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Thu, 06-08-2006 - 5:26am

Hey everyone just thought I would stop by and say hi and let you all know I am still in the land of the living. Frozen but living... tho I guess what I call frozen would be tropical to others lol!

I dont get much time to sit and play online these days, I work 7.30am til 1pm most days and then go back again 4pm-6pm, that doesn't include the 20mins each way travelling time. Then I have kids who always need something and housework and now and then there is this woman here who calls herself my girlfriend.

With all the expenses of raising kids and running a vehicle etc I have managed to scrape together a bit here and there because I really wanted a more up to date computer. I bought the components one at a time as I could afford them- set up the computer for the first time yesterday but had no hard drive, so used a live linux operating system (from a cd) and had a test drive. My hard drive arrived today, so I have spent most of the day installing windows and transferring stuff over from my other computer.

For anyone who is interested in this stuff, this is what I have put together:

Case: Chenbro gaming bomb w/ 400w PSU
MB: gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
RAM 1 GB Dual channel PC3200
Graphics: Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 7600GT
HDD: Maxtor Diamond10 300GB SATA
OS: Windows XP Professional OEM

I have also put in fans with blue LED's and have blue LED's in my mouse!

I am still working at the dog kennels, I still really enjoy the job but apart from the 2 weeks I had off after my gallstone op I have never taken any leave so I have requested 2 weeks off. It's quite a physical job, I dont think I would get a better workout if I joined a Gym! But lately I have hardly been two weeks without a cold, we are heading into the coldest part of our winter and my morning at the kennels usually starts with breaking the ice in the dog's water bowls- so I think a bit of R&R is called for. Besides I have a new toy and no time to play with it....

Still seeing the new GF but I suspect it wont last much longer. I was going to say I think she gets more out of the relationship than I do, but in hindsight I dont think she does. I think she lives in eternal hope lol but I am just not all that into her. I think if the hormones hadnt taken charge and we hadnt rushed into the physcial aspect of the relationship, we would have been great friends and the sex thing would never have happened. So if someone could please develop an on off switch for hormones I am sure it would be worth a Nobel Peace prize!
I am having trouble telling the GF I don't want this relationship as she is in her last year of her PhD, has put herself behind schedule through dealing with sexuality issues in the first place, was granted an extension but I think her deadline is closer than she would like.... I am afraid that breaking up with her now would upset her so that she doesn't finish her PhD. I have tried to explain to her in the past that I can't see this being a lasting thing, that I dont think there is any real chemistry between us... she doesnt seem to get it. THe more I get to know her, the more things I discover about her that turn me off rather than turn me on.... but how do you tell someone something like that?!! I have been kind of hoping she would figure it out for herself....


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Fri, 06-09-2006 - 10:13pm

that sounds about right! My son was 15 last November.... seems to have grown at least an inch every time I get to stand next to him. At least I can see where all that food is going...

I have asked for the next school holidays off work as I havent been able to spend much time with the kids lately. I break this news to my son and he asks does that mean he wont have to stay home with his sister? I told him no, why? and he asked if he could go to Picton (where we moved from) for the holidays so he can play xbox with his old friends.... so much for spending time with the kids eh?!!


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Fri, 06-09-2006 - 10:16pm
I can't get the express yourself package as I am not a resident of Canada or the USA.

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Sat, 06-10-2006 - 8:56am
Yep sounds about like mine!

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Sat, 06-10-2006 - 11:48am

~~~~~waiving @ ya


Hey stranger! I will start working on that on/off switch pronto. I want that nobel peace prize. I will give you credit for the idea, of course.


Best of luck with the GF issues. Unfortunately with some people, you do have to be a little more harsh to get your words through. Sucks to feel like the bad guy, but maybe she will appreciate it

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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 3:44am

waving back!!!

I did the deed today.. it's all over, she is not too happy about it but I am sure she will eventually appreciate that she is now free to find Ms Right. She doesn't feel like I lead her on at all and said that I stayed true to what I said in the first place, she was just hoping that time might change things as it did for her but it obviously hasn't.


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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 7:19am
Good for you Ven! Hopefully now you both find the true happiness you deserve! ((((((((Ven)))))))))

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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 10:10am

Wow Ven!

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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 11:45pm
Awwww (((ven))). You're both free to find Ms Right (and

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