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Found a few records today.
Some classical and jazz. The classical ones in particular have some surface noise, but not too bad. I'm very happy with them overall, and especially Time Out, which sounds excellent.
Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov; performed by the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein conducting. On Columbia, 1959.
Ibéria, Debussy; performed by the ( Read more... ) -
I am a packrat. I got a record player.
I got a free record player today. More specifically, I got a free Fisher MC-723 audio component system, which has a turntable in it, amongst other outdated things. It's probably only worth like 10 bucks anyway, and I'm not even sure that it works. The only vinyl that I can find in my house is my dad's 30-year-old set of French lessons on three two- ( Read more... ) -
I ... LIKE ... aggghh ... DELL.
48 hours ago, right after dinner on Sunday night, I was on the phone with Dell Customer Service, complaining about the funny noises that my Inspiron 9300's hard drive has been making. This afternoon, I came home to find a DHL package sitting on my porch. Inside the box, nestled in foam: one (1) new replacement hard drive, one (1) CD with drivers ( Read more... ) -
I hate talking.
Just ran into the Heltons downstairs, in the lobby. I had to stay late since summer sessions = grading hell, so I was just getting back from school, and they were coming out of the elevator when I was getting in. Going out to dinner, I think. Mrs. Helton kind of stopped me before I got in the elevator, put her hand on my shoulder and "Oh, Mr. Le," ( Read more... ) -
Finally.
After three agonizing weeks of dreams about tax records and proofs of income and principals and interest rates and basically a general terror about its effect on my financial future, The Piano is here, tuned, and regulated, and I just spent all day playing. Ohhhh, the sound! It is unbelievable! I think my enamor is partly ownership-related, but my ( Read more... ) -
Futures, briefly.
New employees at the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center are "strongly encouraged" to take a course called "Financial Planning for New Hires." I took it last Friday. It was very helpful ( Read more... ) -
Audience.
Who do I want to read this? and who actually does read it? I've never really known. The latter is probably out of my control, since this is posted publicly on the Internet, but it seems like I should know something about the former. Speak to your audience, right?
With an online journal that doesn't generate a lot of discussion (unfortunately.), it ( Read more... )
