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A Little Bit of This and That

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Randi
on March 6, 2007
in Computers, Family, Friends, Gaming, Internet, Life, Money, Shopping and Technology
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I had a first meeting with two of Victor’s friends, Tania and Riaan at Monte Casino on Saturday. They both seem to have a great personality, Riaan is hilariously funny… At first I felt really shy and uncomfortable about meeting Tania and Riaan. Thinking that they would not like me and that I will seem too introverted; just that they would not like me at all… But apparently they do like me and that is a good thing…

I ordered some stuff off of Kalahari.net on Friday and I should be receiving my package by next Monday the latest. I ordered a book, a few DVDs and a webcam… I have spent too much money lately…

Recently I had bought the wired version of my cordless desktop… Just because I thought that I could use them when the batteries in my cordless desktop need to be recharged and I could not wait… I think that it is a lame reason; I have thought so since a couple days after I had purchased them and I have yet to use any of the hardware that I have bought. I am trying to get a way to have the telephone line for the Internet in my room. I also need to setup the network from there somehow as my father’s PC accesses the Internet through my PC…

My younger sisters have been nagging my father to purchase a graphics card for his PC so that we are able to play The Sims 2. Last night my father asked me to call a computer store to find out the pricing and availability of a compatible graphics card for his PC… I did so this morning and a while after when I was at my father’s place of work, he asked me how much the hardware was. I told him about a 256MB card and he then asked how much the 512MB card was… After I had told him, he gave me the amount of money for the 512MB card… I was surprised that he wanted to go for it as money is not of abundance lately…

Oh well, his money I guess… Anyway, I have setup The Sims 2 along with our expansion packs; NightLife, Pets and the Glamour Life Stuff pack. My younger will be lending her friend’s Open for Business expansion pack this week and after I have installed that, I will install our University expansion pack… I wish that my PC was able to run The Sims 2…

I have not had a chance to play yet because my sisters have been busy playing it but the graphics look really good compared to how it looked on my father’s previous PC…

Date With A Vampire

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Randi
on January 15, 2007
in Animals, Computers, Family, Friends, Health, Internet, Life, Love, Money, Opinions, Shopping and Technology
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Yesterday afternoon I went out to the mall to meet up with Victor, an online friend. As usual I was at home with nothing to do and Victor said that he wanted to meet me and would not mind coming over to this side to do so. We met up at Key West and spent our time conversing and got to know each other a little…

He is a Goth… Whom I find very intriguing, it really is not something that bothers me and I find it quite enticing for some reason unknown to me, yet… He has such gorgeous eyes, from a blood brown center flowering into a hazel green. He is nothing as I thought he would be. He is comfortable to be around and he has a great personality.

Not all Goths are what society makes them out to be. Not all Goths are Satanist, Goths do not “worship” Marilyn Manson and Goths are not “evil”… There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding the Gothic subculture. Goths are frowned upon by those who are close-minded and uneducated about the subculture. Many people just go with what they have been told and think without really knowing the facts which is a shame, I think…

My desktop set had been delivered last Monday. I have not used it yet as I am saving it for when I have my computer setup in my room. I opened it though and had a look at it. I love it; it is dark, sleek and is of good quality… I had stained my wooden desk just like I had done with my bedside cabinets; it turned out lovely and suits my room very well… Now I am waiting on the delivery of the monitor and speakers that I had purchased…

This morning my aunt and I went to Pretoria to visit my uncle in hospital that is still recovering from the incident. We took him some lunch, chocolates, juices and bottled water. He really hates the food at the hospital and from the smell of it I assume that it really must not taste good at all. He is out of the wheelchair and now using crutches to walk and under going physiotherapy. He is in a lot of pain and walking makes him wince at the pain. He complains, he wants to get out of the hospital and get back to work, but in his condition he can not. His one leg is a bit shorter or something, I am not sure why but he complains about that too, I told him to just be happy that he is able to walk…

My aunt and I collected my cousins from school after visiting my uncle and then we were off to my aunt’s sister’s place for lunch. I was asked if I could install her new printer and modem for her… When we arrived, I got out the car and opened the back car door for my cousins to get out. While I was talking to my cousins as they were getting out, I heard their aunt’s dog growl and before I knew it, he bit my hand. I pulled my hand away and I was left with light red marks and gob all over my hand from his teeth…

My aunt was just getting out of the car when this happened and she asked if I was ok and to get back into the car, my young cousins were so scared but so was I… Usually when visitors come over the dog is locked in the back yard but he was not in sight when we arrived so we assumed he was in the back yard. My hand is fine though, the marks have faded away and I am just glad that I did not get hurt. I mean very glad…

I have a date with Victor tomorrow afternoon. I am eagerly waiting…

It Is A New Year

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Randi
on January 6, 2007
in Christmas, Computers, Family, Gifts, Life, Money, Photos, Shopping and Technology
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Christmas day was alright. It could have been much better; some relatives seemed to not be in the mood to celebrate. Two of my cousins hardly ever spend time with family and when they do, they’re on their mobile phones mainly chatting up guys on MXit or excluding themselves from everything. Whether it be playing a game or just conversing with the rest of us… Oh well…

The one thing I hate about this past Christmas is that besides us, only my cousin who is studying in America gave gifts for my older sister, her boyfriend and my niece. My one aunt gave a gift for my niece. Some had asked about my sister as she was not at this side for Christmas but no one else even bothered to say anything about my sister, not even my niece. My niece had received many gifts from father’s family which makes our family seem like shit for not even thinking about my sister or niece…

Gifts I had received for ChristmasI had received several gifts for Christmas. I have almost spent all the money I had received. Besides buying clothing, shoes and cosmetics, I also bought a wooden desk and a folding chair for my room. I want to setup my computer in my room mainly because I have all my music on my computer and my hi-fi is broken beyond repair…

I have bought a cordless keyboard and mouse desktop set, new monitor and speakers. The desktop set should arrive some time this coming week if not Monday and the monitor and speakers should arrive this coming week too, maybe the next. I ordered the monitor and speakers last night and will be delivered in five workings days. Most of the products on Kalahari.net are cheaper than they are in a normal store, so I like that. I would like to purchase a webcam, DVD writer and TV tuner card next time, when I am able to do so.

My younger sisters and I have spent many days with two of our cousins since Christmas. We went to malls where we had done some shopping with money that we had received for Christmas, we went out for drinks and lunches… All in all, we just spent time together having fun…

I had my hair cut on Wednesday at Hair Inc. I kept it almost the same length, just had it layered front to back and feathered. I’m thinking of dying my hair but not sure what color, maybe the darkest brown again…

My older sister got engaged on the fourth! Exciting and not so exciting… My younger sisters and I are not going to be her bridesmaids because her fiancé’s cousin will be jealous… So my sister is going to have some of her friends as bridesmaids… Whatever makes her happy… She and her fiancé have not set a date yet but my sister told me that maybe they will get married some time early next year or so. I am just happy that my niece has parents that love each other and will hopefully always be together.

My youngest sister had her twelfth birthday yesterday and again we spent last night here at home with my cousins. My cousins slept over and we watched the television and played on their PlayStation® 2 that they had brought over. I like playing on that thing. My older sister said that she might buy one for my younger sisters and I. My youngest sister brags about getting one from our older sister, it is quite funny when she does so…

It is a new year. Last year passed by too fast. I need to work on resolutions this year, after I decide on some resolutions that is…

I hope that 2007 will awesome.