kyburg | Something to note -

I picked up a nifty gadget over the weekend - a pedometer. Yup, now I can get confirmation on how much walking I DON'T do.

What is the recommended amount? At least 2 - 4 miles a day?

Welcome to my world. I may put a hundred miles a day on the car, but I walk less than 3/10's of a mile a day. No wonder I'm not the weight my driver's license says I am.

Yanno the little battery-powered toys you see in the cages that oink, walk, oink some more, walk some more, etc.?

And they hit the edge of the pen and keep walking?

That's me.

I desperately need to move. I've "sold" my house three times. I'm going to have to wait until someone "buys" it again before I can do anything. ANYTHING.

I got Jim NeverWinter Nights for Christmas. We don't have a machine capable of running it.

I can download mp3s at work, but I can't play them. I'm waiting for a new machine, and I keep getting told somebody has a part on order...she even had a Mac version on order for me, and I don't have a Mac (and the new machine is a Dell). I have to wait for this person to quit making mistakes and get me the right part.

That's the personal stuff. My work stuff is slow as shit - that's why I'm getting a new machine.

I'd love to rip some CDs and make mp3s at home. I downloaded Real One and while I can save tracks, I can't convert them without paying Real Audio money. Every month. Forever.

I can't get DSL at home. I only have dialup there. And since I have the house on the market, I'm not going to pursue a cable modem - I give the cable company plenty of money already, thank you.

There are more games to play, DVDs to see, books to read than ever - but I am home less than four waking hours a day, and I have to do Grown Up Things instead.

Just point me at the wall and watch me keep walking. Oink, oink.