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Don't know about you, but I had an awesome weekend [33/50]
So I had to drive this morning. Specifically because the check engine light came on the dashboard, and I was bringing it in. As I was doing that the 'ABS' sensor light came on as well.
Why am I not cursing? It sounds like it's going to be a few hundred dollars EASILY.
Well, we had an awesome weekend.
Friday we had a staff get together at the boss'. Dean got enjoy a trampoline:
Saturday, besides being my birthday, means it was time for some Teeball with Dean and the team - where we caught up 2 games we missed and had a great bbq and play time on the equipment. Mandy even made cupcakes!
It also meant some nice dinner with my folks and Dean.
Sunday was Father's Day, and I got a cool card from Dean and an Angry Birds shirt to match his. I got my dad some BluRay movies for his player (he's only ever had Mama Mia!, and I was pretty sure he didn't want to watch that). I got him some nature movie "Life" and Fox & the Hound 1 & 2, so he can watch with Dean. I was going to get him 50/50 or Bucket List, but thought it might be a bit too morbid.
It was a great weekend.
And to top it off I got the HTC One X in!
This is cool, as Friday I got a call from the HTC contact that they had read my blog (this one?) about how antsy I was to get it. So she called to let me know it wasn't coming in that day, but for sure Monday. Talk about good customer service!
Here's to more like that over the summer!
Now, I've dropped below 2/3 of my biking %ge, but I'm sure I can get above that soon as the weather gets better. Will probably have to drive the majority of this week (2 events planned)... ah well.
Why am I not cursing? It sounds like it's going to be a few hundred dollars EASILY.
Well, we had an awesome weekend.
Friday we had a staff get together at the boss'. Dean got enjoy a trampoline:
And we had not only good food and company, but a bonfire!
We can't wait to go camping.
Saturday, besides being my birthday, means it was time for some Teeball with Dean and the team - where we caught up 2 games we missed and had a great bbq and play time on the equipment. Mandy even made cupcakes!
It also meant some nice dinner with my folks and Dean.
Sunday was Father's Day, and I got a cool card from Dean and an Angry Birds shirt to match his. I got my dad some BluRay movies for his player (he's only ever had Mama Mia!, and I was pretty sure he didn't want to watch that). I got him some nature movie "Life" and Fox & the Hound 1 & 2, so he can watch with Dean. I was going to get him 50/50 or Bucket List, but thought it might be a bit too morbid.
It was a great weekend.
And to top it off I got the HTC One X in!
This is cool, as Friday I got a call from the HTC contact that they had read my blog (this one?) about how antsy I was to get it. So she called to let me know it wasn't coming in that day, but for sure Monday. Talk about good customer service!
Here's to more like that over the summer!
Now, I've dropped below 2/3 of my biking %ge, but I'm sure I can get above that soon as the weather gets better. Will probably have to drive the majority of this week (2 events planned)... ah well.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Another week in the books [24/39]
Yup another week done in the books.
Wednesday I got a chance to bike again... and I debated putting up bigger numbers because I ended up having to bike across town for a meeting... like Waverly... a 30 minute bike ride! But ... I didn't count it.
Still no teeball this week as the parks are still closed / flooded. Was getting really excited for it.
I also figured out that as much as I love math, I really dislike economics. Oi, that was painful to watch/listen to.
Then I got to set up Caelan on his pipes this week. Excited as this means that's 6 in the past year... at least. Let's hope these stick. Some of these guys have real potential.
So, reviewed another phone, and then I was supposed to get the One X (really excited to demo that one), but I had to miss the 2nd half of Friday at work for Dean's open house at Agnew. It was so cute.
Tomorrow is the Shelter House Relay... and the mayhem begins as we have a fair number of gigs coming up (tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, next Thursday, the next Saturday is a fair bit too).
July should be a fair bit busy as well. Hopefully doubling up one of the parades. But at least I'm taking some holidays during July.
Wednesday I got a chance to bike again... and I debated putting up bigger numbers because I ended up having to bike across town for a meeting... like Waverly... a 30 minute bike ride! But ... I didn't count it.
Still no teeball this week as the parks are still closed / flooded. Was getting really excited for it.
I also figured out that as much as I love math, I really dislike economics. Oi, that was painful to watch/listen to.
Then I got to set up Caelan on his pipes this week. Excited as this means that's 6 in the past year... at least. Let's hope these stick. Some of these guys have real potential.
