house to realize that some of the present decor, wouldn't really fit in. Some items also had attachments to past relationships and some negative energy/memories. Since I'm moving on in life, it's better to get rid of those items and the things attached to them, rather than bring them into the present relationship. Yes, time for a fresh start and to build much more positive memories.
* After 21 hours, 4 updates, 3 server errors, and a partidge in a pear tree (ok, maybe not that last one), Kimberly was finally able to play World of Warcraft on the recently reformatted laptop. Needless to say, she's having a great time exploring the impressive and beautiful worlds. Ire over the INSANELY long updates and having to wait to play notwithstanding, the game does look really fun. Really though, this is something she's wanted to do for a long time, and now she finally can.
* Recently loaded up Quake II and Hexen II on the laptop as well. I really do love the classic first person shooters, and it was fun to watch Kimberly jump right back into playing.
* Still keeping up with FarmTown on FaceBook, however, I'm falling out of both Roller Coaster Kingdom, and YoVille. RCK, while fun, requires you to constantly monitor your employees and feed them. While I may be out of work and have time on my hands, there are other more important things. YoVille was fun up until some recent changes coupled with plateauing in goals. I pretty much built my dream minimalist contempo beach house, so what now? Of all, I'm still enjoying the set and forget nature of FarmTown. Good game that.
* RPG-itis has spread in the wake of Dragon Con and has been bolstered by the afore mentioned shooter games. Yep, the main spare time has been spent revisiting Morrowind, one of my all-time favorites. Enjoying a new Breton Sorcerer modeled partly on my previous martial arts experience and skills. Pretty cool to play yourself, although my staff techniques still need some work. ;)
* Recently acquired Oblvion Game of the Year edition for PC along with the Shivering Isles expansion strategy guide. Like Morrowind, Oblivion is just one of those games that's a huge place to explore with lotsa stuff, and MANY crazy quests. It's also incentive to save for a laptop to run it. The current laptop just doesn't have the mojo. Those of you reading between the lines might be right about World of Warcraft also getting onto the new machine. The growing reference library could also see the nice hardbound Atlas books supporting WoW.
* Speaking of the reference library, I'm taking a new direction and tinkering with Java programming. As time wears on, I'll add more tomes to the library. Not exactly sure how this will come out, but since the career is at a cross roads, this might wind up being more fullfilling. Shot in the dark really, but we'll see. Thankfully, there's a good programming foundation that should help things get up and running quickly. Still hammering out what direction to take once proficiency is achieved.
* Second Life has really taken a back seat lately and I'm hardly ever on, as much as I enjoy the the people and creativity. Real life has had more unique experiences of late than it's digital counterpart. With more stable Internet on the way, there's better chances for me to be on more. Far from done in the realm of Second Life.
* With the recent laptop reformat and updating, Skype and AOL Instant Messenger just never got put back on. Wasn't on either very much, and the main reasons for having both programs have passed on or been supplimented by FaceBook.
* Memphis is slowly becoming familiar and feeling like home on a few fronts. Happy to have the resources, stores, restaurants, etc. No, Graceland hasn't made the travel dockett yet, but we're working on that. ;)