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I cannot sleep tonight. Just not happening. So I'm writing a bit. I think I need to do more writing of entries on LJ that are for me only. It helps me keep my internal editor at bay so I can get more of my feelings and experiences put down. Most of what I post doesn't delve too deeply into my inner state these days, and I want to have more of that sort of thing to look back on.

Also, with all the weirdness and instability of the LJ platform lately, I decided I'd better back it up in case it goes away. The PDF that LJBook (a free third-party app to back up your content into a PDF) generated is 3811 pages long and about 70MB big. I've been here for a long time. My first entry is from February of 2003.

The seeds of who I am were there, I think. But I'm so very very different. One of these days I'll go back and read through some of it. The idea is a little anxiety producing. But I'm glad I have the option.

And I'm not done transforming myself yet!

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I just snagged a Sony STR DE945 receiver out of a big pile of stuff on a curb in front of a house for sale. There are two portable dehumidifiers out there too if anyone local needs one. Send me a PM and I'll send you the address.

The receiver powers up and seems to be in great shape, though I haven't connected speakers to it yet. It has integrated DTS and Dolby Digital surround sound, lots of digital optical and S-video jacks, and even an integrated phono preamp for old-school folks like me. Nifty.

Hey, an integrated phono preamp.... I might have a unit for lisagems to borrow to digitize her records.

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I also grabbed a large plastic tub to use for storage purposes. It's full of those great big old outdoor Christmas lights. I'm probably going to Goodwill them, but they're kind of fun to see. Anybody want some?

Car Repairs

My car heard that I'm going to be working more hours. I finally got around to checking out some suspected issues, and I have sadly confirmed them. I think I need new front rotors (Shame on me for letting it get to the point of scoring; I've just had too much to do.) and pads all around. There's also some kind of alignment issue, as Lisa has been noting, that's resulted in at least one of my tires being worn almost to the no-tread bar. They did an alignment when they put the tires on, which probably means that there is an underlying front end issue that needs attention.

Bikes are so much simpler....