richmackey - the blog

So I’ve been spending WAY too much money today. I impulse buy like NOBODY’S business. Got a new scanner (deep sale), Bose speakers for work (necessity) and the BF and I got a new MacBook for him today. I must stop!

Ironically, the one thing we both want and have agreed on is the new dual-tuner TiVo. We have 3 TiVos in the house currently - my original Series 2, a Humax DVD-R TiVo and a 40-Hour. I’ve looked for them at Best Buy (for instant gratification). Found it on Amazon.com for cheap… but still haven’t made the purchase. We always have issues with conflicts on TV shows, and I’ve been DYING for the dual-tuner (as well as an HDTiVo) for a while. I just haven’t pulled the trigger. Maybe if I prep the 40-hour to give to my parents (who need one - everyone needs one!) it’ll motivate us to go get the dual-tuner.

So I continue to shop… and maybe by next weekend I’ll get the TiVo. I’m told I HAVE to buy it before fall so we can sample a ton of new shows. That gives me a little time

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Caffeine intake: 3 Cups of Coffee, Iced Venti Non-Fat Chai, Huge Coke
Current music: Watching TV (maybe I should get rid of this category)
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Days since last trip: 02
Miles traveled on American year-to-date: 18,521
Miles traveled on United year-to-date: 32,646
Miles traveled on Frontier year-to-date: 8,460

It’s about time I give an update on my life since last fall. A lot has happened - I took the job in San Diego, was there 6 months, and then my department was moved to Denver. So - I now live in Denver (Stapleton area) with my boyfriend, whom I met in San Diego. I’ll back up.

My first week in San Diego I met a great guy online. We chatted for all of about 40 minutes then met for lunch. Then dinner. Fast forward to April, and when I was relocated to Denver, he came with. We’ve been together about 8 months now, and things continue to go very well. We just sort of ‘get’ each other, and complement one another in so many ways, it’s hard to explain. He was working in IT for DC Shoes in San Diego, and took a job at the Apple Store here as a Mac Genius. So of course, we have the whole Apple geek thing going on

The job has been going well. Work is tough and long, and I’m back to traveling a lot (mileage updates below). Overall, I’m challenged with new and different things every day - which is awesome. It just gets a little tough sometimes.

That’s about the size of things so far - more to come as I’m going to try to blog weekly, if not daily.

-rfm

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Caffeine intake: 3 cups coffee (Delectable Egg)
Current music: Nothing.
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Days since last trip: 03 (Chicago 6/13-6/15)
Miles traveled on American year-to-date: 18,521
Miles traveled on United year-to-date: 29,870
Miles traveled on Frontier year-to-date: 8,460

So I figured it was finally time that I put something in the “thoughts” section of the web site. I think a blog will be about the best way to do this. Seems easy enough. Now I just have to modify the template to fit the look of the rest of the site. Branding and all.

Just a word of warning - some things you likely won’t see here:
1. Me bitching about work in specific terms.
For starters, I like my job. Even if I didn’t, people are getting fired for that crap. I like income.
2. Much racy content.
I’m not big on sharing out the sordid details of my life/sex-life (when I have one) so you likely won’t read about that here.

What you will find:
1. Comments about products and services I find helpful or interesting.
2. Rantings about companies that piss me off.
3. Ravings about companies that surprise and delight me (there are a few).
4. General thoughts on the world at large.
5. Plenty of useless facts - I’m full of ‘em.

With that, enjoy. I’ll start regular posts later today or tomorrow. For now, back to work.

Peace
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Caffeine intake: Grande Vanilla Latte, Diet Pepsi
Current music: None
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Days since last trip: 05
Miles traveled on American year-to-date: 42,047
Miles traveled on United year-to-date: 5,252