ShutterCal

Just took a trip to Boston. Good times. Signed up for a new site: http://shuttercal.com/calendar/poppy13/

Got back to work today and iTunes crashed on me. Rebuilding the library and iPod now. Sucks.

Wish I was still in bed.

Got to read for class tonight.

Finished season 2 of NCIS. Can't wait for the next DVDs to come in the mail. Love Netflix.

Having a difficult time deciding between a new bb or iPhone. Wish that the google fone was out.

Bought the new NERD album... but can't listen to it till iTunes is fixed.

Got myself a "kickball" t-shirt. It's sweet!

Long bike ride on Saturday. Let's pray for good weather. Not too hot. Not rainy. Perfect ride weather. Please.

Marley is still the best cat ever. He came into my bed this morning, laid on his back and put his paws in my face. Believe me, a nice way to wake me up, instead of his normal NOISY antics.

I miss my girl who is in Japan now, but moving to SanFran in a week. Makes me sad.

Work is kinda slow - can't complain though.

Mac vs Windows

Long ago I had a boyfriend who did a whole paper about user interfaces (GUI) for a college class. It was really well done - explaining things like how in German cars the reverse gear is next to the 1st gear. Which makes more sense than how the Japanese and American cars do it. Since then I kind of look for these things.

Today I put Dreamweaver on my Mac at work to kind of learn it in the different way that Mac would be versus Windows. The first thing I noticed is that the files and folder are listed alphabetically. In Windows land, the folders are listed alpha and then the files in alpha. On Mac, they are all together and in alpha. Which makes more sense when you are doing a web site. In fact it starts to make more sense all together. It's logical to list everything. My brain of course naturally thinks folder or file, then look for it in alphabetical order. People don't normally think that way. Kind of fun learning these significant differences.

Next I have to learn to control the windows more like a Mac user. In Windows I minimize everything as I go along. Things are alien to me still on the Mac side.

110 degrees in the shade

It's pretty damn hot. "No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central air." (Dogma) Tried to get around the park on Sunday on the bike. Didn't do so well. Partly cause of the heat, but also cause I got pinch in my right shoulder. Probably from sleeping wrong and leaning when using the mouse. I'm literally on the computer like 10-12 hours a day. It's rare for me not to be on the computer if I'm awake. Someday I'll just throw the thing out the window and give up on computers forever. :)

blagoonga

Got around Prospect Park 3 times on Sunday (that's 10 miles). I was oh so proud of myself. Of course now I need those nifty bike shoes to snap into the pedals. Already I look very "Tour de France" with my padded shorts. Haha. The shoes will be the perfect finish to that. :)

Blur

Playing Blur "Parklife" on the iPod went perfectly well with the morning rush. Wants to move quickly, but just can't because of the forces of nature.

DWG

Went out to the Delaware Water Gap to visit my friend. Got to have the greasyest breakfast every, but it was damn good. Then hit up a flea market - bought buttered nuts, beef jerky, shoo-fly pie, and a grapefruit spoon (to use for getting wet cat food out of the can). After that we went for a little hike on the Appalachian trail. Got some really nice pictures out of that.

Tomorrow I'll go for a nice bike ride. Have to get the 2 flat tires fixed first. Oh joy! Thankfully I got a buddy who loves to touch my bike and keep it running good. :)

So glad that warm spring is here.

subtitles

When I watch a foreign film, I really enjoy hearing the foreign language and don't mind reading the subtitles. Mostly cause when it's dubbed, the acting is completely off, no matter what. Just makes sense to me. I wish when I get movies it would at least give me the option to watch it as is with subtitles instead of dubbing it. Kind of annoying.

Any-waz... it has been awhile since I last posted. Been crazy busy with work and school, and now taking martial arts class. Haven't been on the bike yet this season, too much rain on the weekends. Kind of stinks. Let's hope for this weekend will be nice enough.