So, reviewed another phone, and then I was supposed to get the One X (really excited to demo that one), but I had to miss the 2nd half of Friday at work for Dean's open house at Agnew. It was so cute.
Sucks I missed out on the phone (then again no delivery guy to pick up the old phone, nor drop off the new one at least by 3pm when the office kinda shut down).
Tomorrow is the Shelter House Relay... and the mayhem begins as we have a fair number of gigs coming up (tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, next Thursday, the next Saturday is a fair bit too).
July should be a fair bit busy as well. Hopefully doubling up one of the parades. But at least I'm taking some holidays during July.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Am I becoming an Android douche? [10/16]
So, today I stopped by the Tbaytel store to check out the One X, as HTC hasn't responded to any of my emails about getting a demo unit to play with.
The deal with Tbaytel would mean not only $20/month cheaper on my plan (but I'd lose picture MMS) but the phone would practically be free.
Anyhow, as I was checking out the phone, I wanted to test the NFC on it (and couldn't get it to work) a bloke behind me who must have been all of 16, or 18 or so ... obviously he knows his stuff say to his mom that "that's the phone to get... IT'S THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE"
[note, that aside form the Galaxy Note, it's the most expensive]
"I compared it to the Nexus, and it's better".
That's when I should have walked away... but I didn't. I turn around and ask for clarification: "you're saying that this One X is better than my Nexus?"
"Oh, yeah, I've read ALL the reviews out there... the Nexus has only basic Android, whereas the One has the latest."
Again, should have just walked away. But I gave him a quizzical look and just said "well, I write for an Android blog, and actually, the Nexus devices are meant to have the latest, versus HTC bloat. Plus, you can't compare the Qualcomm processor of the One X to the OMAP processor in the Nexus. I'll say mine is faster."
I conceded the camera may be better, but left it at that and walked away. I had too much spilling around in my brain to try to educate this redneck on... oh look, it only has 4.0.3, whereas mine's running on 4.0.4... what's that? HTC has the WORST track record for firmware update? Oh, yeah bigger screen...
I could have gone on, but I didn't. So I left it at that. I'm still kinda miffed... but at the same time a little embarrassed about myself that I acted so "hipster-ish" or like an iSheep-ster.
Was I wrong?
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10 / 16 ... had to drive today as I got a chance to supply at Hamm for the afternoon...
62.5% not bad!
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update on my dad... still haven't really digested the whole thing and I'm scared to ask questions, but my mom was mentioning something about it being stage 3 colon cancer, of which there's a 73% survival rate.
that's supposed to be good right?
The deal with Tbaytel would mean not only $20/month cheaper on my plan (but I'd lose picture MMS) but the phone would practically be free.
Anyhow, as I was checking out the phone, I wanted to test the NFC on it (and couldn't get it to work) a bloke behind me who must have been all of 16, or 18 or so ... obviously he knows his stuff say to his mom that "that's the phone to get... IT'S THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE"
[note, that aside form the Galaxy Note, it's the most expensive]
"I compared it to the Nexus, and it's better".
That's when I should have walked away... but I didn't. I turn around and ask for clarification: "you're saying that this One X is better than my Nexus?"
"Oh, yeah, I've read ALL the reviews out there... the Nexus has only basic Android, whereas the One has the latest."
Again, should have just walked away. But I gave him a quizzical look and just said "well, I write for an Android blog, and actually, the Nexus devices are meant to have the latest, versus HTC bloat. Plus, you can't compare the Qualcomm processor of the One X to the OMAP processor in the Nexus. I'll say mine is faster."
I conceded the camera may be better, but left it at that and walked away. I had too much spilling around in my brain to try to educate this redneck on... oh look, it only has 4.0.3, whereas mine's running on 4.0.4... what's that? HTC has the WORST track record for firmware update? Oh, yeah bigger screen...
I could have gone on, but I didn't. So I left it at that. I'm still kinda miffed... but at the same time a little embarrassed about myself that I acted so "hipster-ish" or like an iSheep-ster.
Was I wrong?
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10 / 16 ... had to drive today as I got a chance to supply at Hamm for the afternoon...
62.5% not bad!
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update on my dad... still haven't really digested the whole thing and I'm scared to ask questions, but my mom was mentioning something about it being stage 3 colon cancer, of which there's a 73% survival rate.
that's supposed to be good right?
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