Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

I'm half way through stage 2, I guess.The new chest of drawers has been built...now to move the clutter that I've stacked on top of my bed into it. It was a lot harder than I expected to put together, probably being of better quality than old… more »

Here's a picture of the little corner where I go to sleep each night is looking like now.... more »

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Now I understand why the amount keeps going up every month on my Average Pay Plan...it is computed every month based on the previous 12 months. It confused me because a while back there was a sharp jump in monthly charge and then it keeps increasing inc… more »

I have been meaning to get a Duracell DPP-600HD Powerpack for some time, as a backup power solution for my CPAP. That's the intended primary use. Though I'm sure I'd find other emergency applications for it....While Amazon/Prime would be a cheaper… more »

I went to another Penguicon, at Penguicon 6 I had earned whuffies which I used to get a shirt for that con and registration to the next one. At Penguicon 7.0, I earned just enough whuffies to get registration to Penguicon 2010 (I had purchased a shirt).… more »

There's currently a promotion of 20% for using my American Express Reward Points at shopAMEX.Now, I've been accumulating points since I've been a member of the reward program. I don't recall how long that has been, but it has been slow work to build… more »

Well, among the packages that UPS brought today....was the replacement (refurbished) Firmness Controller for my Select Number 5000 bed.I got the bed in October of 2004...so its over 5 years old. Though this is my 3rd refurbished Firmness Controller.… more »

This night was not too different from last night. Other then a slight rearrangement of stuff around my bed (due to the introduction of a PowerSource 400 and another Night Stand, so now my CPAP machine is completely on the night stand and the hose comes s… more »

I had sent an email to customer support at Select Comfort at 12:32 am (12/30)....This afternoon (1/2) I got a reply that a replacement wired pump is coming by UPS within the next 10 business days.Which is probably good, because it has stopped wor… more »

I've been meaning to get a proper night stand for the other side of my bed for some time...but it wasn't until I became pressed for space due to the addition of a CPAP machine, that I got around to actually buying one.So, now that I was rushed...I op… more »

Last night was my first night with the heated humidifier....it was kind of mixed night.It went on so well, that I wasn't sure it was even working. Other than that I would've had difficulty breathing with the CPAP off, it certainly didn't feel like it… more »