Well, today was my sister’s birthday. I have not contacted her or anything, but it is her birthday.
Also, today my parents got a new microwave. It is huge. They didn’t realize just how big it was until they took it out of the box. Our previous one sparked and made a small flame the night before, so it was no longer of use. Wah…
That reminds me of my computer problems… The day before my computer began to shut down more than usual… Yes, the suddenly “shut down and restart all on its own” thing. Well, eventually it got to the point that it only stayed on for five minutes and repeated the process… thus I turned it off and gave up on it. I did get to see my brother, it being the weekend and all, and asked him for his input. He went to a tech school for a while and almost graduated, but dropped out at the last moment.
So Saturday night he checked my computer, ran it on safe mode to check for any possible viruses and so forth… finally it was determined that it was a hardware problem… he opened it up and saw one of the fans was twirling slower than it should… so… The problem is that my computer has been overheating and while in most cases it should just turn off and stay off, mine turned off and restarted…
Well, I’m able to use my computer again. After giving it another rest over the night – I had done such before but the results were that it only shut down about twice a day. With the side panel off, my computer hasn’t shut down on me at all today. Yay! Still, I think turning my computer off every other night will be necessary.
Also, on Saturday my brother took Smokey – the terror of the house – with him. We have had to keep Smokey separated from all the other cats ever since he came here. Well, now that the cats who had to be locked up in my parents’ room destroyed the place… it was basically the last straw. Hopefully Smokey will do well with my brother… if not… I don’t know…
Hm… In other news, my parents still have little hope in their financial issues. They are going to try to call and set something up though… here’s hoping. The other worrying issue in the family is my uncle. The latest news on him… The doctors are going to put him on experimental medicine… Yes, he’s that sort of case… we can only gamble since his condition is that bad… Sigh…
Other things regard future dental appointments and such… My mom is going full out for crowns to replace the veneers on her teeth and on December the first I am to have my wisdom teeth taken out. Neither of us are looking forward to these things. To my fortune, I’ve never had fear of the dentist or needles… I just wish I could have gotten it done sooner since this is the time of year when food is a big thing. Oh, well… That and from what I know they will likely have to cut some bone and skin… so… that will be painful… and liquid food sounds annoying. Bah…
Hm… Is there anything else? Oh, I also found an old computer game I’d watch my eldest brother play back in the mid 90’s. I played it and won! I got through it in one day! Whoot! It was very nostalgic and fun.
I’ve also started walking a bit again. Despite I hadn’t done such for a few months after that cold and all… I was pretty much in good shape. The orthodics are really great. Walking is very smooth for me now. ‘Makes me happy. Along with that, last Sunday and this Sunday I’ve tried out some vegetarian dishes. My mom is vegetarian – wants to go full vegan someday – and I’ve never really had an interest in vegetables since they were rarely cooked the way I like them.
Well, last week she made a vegetarian lasagna with spinach, artichoke hearts, spinach, feta cheese and whole grain noodles. It was perfect. Tonight she made a rice dish that had wild rice, carrots, sea salt and red, yellow and green bell peppers… It was okay. I liked the taste and ate all of it, but the peppers still were distinct enough to make me grimace ever so slightly… Next time she makes it she intends to replace the green peppers with broccoli and cut the red and yellow peppers smaller… That might work out better.
Along with these added in vegetarian weekend meals I am going to try to convert to soy milk this week. I read an article about US milk… I’m… quite disturbed… I never liked soy milk – I didn’t hate it, it just didn’t suit me. Well, I’m going to try it out… If I get accustomed to it, great! If not… I guess there will be no more cereal for me… Bah.
Other than that… nothing comes to mind. Blah.