gobb0

new living room

2007-02-13T05:54:27Z

So this past weekend my mom came into town to help with painting/fixing/moving my place around. This is what it turned into:

I thought it turned out ok, hopefully the rest (meaning the ceiling) will turn out well too. They just need some sanding/painting at this point.

ello

2007-01-13T15:15:36Z

Well, people may have wondered what happened to me, what with the long absence from lj. Yes I still exist, and everything seems to be going well thus far. Work is generally good, though I have a project due shortly so I'm somewhat stressed about that. Corey recently moved out so now I have more room at my place again (living with Megan). Oh and no I'm not dating Megan, but that is a recent turn.

Hmm hmm, I'm going to be going to England around mid-late April, and Origins in July. Origins was a given, but this time I'm taking off for a full week so it should be extra fun. England should be good too, seeing family and some touristy stuff should be cool.

I don't have much else to say, though I'm betting there is lots people might to know.

gobb0 @ 2006-08-26T15:39:00

2006-08-26T19:40:09Z

View Poll: Car preference

I recently took my car to the mechanic to see what kind of problems it was having. Turns out that the transmission is on the way out. It would have taken $2,500 to fix so instead I'm going to drive it for a while more (1-2 months) and then get a new vehicle. I already have some ones that I am aiming for:
vw rabbit for its horsepower
scion xA for its feature to price ratio along with better gas milage
and the Honda Fit for the in-between.
There is also the Nissan Versa which isn't too bad either.

I guess I just would prefer the fit or xA because Toyota and Honda have the best track record for reliability and mpg. Anybody have a favorite among these?
OOoooh, I could do a poll.

condo

2006-07-24T19:37:12Z

Wooo
I am now the proud owner of a condo in midtown. It is a 2 bedroom 1 bath with a bit bigger of a kitchen than my current. I just closed today (Monday) and have the keys now. I also just talked to two guys about getting the floors refinished, which should (hopefully) be done by Thursday evening. This means quite a lot of moving this coming weekend (fun!). The bad part of this is that from this Friday until next week Thursday the interweb will be down for me :(. That is apparently the earliest that Comcast could come by to do it.

So I get happy week of packing and dealing with the move. Oh and if anyone feels like helping me move stuff this coming weekend, I would certainly appreciate it.

slew of stuff

2006-05-02T03:05:05Z

Well first I just got my written offer today, so I will be starting work at assurant on the 15th. Yay for me. Should be a much better job, benefit wise, kind of work wise, and all around atmosphere wise. The only hard part will be living through the 2 weeks at my current job. I dunno what they (geostats) are going to do about me leaving, I'm sure they'll be ok, but they definately are going to need someone to replace me.

Second, I am in the process of getting pre-approved for a mortgage so I can go look for places soon. This will be cool, I can't wait to actually start owning rather than renting.

Third, and best of all, I had an incredible date with Heather aka lucky this past weekend (Friday/Saturday). The Inman park festival was great and I'll post some pics at some point in the future.

ren fair, response

2006-05-01T04:10:29Z

In response to a ren. fair post I saw on live journal:

You should, if you ever get the chance, check out the Ren. fest up in Tennessee/Nashville. It is much better (or at least I think so) and worth the drive. I've also been told the one in Texas is too, but I have no data to back that up.
I also plan on going to it sometime in May (weekends are when it will be there).

It has better shading, more stuff, and a castle to tour. Coolest castle I have seen that someone lives in. Anyway,

Moo

blak

2006-04-09T18:14:31Z

So Coke just came out with Coke blak which comes in glass bottles similar to old coke, but with a whole new logo for it. It is coffee + coke, haven't tried it yet but I had to get some to try it out. Will update with results...

