Spending my Christmas money, finally!

Yes, I finally got around to spending my Christmas money! I have been thinking a lot about the best way to spend it, but was unable to decide. Then I received an email from MacMall, they were offering some great rebates on two products that I was very interested in. I decided that it was now time to put my saved Christmas money to use! Here are the things that I purchased today.


This monitor was only $129+tax and shipping after mail in rebate. Now I can have dual monitors for my Mac. I am excited about this because I like to work on websites with many windows open. This should allow me to do that more easily. (Plus I think dual monitors are cool!!!)


My DVD drive in my Mac has been giving me a little trouble. (It reads and burns DVD's, but when I play them in the DVD player they skip and freeze a lot, so much so that they are basically unusable.) Anyway, I found out that I could buy a new 16x Dual Layer burner that was compatible with my Mac and all of its i-software for only $79! I am anxious to get it installed and give it a try.


I know, many of you are thinking, "Didn't he already post about that router a few months ago?", yes, I did, but I just ordered another one because it was only $20 after mail in rebate! That is crazy cheap!!! I love it!

Lastly, the not so exciting thing.

This little guy is an ADC to VGA adapter and while not that exciting, it will allow me to use my current video card to attach both monitors to my Mac. I was excited about it because it was only $30, this is versus at least $70 that I would have had to spend on a new video card for the computer!
Anyway, as you can see, I had quite an exciting morning! Hopefully, next time I post I will be looking at content on two monitors while hurrying to finish so that I can go ride my motorcycle!!

My new bike!

Well, my friend Steve is awesome. I told him six days ago that I was looking for an inexpensive older bike and two days later he called to ask me if $300 for a 1978 Kawasaki KL250 was alright. Of course I told him yes!

The bike is not currently running, but Steve is going to fix it for me and I am hoping he will call me and let me come work on it with him. Apparently the carb needs a little work and there may be an issue with the wiring. Other than that it is in good shape. The paint job that the previous owner put on it leaves a little something to be desired, but it still has all of the original parts and the seat isn't even cracked! Anyway, I am very excited to get this thing running so I can start riding. I went down to DMV today to pick up a motorcycle handbook so that I can get a permit and start practicing for my license test! Here is a picture of the bike as it looks right now and the other picture is what it looked like new (from the front of the Kawasaki repair manual that it comes with!)





This is an enduro bike, (it can be ridden on or off road) I am happy about that because it took me a long time to decide if I wanted a dirt bike or a street bike, but now I kind of have both! Anyway, I am very excited about this in case you can't tell. Hope y'all enjoyed reading about it!


In response to Kayla's comment, yes, this is probably what I will look like in six months.

I want one of these!!

I know that this may be a shock to some of you, but I have really been wanting a motorcycle for a while now. These last few days of warm weather have made me want one even more. Last summer, my good friend Jeremy got an old bike at a great price and I got to ride it around the block once, but other than that I have never ridden a motorcycle by myself before. (My dad used to borrow one and take me riding on it in SD) Anyway, I am going to start looking for an inexpensive, but dependable one that I might be able to buy.
In other news, I played a rather sub-par game of golf today. Unfortunately, by sub-par I don't mean that I shot 9 holes in less than the average amount of strokes, I mean that I played terribly! While I am not going to tell you my score, I will just say that I lost 5 balls today, ( in only 9 holes, that is pretty bad)! I did have fun though, just like I always do! I like golfing and maybe someday I will get good at it!
Brenda and I are also considering buying a new fridge, it's a rather long story, but here is the fridge that I want.

If Brenda agrees then I would be able to watch two tv's at the same time while sitting in my living room on the couch! Well, until next time, "Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty!"

Another new picture!

Now I know some of you may not agree, but that is a cool sight! I just love the way those computers look on the inside!! They're pretty cool on the outside aswell, but nothing beats that view! (computer wise, of course) I had one of those beauties for a while, but I chose to sell it and go with the Powermac. I liked the iMac, but it lacked the space for upgrades (as you can tell by looking at the picture). I have been very happy with my Powermac and have no regrets about selling the iMac. Anyway, I am still trying to come up with a permanent picture to take the place of the iMac, but until then, "Please, enjoy the view!"

For anyone who doesn't know, this is what the iMac looks like from the front.

New look, same great flavor!

Well, I decided to make this page a little more Mac like, I figured, brushed aluminum background, silver pill buttons, it seems Mac-esque! Anyway, I hope that y'all will enjoy it!
I am anxious for tonight to be over, it is my last night of work for the weekend and then I get to get back on my regular sleeping in and having four days off schedule! I love it! I can't wait! It should be a fun week! I cleaned my aquarium last week, so it is still looking good! I am having a much better day today than I was having last time I posted! I apologize for the negative attitude I had on my previous post! I hope that everyone is having a great day and I will post again later to update everyone with something that is hopefully more exciting!