Hi All!  I am at my SpokLAN LAN Party while writing this.  I am really having fun!  I've played a lot of Counter Strike Source but got shot a lot .

The present exchange was great, I got a scratch lotto ticket in my package and won $5!  My present went over well, I gave an old iMac that work was throwing out and packaged it "lovingly" in a Dell box!  Everyone thought it was cool, even the guy who got it.  It was great.

I got to talk to Alan today!  I was happy to hear from him, apparently work has kept him rather busy, he was even in the office at work this afternoon, and it's Saturday...  But I am glad he is doing ok, and I hope to be able to catch up with him for like dinner or something before I go on Vacation.

Dad called me today he wanted to ask me some questions about a problem he was having with his old computer. I gave him some advice on it and he was grateful, as always.  It's pretty cool that he calls me long-distance when he wants some PC info.  I'm looking forward to going home for Christmas this year!!!