How difficult is it to remember that you pass on the left not the right?
Two lanes and I'm behind someone going 10 miles per hour slower than the speed limit, because he can't move into the right lane, because people are wizzing by at 90.
AIGH!
January 26, 2008
January 24, 2008
Internet Addiction - Day 1
Yesterday, I had to relinquish my beloved mac to the shop to get the ethernet port fixed. (It's on the motherboard, so the whole board needed to be replaced.)
Hopefully, I should get it back in 48 hours or so.
Last night, I was on my Palm, using that to go online. On the other hand, it was good to get a full night's sleep. Especially needed after going to the gym yesterday.
Hopefully, I should get it back in 48 hours or so.
Last night, I was on my Palm, using that to go online. On the other hand, it was good to get a full night's sleep. Especially needed after going to the gym yesterday.
January 23, 2008
January 21, 2008
Last Week's Winter Storm
Test of the phone.
Woo! I can add blog posts from my phone again and just take pictures.
Technology rocks!
January 20, 2008
Busy weekend...
First off, I want to thank the people that have been constantly abusing me about going to the gym, pushing me to go to the gym today, giving me ways to make up for missing the gym, etc...
Unfortunately, I didn't go to the gym this weekend. I did do a good amount of walking, though. Saturday, I went to the mall on an errand for a friend of mine. He needs me to pick up a PS/3 and a few other things and ship them to him. I also wanted to go to the Apple store and gawk, as well as ask them a couple of questions and picking up the mac version of Quicken.
After I got home, I schlepped around Ashmont a bit trying to find a grocery store. I was annoyed. I saw a big sign for a Super Stop and Shop and headed over there. Two miles later, I saw the part of the sign that was hidden - it said that the store was an exit down and then down the road. (According to the locals, that's in Quincy, so I'll probably be using Peapod or shopping in town and bringing my groceries out to Ashmont with me. There are a couple of small shops that have a lot of the staples near me, so I was able to get some peanut butter, some jelly, bread and orange juice, which will tide me through for a few days.
I also have some cool software for the mac: Quicken, which is just always friggin' fantastic; the Missing Sync, which is a better syncing program for the mac than the software it comes it.; and Spanning Sync, which allows me to sync my mac's built-in iCal calendars with the Google Calendars.
This gets me the same calendar at home, at work and in my pocket, which is just very very handy.
I've also been playing with Twitter. Not sure how I like it for me, but I've been working on a Twitter fiction project which I enjoy a lot. (http://twitter.com/Helsing if you'd like to check it out.)
Saw a movie that didn't really wow me last night: 28 Weeks Later. It was a sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later about a zombie infestation in the UK. There was a lot of carnage, some tension and plenty of stress, but it didn't really cover much new ground.
Today was the LGBT parents' brunch, which I enjoyed. I talked to a couple of other people that had adopted DSS kids, which is what I'm thinking of. I'm thinking of an older kid and a DSS kid, which will speed things up, but also means that they've been in DSS custody and the foster care system with the problems involved with that.
Unfortunately, I didn't go to the gym this weekend. I did do a good amount of walking, though. Saturday, I went to the mall on an errand for a friend of mine. He needs me to pick up a PS/3 and a few other things and ship them to him. I also wanted to go to the Apple store and gawk, as well as ask them a couple of questions and picking up the mac version of Quicken.
After I got home, I schlepped around Ashmont a bit trying to find a grocery store. I was annoyed. I saw a big sign for a Super Stop and Shop and headed over there. Two miles later, I saw the part of the sign that was hidden - it said that the store was an exit down and then down the road. (According to the locals, that's in Quincy, so I'll probably be using Peapod or shopping in town and bringing my groceries out to Ashmont with me. There are a couple of small shops that have a lot of the staples near me, so I was able to get some peanut butter, some jelly, bread and orange juice, which will tide me through for a few days.
I also have some cool software for the mac: Quicken, which is just always friggin' fantastic; the Missing Sync, which is a better syncing program for the mac than the software it comes it.; and Spanning Sync, which allows me to sync my mac's built-in iCal calendars with the Google Calendars.
This gets me the same calendar at home, at work and in my pocket, which is just very very handy.
I've also been playing with Twitter. Not sure how I like it for me, but I've been working on a Twitter fiction project which I enjoy a lot. (http://twitter.com/Helsing if you'd like to check it out.)
Saw a movie that didn't really wow me last night: 28 Weeks Later. It was a sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later about a zombie infestation in the UK. There was a lot of carnage, some tension and plenty of stress, but it didn't really cover much new ground.
Today was the LGBT parents' brunch, which I enjoyed. I talked to a couple of other people that had adopted DSS kids, which is what I'm thinking of. I'm thinking of an older kid and a DSS kid, which will speed things up, but also means that they've been in DSS custody and the foster care system with the problems involved with that.
January 17, 2008
Okay, I need help...
Rarely do I open myself up to constant abuse like this, but...
I've got a gym membership. I'm also working from 7.30-6 (or 7). If you don't see me talking about the gym and whining about working out. I want abuse. Push me.
