a day with tasks accomplished

i had today off. that was good. i was productive (semi) :) first off, i finally ran the vga and rca cables from the projector to the tv. 25' JUST made it. 27-28' would have been more ideal. i just have to get the metal bracket that screws onto the wall for the wall plates to mount, and the job will be done. well, that, and i ran a network cable, and i have to punch it down and fish into the computer room. no biggie.

if i can run the surround sound through the ceiling, that would be nice. then my two surround would be hidden. and i can mount the front one's w/o much problem too. hmm, i could run them through the ceiling and have no cables going showing anywhere... hmm, i'll consider that...

another step of my journey will be fishing a new tv cable down the wall in front of the bed. currently, the wall jack is beside the bed, and a cable runs across the floor. i want to run the bedroom surround sound too - but the vaulted ceilings make for a hard install...

i'd like to link the living room and bedroom audio receivers together, but that's slightly too much work. then again, for about $6 i could do that... eh. the living room receiver slightly sucks too much for this to be feasible. then again... a $2.25 cable might make it work. i was just thinking for "poor man's whole house audio" but i don't really like this option either.

more plans:
pc's buildable: amd 1100, 1900, 2000, 2600, 2800, 3200...
two pc's in the computer room. like his and her's PCs. a pc in the bedroom (for watching all the divx movies). i'd like a desktop in the living room, with it's monitor out being the projector (cloned to the TV out to the tv). i'd like a file-server to run 24/7, big redundant HD's, also to server as remote access. eventually a CCTV camera system pc would be a nice addition. lastly a pc in the garage could be handy (for mp3 listening, or vwvortex DIY's), but this is last on the list.

i can already see this means a 12 port patch panel ($12) in the closet... rack mountable? with an 8 or 16 port ethernet switch (gigabit?) :)

2nd to all my a/v dreams and ambitions, some furniture removal and additions are in store. i'm wondering if i can sell, well, all furniture in the living room, and replace it with a simple couch and short tv stand. in the bedroom i want to add some tall bookshelves. maybe i can work on the bookshelves first, then do the living room come summer...

anyways. it's almost time for me to call my baby :) g'night!