Sunday, December 30, 2007

At Home in Dagobah

Just took a little self-analysis and found myself likened to the great sage...

Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You?




So, howzabout you?

Saturday, December 29, 2007

I'm Back (I think...)

It looks like I was trying to sign in with the wrong email. But I knocked a few heads, kicked a few butts, and got things done. I'm back on the blog, but my head just doesn't seem to be in it right now. Not sure why. This is an exciting time in politics, I know. And I've been following it, and, of course, have opinions. But between work and school, I just enjoy sitting and relaxing, vegging out, racing, and playing with the family. I'll probably get back into this blogging thing soon. I just have to get the groove back. (Yeah, "How Sammy got his Groove Back").

Until then, I'll probably post a few boring things, maybe a few personal things, a few funny things, and a few things political.

I said I like racing. Funny story alert. Mrs. The Practicalist came in after cleaning the bedroom with a brand new Gran Turismo 4 for the PlayStation 2. Said she found it back behind some books. I had been wanting one for a long time now. We couldn't figure out whether we had borrowed it a while back and just forgot to return it (yeah, don't loan me anything). Mrs. The Practicalist thought it was something I had lost. When she discovered that I had no idea we had ever had the game, she wished she had not said anything - badabing, badaboom - another Christmas gift!

Well, I later discovered a receipt hiding behind the instruction manual. It hit me. Shaking off the amnesia, I suddenly began to see myself, having received a few dollars cash for Christmas last year, excitedly purchasing a video game I had been wanting for a long time. It was so satisfying... until I put it in the console, only to find that the console didn't want to read it. I even took it back for an exchange. That didn't work either. It was a long time, and a few price reductions, before we could afford a new console. When we finally did it, I so wanted a Gran Turismo 4 to play on it! I almost purchased one.

So, how often do you get the same Christmas gift two years in a row, and are just as surprised and excited the second time around? Maybe there is a bright side to alzheimers.

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