Well, Looky Here - An Update!
Ok, where to start.
First, Christmas was fantastic. Lots of family (my side and Zelia's) and lots of food. But that's what the holidays are about - family and eating. Yes, I got presents, but that's not the main thing. Although, I got some very cool stuff.
The big gift I got was from Zelia and it was the V500 Logitech Wireless Notebook Mouse. I was not expecting this one, as I had asked for the V400 (I may have mentioned it in previous posts). Zelia had an interesting story and I'll try to sum up: Even though Staples and Future Shop and other stores had a space all ready for the V400 (I know, I checked) at the beginning of November (well, second week), it was las year's model and so Logitech decided not to ship it out. WTF? I mean, why go to all the trouble and effort of telling all your retailers that yes, this mouse is coming out, so make sure there is a spot on your display shelfs for it and then decided not to do it. Granted, once can still order it directly from Logitech, but still, all that teasing. Bastards, all of them. So that is why I got the V500 and I love it. Absolutly love it.
The second big gift I got was from my parents: a notebook backpack. I love it too. I had a nice notebook case with a shoulder strap, but waiting for the bus caused my one shoulder to get a little painful. Plus it was a bit big for taking on the bus all the time. I found this great one from CaseLogic. Room for my notebook, my cooler, all the extras plus books, papers, etc. It's awesome.
The big gift Zelia got was the automatic car starter. I never mentioned it here because she reads this blog. One day just before the holidays, I took the day off and said I was going to spend the day shopping. So I rode in with Zelia to work, and then took the car to do the shopping. Of course, I had already set up an appointment to drop the car off and Zelia's dad picked me up and the two of us went shopping.
Things almost went awry when on the way in, Zelia said that since I was in town we should go out for lunch, since I'll have the car. My mind raced: what excuses could I use not to go out for lunch, as I wouldn't have the car. I said that I was going to be shopping for her, and she said that's fine, she wouldn't look at the gifts. I then said I'll see what I could do. I was able to formulate a plan - I would tell her that I called her parents with a question, found out her dad was shopping too, and that we decided to shop together and that he was driving. Whew.
I was called when the car was done, Zelia's dad dropped me off and everything was fine. The only thing was that for the automatic locks (an extra I added) the installers had to add a motor to the driver's side door so that they would work. This made unlocking the car manually a little stiff, as you had to move the motor as well. I just told Zelia that the lock was sticking and that if necessary, we would have it looked at after the holidays. She was none the wiser.
When she opened the little box and took the control out, she looked at me and with a subtly confused look, asked me if I had something done to the car. She had no idea how I could have possible had anything done, as she has the car all the time. I took her to the door and told her to push the yellow button twice. When she saw the car start up, she was so very happy. I think she liked it.
Ok, that's it for the holidays. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Worked New Year's Eve (as usual). This year was great: no fights and only a few people were kicked out for being way too drunk. Two things different this year that helped: a new crowd/promoter and it was a cash bar! That was great, especially since the bar was charging a lot for a drink. Even a lot for water. And I got to go home early - 3:30 in the morning instead of like 6. Yay! That was my first time checking ID and it was crazy. The promoters had a really crappy system, but since this was their first year, it was decided that they would make the final decisions. Next year, we'll tell them how we can make them better. I hope.
Spent several days over the last two weeks working at a mall site. Yippy. Walking around for 6 hours a day. In winter weather. Wonderful. But it's over now. It's nothing but a memory.
There, no wasn't the wait worth it?
First, Christmas was fantastic. Lots of family (my side and Zelia's) and lots of food. But that's what the holidays are about - family and eating. Yes, I got presents, but that's not the main thing. Although, I got some very cool stuff.
The big gift I got was from Zelia and it was the V500 Logitech Wireless Notebook Mouse. I was not expecting this one, as I had asked for the V400 (I may have mentioned it in previous posts). Zelia had an interesting story and I'll try to sum up: Even though Staples and Future Shop and other stores had a space all ready for the V400 (I know, I checked) at the beginning of November (well, second week), it was las year's model and so Logitech decided not to ship it out. WTF? I mean, why go to all the trouble and effort of telling all your retailers that yes, this mouse is coming out, so make sure there is a spot on your display shelfs for it and then decided not to do it. Granted, once can still order it directly from Logitech, but still, all that teasing. Bastards, all of them. So that is why I got the V500 and I love it. Absolutly love it.
The second big gift I got was from my parents: a notebook backpack. I love it too. I had a nice notebook case with a shoulder strap, but waiting for the bus caused my one shoulder to get a little painful. Plus it was a bit big for taking on the bus all the time. I found this great one from CaseLogic. Room for my notebook, my cooler, all the extras plus books, papers, etc. It's awesome.
The big gift Zelia got was the automatic car starter. I never mentioned it here because she reads this blog. One day just before the holidays, I took the day off and said I was going to spend the day shopping. So I rode in with Zelia to work, and then took the car to do the shopping. Of course, I had already set up an appointment to drop the car off and Zelia's dad picked me up and the two of us went shopping.
Things almost went awry when on the way in, Zelia said that since I was in town we should go out for lunch, since I'll have the car. My mind raced: what excuses could I use not to go out for lunch, as I wouldn't have the car. I said that I was going to be shopping for her, and she said that's fine, she wouldn't look at the gifts. I then said I'll see what I could do. I was able to formulate a plan - I would tell her that I called her parents with a question, found out her dad was shopping too, and that we decided to shop together and that he was driving. Whew.
I was called when the car was done, Zelia's dad dropped me off and everything was fine. The only thing was that for the automatic locks (an extra I added) the installers had to add a motor to the driver's side door so that they would work. This made unlocking the car manually a little stiff, as you had to move the motor as well. I just told Zelia that the lock was sticking and that if necessary, we would have it looked at after the holidays. She was none the wiser.
When she opened the little box and took the control out, she looked at me and with a subtly confused look, asked me if I had something done to the car. She had no idea how I could have possible had anything done, as she has the car all the time. I took her to the door and told her to push the yellow button twice. When she saw the car start up, she was so very happy. I think she liked it.
Ok, that's it for the holidays. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Worked New Year's Eve (as usual). This year was great: no fights and only a few people were kicked out for being way too drunk. Two things different this year that helped: a new crowd/promoter and it was a cash bar! That was great, especially since the bar was charging a lot for a drink. Even a lot for water. And I got to go home early - 3:30 in the morning instead of like 6. Yay! That was my first time checking ID and it was crazy. The promoters had a really crappy system, but since this was their first year, it was decided that they would make the final decisions. Next year, we'll tell them how we can make them better. I hope.
Spent several days over the last two weeks working at a mall site. Yippy. Walking around for 6 hours a day. In winter weather. Wonderful. But it's over now. It's nothing but a memory.
There, no wasn't the wait worth it?
posted by Deathstroke at 7:48 a.m.
1 Comments:
I totally agree - a warm car is very, very nice....:D
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