It's my birthday!
Aug. 21st, 2014 05:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerWhich started with sleeping in until 9:00, waking up slowly while watching Richard Herring's 2012 tour "What is love, anyway?" on Netflix, and then going into town to have lunch at Prezzo with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lizzie_and_ari (and Dora, who was adorable)*.
Julie joined me for all of the above, although she has now collapsed back into bed for a bit, so that she's in good shape for going out later. She got me four fringe tickets for my birthday, and I'm looking forward to finding out what they are (I don't get advanced warning of the titles - just where to go and when to be there).
I'm currently having fun with my presents from my parents. They essentially went through my Amazon wishlist and bought me all of the items that I added in 2011 or before - largely things which were recommended to me on FB/LJ and I made a note of by sticking them on there.
Oh, and an Ouya, which is now plugged in under the TV and working marvellously. I didn't buy it for the games (although they'll hopefully be fun), but because it runs the Android version of XBMC. And, so far, does a great job of it, playing MKV files perfectly (which the PS3 didn't). Next up: Working out how to sync the library with my laptop...
*I didn't set out to see anyone on my birthday - I deliberately took two days off so I could have a nice long relaxing weekend, but then they mentioned they were coming into town, and I couldn't resist going to seeDora them for an hour or two.
I don't generally feel the need to make a thing out of my birthday this year (or, indeed, last), after having a massive 40th. And I don't have a lot of mental space/energy for organising things. Next year, maybe...
lizzie_and_ari (and Dora, who was adorable)*.Julie joined me for all of the above, although she has now collapsed back into bed for a bit, so that she's in good shape for going out later. She got me four fringe tickets for my birthday, and I'm looking forward to finding out what they are (I don't get advanced warning of the titles - just where to go and when to be there).
I'm currently having fun with my presents from my parents. They essentially went through my Amazon wishlist and bought me all of the items that I added in 2011 or before - largely things which were recommended to me on FB/LJ and I made a note of by sticking them on there.
Oh, and an Ouya, which is now plugged in under the TV and working marvellously. I didn't buy it for the games (although they'll hopefully be fun), but because it runs the Android version of XBMC. And, so far, does a great job of it, playing MKV files perfectly (which the PS3 didn't). Next up: Working out how to sync the library with my laptop...
*I didn't set out to see anyone on my birthday - I deliberately took two days off so I could have a nice long relaxing weekend, but then they mentioned they were coming into town, and I couldn't resist going to see
I don't generally feel the need to make a thing out of my birthday this year (or, indeed, last), after having a massive 40th. And I don't have a lot of mental space/energy for organising things. Next year, maybe...
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Date: 2014-08-21 04:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-08-22 10:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-08-21 06:25 pm (UTC)(I have never heard of an Ouya. Does this make me Old?)
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Date: 2014-08-22 10:38 am (UTC)And not really. It started on Kickstarter, where it raised about $9million, and has been a minor hit.
It's basically a small box that run Android. Designed as a games console, you can run almost any Android app on it, which makes it perfect for a cheap media centre.
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Date: 2014-08-21 06:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-08-22 10:39 am (UTC)And we made it out, and saw something truly terrible, which is an essential part of the Fringe experience.
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Date: 2014-08-22 02:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-08-22 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-08-22 12:18 pm (UTC)Gratz on the new lvl dude!
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Date: 2014-08-22 02:30 pm (UTC)Speaking of which, if you have a gaming PC then I highly recommend Divinity: Original Sin. Julie and I are currently playing it co-op and having a great time.