Oh, and Happy Birthday to Mom today! :)

apple vs oreo

I've got an apple sitting here, just waiting to be eaten. But I keep thinking about an oreo. And how yummy an oreo would be right about now. Maybe if I walk home it will cancel out the bad affects of the oreo. I should eat the apple, it is red and pretty and probably delicious. Damn you oreo!

my new chair

They call it a La'Z Boy... I call it a La'Z Girl

By the way, the movie Notorious was being filmed on my street today. Wish I could have stayed home to watch it.

Dirty Thirty

It's offical... I'm 30!

HD radio

The wave of the future is HD radio, right? Sure, I believe it. For xmas I got mom a new car radio, with HD radio available and a nice little MP3 player cable. Shows how much I love her. Right? Well, she loves it, even ordered Sirus (all by herself!) and loves it even more. About 2 weeks ago, one of my favorite radio stations went off the air, more specifically it went off FM waves and moved to HD waves. No problem I say, I was planning on getting a new reciever anyway. My current one is decent, but old and my iPod sounds like shit going through it. Come to find out a reciever with HD radio will cost like $10k or something crazy like that. No good! Guess I have to wait a bit longer. At least I've got AOL XM radio for free for now online. =)

V-Day

I've been known to get something really yummy from Starbucks, but eat only half and throw the rest away. Then I desire more and figure it really isn't "in" the trash long, so it's safe. But is it?

Boston

I hit Beantown this past weekend (3-day weekends rock!). My girl from Rochester just moved there by way of Washington, DC. It was my 2nd time hitting Boston for an adventure. Well first off it's damn cold there. Like Rochester weather. Next trip up will be in the warmer spring time. It really is a pretty little place. Much more spread out than NYC I think, but easier (and cheaper) to get to most places. All the cab rides with 3 people was less than $13. That's near impossible in NYC. The traffic seemed light too. We did a pub-crawl on Saturday night. The people of Boston like to drink. And they make it so easy with pubs next door to more pubs. Brilliant! Every pub/restaurant had big screens playing sports. Wonder what they show when a game isn't on? Is that even a possibility?

Anyway, I met some real cool people and hanging with my girl (and her Mom too!) is always good times. We rested on Sunday, went shopping and had a real yummy Italian dinner. Then went to Jillian's to play pool and watch the football game. It was a great way to end my break from school. On Tuesday classes started up and of course I'm behind on homework already (I so need those brain cells back). =)

New Years Resolution

This year I decided to make a real conscious effort in creating less waste. I have things like a coffee travel mug, now I just have to use it. I refuse plastic bags (bags in general really) as much as I can. Its weird, when I refuse the bag, no one ever hears me. I'll have to say it once, twice, sometimes thrice! As for my little sandwich bags, I used them all up and started using a reusable cloth/plastic wrapper. It's great, I just rinse off the pb&j and use it again in the next day. Here is the kicker though... I order my groceries sometimes from an online store. Once in awhile they toss in a few extra things, without charging. Well of course they gave me a nice huge box of Glad sandwich bags. WTF! It's like the stars are lining up against me on this one. But why? I'm trying to do good. I guess it must be that no matter how good your Resolution is to help yourself or the planet, the real-life situation is that its not easy (being green). I will continue my effort. The no bag thing is easy... I just refuse it and carry my stuff in a reusable bag or literally just carry it. The cleaning the travel coffee mug everyday is not so easy. I got dish soap, the bathroom soap at work wasn't cutting it. Today I totally cheated, got coffee in a throw away cup. The guilt is already rushing over me. *sigh*

Graceful Walking

The other day I caught the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Rear Window" on TV. I so love old movies like this. "Rear Window" is by far my favorite Hitchcock film. The story line is easy and I totally love Jimmy Stewart's wheelchair bound act in it. When Grace Kelly joined him on screen, my flat-mate and I agreed that she walks in heels like a woman should. I just was shocked how amazing she looked when she was literally prancing in those high heels. Usually I see girls walking around the city like they have no idea they are wearing heels. The do like a clop-clop kind of walk. Hence the real reason I don't wear heels that high. If I was light on my feet and could walk that graceful, then it would make sense to wear them. But I like to walk fast and without thought to my poor ankles. Also in the movie "The Birds", watch how Tippi Hedren gets out of a car and walks with full out poshness she carries herself to the doorway. Very cool.