I finally have a reason, a desire, to acquire newer technology than that which I can easily find used. It needs to be a wee bit better than the super-cheap, eco- and conscience-friendly methods that I have employed in the past. It doesn’t need to be new, but that wouldn’t hurt.

GameTap does not work with a VIA UniChrome video card, even when it’s cranked up to its max shared memory.

So, I must move on to Plan B. Never fear, dear readers, Plan B is also of the nifty.

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I have begun to write down my daily accomplishments, however small, in order to acknowledge them as such. Like many who commented in my last post, I do thrive on a sense of accomplishment. I have worked around using lists, checking them off early, questioning the value of each check, etc. So, instead, I’m making the reverse list. Not what needs to get done, but what has gotten done. I need to recognize that I AM doing things, even if they’re small, to have the confidence to accomplish greater things. Another thing that my father (and mother) used to tell me was that I could do anything. Damn right. I can.

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My wife loves me very much. And though some of you don’t see it in ways that you might expect to, I have proof. I got a can of this today, and it was DELICIOUS.