Zel-kun’s Words

To say that I’ve been busy would be an understatement.  I’ve been putting in some overtime and working in the field.  Sure, it makes the day go by, but can be a hinderer to updating.  So I apologize for worrying my online friends with my disappearances.  This is actually the first time I sat in front of my computer at home in a few days.  I also noticed quite a pile of mail piling up on the corner of my desk here.  Quite an accomplishment, being as I don’t even get stacks of paper on my desk at work.

I’m going through the papers, and the cat is going crazy chasing my shadow cast by my desk lamp.  For some reason, watching a cat climbing up a wall never seems to lose its entertainment value.  Although, I honestly could do without her climbing up my desk chair and my reading chair here in my study, arguably the nicest pieces of furniture I own.

My reading chair is a nice white winged-back easy chair complete with ottoman that my grandmother gave me as a moving-out present.  Sure it was a hand-me-down, but it is in pristine condition, like all things from that house.  My desk chair is a high-backed executive-style chair, one of the few chairs in the world I can be comfortable in.  It truly is a shame I don’t sit in it more these days.

I always get these credit card offers in the mail.  It’s bad enough to have them clogging up your mailbox, but now the credit card companies fancy themselves spies.  They attempt to sneak into my home masquerading as legitimate pieces of mail.  They’ll come in plain envelopes and even spell my name correctly.  Sometimes there will be an official-looking ‘dated material’ stamped on top.  I guess they’re going with the spam theory that if I’m tricked to open it, not only will I NOT be upset at being tricked, I will be duped into applying for another credit card.

If that’s not bad enough, even my bank tries to offer me a credit card.  I already have a credit card through my bank, so it’s easy to see a letter and think it’s something important.

Et tu bank?

I also got a booklet telling me to enroll in the 2008 benefits for my company.  That dates are in October of ‘07.  Good to know.

Got my last free issue of Game Informer too.  I got it when I applied for my EBGames discount card, which I’ve used a total of one time.   I used to be an avid reader of both GamePro and Game Informer.  But in this age of the internet, the magazine just seems archaic and awkward.  I can get the latest game news instantly, and see years and years of game reviews any time I want.  With a magazine, it’s once a month, and usually only one review per game.  The kicker is the price tag that comes on every issue.

Also have my W-2… I should probably do those taxes soon…

Welp, hope you enjoyed the journey through the crap on my desk.

Maybe I should have titled this post ‘Zel-kun’s Mailbag Special?’

Zel-kun out.