The Caffeinated Penguin

musings of a crackpot hacker

Moved in… mostly

matt | July 29, 2005

So, most of the stuff is here. Liz and my Mom are headed down to finish up cleaning out the old place, while my Dad and I are getting plumbing stuff to plumb in the dishwasher and buying a new range hood because the old one is shot. For a rental, this place is quite [...]

The anti-moving party

matt | July 21, 2005

Okay, so we're hiring movers, so we don't need people to help move. However, folks are welcome to come by, help us unpack, drink beer, render opinions, help with wiring, etc. We should be at the new house by about 1PM on Saturday, and we'll probably be there all day on Sunday. If you want [...]

The list has changed

matt | July 12, 2005

Okay, the mattress pad, throw blanket, ice cream maker and hand mixer have been claimed.
We are adding:
- A small George Forman Grill (fits 2 chicken breasts or burgers)
- An Epson C80 color inkjet printer. (This is a good printer, it was just supplanted by an all-in-one jobbie).
This brings the list to:
George Forman grill
Epson C80
Heating/massage seat [...]

Moving givaways!!

matt | July 11, 2005

This stuff is going to be thrown out if we move. All these are in good condition, and just have remained in storage, unused, for the past year.
Queen size electric mattress pad
Electric throw blanket
Heating/massage seat cover
Twin size feather bed (the kind that sits on top of a mattress)
Toaster (not a toaster oven)
10 cup basket style [...]

Snapshots of my life right now

matt | July 6, 2005

- Movers for an in-state move are like $600. A that price, they are so worth it.
- Gran Turismo 4 looks awesome at 1080i widescreen. Plus, there is a used Mitsubishi Lancer Evo for 9,500Cr, so it's even easier to get started than GT2.
- The PS3 is going to use standard-type memory cards including Sony [...]