Although the actual elapsed time between my old laptop's final, dying breath and the new laptop's arrival was only nine days, it felt like an eternity. I felt disconnected from friends and family (we're spread out over the globe and the internet is the easiest, cheapest way to stay in touch), I missed blogging, and having a computer is a must for digital photography.
What did I do to keep myself entertained? I did a bit of organizing in my tiny living space: got the closet cleared of the previous tenant's belongings, stored my old CRT TV in ther,e along with a tote containing my PS2, XBox, and Game Cube. I also stored a few other things not nearly as interesting. I got a stack of the unpacked boxes from the move organized and stored in the loft, along with organizing my game collection into storage drawers. I'll be able to lay hands on what I'm looking for now.
In order to store things in the loft, I have to get the 8' step-ladder from the garage. Rather than take it back and forth everyday, I've left it leaning against the wall. Kaylee the Ninja Cat thinks it was very courteous of me to take her entertainment into consideration this way. She's been climbing the ladder into the loft, exploring, and then enjoying the view from her perch. She's also been sky-diving the 8' from the loft onto the futon, in total silence. This has resulted in several heart-stopping, hair-raising moments for me and the dog. Bandit will no longer sit on the end of the futon that is directly below her launch point. Smart dog.
I've also been catching up on some gaming .I finished Machinarium (PS3). A fun little point and click adventure, with some diabolical puzzles to solve. Played a lot of Lego LoTR (360), the main story is done and I've been wandering Middle Earth in search of mithril blocks, blueprints, extra characters, and quests. I think I'm about 70% done. My friend Michael came over and played a couple of levels in co-op with me. Ni No Kuni (PS3) got a little love, but I just haven't been in the mood for an RPG. Surprising as that may be, it does happen on occasion. My Aquarium (PS3) still hasn't lost my interest. I've actually left it up and running a few times just for the novelty of having a virtual fish tank in my humble abode. I've also dug Uncharted out and started over. I needed something to do while Michael was performing technical magic on various hard drives when the new laptop arrived. I decided to play on easy this time, and I've actually gotten past that horrible gun battle that caused me to rage quit the first time I tried playing. People keep assuring me that they fixed the shooting and aiming issues in the second two games, so that has encouraged me to pick it up again.
My big brother called last night and for the first time in a long time hasn't taked about his divorce or issues with his ex. He called to thank me again for the PS3 that I gave his family for Christmas (but he didn't actually get until acouple of weeks ago) and we talked about gaming and the games he's playing. He and my 13 year oldnephew spent all day yesterday gaming together. Modnation Racers and Modern Warfare were the two biggies. He's also playing SSX, Bejeweled 3, Tomb Raider Underworld, Sonic's UGC, and COD. I'm glad he's getting so much enjoyment out of it, he's had a rough time of it for the last 18 months and deserved a little something special.
Now that I have my new laptop and have a new home on the 'net, I've been feverishly backing up eight year's worth of blog entries. I'm about half-way done. Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet, but I do know I want to keep them.
And there you have another random installment of Rangergirl's random thoughts.
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