Friday – 12 January 2007
So far, it’s been a rather decent day. The road monkeys didn’t have me swearing every epithet known to man, Winathian or Daxamite on the way to work. I consider that a “good” thing. I have been able to track down most of the problem children in one of our inventory databases. Also a good thing. One not-so-good thing, however, was the condition in which an allegedly working system was brought to me. Parts missing. Some parts broken off. *sigh* Did I mention that it was “allegedly working?” I did? Okay. Just wanted to be sure. *rolling up sleeves* Time to do my Geordi LaForge impression and (try to) bring this pile of parts back to life.

I’m still not sure whether or not I’ll have to replace Intrepid‘s drive, but I have been fairly successful at migrating all (to this point) of its data to another drive. I may wind up losing a few things, but that’s better than having it be a complete wash. I also discovered that its video card had stopped working. More specifically, the fan on the card seized up. I was afraid that I’d have to buy a new card. Fortunately, it seems as though I can get a replacement fan for it for a fraction of the cost. I think that I’ll follow up on that option.

This evening holds the promise of a little time in Paragon City before heading to Clitorati.

Tomorrow, the Ravens take on the Colts… or, as might put it: “Baltimore 1.0 versus Baltimore 2.0” Although, I wonder if the Ravens would actually be “Baltimore 3.0,” since they had a USFL team after the Colts snuck out of Baltimore in the middle of the night and relocated to Indianapolis. Thanks to a timely reminder from , I remembered to dress appropriately for Purple Friday.

And with that… back to the grind.