Archive for the ‘Purchases’ Category

Ice Cream and Cacti

Posted: 15th January 2012 by Mike in Purchases
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I sat alone in the darkness of my office, staring at monster.com.  I’d been in a pissy mood all day, stressing over my dislike for my new job and what I was going to do about it… if anything.  I’m generally a pretty upbeat person, but the knowledge of my impending return to work on [...]

Saving Money Is Overrated

Posted: 10th January 2011 by Mike in Purchases
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We’ve got a lot of plans for this year, and one of the big ones is to start house-hunting in the spring.  In preparation for this, we have been trying to save up ahead of time so that the down payment, closing costs, and all of the other financial nastiness that goes into buying a [...]

My New Toy

Posted: 24th October 2010 by Mike in Purchases
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Well… I’ve done it.  I finally broke down and bought something I never thought I would: a Playstation 3. In my adult life, I’ve never really been much of a gamer.  When I was a child, I played games all the time, and was pretty good at them as well.  This doesn’t really hold true [...]

Old Faithful

Posted: 31st March 2010 by Mike in Purchases
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This is my little corner of the apartment.  My desk.  I spend a lot of time here.  Since my career revolves around computers, I’m on mine a lot.  Even when I’m not working, I’m on here quite a bit checking email, blogging, reading articles, playing games, paying bills, or teaching myself new nerd stuff. Based [...]