The arrival of many things

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Today, three packages are scheduled to arrive. First arrival should be the control decks that Langdon and I ordered about 8 weeks ago. The second package should be my new Klipsch surround sound speakers that I ordered last week. I ordered two in-walls for the front, a center channel and two in-ceiling for the rear. Not my ideal choice, but given the layout of our new place, it was the most practical solution. Third package will be the furniture we ordered for Skyler and Gauge's rooms. We ordered some unfinished alder wood furniture with plans to finish them ourselves. Next week, my new Yamaha rx-v2600 receiver should arrive. I already received the HDMI cable I ordered last week. I still need to get a 15 foot component cable. Hopefully, I can schedule the wiring for the speakers some time next week.

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Material things

Monday, June 19, 2006

I always feel a little selfish when I add items to the list of things I want. Recently I have wanted a few new things and have been trying to ignore the urge to just go buy them on impulse. Here are a few of things I wanted to buy this year and brief explanations of why I want them. Also, I have listed the potential drawbacks for these purchases.

1) Kids wakeboard: I like to go wakeboarding with my friend Alex as often I as I can. Sometimes, Skyler and Gauge go with us. Skyler really wants to try wakebording but is way too small for the adult size wakeboard that Alex has. However, since I dont own a boat, I am not sure how much use the wakeboard would end up getting used.

2) Boat: Since I have been going out on the water with Alex I have really had a craving to buy a boat. I have always enjoyed water-sports and just cruising around on the water. Wakeboarding is an awesome rush kind of like snowboarding. On the downside, boats are expensive and I don't really have place to keep one.

3) 4-wheelers: For about a year and a half I have wanted to buy a couple of 4-wheelers for the kids. I think they would have an awesome time riding them. I always loved riding motorcycles and other terrain vehicles when I was younger. Once I buy the 4-wheelers I will also have to buy a trailer to haul them a around on. Also, I don't really want to take the kids an hour away to go ride them and I don't know of any place they could ride them by our house.

Besides these things, my second monitor at home has recently started to give me a bunch of problems. it doesn't want to turn on after being off for an extended period. It has a pink haze to it and seems unrelated to current settings setup. If I replace one I almost have to replace both to keep them as a matched set.

I know, there are kids starving in 3^rd world countries and I am worried about dual monitors and a boat. Like I said, I feel guilty for being selfish but I work hard and I like to play hard too. Besides what is the use of working really hard if you can't enjoy it?

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