Category Archives: Home Life

Why a PlayStation 3?

This weekend I finally decided to throw my vote in to the next-generation console fight when I went and bought a PlayStation 3 (PS3). I picked up a pre-owned 40GB model from a local GameStop along with Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and Burnout Paradise. I’d been thinking a while over which console interested me most, and which one offered the most compelling games, and here’s what it all boiled down to.

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Words Are Weak

Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

A good friend and pillar of my peer group passed away this morning. He had lymphoma.

He will truely be missed, and the greatest heartfelt sorrows goes out towards his widow, who will receive every single last bit of help and strength I have to offer.

We love you, Derek and Kassi.

New House

Amanda and I are going to be renting a new house starting at the end of June. We’re both so excited it’s palpable.

Bachelor Life

I bought a set of pots and pans today, along with a set of baking dishes. I’m going to start making larger meals and then taking the leftovers in for lunch. It should save me money and it’s probably a bit healthier, although the exact health value of Hamburger Helper Oven meals probably isn’t all that spectacular. But it’s better than I’ve been doing, and I actually feel like I’m living a life. For the first time since my breakup I feel like I’m my own person, and it’s pretty badass.

I did, however, find out the hard way that I forgot to get:

  • Plastic or wooden mixing spoons
  • A cutting board
  • Rubber scrapers
  • Something to put all the utensils in

I may be going back to Target tomorrow. I also bought a valence and a rather snazzy curtain rod for the thin window above my door, and I want a second opinion on the color before I hang it.