April 23, 2007

My HTPC Setup

Even though I am very much into gadgets and home theater, our setup is very “retro”. My cabinet is this huge hulking behemoth of wood with doors on the top with the TV and a few IR inputs behind it, and doors on the bottom that hide my HTPC when it is hooked up, my receiver, DVD player, VCR, wireless router, and a few others. I really like the setup.

Along with the theater cabinet all of the furniture is heavy wood, big wooden tables, and lamps to match. The only thing that I really want in here that would complete the setup is a grandfather clock. Clocks are just one of those things that no matter how much technology changes and gets better (and in some cases worse) they pretty much stay the same. They do their job. Might as well have something attractive as well as functional.

Lists…

Well, I was going to try and see if I could afford getting plane tickets for the wife to go to Kerrville TX next month, but at this point it doesn’t look like she is going to make it. That kind of sucks, but it’s just one of those things.

We have been making lists of some things that we need to get before we go on our next vacation though, and as much as I hate spending money we need to get a new set of luggage. I have always pretty much been fine with just using my old canvas carry on, but for any kind of traveling where we have to pack heavy, that just doesn’t work well.

I need a Do-Over…

…for the day if not the entire week. This whole week has just been completely FUBAR and I feel like ranting and cursing so for those with delicate ears, don’t bother reading the extended entry.

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