The title might not be true; I’m not really sure because I can’t get a copy thanks to HP’s awesome support.
I have an idea HP, support the target operating system of the hardware you sell people; which has been around for a couple of years now. Really, that simple.
I’ve been waiting days to tell someone at HP how pissed I am that my laptop which supports 8gb of ram doesn’t have full support in a 64bit operating system. How that happens is beyond me, since you can’t address more than 3gb of ram in a 32bit os (sure, there’s that extra floating memory for devices/kernel .. but try to get an app to use it!).
I would’ve bought a different brand had I known. A complete fail of basic support is pathetic.
I didn’t do water changes for a few weeks after Jen went on vacation to Nova Scotia. The rapid pace of making water prior to her departure had really turned me off working on the reef, so I just let things slide so the skimmer could break in again. It’s going great; the skimmer that is. There’s now an issue of a hair algae outbreak that’s crept onto the rock.
The solution is more water changes. Yay!
I shouldn’t complain, it’s exceptionally easy and not even time consuming to make the water; I’m just about ready to sit back and relax while looking at my awesome attempt at playing God. It’s taking longer than I had hoped.
Mini rant.
What happened to skate shoes designed for .. skating? It seems they’re all flimsy canvas style shoes trying really hard to be more offensive to your eyes than the pair beside em. I must’ve missed the season where quality shoes with impact resistant foam were considered a waste of time.
I destroy things pretty well. Shoes, bikes, anything. If there’s a design flaw, I’ll find it quickly. Canvas shoes are no good for people like me. I just replaced my pair of Circas with a pair of Etnies featuring their sti-foam, which I hadn’t seen in almost a year (in a shop).
I fear the next time I need skate shoes.
Camping this weekend was awesome. We couldn’t get a fire going the first night and burnt a hole in the tent with a propane lantern while hot boxing it, and then forgot our cooler outside so a bear visited us around 4am. Then we broke the zipper after it got stuck; and slept in the car.
The next day was much better. I cooked us a good breakfast and then we went canoeing. On the way back to the camp site (with the current) we discovered it was very easy to be spun by the rocks/current. Fun slash hard!
I lost my water bottle with an explodingdog sticker on it, and then found it an hour later. Awesome.
We noticed Halloween decorations when we arrived, and then we found the annoying french kids were going around getting candy. We had found a community camp ground… with french kids. It wasn’t the nightmare you might expect, because we had the most private ‘rustic’ site. We were happy.
Uh, my stomach really wasn’t happy for all of Saturday. Constant pain/nausea. I’m not sure why, but I’m guessing the mix of eating only breakfast bars on Friday and drinking a few talls cans on an empty stomach had something to do with it. Fail; however I tried to not be a pussy and I don’t think I bugged Jen with complaints.
That night we had a great fire. Win! Jen tackled the vodka while I drank water. Stupid stomach.
This morning the people in the site beside us left a fire burning as they pulled away at like 8am. Weird and irresponsible. I put out their fire and then we packed up.
SMORHAY, Walter – In loving memory of Walter Smorhay 79 years, who passed away Friday, August 8th, 2008 at the Sudbury Regional Hospital-Memorial Site. Beloved husband of Doreen (Hunter) Smorhay of Lively. Loving father of Gregory (wife Kathy) of Lively, Deborah of Calgary, Wendy (husband Ed Seguin) of Sarnia and Sandra (husband Ken Hawrellyk) of Deep River. Cherished grandfather of Marc, Jessica, Bryan, Kyla, Jason, Erin, Kristen, Heather, Joanna and great grandchildren Meredith and Abigail. Predeceased by his parents Frank and Mary and his siblings Paul and Amelia. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he married Doreen in Espanola in 1951. Walter was a miner at INCO for 38 years, retiring in 1986. He owned and operated Penage Golf Course for 38 years. Walter was a member of St. Pius X Church and the Lively Senior Citizens. He and Doreen enjoyed many winters in Florida. He will be lovingly remembered as a hard working, friendly man who was always ready for a visit, or with some good advice. Resting at the LOUGHEED FUNERAL HOME, 252 Regent St. at Hazel St. Funeral Mass in St. Pius X Church, Lively, Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 10 am. Cremation at the Parklawn Crematorium. Prayers 4:30 pm. Monday.
I got my awesome Mazda3 Sport last night and I love it! I wish I didn’t have to be taking a day off of work to drive half the day, but Gramps is in the hospital and I gotta get there. I’m not sure how long he has left to live, so this might be the last time I see him.
Update
He passed away this morning. I found out en route and turned around since I can’t do anything until the funeral.
I checked out a silver ’06 Mazda 3 Sport (hatchback) GS today, and left the dealer the owner. Win. It was a 1 owner lease return with very little milage on it. I talked the guy down $1500 with a little body language and a “that’s more than the car I came here to check out…” which they had sold prior to my appointment. Another win. I added a few things to the vehicle, and I get to pick it up some time next week. I have to update my license on Tuesday.
