May 14, 2017

 This morning I didn't really sleep in. I don't know what's going on with me. I miss sleeping in.

Today I played a couple different video games and moved one of my bookcases in from the garage. I chose one of the heaviest ones and it was a bit of a bitch. But I did it, and now I have a place for my cookbooks. I don't know if I will keep it where I put it if I ever get a dinner table, but it works for now.

I tried setting up my PS2 and that kind of worked and then didn't at all. The component cables I got worked when I plugged it into my TV but when I tried the converter, which was supposed to allow me to use my PS2 with HDMI, nothing happened. It didn't work on my TV and it didn't work on my projector, which is the reason I got it in the first place. I tried everything I could think of but nothing worked. And then, one of the plug things on the component cables broke off inside the converter. So the one thing that worked, broke. I ended up having to take apart the converter in order to get the broken piece out of it. I am able to return the converter but I'm out six bucks on the cable because that apparently can't be returned. That sucks but at least I can return the more expensive item.

Before the PS2 plan died I got to play a little bit of Burnout Revenge. I want Burnout Paradise to be more like Burnout Revenge. Later on I played the original Burnout on XBOX 360 (although the game itself came out on the original XBOX). My favorite thing about the original Burnout is that when there is a turn in the track, the corresponding blinker on your car turns on. I don't think I ever recognized that when I originally played the game.

Tonight I went over to my Mom's house for dinner. My sister made a chicken salad thing (fake chicken for me), green beans, cheesy garlic bread, and haystack cookies for dessert. Delicious. After dinner my mom opened her gifts and we spent the rest of the night talking and watching TV. Good times.

I got back to my house sometime after nine o'clock and started writing my journal. Around ten o'clock my friend came over and we ended up playing Portal 2 for a couple hours. Today I moved my projector and my green chair into the basement. When I went to my Mom's today I grabbed a bean bag chair and a relaxing camping chair with an attached foot rest, which was great timing because I needed a second seat tonight. I have yet to make it all the way through the co-op for Portal 2 because I never have anyone to play with, but I enjoy it whenever I get to play it. And even though my friend really isn't into video games, he said he had fun playing tonight.

It is now 12:41AM and I need to make up for work in the morning. That means it's time for my audio journal and then bed. It'll be an interesting week at work but my first goal is to finish my homebound lists so I can get all the books ready by Wednesday. It'll be close.