Work? Nah

Got the weekend off from both jobs.  First time that's happened in, oh I don't know...months!  Spent some quality time with my wife playing Burnout: Revenge on my 360.  She's really taken to it and enjoying the hell out of it.  In fact, I've never seen her get some competitive in my life!  She was nearly swearing when she'd get side-checked by an opponent.  You'd think she was going to turn green and toss the TV out the window.  I knew she had a gamer hidden inside, I just had to figure out how to unleash it.  Any suggestions on what to get next?  I'm gonna teach her UNO on XBLA tonight. 

On the home-hunt, went to our first 2 open houses yesterday.  Both were relatively nice, however, neither fit what we need.  The first house was asking ~$150k and it was specacularly small.  One level with 3 BR, but the problem was the layout sucked.  BAD.  And half of the property was unusable, as it was basically a 90 degree uphill backyard.  Umm...yeah.  Not gonna do that.  Next stop was a split-level house.  Very nice house, but the master BR was smaller than the BR in my apartment.  Again...nice, but not really great.  But since we're just starting to look, it was expected.  I love house hunting.  I"m to the point now that I may just contact a builder and start from scratch.  That way, I get what I want without anything I don't.  I just hope I can find a builder who's decent.  Most in this area are not that great.  A couple have gone to PMITA prison...gotta love E. TN.

Posted by Sgt_Bilbo @ 8:43 am EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

Work, work...sleep...work some more

Working 2 jobs officially sucks. 

Currently, as stated yesterday, my wife and I are starting to look for a house, as were very tired of throwing our hard-earned gas money down the bottomless pit that is apartment rental.  That, and a crazy neighbor that just creeps us out is another very good reason to leave our current abode.  This all sounds wonderful, but theres a small catch.  Im double employed!

I took the 2nd job at BB to earn a little extra income, but the problem has now become that theyre working me to DEATH.  Im full-time and salaried at my primary job and already pull 40+ hours at that one.  Tack on an addl 20+ hours, and it makes house hunting incredibly difficult.  Plus, getting the management to understand I need more time away from the store so I can actually get my life together just doesnt seem to be clicking.  So, Im going to talk to the management today to see if I can get a nice reduction in hours so I can find a house and maybe, just maybe, purchase. 

The highlight of the new house is my home theater.  My wife (God bless her) has allowed me to have the basement for my own decor and design.  SO...in the spirit of all things grandiose and overblown, Im going to build a complete home theater.  Depending on the basement size, Im going with a 50-57" 1080p DLP from either Toshiba, Samsung, or Mitsubishi and adding either a Pioneer or Yamaha receiver and Klipsch speakers.  Im hoping I can pull off a decent wiring job and use some cheap curtains from Target to achieve the full theater look.  Im estimating around a month to get EVERYTHING done in there, but well see once I actually get the house. 

Cant wait to see Prey on a large-screen TV with full surround sound in a good acoustic room.  Ahhh...tis nice to dream...


Posted by Sgt_Bilbo @ 9:37 am EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

Stuck at work without a

Im new to the 2Old2Play community, so Im not really sure where to begin. ;;

Currently, I sit in my cubicle, dreaming of law school and wanting to blast the everloving crap out of beastly aliens in Prey. ;; The game now resides in my Xbox360, however, I am not with it at the moment. ;; After playing through some of the initial level this morning, I keep wanting to play more and see more of the incredible scenery and environments (though the blood and gore dont hurt, either). ;; Sad to say, though, is that I wont get to buy another game for a good long while. ;; My wife and I are now saving for a house and as a result, my gaming budget has now dwindled to basically nothing. ;;

On the upside, the wife has given permission to get a new TV once we buy the house. ;; While I will be surprised if someone actually reads my blog entries, any suggestions for a good projection TV would be appreciated. ;;

Until tomorrow...I bid you adieu!

Posted by Sgt_Bilbo @ 3:20 pm EDT | Permalink | 4 Comments