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Friday, December 26th, 2008 02:16 pmI just realized all I've eaten today so far is half a can of Pringles, some chocolate, and a few Korean puffed corn snack thingies. Oh, and a marzipan egg.
We had nice weather for Xmas eve and Xmas - in the high 60s. I went for a walk and didn't even need to wear my jacket. Today is cooler though. In the 50s, ::brrrr::
Q gave me an unused/unopened VCR he had hanging around at his place, as I had mentioned having a VCR would be useful on occasion. I don't need a fancy Tivo system or DVD-recorder... just something to tape a show once in a while, for watching it later. I had better buy a few more blank tapes if I come across them, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
andrewducker linked to an article about the last major manufacturer of blank tapes leaving the business.
I also hooked up cables from the DTV converter box and VCR to the speaker system, so we can get nice speaker sound even with regular TV now, not just when watching DVDs. I still have an analog TV and no cable or satellite service as of yet, but I like how much clearer the digital channels are (using the converter box and antenna), as compared to the analog versions.
FF got me a nice massage mat, but it turned out to be defective, and the store she bought it from (Linens 'n Things) is going out of business. So I have to see if it is still possible to get a refund or exchange. I'd love to open the mat up to see if I can fix the mechanism myself (seems like something may just be stuck, but maybe the controller chip is bad), but doing so would void the warranty.
We had nice weather for Xmas eve and Xmas - in the high 60s. I went for a walk and didn't even need to wear my jacket. Today is cooler though. In the 50s, ::brrrr::
Q gave me an unused/unopened VCR he had hanging around at his place, as I had mentioned having a VCR would be useful on occasion. I don't need a fancy Tivo system or DVD-recorder... just something to tape a show once in a while, for watching it later. I had better buy a few more blank tapes if I come across them, as
andrewducker linked to an article about the last major manufacturer of blank tapes leaving the business.I also hooked up cables from the DTV converter box and VCR to the speaker system, so we can get nice speaker sound even with regular TV now, not just when watching DVDs. I still have an analog TV and no cable or satellite service as of yet, but I like how much clearer the digital channels are (using the converter box and antenna), as compared to the analog versions.
FF got me a nice massage mat, but it turned out to be defective, and the store she bought it from (Linens 'n Things) is going out of business. So I have to see if it is still possible to get a refund or exchange. I'd love to open the mat up to see if I can fix the mechanism myself (seems like something may just be stuck, but maybe the controller chip is bad), but doing so would void the warranty.
