Wax Eloquently

I have been under a self-imposed pseudo-quarantine (plus hyphenation-fest) for the last three days as I fight tooth and nail to get over this cold.
Not once have I stepped foot out of my apartment.  Not even into the hallway.
Fortunately I remembered to grab my laptop before I left work on Monday, and have been able [...]

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Argh!  Sore thoat.  Stuffy nose.  Minor headache.  Full-body aching.
Don’t come near me — I am deadly!
And uncomfortable.  Quick, someone e-mail me some miracle cures.  Fast!

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My new toycomputer arrived on Friday, and I decided to take some photos of some of the action. Without further uhdew…

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This is it folks; all of the packages are “OUT FOR DELIVERY”.  Now I just need to remember to grab some additional cables on the way home.
So exciting!  Woo!

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Package 2 (the Mac mini) has landed in Seattle! It is the first to make it here, and thus gets 10 points added to its score.
Package 1 better hope to make it up in delivery time bonus, else they are out of the game!

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My keyboard/mouse and DVI-HDMI cable are in Portland now.  Ever so much closer!
Waiting for toys is such tiring work.

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So on Tuesday I took the plunge. I had been pondering it for a long time, and finally decided to buy myself a birthday present. A very geeky birthday present.
I cashed in all of my Coinstar credit, employed my employee discount, and typed in the Contra code, then clicked the “Place My Order” [...]

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