I've been running a weight loss pool here at work. Well, today is Judgment Day (actually there is an unanticipated grace period until next Friday due to me breaking the original scale, but that's a tale for a different day).

So I made it! I weighed in at 172 on 1/4 and had to get down to 155 (10% weight loss). This morning I finally hit my goal, coming in at 154.8. Which means I get to pig out on Easter candy and the like this weekend. Although now that I'm where I want to be, I'm nervous about falling off the wagon since today is the first time I wearing a size 30 since at least October or November.

Next up is joining e:enknot and Jon at the gym to start toning up what I've got...

When I rolled out of bed this morning I didn't think I'd end up learning there's a new Derek Webb CD coming out May 1st... and that by pre-ordering it today I'd be able to download it immediately. Score!

I've got no opinion on it yet since I'm only on track 3, but it appears to be a lot rockier than anything he's put out so far. But I'm sure it'll be just as polarizing as usual.

So am I the only one who got goosebumps watching the Goo Goo Dolls montage they played right before last night's Sabres game?

Ugh, I am just sick about this. The Asus M6BNE laptop we just purchased last month died on us this weekend. It powers up, then powers back off immediately. Then powers back up again, but does nothing (at least in terms of video output). Last night, after failing like I just described 5 times or so in a row, it came back up but then totally locked up after about 10 minutes of use... and then went back to the same issue again. See for yourself (sorry for the poor quality):

Based on all the Googling I've done over the past few days, I think it might be a CPU overheating issue. My guess is that the cooling mechanism for the CPU has failed and now the CPU is damaged. But that's just a guess. It's too bad because we've barely used it. I feel like I just flushed $525 down the toilet and now I don't have anything to show for it. ARRRGH, Chrissy even said "Are you sure it's a good idea buying a laptop with no warranty or anything?" I should have listened, I'm such an idiot.

I'm hoping that my friend Darren can figure out what the issue is, hopefully all I will have to do is replace a part or two inside it (which means spending more money).

I spoke to the person I purchased it from and while he's been very responsive to my emails, he says he isn't going to refund even a portion of my money. I guess I can't blame him, I mean it did work for a month before dying. Looks like he unloaded it at the perfect time.