I've pretty much narrowed things down to the Samsung SYNC SGH-A707 versus the LG CU500. Both are quad-band, world capable, 3.5G phones supporting HSDPA 1.8. The majority of comparison bullet points match, and they'll cost me the same amount with contract renewal.

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Hopefully a real post later (short version: work, family, FF-XI, FF-XII), but for now I'm looking for recommendations or warnings on phone-like devices ( Read more... )

Ahoy! Rising Star West in Bluefield, WV will be hosting their 4th Annual Evil Stevie's Pirate Game this Saturday, November 4. Hark back to the days of plastic ships and plastic men, and test your mettle against all comers in a battle for control of the high floors!


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RL: My evaluations at work are finally done, and work is ongoing on trying to get my role upgraded to reflect the work I've been doing ( Read more... )

I'm still around, and trying to get back into the swing of posting more regularly. I'm going through some uncertainty about what I feel is appropriate to post publicly, so I am likely to err on the side of friends-locking things rather than not getting around to posting at all ( Read more... )

Following is September, more or less. I'm sure I'm forgetting various stuff, and I'll probably edit to add things as they come to mind.

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As previously noted, I've gotten out of the habit of journaling. I'm considering trying to get back into it; we'll see how that goes. Expect somewhat disjointed entries as I get back into the swing of things. And, while I intend to make at least some entries public, after some internal debate I think I'll be making more of my entries friends- ( Read more... )

To quote platypusgirl, For those that don't know what's going on in my life - you aren't much more informed than I am. Not a whole lot has changed in my life lately... that's good for some parts, mixed news elsewhere, and not so good in other ways. I'll probably post more details and/or rants in a friends-locked post, but felt I should post some sort of ( Read more... )

A quick summary of what is going on in my life ( Read more... )

I decided to take this one, because a number of other people on my friends list had gotten disturbingly accurate results. That makes me even more concerned about my result... ( Read more... )