Trina's page of Blogginess

I've been waiting for UPS to come all day. Yesterday, they attempted to deliver at 2:54pm. I was out meeting a client, and Dick was away for an hour or so. They left a tag saying they would return today between 2-5.

So I've been waiting at home, all afternoon. We're getting hungry, and would like to go out, but now we need to wait....

Hmmm.

I want my printer.

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6:26pm
update
UPS just delivered
:)

A new client of mine gave me this test to take as we met yesterday:

Count the "F's" in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

How many "F's" did you find?
did you get 3?
or did you get more?

Please leave your answers in the comments section. It's pretty fascinating.

got this from Willo:

Turns out, I am...



Which Peanuts Character are You?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. I finally got my hair cut.

you may have noticed that my hair has been the longest it's been in, well.... at least 12 years. Back then, when it was long, it was also big, huge, and PERMED! aak!

here's the story (because there's always a story): My former tenant was also my hairdresser. As a hairdresser, I really liked him; he consistently gave me a good cut, he was very nice. As a tenant, it turned out he wasn't good at all: consistently late with his rent, problematic, and noisy. I was so frustrated as his landlord, that I just couldn't bring myself in to see him to cut my hair.

I only had my hair cut twice during that time - and both times he was up-to-date in paying me :) Once was in April, the last time was in October.

Needless to say, my hair grew very, very long. I actually forgot how quickly it grows. I guess the good news is that he had given me such a good haircut that it grew out really well.

My tenant has since moved out, (he gave notice in January) and moved to a different hair salon. Lucky for me, because now I'm in my old neighborhood, and I really liked going to that salon. So I walked in this morning, and signed up with a new hairdresser. He was great - gave me a good cut, and seemed to be very nice. He took about 4 inches off the length. My hair is so thick, that the extra length makes it very heavy. It feels really good!

I'll try to post some pictures soon of my hair styles at different stages over the past year. It should be pretty funny, now that you know the story.

Yay! My phone was supposed to be turned on last Wednesday. Never had a dial tone. I wasn't able to call SBC about it until Monday morning. They sent someone over this morning, and (eventually) it was turned on! :)

Dick and I will be sharing a phone line/number now - which is a first for us. We're using the Message Center, too. Dick has always had it. I've always used my own answering machine.

Anyhow, I'm trying out this new package from SBC: All Distance. Essentially, it includes all local calls, long distance calls, call waiting, caller ID, call-waiting ID, and the message center for $48.95/month. Not bad.

I love amazon.com.

here's the printer I chose. Seems like a nice one, and got really high reviews - plus, you can't beat the price. I've had good luck with Epson printers - had my last one for 4-5 years. I got it with free shipping, so it'll take a few days to get here....

Crap.

My printer just died.

It was working fine yesterday. I plugged it into everything, and tested it.
Don't know what happened. Too much excitement for it's little brain I suppose.

amazon.com, here I come.

So much for retail therapy. This is just annoying.

I think we're going to be very happy here in the new(old) neighborhood.

Here's a picture of my MINI getting acquainted with one of our new neighbors.

We're taking today off.

I just sent in a (very large) work proposal that I've been working on for the last 2 weeks. It was quite a challenge getting it done during the move. I've been up and working at my computer at 6:30am the last two days, and was up late last night. Anyhow, the due date is today, and I just sent it out. I'm feeling a great sense of relief at the moment. I'm happy with how it turned out, and I know it's out of my hands now. That's all I can ask for. Fingers crossed - should know within the next few weeks.

We also made one more quick run to the old house to pack up some more stuff - will it never end????????????

We're bound and determined to take the rest of the day off. Not bad, considering it's only 10:30am.

It's gorgeous outside today. Weather reports says it'll be 75 degrees and sunny. I think we should go out for a long drive along the ocean in my MINI. Doesn't that sound lovely?

By the way, in case you've tried calling, my new phone number isn't working yet. It was supposed to be up last Thursday, but alas, no dial tone yet. SBC is sending someone out Wednesday morning to check the line.

Oh well. Happy to have a cell phone. Even happier to have high speed internet.

I forgot to mention - the kitties seem to have adjusted to the new house just fine. :)

Here's the proof:


PS: Marcel is sleeping on the blanket that my Grandma knitted him for Christmas!

Wow.
What a weekend.

First of all, let me tell you: I think my parents are super heroes! Really, I think their cover is "Henry & Barb Chow. Regular, everyday civilians." But underneath it all, I think they're hiding the fact that they're both super human!

As I mentioned before, Dick and I moved into the condo on Friday, but we still had quite a lot of stuff left at the old house (that the movers couldn't fit - I'm still questioning that one), and our kitchen was filled with boxes.

Lo and behold.... Saturday morning: Noon.
Henry and Barb arrive, swoop in, and SAVE THE DAY!

They are like a pair of Energizer Bunnies! My Mom immediately got to work in the kitchen - she and I spent the afternoon unpacking, and organizing. My Dad and Dick went down to the basement to rearrange, then spent most of the afternoon driving back and forth from the old house to the condo delivering (most) of the remaining goods. By the end of the evening, the kitchen was completely unpacked, and fully functional! We also managed to get a huge amount of stuff from the old house to the new. Really amazing. We couldn't have done it without them!

Dick and I were exhausted by the end of the evening. We got Chinese take-out from our favorite Chinese Restaurant in San Francisco: U-Lee. (On Hyde @ Jackson) Love that place. That was the only request my parents had! (and a good one it was!) After we ate, my Mom hopped right back up and said, "I just want to unpack that one last box in the kitchen."

Amazing.

..and even more interesting.. they keep insisting that they enjoy it!

I hope I've inherited some of their super-human-energy genes. I'm beginning to think it skipped a generation!

Thanks, Mom & Dad! I love you very much!