Thursday, April 15, 2004
Off to San Diego!
I'm going to San Diego for a long weekend - time for my annual trek to WGI (aka Winter Guard International). I'm pretty happy about going to San Diego. WGI is usually held in Dayton, OH, and I've been going (almost) every year since 1986. I think I've only missed two.
It's really a social event for me these days - I've been out of the competitive aspect of it for almost 10 years now. It's a chance for me to see old friends from far and wide. It's funny that we usually all meet in Dayton, OH of all places.
Don't know about my crazy former-life in the world of pageantry? here's an old link that I used to have up on my site that explains what I used to do. It's old. I wrote it years ago. I don't really remember what I wrote, but I think it has some information in it :)
Okay, I'm off! have a great weekend!
It's really a social event for me these days - I've been out of the competitive aspect of it for almost 10 years now. It's a chance for me to see old friends from far and wide. It's funny that we usually all meet in Dayton, OH of all places.
Don't know about my crazy former-life in the world of pageantry? here's an old link that I used to have up on my site that explains what I used to do. It's old. I wrote it years ago. I don't really remember what I wrote, but I think it has some information in it :)
Okay, I'm off! have a great weekend!
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Let there be light!
This just in: (literally)
Our electrician just installed our beautiful alabaster light fixture in our stairwell! You may remember this light fixture from Dick's old house. We brought all of the alabaster fixtures with us to our new home. The stairwell didn't have a lamp in it before, so we're very happy to have it here.
As promised from yesterday, here's a picture of the hole in the wall! It's at the bottom of the stairwell (from my upstairs unit) leading into the hallway of Dick's downstairs unit. The contractor is working on the frame now, so I'll have more pictures soon.
Our electrician just installed our beautiful alabaster light fixture in our stairwell! You may remember this light fixture from Dick's old house. We brought all of the alabaster fixtures with us to our new home. The stairwell didn't have a lamp in it before, so we're very happy to have it here.
As promised from yesterday, here's a picture of the hole in the wall! It's at the bottom of the stairwell (from my upstairs unit) leading into the hallway of Dick's downstairs unit. The contractor is working on the frame now, so I'll have more pictures soon.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
GoLive Quick Fix
I love the web. I've been having trouble with Adobe GoLive - after a few minutes of use, the paste command stops working! it's really a drag. I usually have the quit, and relaunch the app, which is terribly inconvenient, and also a waste of time. It started happening around the time that I installed OS 10.3.3 - so I figured it was a Panther issue, and that they'd come out with a patch...
No patch on adobe.com. no mention of the bug.
I finally figured out that I should do a search in some GoLive forums, and lo and behold - dozens of people with the same complaint.
Turns out there's a quick, temporary fix. It's not a real fix, mind you, but it certainly will do until they fix the bug. So, I can't paste using keystrokes, or from the Edit menu. However, believe it or not, I can use the paste feature from bringing up the contextual menu (right click on mouse). Crazy.
Dick was quite astounded when I told him about the bug. Software guru that he is, he says it should be a really simple patch for adobe since the paste command is actually working in the contextual menu.
Oh well. Until then, I'm happy to have this newfound knowledge. I'm working on a huge project today, that requires a ton of copy & pasting.
No patch on adobe.com. no mention of the bug.
I finally figured out that I should do a search in some GoLive forums, and lo and behold - dozens of people with the same complaint.
Turns out there's a quick, temporary fix. It's not a real fix, mind you, but it certainly will do until they fix the bug. So, I can't paste using keystrokes, or from the Edit menu. However, believe it or not, I can use the paste feature from bringing up the contextual menu (right click on mouse). Crazy.
Dick was quite astounded when I told him about the bug. Software guru that he is, he says it should be a really simple patch for adobe since the paste command is actually working in the contextual menu.
Oh well. Until then, I'm happy to have this newfound knowledge. I'm working on a huge project today, that requires a ton of copy & pasting.
TOO MUCH NOISE!
