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I decided to pull the trigger and ditch the dual 21" CRT setup. I bought the Samsung 2693HM. It is 25.5" diagonally with a resolution of 1920x1200. This is 20 pounds and impressive! It will look nice on my new Ikea desk in a couple weeks!

Ang, Joe, and I are in process of creating a Wiki for bar and restaurant reviews. Click here!

Sunday I went to IKEA, the Swedish superstore!  I came out with two great nightstands where there is a lid to store stuff in addition to a door with shelves.  I also got a bench for the bathroom and three wicker baskets to organize stuff.  I can put reading materials on the bench :)  I found two floor lamps for $7 each, what a deal!

Part Deux will be my trip with my brother's minivan to get my new office desk.  I figured-out the pieces I need and measured the office.  I am good to go!  It will have a corner table top and a large rectangle, forming a nice L-shaped desk.  The frames are intelligently designed such that the legs will be out of the way when I am working, so I do not need to worry about hurting myself.  The next phase will be to select a comfortable office chair and shelving for hanging stuff above the desk.

Well, I got one pair of tickets this year! Michigan was too full for my low donation level, boo

Gate B
SEU
Row 80
Seat 27 & 29
$61.00 each

While playing grass doubles volleyball, my foot slipped-out from underneath me. I let it rest, then it happened again. There is pain behind the heel and in front of the achilles tendon. I went to the doctor with an article in my hand, describing a possible diagnosis; it is right-on. Now I need X-rays and a MRI to confirm the real issue. The bone is the Posterior talar process (lateral tubercle).

Foot Fractures Frequently Misdiagnosed as Ankle Sprains

As it turns-out, I only have a muscle/tendon strain and maybe a slightly bruised bone.  Nothing to worry about.  I just need to rest and take anti-inflammatory drugs.  Ice now and then.

Life has been busy, to say the least!  I am very focused on training for volleyball and am seeing great progress.  Nationals was in Atlanta, which is not a great city.  Panhandlers are all over the place and the city is very spread-out.  We made the most of it.

At the end of last year, I had to spend a lot of money on geeky stuff!  I built my own computer (quad-core Intel overclocked to 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM overclocked to 1,135 MHz), bought a Lenovo ThinkPad T61 laptop (which is a great, solid machine).  My desktop is running Kubuntu Linux and the laptop is running Ubuntu Linux.  I am not wasting these multi-core computers on Windows XP, since it does not support multiple processors (unless you buy the more expensive 64-bit version, which is no where near as robust as regular XP or Linux).

The 7th February Freeze was a surprising success! As the date drew closer, the Evite kept adding people all over the place, over 50 responses! They all showed-up, too! Eric brought a crew of 9 people, my worlds of volleyball and work combined to bring many new faces. I think all had a great time, no crazy stories that I know of, but it was a fun time. Pictures are posted!

I am getting Verizon's FIOS service for phone, cable TV, and Internet installed.

Before leaving Comcast for good: 6,279 kbps download and 361 kbps upload speeds (out of New York, NY).

My Verizon FIOS internet speeds are:  5,142 kbps download and 1,838 kbps upload.