February 17th, 2010
Currently listening to: "Sparks" by Röyksopp.
Feeling: the kotatsu is burning my left knee
My 3rd Xbox 360 died on me the other day. I'm possibly half way through playing Bioshock 2 and it started freezing on me. Then, after a stalled reboot,
3 red lights. Funny that the R.R.O.D. is the most common failure with that console but this is the first time it's happened to me. My first Xbox had disc read errors like
crazy. This was way back before we had the option of installing games to the hard drive. I sent it in for repairs and it was returned to me but was put together improperly.
I noticed right away that the casing was cracked. I realized that they reassembled it in the dark or something because I couldn't plug a single cable into it anywhere. Smooth.
I sent that one in and I was given a new console. That one ended up overheating (2 red lights). I sent that one in and was given a new one. So that's 3 consoles and 4 returns.
Bleh. I just wish it would have happened 2 days before God of War 3 came out.
Finally got around to opening the back of my speaker cabinet that I use with my Fender Showman. Clean as a
whistle inside. I was really impressed. I was surprised when
I didn't recognize the speakers. No logos or anything, just serial numbers. Andrew knew what they were right away.
Chicago Telephone Supply speakers that were sometimes
used with Fenders until the mid-60s. Very cool that the cabinet is 100% vintage but truth be told, if I can find the money, I'll replace those speakers with something
better as they really lack punch. That ridiculously oversized (but sweet looking) cabinet does give me some good low end, though.
Getting our taxes done on Saturday. Curious what sort of breaks we'll get now that we're parents.
Yuka got me an outstanding Valentine's Day/early birthday present in the form of a reclining chair to use on the floor at the kotatsu. We'd bought a really nice
wooden chair at the end of the summer but unless you have a cushion that doesn't move, your back never gets comfortable. No more! This thing rules. It's really comfy in
any position and I can lie flat on it to take a nap. Jesus fucking christ, this paragraph makes me feel old.
I finally broke through my lowest weight barrier with Wii Fit on Monday. (Oh, I've upgraded to Wii Fit Plus, which rules.) I couldn't ever get past 174.4 lbs and I
finally hit 174.2. I know, it's trivial but sometimes you have to savor the small victories. I've resolved that I likely won't ever get down to 166 lbs, which is what my
"ideal weight" is supposed to be, so I'm shooting for 170. For a guy that's almost 33 years old, 6'1" and was
raised in southern Indiana, I'm way ahead of the curve compared
to most Americans.