Trina's page of Blogginess

I was just going through some of the archives in my Blog, and noticed that some of the old comments have disappears. I wonder if this is a "glitch" with Haloscan, or if they have some sort of automatic expiration date system. That would really be too bad. I enjoy going back, reading through my Blog, and also reading comments from all of you wonderful people. Anyone know?

Update

Okay, just found this in the Haloscan FAQ:

Q: I have a non-upgraded account and some of my really old posts disappeared.

A: All comments over four months old are archived for non-premium members. These comments are simply moved to a different database and are not deleted. This is done to keep the performance of the site at an acceptable level. This restriction does not apply to premium (upgraded) members.

The "donation" to upgrade is $12/year. Not bad, and it is a nice service. I'll have to consider it...

I admit it. I LOVE Harry Potter. Well, not the fictional kid, but I really love the books, and all of the craziness that goes along with them.

My sister and I have a tradition of seeing the movies on opening day - first showing at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. It's a gorgeous old movie house - complete with an organ! Even better - since it's a matinee showing, we get the matinee price! :) It's a well kept secret - big theater, huge screen, good sound system, first-run movies, and yet, somehow, it's easy to get in a get a great seat 1/2 hour before the movie starts. We've gone to this theater for all of the Harry Potter films, as well as the two last Star Wars films.

Unfortunately, my sister has to break our tradition - she can't make it tomorrow, because she has to work. (go see her show!) Too bad. Lucky for me, my parents are both on vacation, and Dick has some free time as well! We're going to see the Noon showing. I'm so excited! Book 3 was certainly my favorite book of the first 3 books - and I think it ranks right up there with Books 4 & 5.

We just came back from having dinner at our favorite Italian Restaurant, Caffe Ponte Vecchio. It's in the Mission, just around the corner from our old house. We used to eat there about once a week - for four years!

We became friendly with the owner early on, and are on a first name basis with him. It's so nice to go to a restaurant, always know that the food and service will be exactly what you want, and never let you down.

We've been remiss since the move, and have only been back once in the past 3 months - we last went in mid-April to celebrate the closing of the house. (seems appropriate.) When we went tonight, we were shocked to learn that Corrado (the owner) is closing the restaurant, and will be moving to Florida! (I'm still stunned) He'll only be here through the end of June.

Which means we only have another 4 weeks of Italian goodness.....

If you haven't been to this place before, and can't recommend it enough. If you've been, please try to go again before it closes it doors at the end of the month.

*sigh*. It's so sad to see one of your favorite places close.

I told Dick, "This is the final straw! After everything we've gone through this year, I can't handle any more change!" (kidding, of course, but still sad)

The only other restaurant that is comparable to Caffe Ponte Vecchio is U-Lee in Nob Hill (another old neighborhood of mine). My favorite Chinese Restaurant. It's about the same size (seats about 20-25 people), and I am on friendly terms with the owners. I hope they stay around for a good long while.

My tolerance for people's stupidity is really wearing thin.

Today I woke up to find that some idiot decided to park their car in front of mine, and backed up into the space so much that they were literally pushing up against it. Luckily, it only did damage to the front license plate and frame, but still.....

Just for the record: there were plenty of spaces around.

I realize this is one of those things that comes with living in a city.

it was bound to happen sometime.

I just think it's disrespectful.

(end of rant)