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My week in review...
Feb. 13th, 2007 11:21 pmI officially fail at keeping up with my New Year's goals... I know I never posted them (which is actually the first symptom of failing one of them, now that I think about it), but I still hoped to keep them going. So far, I lose at:
1) Updating my LJ on a regular basis (and I don't mean just filling out silly quizzes).
2) Remembering to send something out for the birthdays of friends and families.
3) Read one real book a week.
( In which I whinge on about how much I suck at keeping up with my goals. )
So, my week or so in review: Obviously, I didn't end up going to help out with my aunt... one of my cousins was able to take some time out from his classes to stay with her after my mom left, and by the time he went home, my aunt was capable of handling things herself when my uncle was gone during the day. So, no trip to Utah for me. Yay!
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tomte and gidgiddoni were up here for a visit about a week ago... so Gid could go through an interview loop up at the company where rackham works. And the really big, squee-worthy news is that he got the job!! Tomte is coming back up later this week to do some house/apartment hunting... and with any luck they'll be all moved up here again by the first part of March!!! Squee!!!!!! I've mentioned it before, but Tomte is my oldest online friend (or perhaps I should rephrase that as the friend I've known the longest that I first met online). Yep, we first met online nearly 17 years ago. Wow.
I'm so excited to have both of them back in the area! It's been way too long.
( It's actually been a busy time for visitors... my mom and step-dad drove up from La Grande this last weekend to visit and to do some shopping. )
Now, as promised, I'll rave a bit about Lord of the Rings Online, since we've finally been released from the NDA!!! Yay!!! I've been hooked on this game since I first started playing last October, in Beta 1. The graphics are gorgeous, it has a fantastic soundtrack, there are quests, monsters, deeds and wonderful cut-scenes... it's not just all hacking and slashing (not by a long-shot), there are puzzles to solve (as part of larger quests), tasks to accomplish and crafting skills to be learned. Oh! And a fully integrated audio chat system that makes group play so much more fun and interesting! Fair warning: I'll be gushing about it a lot in the next few weeks!
1) Updating my LJ on a regular basis (and I don't mean just filling out silly quizzes).
2) Remembering to send something out for the birthdays of friends and families.
3) Read one real book a week.
( In which I whinge on about how much I suck at keeping up with my goals. )
So, my week or so in review: Obviously, I didn't end up going to help out with my aunt... one of my cousins was able to take some time out from his classes to stay with her after my mom left, and by the time he went home, my aunt was capable of handling things herself when my uncle was gone during the day. So, no trip to Utah for me. Yay!
tomte and gidgiddoni were up here for a visit about a week ago... so Gid could go through an interview loop up at the company where rackham works. And the really big, squee-worthy news is that he got the job!! Tomte is coming back up later this week to do some house/apartment hunting... and with any luck they'll be all moved up here again by the first part of March!!! Squee!!!!!! I've mentioned it before, but Tomte is my oldest online friend (or perhaps I should rephrase that as the friend I've known the longest that I first met online). Yep, we first met online nearly 17 years ago. Wow.I'm so excited to have both of them back in the area! It's been way too long.
( It's actually been a busy time for visitors... my mom and step-dad drove up from La Grande this last weekend to visit and to do some shopping. )
Now, as promised, I'll rave a bit about Lord of the Rings Online, since we've finally been released from the NDA!!! Yay!!! I've been hooked on this game since I first started playing last October, in Beta 1. The graphics are gorgeous, it has a fantastic soundtrack, there are quests, monsters, deeds and wonderful cut-scenes... it's not just all hacking and slashing (not by a long-shot), there are puzzles to solve (as part of larger quests), tasks to accomplish and crafting skills to be learned. Oh! And a fully integrated audio chat system that makes group play so much more fun and interesting! Fair warning: I'll be gushing about it a lot in the next few weeks!
