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In Which I Go Sleuthing: Postscript

Dec 31

Posted by Aaron in Musings | 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, I checked my voicemail because the box was full. (As an aside, if you ever have an urgent message to get to me, voicemail is not the way to do it. Send a text message or email me — I am quite frequently very remiss in my voicemail checking.) One of the messages was from my contact at the Palladium-Item.

She said (paraphrased): “Because the person was an independent contractor, we will be unable to reimburse you for the $14. You’ll have to get it through the courts.”

If you recall in the Epilogue, I had been told that they would take care of it and reimburse me. So why the sudden change of heart? Read the rest of this entry »

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IKEA!!!

Dec 30

Posted by Aaron in Personal | 1 Comment

Malm Bed Frame (IKEA)We are totally buying a new bed. 

OMG. 

I <3 IKEA.

 

 

* Note: if you happen to click on the image to read more about it. It’s important to note that the bed FRAME is $200 — but that doesn’t include the slats or the mattress. Altogether it comes to right around $500-600 for a Queen Size bed, including mattress. Very affordable, and SOOOOOOO comfortable. IKEA is AWESOME.

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Sneak Peeks of Project Cerebus [Game Development]

Dec 30

Posted by Aaron in Games | No Comments

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So I’ve been making use of my long holiday break this year by working on developing a game.  I’m finally at a point where I’m comfortable posting the first screenshot of it. It’s still HEAVILY in development and so it doesn’t look like much yet, but… Read the rest of this entry »

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Joys of Homeownership: The Attic (pt. 1)

Dec 29

Posted by Aaron in Home Ownership | 2 Comments

Attic, 26 July 2006

Attic, 26 July 2006

When we bought this house, it was originally advertised as having “3 Bedrooms.” Any of you familiar with reading real estate listings probably know that this really means “2 bedrooms and a large closet” or “1 bedroom with a large basement.”

In our case, it was 2 bedrooms with a large, partially finished, attic. 

The attic is mostly floored (3/4″ floor boards), mostly drywalled (it still needs finished), and mostly wired (three outlets, two light sockets).

But it’s not a bedroom. Read the rest of this entry »

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Receiving the Santa Hat

Dec 23

Posted by Aaron in Friends, Family & Pets, Musings | 1 Comment

“Aaron, wake up; it’s Xmas!” Melissa whispered, lying next to me in bed. The sun was just barely up; I figured it was about half-past seven.

“No it’s not, it’s only the 21st.” I was close — it was the 22nd. She smiled at me and we got out of bed.

Flashback a few years ago. the house where I grew up in Pennsylvania, December 24th, around eleven PM. My mom and I are the last people awake after my little brother went to sleep a little while ago.

“Are you going to help me?” Mom asked me. It was genuinely inquisitive, not rhetorical. I think I was either watching the color television or cleaning up in the kitchen. I’m a bit of a night owl. 

“Help you with what?” I replied. 

“Put the presents out.”

I was a little surprised, partly because I had forgotten that it was Xmas eve, but also because every year prior I had also been asleep, or at least out of the room, when the presents were laid out. Read the rest of this entry »

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