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. BUZZZZZZZZZ. BUUUUUUZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!
BAM, BAM, BAM. BAM.
Buuuuuzzzzzzzzzzz. Buuuuuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzzz.
BANG. BANG! BAM!
That's what it sounds like over here today....
we have 4 contractors working on the downstairs unit right now. 2 electricians, and 2 general contractors. They knocked down the hole in the wall between our two units today. I'll post picts in a bit.
It's all very exciting, and cool, but it's also making for a noisy work environment!
BAM, BAM, BAM. BAM.
Buuuuuzzzzzzzzzzz. Buuuuuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzzz.
BANG. BANG! BAM!
That's what it sounds like over here today....
we have 4 contractors working on the downstairs unit right now. 2 electricians, and 2 general contractors. They knocked down the hole in the wall between our two units today. I'll post picts in a bit.
It's all very exciting, and cool, but it's also making for a noisy work environment!
Monday, April 12, 2004
Vacation Pictures
It's Official...
Dick's House closed this afternoon - it's officially SOLD!!!
The entire thing went so smoothly.
I'm still shocked and amazed at the whole thing.
The entire thing went so smoothly.
I'm still shocked and amazed at the whole thing.
MINI Ladies do Lunch
I had a lovely lunch date today with 2 other women who I've met on the mini2.com forum.
One of the women was out on a business trip (from Texas). The other woman lives and works in Palo Alto, so we were able to meet for lunch along the Peninsula.
Our cars were all built around the same time, and we kept each other company, and got to know each other in the "Delivery, Shipping & Order Tracking" thread. Since then, we've started a "New Owner's Thread" so we can share stories of our adventures with our new cars.
It's wacky, I know, but nice to have a support-group, don't you think?
Here's a group photo to share.
(left to right: Brodiea (the Green MINI), "Mini Momma", "Amrov", Trina and MINI Driver (Red MINI)
One of the women was out on a business trip (from Texas). The other woman lives and works in Palo Alto, so we were able to meet for lunch along the Peninsula.
Our cars were all built around the same time, and we kept each other company, and got to know each other in the "Delivery, Shipping & Order Tracking" thread. Since then, we've started a "New Owner's Thread" so we can share stories of our adventures with our new cars.
It's wacky, I know, but nice to have a support-group, don't you think?
Here's a group photo to share.
(left to right: Brodiea (the Green MINI), "Mini Momma", "Amrov", Trina and MINI Driver (Red MINI)
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Goodbye to the Big Yellow House
Dick and I just went to the 23rd Street House to say goodbye to it.
Yep - it closes tomorrow afternoon. Can you believe it was only a 14 day close? So quick!
It's a beautiful house. It was good to us, and we were good to it. We had so much work done to it during the four years that Dick owned it. I like to think that we took good care of it. We were looking through some photos yesterday of the house from when Dick first bought it. The before and after photos are pretty dramatic.
anyway, true to typical Trina-fashion, I got a little sentimental during our final walk-through. We had a lot of good times there. but we're very happy now in the new place, and we're still having a lot of work done here. (downstairs). We should be done in 3-4 more weeks, then we'll finally be able to spread out and unpack all of our things.
Bye, house! Thanks for all of the good times!
oh, and Happy Easter, too!
Yep - it closes tomorrow afternoon. Can you believe it was only a 14 day close? So quick!
It's a beautiful house. It was good to us, and we were good to it. We had so much work done to it during the four years that Dick owned it. I like to think that we took good care of it. We were looking through some photos yesterday of the house from when Dick first bought it. The before and after photos are pretty dramatic.
anyway, true to typical Trina-fashion, I got a little sentimental during our final walk-through. We had a lot of good times there. but we're very happy now in the new place, and we're still having a lot of work done here. (downstairs). We should be done in 3-4 more weeks, then we'll finally be able to spread out and unpack all of our things.
Bye, house! Thanks for all of the good times!
oh, and Happy Easter, too!
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