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It’s been awful quiet around here lately, apart from the spam comments I’m having to moderate every couple of days, and I feel I should explain why.

First, by way of an update, here is how things are going.

I now know when my last day of real work is. As of the 30th October, my temporary contract with www.casltd.com will come to an end. The system I’d been preparing went live on Friday, and I rather hope that it’s gone as smoothly as it seemed to, since I’m on holiday today. I’ve really enjoyed my time there, and I can only hope that wherever I end up next will be as enjoyable.

The flat hunt continues, with another couple of viewings this afternoon. Flat hunting is not easy, and it seems that this time of year is an especially bad time to be doing it. More updates on this as things progress.

Now for my explanation.

My computer has given up. More specifically, the motherboard has failed. My EVGA nForce 680i board, which has lasted me a good 2 years despite multiple problems being reported online, has finally succumbed to one of the problems I read about back when I bought it, and thrown in the towel. This, of course, is to be expected with a computer, especially one which is self-built, but I am more than a little annoyed that it has happened very shortly after I had transferred last month’s wages into savings (I refuse to touch them now unless I’m in dire need), and slightly longer after I had decided to defer a motherboard upgrade until next year, after I had replaced my ailing phone (yet another things going wrong and forcing me to spend money before the end of the year), and bought the digital SLR I have a hankering for.

On the phone front, have you seen the HTC HD2? It’s a lovely, lovely phone, although rather expensive to buy unlocked. Nevertheless, I fear I will still give in and buy it before 2010 is upon us.

Until next time, or until I fix my computer (whichever is soonest), I bid you adieu.