I would like to start off in not story mode today. Perhaps this will be published one day, and in that case I want this in it! So, how have we come thus far? Well, rather than fight with the colors and look for downloads, Kevin offered a five dollar bargain with Impulse, which, when I heard I impulsively went and spent the five dollars! The game didn't download due to some technical difficulties (Red, but with no alt text:( ) but the email promised it would be delivered in good time. I had a busy day schedualed for this morning. Most of it went cheaply and without a hitch-except for one major hitch. Firstly, my GPS, a Tomtom, is fairly outdated, and had a difficulty finding a road yesterday. Not a good sign when you have to go to people's houses to install their stuff. The updated maps cost a grand total of $63, not too bad considering your other option is a new one or an I-Phone (bought at full price.) At first I started the download, and a rough wicked long time later (about 1:30 to 2 hours) the download was done, the computer got lazy and turned off. When I returned, I found absolutely horrible results as the computer would not download a new file and also would not install it on the GPS. In much annoyment I moved the file to the desktop and the download (along with the hearty time) started again. Two hours-ish later, the device was ready to go. Or so I thought. I typed in the road from yesterday (it's been in existence for at least about a year and a half) only to receive the grand news that no! that road is not in the map! After $63 dollars! AFTER 63 DOLLARS! Ok, so I was pretty mad but maybe not that mad.
Regardless a devastating challenge lay ahead- to either take the best you can likely get (Google maps) or to risk another GPS. Smart phones had been recommended me by about everyone on the team, so I was thinking of that route. Add in that I spent 60 bucks for nothing, well, kinda annoying. Long story short I ended up buying a Garmin. $100, not too bad, good actually, I just wish I didn't have two of them. I also got put on the list today, meaning the next job that comes I will be paid for. Thank goodness! I've had quite a bit of overhead already. Though it is now 8, and no jobs yet. Perhaps I will be first tomorrow.
As for X-COM, I have it downloaded and ready to go, but I haven't launched it yet. That is about to happen. Let us hope it preforms better than Tomtom. (Grrr) And then, I imagine, we will start the story. Or something.
Or I get a job. Good deal!
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