Thank you.
I've got a gym membership. I'm also working from 7.30-6 (or 7). If you don't see me talking about the gym and whining about working out. I want abuse. Push me.
Thank you.
January 16, 2008
Registered to Vote!
Woo! I made the deadlines and I'm ready for the primaries.
Still getting settled in, both at home and at work.
Still getting settled in, both at home and at work.
January 14, 2008
First Big Snow Storm
Well, the first big storm now that I'm back. Strangely, I'm looking forward to it.
I've heard the sand trucks and the plows going by for a few hours, but the room has been too cold to get out of my nice warm bed.
It's weird now that I'm back in Boston, how easy it is to slip back into my routines. My time away seems to be receding a bit. Not like it's a dream or anything, but more about how life here feels a little more solid with the roots that I have in Boston. Which makes sense, I suppose. You can't live here for all those years and have so many people that I care about and not be connected.
Of course, there are some things that don't feel as solid any more. Tried what I used to think was the great vegetarian place in Chinatown the other night. It was eh at best. Maybe it was the meal, but I wasn't very impressed. Of course, Sorrento's was everything that I remembered. The service and the food were exquisite. The waiter that I'm used to had changed, but it was a Sunday afternoon.
We'll see if some of my other favorites hold up soon.
I've heard the sand trucks and the plows going by for a few hours, but the room has been too cold to get out of my nice warm bed.
It's weird now that I'm back in Boston, how easy it is to slip back into my routines. My time away seems to be receding a bit. Not like it's a dream or anything, but more about how life here feels a little more solid with the roots that I have in Boston. Which makes sense, I suppose. You can't live here for all those years and have so many people that I care about and not be connected.
Of course, there are some things that don't feel as solid any more. Tried what I used to think was the great vegetarian place in Chinatown the other night. It was eh at best. Maybe it was the meal, but I wasn't very impressed. Of course, Sorrento's was everything that I remembered. The service and the food were exquisite. The waiter that I'm used to had changed, but it was a Sunday afternoon.
We'll see if some of my other favorites hold up soon.
January 9, 2008
January 5, 2008
New Apartment
Here's the new apartment:
The view from the stairs on the way up.
The entrance hall.
My bedroom
The second bedroom that I'm going to turn into an office. I'll toss in a sleeper sofa for visitors. *HINT*
The full-bathroom
Full-bathroom's shower and towel closet? What do you call those things?
Dining room portion of the living room, note the bar for entertaining.
The living room portion of the living room with a working fireplace. The room is divided by an archway. There's a cable modem, but I haven't been able to get it to work with my computer. Will try with a wireless router tomorrow.
The kitchen.
The washer/dryer half-bath
The view from the stairs on the way up.
The entrance hall.
My bedroom
The second bedroom that I'm going to turn into an office. I'll toss in a sleeper sofa for visitors. *HINT*
The full-bathroom
Full-bathroom's shower and towel closet? What do you call those things?
Dining room portion of the living room, note the bar for entertaining.
The living room portion of the living room with a working fireplace. The room is divided by an archway. There's a cable modem, but I haven't been able to get it to work with my computer. Will try with a wireless router tomorrow.
The kitchen.
The washer/dryer half-bath
January 4, 2008
Best New Year's Gift Ever...
Watching the results of Iowa Caucuses and finding out that Mitt Romney's almost 7 to 1 spending advantage still wasn't enough.
I really don't like that guy. He seems to be a weasel that will say or do anything to court the Republican base. And seeing that he can't buy the Iowa caucus or hopefully the New Hampshire primary — the first primary in the nation — is just a beautiful thing.
Update: I was wrong. He was outspent 20 to 1.
I really don't like that guy. He seems to be a weasel that will say or do anything to court the Republican base. And seeing that he can't buy the Iowa caucus or hopefully the New Hampshire primary — the first primary in the nation — is just a beautiful thing.
Update: I was wrong. He was outspent 20 to 1.
What's the deal with Boston?
I spent the last few days looking for a place to live.
There are an awful lot of luxury condos that have either gone up or are in the process of going up.
And the rent to live in the city is pretty damned obscene. According to rent.com:
Finally starting to make some progress.
There are an awful lot of luxury condos that have either gone up or are in the process of going up.
And the rent to live in the city is pretty damned obscene. According to rent.com:
The cost of living in Boston is 240% the national average, with apartments ranking 48% more expensive than the national average. The average rent for luxury two-bedroom apartment rentals is $1,900, and the average price for one-bedroom apartments in older buildings is around $1,000. If those prices are too rich for your blood, take a close look at the neighborhoods of Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston and Jamaica Plain, where rents have fallen an average of 5% in recent years.I think the thing that's the most annoying out of it was that it's taking forever to find a place to live. In Dublin, London, San Francisco and New York, I was able to find a place to live immediately. Here, I've been running around for a week or so. Granted, the week between Christmas and New Year's probably isn't the best one for looking for a place. Perspective roommates and landlords are probably out of the city or something.
Finally starting to make some progress.
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