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Don’t you just hate it when your computer is on the fritz?

For the last week or so my desktop has been randomly losing access to my home network.  It would be chugging along, interneting etc. and suddenly I have an ip, I can (sometimes) even renew my ip but will not be able to ping in network or out or access the Internet through any applications.  After a few days of troubleshooting, resetting default settings checking the router (who survived being over powered by the wrong cord with little to no noticeable damage aside from some dead LEDs), removing the one newly installed program, and being baffled that it was spontaneously telling me I was on a 1Gbt network (I’m not and with no connectivity?).  Nothing worked.

Eventually I downloaded the latest drivers (mine were from February but there was a new release that I didn’t have from last week.)  So far I haven’t had the problem again.  Which is good.  I don’t want to stick another network card in there or wrangle a new wire through the wall so close to moving out.  I have not idea why it would just suddenly start to flail.  Maybe my magic blue smoke turned purple or something.

With that hopefully in hand – tomorrow I’m going to try my hand at pot stickers.  It took me forever to find the won-ton wrappers but I eventually prevailed (why are they not by the other tofu Target!)  They will be beef not pork with various things in them.  Anyone have any non peppers suggestions?

Also!  for those who haven’t heard, they are making another Fullmetal Alchemist series that will more closely follow the ongoing manga!  The first episode is out in Japan, and Funimation claims they will be streaming it shortly after each release.  There were some other video upload sites that had it, you can search for those on your own if you are interested.

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of Watchmen and the new Dresden Files book…

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New apartment paperwork was sent in but the office still hasn’t picked it up (we have a signature required and email notification from USPS on it.)  Getting a bit antsy, as I don’t really want to finalize my moving arrangements before I get that done, but they have to be done well ahead of time.  The place is nice, but hopefully we won’t have to interact too much with the office staff.  Or at least need the office staff being prompt about anything…

Otherwise, had my estimate done for the move. MUCH less than I thought it would be, though it will go up if Roommate #2 sends me info for stuff she wants moved with mine.  Leaving a day earlier than I planned but that’s ok.   Can’t find anyone in the area I know who wants to see a Metal/Rock concert with me anyway.  :(  I hope Slipknot loops their tour back up into the Twin Cities again. (Or if anyone is interested, I will adjust my move dates! May 14th in CR – or 13th in Mankato, MN (Mankato?  odd place but wtv.))

SuperProject of Doom launched, finally.   @qrevolution/hitokori and I are awesome.  Looks great and works!  Now we are on SuperDifferentProjectOfVeryLarge

Not much else going on.  Finished Gears of War with Roommate #2, started The Force Unleashed (can’t start a new FPS without finishing the old one, or I won’t ever finish it.)  Also, after watching the credits, there needs to be more woman in the gaming industry.  I would totally do it, but 80 weeks are not my friend, and I would burn out and it wouldn’t even be awesomely.

Getting really excited for the move!

(Will eventually fix the crappy rounded corners on blog and mismatched orange shades.  It’s hard to do non-’work’ work that is exactly like work…)

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