Long time running - yeah, it's been a long time since my last blog. I'm trying to get back into the routine, so here's the usual format

Currently reading: The King's Own by Captain Frederick Marryat - a mostly unexceptional naval novel, with the one important point: he was there. He joined the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars and writes with a voice that clearly demonstrates his background and knowledge of life aboard a man o'war.

Last movie watched: Good night and good luck -- well, sort of. The stupid Bell 9200 PVR cut off the last half an hour of it. It wasn't the most engrossing movie up to that point anyway. Maybe if you experienced (or even grew up during) the McCarthy witch hunts, you'd find it more interesting, but even with it's relevance to the current American "with-us-or-against-us" philosophies, it didn't grab me.

Current peeve: The Brick -- we've been waiting for over 2 months for a chair we bought from them. They keep pushing the date back (six times now), but without any notification to us. I went in on Tuesday and the told me the delivery was delayed to Dec 12 (from Dec 1). And then last night we were told it was now going to be the first week of January. And just this week, the price on the chair has gone down by $150, but we have to go in and claim the difference. Here's a tip -- stay away from the Brick unless you want a headache.

Most stressful moment: The whole Brick thing on Tuesday left me so mad that, along with a very difficult sun, I wound up going through a red light on the way home. Thankfully there was no one coming the other way, and no pedestrians, but I was absolutely horrified that it happened. I need a vacation!

Best moment(s): Since we've moved here to Edmonton, it's been wonderful being able to just hang out with my folks. We had dinner on Monday, and it was really fantastic to just have a "normal" meal with my folks, not a big "holiday" meal. I really missed that.

Least favourite technology: The Bell 9200 PVR -- very difficult to program properly, with little notification of program conflicts. Technologically, it's much better than the Rogers PVR, but from a user interface perspective, the Rogers PVR was much more usable.

See you next time!