Productive Weekend
The most productive weekend of the year started on a high note, when I got a new 17" flat panel monitor. It's not terribly fancy (actually scored quite low on many reviews), but I like it, and the price was definitely right. I was hoping for black, but all I could get was grey. That doesn't change the fact that the screen is infinitely better than the one it replaced.

At the time time, I took apart, cleaned, and reconstructed an old HP LaserJet 4. Aside from its fuser, all parts are in mint condition. The fuser works, but is starting to display signs of wear and tear. Still, it's amazing that a twelve year old printer replaced our five year old printer due to quality reasons.

Friday evening, I went to see Team America. It has to be the funniest movie this year. There were parts where I was worried about passing out due to lack of breathing due to hysterical laughing. In so many ways the movie was controversial and "over-the-edge." I suppose that's what I liked about it. That, and its more than passing similarity to the Thunderbirds.

On Saturday, I took my little sister to attend an orchestra show for children at the National Arts Centre. Last time I went, I was impressed with the level of quality, but I wasn't terribly entertained. This time was different, as the theme was "space", and the Canadian Space Agency's Marc Garneau was the special guest. He did a really cool presentation on his missions in space, in a way that the kids could understand. Best of all, a live, full-orchestra performance of Also Sprach Zarathustra and the ET theme.

Somewhere this weekend I also found time to do a lab report and assignment for school, clean my room, and cut my own hair... you know you don't have much hair left when you start cutting it yourself. Strangely enough, it turned out great.

Quote of the week: "Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!"