Well, it’s Monday again, which means I actually have time to rest and relax. Not really though since Mondays are quickly becoming my “errand and chore” days. See, since people like to have weddings on Saturdays, I have to work Saturdays. Thus, I have Sunday and Monday off. Sunday you can’t get anything done because stuff either closes early, isn’t open in the first place, or you’re too busy being lazy and/or spending time with friends/family/etc. So Monday becomes my Saturday. It’s nice to have a day off obviously but I don’t get to spend it with Lauren because she’s working. Going places like the mall are nice because they’re completely empty, but it’s boring to go by yourself all the time. It’s going to take some getting used to.
Speaking of errands, today I need to go pick up my license plates and get a small crack in my windshield looked at. Stupid rocks.
Work is going well. We’re really swamped with and working very long hours to keep up. It’s both pageant and wedding season and we’re getting slammed with both. I’ll be getting a new Dell Uber System in the next few days and that’ll help speed things up a bit. A big beefy desktop with a geforce FX and 2G of memory. I’ve also gotten my boss addicted to Battlefield 1942 and both of the new Star Wars games. That system should come in handy for some lunch-break fragging.
If my parents would ever get around to it I might actually have MY system before the next ice age. It’s not really that hard to call the shipping company we’ve been talking to and schedule a pickup. Seriously. Everything, with a few exceptions, is already packed in boxes ready to go. It would take them maybe a few hours on a Saturday. Maybe.
I don’t want to seem ungrateful for everything they’ve done for me but they really don’t seem to be behind me 100% with my move to TX and with the wedding planning. Lauren’s family is paying a lot of money to get this to go off without a snag and they’re arguing with us over 4 (!) extra people at the rehearsal dinner, the only thing they actually have to pay for. Sometimes I really don’t understand them.
Lets see, oh yeah. Gaming.
I’ve gotten a free second to play the demos for both SW: Jedi Knight – Jedi Academy and Call of Duty. Jedi Academy is what Jedi Outcast should have been. It’s exactly the same game, only better. The light-saber battles are better, you have tons of character customization options, the multiplayer is more extensive and the bugs have been worked out. We got a good deal of game-play out of Jedi Outcast and I can’t see this one being any different.
Call of Duty is being hailed as the next Medal of Honor. I played through the demo and with a few small exceptions I thought I was actually playing MoH. The demo was only one level so I didn’t get a real complete look at it but it’ll definitely be worth checking when it comes out shortly.
It might not be a “one game” season after all.
Matt out.
nice. glad to hear everything is falling into place. I’ll get those measurements to you sometime this week/ weekend. real busy moving out of my old place and into my new place.
-C
As you know, I only “know” you through your journal postings and from what Chip tells me (not much). However, if you are “up” for a little friendly advice: I think your parents are possibly feeling a little “left out” of the wedding plans, and are thinking, but not saying, “why does he have to go there, why can’t she come here?” Of course this doesn’t make sense – you are a big boy(!) and can, and should, make your own decisions. Perhaps a little heart-to-heart would help. Explain that this was the first realistic job offer, that the future may hold different jobs, and maybe a move back to New England, or Australia – it doesn’t matter, you MUST build your own life and career – and now you must also take Lauren into account. Explain that distance doen’t matter – but support over the distance does matter. Explain how the wedding is going to work, and their role in it. Try to find a way they can contribute to the planning rather than just sit on the sidelines and pay for the rehearsal dinner. If an additional 4 people at the dinner concerns them, find out what the concern is – if it is money, offer to pay the extra yourself (even if you can’t afford it!).
I hope this may help – I have watched many families go through great turmoil in order to plan a wedding. In the end, you are their son, they are your parents – you don’t have a choice in the matter! Try to make everyone comfortable and feeling their help is needed and appreciated.
Just my 10c – good luck!
very sound and wise advice. thank you. it is always appreciated.