Anthony’s Ramblings

I don’t think I’ve ever heard this song from anywhere other than the 25th anniversary Charlie Brown CD my dad bought in the late 80’s. It’s a great ‘blusey’ tune. Who doesn’t like B.B. King, anyway?! It’s one of my favorites of the moment, and I thought I’d share!

B.B. King – Joe Cool (128k MP3, 3.5MB)

Enjoy!

After much deliberation and “I’m not going to decorate” debates with myself, I’ve decided to hang the curtains that I had in Oakland. The only difference is that the curtains that were in the Oakland bedroom went in my living room, and the curtains that were in the Oakland kitchen/dining room are going to go in my spare bedroom.

Pictures may follow, stay tuned.

Update: Here are pictures!

The left picture is the curtains in the living room. The right picture is the curtains in the spare bedroom (notice they are crappier ).

A friend of mine from elementary school (Cumberland, 5th grade), her dad, and their neighbor set up a really cool Christmas light display synced to music. I had known about it for a few years, but never got a chance to see it in person. Since I’ve moved back to the South Bay, I decided to check it out! Brianna, Ryan, and I drove to their house on Tangerine Avenue in Sunnyvale, tuned in, and watched it for about a half hour. It’s really cool! They use an FM transmitter to broadcast the music so people passing by can tune in, but the locals don’t get annoyed by all the music.

Along with being a holiday treat, the light display is also set up as an attraction for a food drive/donation drive for the Second Harvest food bank. If you like the display you’re encouraged to donate something (Brianna contributed $2, the only change we had), but it’s not required.

You can find out more at their website, http://severex.com.

If you’re in the area, check it out!

Got my first winter PG&E bill since I moved. It’s nowhere near as high as most, but it’s high for me. From Oakland, I’m used to $20-$25 PG&E bills in the summer and $40-$45 in the winter. This bill comes to $63.88.

I think I’m going to keep a strict ritual of setting the heater to 68 degrees when I am awake, and 62 degrees when I go to bed. I’ve been a bit lax so far. This month I’d set the heater to 63 before I go to bed, and at 68 after work when I’m home. My feet would get a little cold, so I’d bump the heater up to 70. Gotta have a toasty house when I get out of the shower, so the heater gets bumped up to 72 for that.

No more!

The heater will now be at a strict 62 degrees when asleep, turned off when I’m not home, and set to 68 when I am awake at home.