Oh. :P Again brain shutting down.

I got a loud bang and a spark but that was all. Everything else went really smooth and I got my Goldbergian Pump system back up and running. It sounds like I am complaining but this seriously might go down as one of my best days ever because so far I'm getting through it.

Heh - I've had the loud bang and spark... and I'm TRAINED in this shit! Pretty fun when you're working on 480 volt stuff. And by "fun", I mean fun in the change-your-undies kind of way.

Had to do some Goldbergization yesterday myself, but nothing as critical as what you're trying to accomplish at the inn. Good on you for making it work!

Stayed up and watched my favorite English premier league team Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 and still head the table with 4 games left.Possible first title in 24 years wooooohoooo. Now if only the Dallas Cowboys win the Superbowl next season would make a very sweet dreams 12 months heheh

FreeFileSync

I'll tell you what made me happy yesterday. Yesterday I installed Yesterday on my new ASUS VivoTab Note 8, and it ran. It just ran, without any problem, slowness or anything, and I was able to interact with the game, using the hover of the wacom stylus like I would use a mouse hover. That's exactly what I was hoping for from this tablet, so this first test is really encouraging.

I got that bloody thread locked

I really do have friends here.

I re-re-re-tried alpha centauri and for some reason i just found myself completely hooked this time.

I think I'm getting pretty close to that retry myself.
This time I got on with the gameplay just fine, but Jesus christ the 3D models of the Units are ugly.
And the technology advancements where a bit overwhelming so after a while I just skimmed through them.

The power came back on! after 34 #$%% hours.. Was a hell of a time though:

1.)Woke up yesterday morning at between 4am from the sound of the neighbour's generator turning on, which I knew meant that the power was out.
2.)Want to leave early to avoid traffic for a class I wish to attend but find that I cannot open the motorized gate (of the people I'm renting from) due to the power outage.
3.)Wait anxiously for them to wake up.
4.)Go to class, but cannot keep my eyes open.
5.)Buy a Nestle Bar One and decide to come back home to capture some Zzz's before I start working.
6.)Find 3 workers on the roof of my flat with big-ass hammers fixing something.
7.)Nearly bust open my head against the gate while pushing it open.
8.)Choke on the Bar One.
9.)Hours tick away with no power with me desperately needing a coffee.
10.)Decide to drive to KFC for a burger and a coffee and return home.
11.)Find that the lady at KFC did not put the lid on properly and spill half of the coffee on the ground while getting out of the car.
12.)Throw out 4/5 liters of freshly squeezed naartjie juice that I spent hours making over the weekend because it had turned sour.
13.)Try to leave early again next morning but find that the owner had locked the gate.
14.)Wait anxiously for the owner to wake up.
15.)Make a very irate call to the local municipality.

....

Power on!
Needless to say I'm going to buy a big bottle/box of wine for the weekend. Sauvignon Blanc if I can afford it :P
Also, I feel like playing Transport Tycoon 2 or the original Prince of Persia...

edit : I always feel uneasy about being in a sombre mood due to some annoyance or inconvenience. After all, I could be in a country with a raging civil war :P

or I could be knee deep in water messing with electric wiring (Jeesh TinyE) ... glad you're still with us though

All night sleep-deprived multitasking Super Meat Boy marathon mixed with lovely conversation between myself, myself and that other guy who wears my face. Good times. Add a dentist's visit and I'll have pain, blood and pills to go along with it. If I can still play well after that, I'll feel good knowing I must have the reflexes of a methed-up ferret.

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I saw Game of Thrones, season 4, episode 2 and Geoffrey died. I re-watched the scene of his death 4 times, cheering with my fist and going "yeah!" the whole time.

Long dead the king!

It wasn't as good as my fantasy where king's Landing gets invaded, Goeffrey sits on his throne, a knight barges into the throne room on his horse and ride a lance through the little git's guts, toppling the throne in the process.

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My lovely daughter hit a milestone age (I'm a bit paranoid about being specific)

"A ray of sunshine" is not even close to what she brings to friends and family......I'm bursting with pride.

Got a 'hundred on an Econ test.