I got myself a new DVD player today. Out of necessity. My old one gave up the ghost yesterday. Kind of sad. I have had that player for… ? I don’t know. Fifteen years? It was a really cheap one, but it served it purpose loyally for so long. Excellent value for money. But now I’m not sad about it dying anymore. Because the new one is really cool. It’s actually just a newer version of the same basic, cheap Philips player. But it has a USB port! Woohoo. That means I can take media files from my computer and bung them on a USB stick and watch them on my telly. That will make things a lot easier. I hope it will last fifteen years like the old one.

Another nice thing I have gotten is a card from Katt. A very sweet one that made me happy. It was too late for christmas, but on the other hand it was quite early for my birthday. So that’s just right. Katt is a great friend, I talk to her a lot on Facebook and we make each other laugh. At least she makes me laugh. We are even listed as being in a relationship together on facebook. Which prompted my mother to ask me, at christmas dinner, if I had gotten a girlfriend. Haha. Well, not yet. I’ll wear her down, though. Her or Jessica Alba.

I have been spending some time lately playing Championship Manager. Did I mention that? Now that I am in 1024×768 resolution I can actually play it. It takes some effort, but it works. It’s nice being able to play computer games again, even if it’s just a little. My parents have started moving stuff out of their apartment for renovations, and my dad came across my old Commodore 64 I guess. He wants to give it to the tech museum at The Old City. I don’t know if they can use it at all, somehow I doubt it. But I guess it would be nice to give it a good home where lots of people can see it. It pains me a little to get rid of it. Even though, to be honest, I’d forgotten we still had it stored away. But still, it’s a huge part of my childhood. I remember when I moved out on my own, I had these great plans to make a game room with my old Commodore 64 and my Amiga 500 and then a retro PC. That would have been awesome. Of course I don’t have anywhere near the space for it. And with the little eyesight I have left there’s no way I’ll ever be able to play the old games anymore. That won’t be possible. So I guess it’s better to let go. Of some things. And at least I can still watch people playing retro games on youtube. Lucky bastards.

It was time for the dentist today. And I went all by myself. I’m not sure, but I think this may be the first time I have gone alone to an ‘official’ thing. I usually have my dad with me to help me along. But now that my eyesight is a little better, hopefully I can start doing more things on my own. That’s a nice feeling, naturally. Free as a bird.

And everything went fine. The dentist’s office isn’t too far away. In fact it’s only a couple of minutes away from the playground. So it was easy to find. And my teeth are still fine, I’m happy to report. The dentist is a nice fellow. He remembered me, and my brother. Although he thought I was the younger brother. Not surprising. All my life people have been surprised when I tell them how old I am. I am cursed with an adorable babyface, I guess. And speaking of brothers and age, happy birthday to my brother. His birthday was yesterday. I was supposed to go have dinner with the family for it, but I wasn’t feeling too well so I skipped it. But I’m sure they had a rocking party without me.

After the dentist I popped on over to see the goats. And had a jolly good time with them. The snow is all gone, but it’s still frosty and cold. Lucky goats, I wish I could grow wool.

Some kindergarteners were there, having fun with the animals. They always like when I’m scratching Magnethe’s neck and she rolls her head back and just enjoys it. That usually prompts a couple of “look how much it loves it!” outbursts. There were also a couple of “she must be pregnant” remarks towards Magnethe, but she did not dignify that with a baah. Kids can be so rude!

Otherwise all seems to be well.