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Archives for: January 2009

01/31/09

Permalink 02:03:48 pm, by stjeanp Email , 195 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Home and Garden

Major Ikea Scores!

I went out to Ikea this morning to take a look at the bed that they had on sale. I got there about a half an hour before the store opened, but in time for breakfast. Unfortunately the hundreds of other people had exactly the same idea. So, to the back… more »

01/30/09

Permalink 09:20:00 pm, by stjeanp Email , 125 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Books

Princeps Fury

This one's taken a while to get through, what with me starting school and everything. I actually started it on the train ride back from Illinois but had to put it down because of the insanity that was January. Now that I'm done I can say that I really… more »

01/26/09

Permalink 03:50:45 pm, by stjeanp Email , 192 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Television

Moving to FiOS TV And A New Tivo

I have FiOS, the business class service because I wanted static IPs so that I could host things like this blog. In mid-December Verizon had me change netblocks to allow us business customers to take advantage of new products and/or services. Well, it t… more »

01/21/09

Permalink 06:00:12 pm, by stjeanp Email , 75 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Shooting

Adventures In Reloading

A friend was selling a Lee 1000 press, and it was a good enough deal that I couldn't pass it up. I've been talking about getting in to reloading for a while now, and this is perfect for my needs. I've got to put a bench together and do a bunch of readi… more »

01/20/09

Permalink 09:52:31 pm, by stjeanp Email , 76 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: School

Grad School Starts

Well... Today's officially the first day of grad school and I'm busy signing in to resources, posting introductions, and generally getting class stuff in order. I'm taking 2 classes (Accounting and Operations Management) this semester, both deficiencie… more »

01/16/09

Permalink 11:39:42 pm, by stjeanp Email , 133 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Arts

King Tut At The DMA

I got to go to the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art tonight. The museum does a few nights a year where they're open until midnight, so I took advantage of that to avoid some of the crowds. That wasn't to be, the museum was actually really c… more »

01/08/09

Permalink 03:29:33 pm, by stjeanp Email , 84 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Computers

The MacBook Pro Just Got Roomier

I went back to the FastMac booth today to get the new drive installed. After a couple hours of moving data it came back with me. I went from 21 to 211 gigs free and looking at the specs of the new drive, it's faster, cooler, quieter, and uses less powe… more »

01/07/09

Permalink 03:48:06 pm, by stjeanp Email , 90 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Computers

MacWorld Expo 2009

I got a little time to head over to the expo floor today to look around at what I could find. Snagged a couple iPhone and iPod cases, got some free software including Avery's label designer stuff, Sun's VirtualBox, and VMWare Fusion. The only other thi… more »