Bought a new TV! It's an AQUOS 32" and it's awesome! I got all the wires required to hook up my computer to it today so, from now, on I'll be watching all movies and tv shows lying down. The picture quality is freakin' amazing. I can see lint on the newscaster's suit and ass-zits on sumo wrestlers. I broke my 1 grand limit by a little bit but it was worth it. I was comparing prices with backhome and I'm not sure why but tv's here are about double the price. Dunno why. Oh well...

That is all.

TAK

So, after the previous post of enjoying a nice day and working with my window open, I think I'm sick and it's miserable outside. WTH!

The internet guy is coming over in about an hour to do something. I'm not sure what. They told me they laid some new lines and that I needed a new modem blah blah so I just went with it. Whenever some sales related person comes over they always give me a curious look and ask what I'm doing home in the middle of the day. Shut up! YOU came and interrupted ME! I get the same look when I go to the supermarket or the nearby bookstore. haha. Oh well. I'm used to it.

Bought a new calendar for this year finally. No pictures. Just a grid with the dates. I'm old school that way. I've tried numerous times to use a daily planner but it never works out. I need my schedule in my face at all times so I don't forget.

Nothing else new to really report. Work as usual. I need some new clothes so might do some shopping this weekend. Oh! Gonna hunt for a new TV soon. Nothing fancy. Flatscreen and in the 20-something inch range. I've budgeted a grand so I'll see what I can get for that price. I'll need to get a DVD player too. Maybe an Xbox 360? Dammit! I won't work if I get one...

TAK

Hot damn! It's a nice day today. It's practically spring in January. Got my window open and doing some e-mail. Just overhauled my apartment, did some laundry, bought some new plastic drawers for my closet and vacuumed the entire place. I have all this extra floor space now. Go figure...

Everyone's back to work. I have a meeting in a coupla hours so I'm taking this time to get some breakdowns done for Marvel and watching Nodame Contabile episodes. That's right. I'm a sap. But, y'know? I understand the hype for it. It's good. It's really good. I used to play piano when I was younger and it reminds me of why I dug it back then. Yeah, there was a bit of parental coercion but being able to playing an instrument is always a plus in any situation. I wasn't that good mind you but it was fun.

Bought the first tankobon of Bakuman this morning. I read a few chapters on and off thus far so I kinda know what's up but it'll be nice to sit down and read it all in one sitting. Comics!!

TAK

What? Oh, Yeah. It's 2009. I really shouldn't be taking so much time off but I think I need it so I've willed myself to bum around for the past week. Went up to Niigata last weekend to see some friends, ate crab and froze my ass off out there. I used to take the bus at least one way but since I'm such a high roller (not) and can't stand the 5 hour trip in a cramped chair, I decided to just bullet train it both ways this time. $200 bucks somewhat well spent!

Since I got back I, uh, hungout with family and had my computer fry on me. On New Year's Day of all days! I was kinda... kinda? No, I was freakin' out. I had all these lines and multi-coloured pixels run across my screen and I couldn't boot into Windows. It was pretty bad. Anyway, a quick Google search with a replacing of my video card and all was swell again. I'm no IT guy so my CPU is like a black box to me. If something goes wrong it's a matter of trial and error and luckily it was something simple this time. Kinda made me rethink not having any service plan or anything.

Work. I have a bunch of things lined up already to start me off this year so it's pretty much right back to the grind. January especially is gonna be a rough month, I think. Anyway, gotta run so I wish you the best and a good 2009!

TAK