<5 minutes later>
Results are good, very interesting taste. Not really anything softdrink/coffee wise like it.

update

2005-12-16T01:08:33Z

Clicky for the reading.

gobb0 @ 2005-12-14T16:19:00

2005-12-14T21:19:48Z

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
guh

best spam EVAR

2005-11-28T00:31:23Z

I got this in a spam email, just look at it:
"Thought and father top order. Day of so, numeral, problem family
self. Phrase horse, space. Morning watch few. Eye, form mine
numeral number for matter. Set my mark, this came. Chance verb
next, point his subject. Dead shoulder, the. Finish interest,
were. Language energy cut, draw clothe, tie. This about, flat
an. Give, a there of imagine, few lay. "

Wow, one has to wonder what they were trying to say....

civ 4

2005-11-01T19:03:18Z

So I got civ 4 and am looking to play multiplayer. If you want to join in on a game let me know some time. I'm going for something where we meet once a week or so and play for an hour or so, or if not that then play by email.

update!

2005-10-27T16:14:33Z

Hmmm, lets see....
Just got done with shadow of the colossus, and it seems to me to be a prequel to ico. Very neat ending.

Got my costume for halloween the other day, still need one or two parts though.

Been really bored at work and have been playing games because of lack of things to do.

I dunno, lots of things happening this weekend. I'm going to go see something wicked at the center for puppetry arts this Saturday, should be fun. Others should go too, Saturday is the last day for it.

I'm getting civ4 today and others should get it too, I would love to play it multiplayer if others want to.
blah and things.

things

2005-10-07T16:59:14Z

Life is depressing and then you die.

new stuff, new place

2005-08-19T03:20:31Z

MM, desk

Ian's Birthday

2005-08-05T18:19:51Z

So I'm doing dinner tonight at Uncle Bud's. This is the one that you get to via 75 N, take the 285 west exit, but get off at the cobb pkwy exit. Turn right into the far turn left lane. Turn left into spring st. Take this for a while, you'll eventually see it on the right.

gobb0 @ 2005-08-03T14:51:00

2005-08-03T18:54:01Z

Hey, so I gain a year on my age this Friday. Anyone up for doing dinner with me somewhere? Possibilities include Meehan's, generic American, or some other type of restaurant. That is if people actually would want to.

So yeah Friday friday fri....

update woooooot

2005-08-02T00:17:06Z

Clicky for the reading.

internet

2005-07-21T12:58:17Z

Gah, so the router that I am connected to at my place is DEAD. This means my only access means while at home (for the moment) are through the wireless connection which is shit upstairs. Arghhh
Hopefully I can get something working...

another spiffy keyboard I want

2005-07-20T17:36:01Z

This keyboard has the keys themselves as tiny displays which relate to how they are mapped. Hopefully this will be available here within a year or so.

I really want it, mmm switching languages easily!

comcast / bellsouth

2005-07-19T18:58:22Z

Who do people recommend for high speed interweb access for midtown Atlanta? Just thought I'd get some opinions before choosing one over the other. Also to be noted is the fact that I won't be getting cable, so I'm looking for interweb only.

moving

2005-07-18T17:09:50Z

So I'm going to be moving to my new place (it is on Argonne ave, right off of Ponce) beginning of August. If anyone wishes to help me move my stuff I would be happy for the help. I love it, it is 1100 sq ft, 2 bed/1 bth with washer/drier, dishwasher, refridge, gas oven (I hate elec). It also is all hardwood floors!

hmmmmm

2005-07-18T15:26:11Z

Well I ended up breaking up with Heather Saturday evening. I hated doing it, but there was too much that was dissimilar between us. At least she took it better than I would have expected. Hopefully she'll still be willing to be my friend in the future.
blah blah blah

planetside

2005-06-23T17:12:13Z

I recently got into planetside. Interesting game in that it is a first person shooter (or third if you are inclined that way) that is also an mmo. Very neat in how it levels up and what you can and can't do based on what level you are. Hopefully more people may want to join me since knowing people that play makes every mmo better.

moving

2005-06-20T04:39:44Z

I'm moving, and if you feel like moving to be my roomie, let me know.

speeding tickets suck

2005-06-05T19:28:29Z

go read about the horrible tickets I got from going through town in middle of nowhere in Florida-> guh