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April 30, 2008
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- I've apparently gone a little Thetis happy. See this new background? Well I am currently using it everywhere that I have some sort of online presence as well as the desktop on both of my computers. I'm doing this for a very simple reason: I love it. It's my happy place. ::siiiiiigh::
- I went to Jazz Fest in New Orleans last weekend and it was really fun. I invited my mom to go and we had a blast despite the fact that it was pouring almost the entire time. It was great to hang with my mom - I was reminded that I come by my night owledness honestly as she was right there with me until the wee hours both nights/mornings. Driving around the French Quarter was fun and not easy. Saturday night after we saw the Benevento Russo Duo at Preservation Hall, at about 2:30 AM we walked across a good part of the French Quarter (from St. Peter to Frenchman, if ya ken). It was eerily quiet but also pretty cool.
I'm pretty sure that some day this week I will fully recover from the trip. I just haven't yet. - I'm currently teaching myself Ruby and have been writing lots of little pointless programs in hopes that it will one day lead to me writing lots of big and meaningful programs. I may unleash some of them here some time soon. Get the snacks ready, it'll be an event.
- I'm thinking about switching to WordPress. Mainly because I'm a total follower and a little because this outdated, free version of Movable Type isn't going to be practical for much longer.
- I'm planning to go to Joystix this Friday. I'm trying to be calm because I really don't want to asplode with excitement before I even get to go but it is not easy.
- Also, holy crap, Radiohead will be here in a little over 2 weeks!!!
Posted by Jamie at 11:25 PM | Comments (1)
April 10, 2008
Limozeen and iCarly
I completely should have been in the crowd in the video below, but I couldn't be there because it was like in Georgia or something.
Limozeen please come to Houston!!!
Also, on an altogether not related note ... I've recently realized that I'm probably entirely too into the show iCarly.
It's a kids show on Nickelodeon and I can't help it, I think it is completely hilarious and wonderful and I secretly wish for iCarly marathons to come on all the time. It's fine. Right? Fortunately the kiddos love it too so we have lots of good cathode ray enhanced family time because of this show.
Posted by Jamie at 09:00 PM | Comments (4)
April 06, 2008
Sunday News
I'm an Aunt! Again!! Yay!!!
Check out my new nephew Greyson James:
Look at him! He RULES!! And today he is 1 day old.
You know what does NOT rule? Having to do your own somewhat involved plumbing repair. As in, cutting holes in sheetrock, evaluating and repairing water damage and also fixing the leaky shower system parts that started it all. I've enlisted my stepfather to help with the plumbing repair. He has lots of tools and some mad repair skillz so we will be fixing that this week. So many repairs ... maybe I should just give up the whole becoming a programmer dream and become a fix-it lady. In addition to the big entry I did about the dinette, some other repairs I've made around the house lately are: repaired broken cabinetry in the kitchen, replaced a bedroom doorknob (that I had to break off with a hammer because we didn't have the key nor did we have time to wait for a locksmith - that was awesome), and today I am going to try to figure out some light fixture issues I have in a few rooms. Hopefully I won't electrocute myself.Also, we found this:
Hope we find his owners soon!
**UPDATE: We found the owners! He belongs to ... uh, our next door neighbors. I know what you're thinking and you're right; we couldn't BE any closer to our neighbors. I have no idea what their names are nor was I aware that they had a puppy. I'm just thrilled that we found the owner. Thrilled! :)
Posted by Jamie at 03:28 PM | Comments (1)