I have been kicking back mostly. Sleeping in longer than usual. looking outside at the dismal weather and closing my eyes to make it go away, drinking lots of green flowering tea and fucking around with my two kinects still in the dead of night. It’s strange how one of them always pans up and down and throws everything out of alignment.
Early Morning Open Thread
It rained today. So I spent most of yesterday afternoon leisurely in bed. Then I got up and got caught up on things. I even made a nice shrimp spaghetti with a tomato and wine sauce that turned out very well. 😀
But yeah, boring Sunday. I played some Serious Sam, went through some more gaming footage, wrote a few more scripts, and played with my two kinects. I might have to purchase a green screen to elimate background noise. I’m picking up waaaaay too much yellow over the censor (which can’t be read properly). I’ll test with some more camera placements tomorrow if I’m up to it. I have the rest of this week to goof around since I’m on holiday.
Now playing the community market
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned it here before, but I’m in the Steam Trading Card Beta. Which introduces a new profile layout and different features. It’s been a bit gimmicky, but otherwise it’s alright. I’ve been getting card drops from various games. You have the option of crafting them into badges (if you buy the ones that didn’t drop for you) or just selling them outright on the community market. I’ve done the latter, and as a result I’ve been getting some nice hats, background pictures for my new profile and a emoticon. Stuff I would never use my own money on for myself. I even got my father some Brocks Locks for fathers day. 🙂
ZOMG Jury Duty
That arrived in the mail. I am to appear in court in the beginning of august. I just filled out the questionnaire, will put it in the mailbox later or tomorrow.
Monitor update.
I got the shipping label so that I can send the fail monitor back. They guaranteed a refund so I’ve shopped around for another one from a different seller. Getting a brand new one non refurbished for just a few dollars more. Here’s hoping my woes can come to an end.
Organized Slacking.
I finally got around to rearranging some video footage and writing some short review scripts. Plus went over some of the Serious Sam footage from the night where I lost the internet. I have a brilliant idea for how I’m going to roll those out. I’ll work on those probably on Sunday or Monday when I can get time to play with my mocap stuff. We have company staying over for the weekend. Another excuse to slack off.
My replacement monitor arrived today. Now with over 23 stuck pixels!
Seriously, do these people even check their products before sending them? I wrote them back just now demanding to return it for a refund. I’m done asking for a replacement. I have someone waiting to buy my monitor and I can’t just keep them waiting while these people play fucking musical chairs with displays…
Goodbye Walkman. Hello Sansa.
Last night as I was listening to some tunes in bed my Sony Walkman decided to get stuck in an infinite restarting loop. Tried resetting it, nothing. Tried plugging it into my computers, not recognized. So I’ve been on a researching adventure trying to find what mp3 player to replace it with. I’m going to try SanDisk this time around. I’ve heard good things about them, especially regarding storage capacity.
Oh, and also it’s vacation time bitches!
2 more days…
Then my vacation starts. I’ll be glad to get away from the damn tar aroma. I nearly laughed yesterday when I heard our head boss tell us that the tar being used to repair the roof isn’t toxic in the slightest… Sure, that’s why people are getting headaches, sore throats, sour stomachs and burning eyes. He should have gone into the scientific field! Of course this is the same guy that wanted me to get rid of the blue in my hair because it wasn’t streaked even though it is.
This proves my point. The higher up you are in management the dumber you are.