Damn, I've been SLACKING on the posts! This has been the longest freaking winter EVER! It was 16 degrees this morning. Usually by now we've had a few days of 55+, but not this year. I've barely been outside since before Christmas. Depressing.
Let's see, what's new...Home: we're on a bit of a health kick. Lots of fruits/veggies lately. Caprice is on a roll and doing great. I need to catch up! Gonna try a 5-day juice fast with Mean Green from "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead". I can use the reboot.
Speaking of reboots, Id been updating some tech at home as well. Got a MS Surface RT, hated it at first, then really started to like it, but it doesn't do Google stuff well. So, I sold it (it was new) and used the money to get a used Pro version from Gazelle on eBay, and it's great. I only have 2 complaints. The touchpad on the type keyboard/cover is awful, and the AC adapter magnetic connection sucks ass. Stick with the plug!
Saw Kings of Leon in Columbus with Graham in mid-February. Great show, very solid.
New glasses: Got some new glasses and contacts. I like the glasses, it's a cool new look. I just have to keep my hair trimmed, they don't look good with longer hair.
New phones/service: We switched back to AT&T! So glad we did, the reception is much much better, and we got new Galaxy S4's, which are a nice upgrade to the S3. Of course, the new HTC One looks freaking killer and came out right after we switched.
Guns: Sent my XDs9 back for a recall repair recently. Got it back and they hooked me with an extended magazine, although they sent the .45 model, so I have to send it back.
Soup cookoff: Took 3rd out of 15 in the AmVets soup cookoff back in February. Smoky potato with bacon and leeks. MMMMMMMMmmmmmm!
new years: Went to TK's. Coleman joined us. We had a great time, though it ended up being only 7 of us.
poker: I've barely played! Still getting crushed at the cash game lately, but I'm doing well in tourneys. I need to find a good one somewhere soon.
I got into a new series lately (besides Walking Dead, which isn't fantastic, but fun to watch), called True Detective. Quite possibly better than Breaking Bad. Just amazing. Found some episodes of a Brit series called Black Mirror. Kinda like a modern Twilight Zone with lots of technology. Pretty cool.
Chicago trip: Just got back last night. What a cool town! Did the museum, aquarium, skydeck at Sears Tower, Cubs game at Wrigley (woo! bucket list item) and even caught a very funny improv comedy show. Family friendly too, since we had the kids with us. It was a lot of fun.
Work is going GREAT! Just switched to a new help desk system called Zendesk. "Love your help desk" is their tagline, and I love my help desk! It took me some time to get it all set up, and I'm still working on a few customizations, but it's very Zen-like and smooth. Really makes our workflow easier, and from the end-user side, it's a breeze as well.
I'm going to bring in a 37" TV that I have sitting in the attic, and set it up as a "control center" monitor for the network, tech tickets, wireless syste, etc.
I just started taking some Google tests, for the Certified Trainer program, and I'm 2 for 2 so far. I also just had a great evaluation.
We just got some new cabinets in the office and I moved all of our parts/supplies into them. They look MUCH better than the beat up metal cabinets we had before, and they hide all the clutter, and lock so we can put new iPads/laptops in there at night. There have been times where we had $30k worth of tech just sitting there. I do have a small motion alarm that might help, but a locking cabinet adds a lot of security.
So, that's a quick update for now, I'll try to keep up from here!
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