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a generic Fruit Chew?
Sorry, a bit of an inside joke developed by Funkie, Leaker, Speechless, Goff, and myself (Dukie), but it has nothing to do with my actual following post. This statement is simply in response to a comment posted by someone named 'Anonymous' in response to it being roughly 2 months since my last post. So here we go...
I've been looking at new TVs for a few months, and Circuit City ran a deal on a 52 inch Samsung 750 Series on sale with 3 years no interest financing. I applied for financing online, and was denied (WTF Mate?) I think I may have incorrectly answered a history question by stating I never lived in Dayton. This is true, however, I think the algorithm sucked and interpreted a Beavercreek or Fairborn ZipCode to actually be in Dayton. Anyway, I was probably distracted by something shiny, and then 30 minutes later my phone rings and it's CC's credit department asking if I was still interested in the line of credit I applied for. I said sure, and they proceeded to hook me up with an additional discount making the TV cheaper than if I were to buy it on Amazon. Good Deal. The old Sony 32" CRT was moved to my bedroom upstairs by Michael and I. I'm never moving that Tv again, until I either sell it, or move, it's fraking heavy. Click the Pic for the Flickr Link with amusing quips about my AV setup. Note the one about the Xbox 360, very amusing.
ARP and I are going to attempt another Jimmy's Brother performance second week of October. (Details as soon as she gets back from HFES.) I decided I needed a new acoustic, with a pickup, so I went to Guitar Center last weekend and told Aaron, the salesman, to just let me play for a few hours, and I'd walk out with a new guitar, and he'd get his commission. As I was playing my way through their stock, I was amused at the number of people who came in, played 3 guitars in five minutes, then walked out. Apparently, I was the only person present who was actually dedicated enough to try one, try another, retry the first, try a third, and so on until I found one that I liked. Watching the window shoppers was amusing, especially the guys whose girlfriends who were totally not interested in being in the store yet still good-natured enough to humor their bf's rock star dreams. As I played, I was occasionally asked where I learned to play, what I thought about this guitar versus that one, and how often I practiced. I think GC should just hire me to come in on the weekends and act like a undercover salesman. Nah, my fingers would bleed from playing for 8 hours a day, then I wouldn't be able to program come Monday morning. Callouses would definitely get a work out though. Anyway, I settled on an black Ovation with a nice inlay around the sound hole. It also has a built in pickup, 3 EQ sliders, and an integrated tuner (very handy.) GC had 3 of this model in stock, but the string height on the other two were uncomfortably too high. The one I came home with felt good from the start, and I got a nice hard shell case to keep her in as well.
Alrighty, that's all for me now. Stay tuned for updates about the UK trip, as well as my report about my wind storm experiences.
Sorry, a bit of an inside joke developed by Funkie, Leaker, Speechless, Goff, and myself (Dukie), but it has nothing to do with my actual following post. This statement is simply in response to a comment posted by someone named 'Anonymous' in response to it being roughly 2 months since my last post. So here we go...
I've been looking at new TVs for a few months, and Circuit City ran a deal on a 52 inch Samsung 750 Series on sale with 3 years no interest financing. I applied for financing online, and was denied (WTF Mate?) I think I may have incorrectly answered a history question by stating I never lived in Dayton. This is true, however, I think the algorithm sucked and interpreted a Beavercreek or Fairborn ZipCode to actually be in Dayton. Anyway, I was probably distracted by something shiny, and then 30 minutes later my phone rings and it's CC's credit department asking if I was still interested in the line of credit I applied for. I said sure, and they proceeded to hook me up with an additional discount making the TV cheaper than if I were to buy it on Amazon. Good Deal. The old Sony 32" CRT was moved to my bedroom upstairs by Michael and I. I'm never moving that Tv again, until I either sell it, or move, it's fraking heavy. Click the Pic for the Flickr Link with amusing quips about my AV setup. Note the one about the Xbox 360, very amusing.
ARP and I are going to attempt another Jimmy's Brother performance second week of October. (Details as soon as she gets back from HFES.) I decided I needed a new acoustic, with a pickup, so I went to Guitar Center last weekend and told Aaron, the salesman, to just let me play for a few hours, and I'd walk out with a new guitar, and he'd get his commission. As I was playing my way through their stock, I was amused at the number of people who came in, played 3 guitars in five minutes, then walked out. Apparently, I was the only person present who was actually dedicated enough to try one, try another, retry the first, try a third, and so on until I found one that I liked. Watching the window shoppers was amusing, especially the guys whose girlfriends who were totally not interested in being in the store yet still good-natured enough to humor their bf's rock star dreams. As I played, I was occasionally asked where I learned to play, what I thought about this guitar versus that one, and how often I practiced. I think GC should just hire me to come in on the weekends and act like a undercover salesman. Nah, my fingers would bleed from playing for 8 hours a day, then I wouldn't be able to program come Monday morning. Callouses would definitely get a work out though. Anyway, I settled on an black Ovation with a nice inlay around the sound hole. It also has a built in pickup, 3 EQ sliders, and an integrated tuner (very handy.) GC had 3 of this model in stock, but the string height on the other two were uncomfortably too high. The one I came home with felt good from the start, and I got a nice hard shell case to keep her in as well.
Alrighty, that's all for me now. Stay tuned for updates about the UK trip, as well as my report about my wind storm experiences.
posted by Allen @ 7:08 PM
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