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A second post in one day!!! After the Battlestar catch up, our Netflix has opened back up to watch real movies again. Anyone interested in becoming a Netflix friend, let me know.

Caught up catching up

Several things have been happening here that have been quite significant.

First, as I mentioned, the Buick broke down last weekend, so we went ahead and got a new car. A Honda Element (if the last headline didn't give enough away). It's a nice, safe car that can fit both the dogs and lots of baggage. It also has satellite XM radio, and stations Ethel and Fred are winning the race. I'm not sure if I'll keep that, but the first three months are free. I like how versatile the car is. It can carry lots of peeps, or lots of bags of mulch. I also like that it's actually smaller in the garage. The Buick is now fixed and we're looking into getting rid of it.

Second, as I mentioned, I got an Xbox 360. So far, I've been shot by the police after a particularly messy turf war, destroyed a Confederate Battleship, been eaten in a mall by a horde of zombies (helllooooo, recurring dream) and killed aliens invading my orbital defense space station. I haven't had a lot of time to play this week, but I already like it better than PC gaming a bit. I might even strip this computer down some to give the hard drive more wiggle room.

Third, and this one I don't think I mentioned, Yvonne has fully embraced her geekness and caught up with all the Battlestar Galactica episodes. She's ready for season 3 which started a couple weeks ago. I held out on season 3 so we could watch them together (downloading on iTunes as I type). Now, I could be proud about this for the sci-fi, geeky factor, but I'm more proud of this because the show has withstood a test of quality. News articles are coming out now saying it's less sci-fi and more mainstream. Maybe that's the case, but ever since I saw it, I knew the reign of Star Trek was over. And will remain so. Even with JJ Abrams doing the next movie about early Star Fleet days of Kirk and Spock. And having Yvonne vouch for it just proves it.

The weather has cooled and I turned on the heater yesterday for the first time.

Elemental

We had a great visit this weekend from Yvonne's little sister. On Saturday, we all geeked out at Best Buy (helloooooo xbox 360, update on that soon).

On Sunday, we went on a White Rock Lake Artist tour, where we were allowed to check out various studios local artists use. They were all at the artists' houses. Art was for sale and everyone was very nice, despite the rain. We can't complain about rain here and the artists were surprised how many people were showing up.

Sunday afternoon, as I was heading to the grocery store, my car wouldn't start. I think it's the fuel pump. This is the second or third time in the past few months it's done this. I think my new commute might be contributing to it's demise. We're worried about investing in it to run, then something else breaks and the investments continue. It's 11 years old.

So a new car is on the horizon.

Oh, and saw Xmen 3 recently. It has the suck all about it.

Offices

Things have been busy around here. We finished another room in the house (photos soon) and I decided since I'm not working from home to rearrange my office at home for more space. So far so good. I removed one of the three desks and moved some of my office stuff into a built-in desk in the den. We might move the aquarium from the den to the office now. Not sure.

So, not much time at the computer at home, except for a freelance design gig I worked on last weekend. It's a long-term project, so I was just getting the basics down. Now, I wait for stuff from the client before taking the next step. I'm guessing they might forget, then ask where the website is in about a month.

Work in the new office is good. I'm still setting up a few things. From what I can tell, neighbors around me include a CPA, a medical attorney of some sort and an architect. Our office has been relatively empty with coworkers out in the field and printing things at home. The printer doesn't work, I brought mine from home.

Served

Jury duty was a great experience, but it was also very exhausting. It was a murder trial and we found him guilty. We gave him a sentence of 72 years. I'm ready to put it behind me now and move on, but every once in a while, images pop in my head.

Meanwhile, we have completed another room in the house. The dining room/living room. I'll have photos up soon.

I also moved into the new work office. It's a lot like working from home with no one showing up. I see about one to two people a day. But the area is great. I have a lot of lunch and activity options and it's close to Yvonne. We could work out a car pool for sure. I have a great view out the window as well, so that helps. Overall, I think it'll work out and possibly open new avenues.