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At least it's a lot better today. I'm just hoping that it's not a sign that this will be a recurring thing. Just finished replacing the kitchen faucet's pull-out hose. The whole process was surprisingly easy.

Happy Birthday!

Good luck, CJ. Spent all day yesterday with yet another muscle spasm in my neck/shoulder. Took some meds for it at the end of the day and it knocked me out cold in couple of hours. At least I got a good night sleep for the first time in weeks. Today, I get to schedule for my exit interview.

This.

Crucial's what I have in my MBP. FWIW, I've had no issues with it.

That sucks, Dan. Hope you can get the replacement quickly.

Best of luck, Jeff!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

This.

Color me jealous. I gotta wait till iOS 6 comes out.

Just got back from an Apple Store and they quoted me a flat $310 to fix everything. I decided to not fix it for now since the machine is used with an external monitor and it rarely get used as a laptop now-a-days. Once the screen becomes unusable, I'll get it fixed, assuming I haven't replaced the whole machine by then.

For those of you who have dealt with Apple service/repair, should I put the stock hd and ram back in if I decide to get the LCD issue fixed?

Yeah, I'll make an appointment and will be taking it to an Apple Store in the next couple of days. As for ML, I installed it tonight without a hitch and have had no issue with it so far. I'm liking the reminders and notes are now separate apps, much easier to use than before when they were part of iCal and Mail. Oh, and Safari does seem to run smoother, though I may very well be imagining it.

Just noticed today that there are two lines, one vertical and one horizontal, on my 2011 MBP. Predictably, it's out of warranty and I hadn't bought AppleCare on this one. I guess I'll be taking it to an Apple Store to see what it would cost to get it fixed. Though considering I now mainly use this machine stationary with an external monitor, I'm not sure if it's worth it to get it fixed.

Made somen for dinner after thinking that I needed to increase my repertoire to include some summer/hot weather meals as most of the meals I make are not suited for the season. My daughter loved it and gobbled it up. The whole time she was eating she kept saying, "it looks like spaghetti, it's Japanese."

Received an estimate for finishing half the basement, including a full bathroom. We're seriously considering it, but fuck, it's a lot of money.

Nothing in itself. I'm just of the opinion that if you're going to make the body small by going mirrorless, might as well make the lenses small as well and with APS-C sized sensor, doing that gets more difficult/expensive as there's more sensor area to cover than had they gone with smaller sensor. Doesn't mean Canon can't or won't make smaller lenses as the rumored/pictured pancake looks small enough, but we'll see what they'll do with rest of the lens lineup. On topic of the particular camera, I do wonder what it will do to Canon's entry-level dSLRs.

I saw that. While I still think APS-C sensor is too big for a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, here's hoping Canon does a better job with their lens lineup than Sony has thus far.

I'd have gotten another one if not for my recent expenses and the fact 2011 MBP doesn't do well with 4g drives in its optical bay.

^ That's what I have in my MBP and have had no issues with it in my use.

This.

Same here.

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