Friday Updates.
Aug. 14th, 2015 03:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kv0925I was hoping for a more substantial update by now, but the guy I mentioned early this week who disappeared? His truck and surfboard were found at a beach in the Outer Banks, but there was (and remains) no sign of the man himself. So it's still a mystery. Maybe he drowned and washed out to sea? Maybe he ditched the truck and made good his disappearance. Something seems fishy about the whole thing, though. His wife went on television about the disappearance, and declined to show her face on camera. I just found that odd, somehow. Anyway.
Coasting through the rest of the day here at work. I think I'll knock off a little early so I can go home and pack, and comb over the van. I changed the oil and air filters last weekend, but I should check the air in the tires for sure, and make sure the jack and wrench are where they should be and in good shape. The spare looks good and I made sure of where the nut to lower it is, so that's all good.
Road trip to Myrtle Beach starts tomorrow morning, see! Last year we did overnights on the way up and back, to break up the drive. But this time I guess we're planning to go the whole way in one day, with occasional stops. I dunno, I left the planning on this one to the wife. I rather feel like I'm just along for the ride (but as the chauffeur, of course). But that's okay, I'm looking forward to a mostly-relaxing time. Maybe I should bring the Wii. ;)
We do have a few things planned for the trip, of course. There's that botanical/sculpture garden and zoo that we really enjoyed last time. And I booked a spot to climb the Oak Island lighthouse, which actually looks a little terrifying. But that should be fun. Otherwise, though, I dunno. I'm sure I'll take the girls to do MagiQuest a time or two, and we'll hit the little children's museum in town, and probably the beach a time or two. I guess we'll see how the weather is. Hopefully not quite as hot as last year!
Soda cutback is going fairly well. I've been good about sticking with ice water for my morning drink at the office, mostly. So most days I just have one can of soda with lunch, which isn't too bad. I should work on cutting that back to a few times a week instead of every day, but it's been a decent start.
Scored a couple deals on cheap Wii U games lately. Amazon has Batman: Arkham Origins for $10, so I jumped on that. It arrived yesterday and I gave it a try, looks pretty sweet. And then Best Buy had the Ninja Gaiden game for the U on clearance for $6, and I couldn't pass that up. I loved the original NG game for NES, and this one is well-reviewed (though everyone says it's pretty brutal difficulty-wise). Seemed worth the few bucks, anyway.
Okay, gonna pack up and go pack some more. :) Hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a good week!
Coasting through the rest of the day here at work. I think I'll knock off a little early so I can go home and pack, and comb over the van. I changed the oil and air filters last weekend, but I should check the air in the tires for sure, and make sure the jack and wrench are where they should be and in good shape. The spare looks good and I made sure of where the nut to lower it is, so that's all good.
Road trip to Myrtle Beach starts tomorrow morning, see! Last year we did overnights on the way up and back, to break up the drive. But this time I guess we're planning to go the whole way in one day, with occasional stops. I dunno, I left the planning on this one to the wife. I rather feel like I'm just along for the ride (but as the chauffeur, of course). But that's okay, I'm looking forward to a mostly-relaxing time. Maybe I should bring the Wii. ;)
We do have a few things planned for the trip, of course. There's that botanical/sculpture garden and zoo that we really enjoyed last time. And I booked a spot to climb the Oak Island lighthouse, which actually looks a little terrifying. But that should be fun. Otherwise, though, I dunno. I'm sure I'll take the girls to do MagiQuest a time or two, and we'll hit the little children's museum in town, and probably the beach a time or two. I guess we'll see how the weather is. Hopefully not quite as hot as last year!
Soda cutback is going fairly well. I've been good about sticking with ice water for my morning drink at the office, mostly. So most days I just have one can of soda with lunch, which isn't too bad. I should work on cutting that back to a few times a week instead of every day, but it's been a decent start.
Scored a couple deals on cheap Wii U games lately. Amazon has Batman: Arkham Origins for $10, so I jumped on that. It arrived yesterday and I gave it a try, looks pretty sweet. And then Best Buy had the Ninja Gaiden game for the U on clearance for $6, and I couldn't pass that up. I loved the original NG game for NES, and this one is well-reviewed (though everyone says it's pretty brutal difficulty-wise). Seemed worth the few bucks, anyway.
Okay, gonna pack up and go pack some more. :) Hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a good week!
