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It's been a busy couple of weeks with the holidays, so much I meant to get accomplished, so little I actually managed to do. Things like send out Christmas cards, clean my house, visit my niece and her two little ones, write a Folk Friday Christmas music blog, etc. Or blog at all. Anyway, been busy, still busy, but not as hectic, so new blog entry.

I got a $250 year-end bonus from the market. Usually, I'm very responsible and use that money for bills or stash it away in my savings account. But not this year. With The Last Guardian finally released, I was bad, fiscally irresponsible, and totally selfish. I bought a PS4 and two games yesterday. Neither of them was The Last Guardian, but that will be a purchase I make in the near future. I bought a used system from The Game Box, a local indy game store. They're really good about making sure what they sell is in good working order and have a 90 day warranty on every used system they sell. I really wanted a new system, preferably a bundle, but I also wanted to buy local. I was reassured by the warranty and I've been a good customer there since I discovered them four years ago, so I gave up on the visions the scent of new electronics, squared my shoulders, and made my purchase.

Really just another Random Stuff blog, just got bored using that for a title.

I'm kind of happy I'm only working part time at the moment. Life is pretty busy right now. Beau takes up a lot of my time, but in a good way. He's still moving his crate all around the cottage while he's in it, so I've taken to calling him my mini seismic event. I make sure he gets at least one hour plus walk a day, but I think I may have to try for two. He has boundless energy. But he also likes to snuggle up on the couch and he lets me get plenty of gaming in, when I have time to game. Oh, and tonight at the market, I had a customer who was a dead ringer for Gordon Freeman. I wanted to ask him if he'd ever played Half-Life in the worst way.

I'm home sick today, not sure if it's round two of the vicious chest cold I had earlier or a brand new nasty virus. Either way, I'm so sick of hacking and sneezing. Anyway, Beau and I spent the morning watching The Dog Whisperer. Beau is so funny when there are dogs on TV - he cocks his head and tilts it from one side to the other, and then he gets up close to the TV screen and whines. I think he wants me to let the other dogs out of the box to play with him.

I've had stuff to write about, Beau is just keeping me very busy. Snee asked for a new dog blog, so there will be some of that to go along with everything else.

Well that month sure went fast! Between work and vacation, poof! Gone!

I finally figured out how to add the funds from my nintendo card to my 3DS. Felt kind of like an idiot when I realized how easy it was. Bought the Origin Island DLC for Fantasy Life, Luxor, and tried getting Super Mario Bros 3, but my battery was low and it wouldn't let me buy it. That's just stupid, by the way. I haven't been able to finish downloading anything other than the DLC for Fantasy Life because I haven't been anywhere with wi-fi since I bought the games.

Holy crap! I can't believe it's been a whole month since I popped in here last! Actually, I can. I had to have Bandit put to sleep on August 7th. Poor old guy wasn't doing so good there towards the end - completely blind, losing control over his hind quarters, and then he started having trouble with the front legs, too. I miss him, the house is very quiet, and I miss not having him there to greet me whenever I came home. The cat misses him, too. She started sleeping on top of me and being extra clingy. And did I mention the house is too quiet? I don't miss him tripping over my controller cables, though.

I keep trying to finish more games than I acquire, but I am weak of will...