I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since my last blog post. There’s going to be TONS to write about! Holy crap. 
First, let’s talk about the boring web changes. I got a new theme! I know, I never settle on anything. With the Mario theme, I didn’t feel like it was a place I wanted to go and write updates..so I stayed away from it. I did other things, and ignored my blog. I feel that this new theme will be more conducive to writing.
I’ve also changed Image Galleries.. mostly because I was tired of the way coppermine works. I’m now using Gallery2, so we’ll see how it works out. As I write this, I’m uploading a TON of photos to it. Lots of new pics of me, as well as old work photos.
As far as work goes, I’m still employed. That’s always a good thing, right? I’d like to think so. I’ve been making a stern effort to cut down on my ‘non work activities’ at work. That means, no websurfing. 
I’ve been pretty good about it, and have noticed a bit of an increase in my production. At the same time,I’ve noticed an increase in my want to SLEEP, and my anxiousness to leave at the end of the day. That’s to be expected, I guess. No more slacking off.
I’m on book 4 of A Song of Ice and Fire. I’ve read all the books, and now I’m listening to them in audiobook format. It’s such an awesome series! It has all the trimmings of fantasy, but it’s a lot grittier and more grown up. The cast of characters is quite HUGE, which makes for an interesting method of storytelling. You feel like you get all aspects of the war that is going on, and at times, it’s hard to remember which faction is supposed to be the ‘bad guys’:)
Dragons and magic is such a small part of the world, it’s almost not needed. The story is character driven, rather than event driven. Oddly enough, it feels more “real” this way.
I’ve taken to trying out various internet radio stations. I was left unimpressed. I gave each station 3 chances… Once per “DJ”. each shot was a 20 minute chunk.. or more if I liked what I was hearing. Needless to say, it was crap.
Maybe I’ve turned into a crabby old DJ Hermit, but if you’re not putting out quality, I’m not going to spend time listening to you. Jarring music genre switches are unforgivable, as is a DJ who recovers from a momentary stumble with “Anyway…here’s some music”. Alas, back to my own music.
Speaking of… PowerFrag.FM is going to be reborn, and it’s coming along quite nicely. I’m doing my part, which is applying my limited photoshop skills where they’re needed. I helped re-color the theme, and made some SPIFFY wallpapers for it. 
I’ll add those to the gallery, some day. (Speaking of..it’s currently uploading 200 pictures from the Christmas Party. Woo. don’t worry, all the ones with ME in them have been copied over to my own gallery.)
This is the transition into GADGETS!
I decided to get a new sound card, because onboard sound really sucks. I’ve become an Asus whore. My card is an Asus Xonar DX. It makes things sound soooo pretty. I love it.
I decided it was time for a monitor upgrade as well. I am now the proud owner of an Asus VK246H HDMI Widescreen monitor. This friggin’ thing is like a TV. it’s 24 inches long, and it’s max resolution is 1920×1080. that’s right, this thing is Hi-Def compatible. It’s FRICKIN HUGE. Like.. How could I ever go back to a normal screen monitor? Seriously. If I didn’t have 2 monitors at work, I would cry. O.o
I picked up a new phone as well. It’s a Motorola Moto Z6C. It flaunts such things as “Best connection world-wide” and bluetooth and all sorts of features I’ll never use. I wanted it for 2 things: Custom Ringtones, and a kickass camera. Seriously, this thing comes with a 2 megapixel camera built into the PHONE. I love this thing so much. <3
Last weekend, I bought some rollerblades. David, B33J and I are going to make it a regular thing, to go out and have some fun..and exercise. David kicked it off by getting a Trike. It’s..crazy, to say the least. I’ll likely take some video and put it up on youtube, so you can see this thing in action. I’d love to go out and rollerblade, but the weather has been CRAZY all week. Too cold, too windy..and the day it warms up? It rains.
As for Anime, I finished watching Ranma 1/2. I liked it well enough, but the ending was crap. The final season didn’t build towards anything, and it didn’t end with anything more than a generic double-episode. >_< Afterwards, I watched Trigun from start to finish. It still holds up as one of my favorite animes. ^_^ Bubblegum Crisis was next. Damned good stuff all around.
I’m debating between several different animes to start.. Honestly, I dunno which to start on. I could grab FullMetal Alchemist, but I’ve been wanting to grab Tenchi Muyo! as well. I’m also open to suggestions.
Cripes, wordpress just told me I’ve used 878 words. For a guy who hates talking about himself, I sure can ramble a lot.