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It’s pretty late, but I wanted to upload this video clip. farrah and I picked up Jane, Ann, and Tiana from the airport this evening. We went back to the house in SJ and started decorating the Christmas tree. As you can see from the clip, the kids started to become fascinated with the digital cameras.
Ok, I’m heading back to the living room to watch farrah finish wrapping gifts for the big day tomorrow.
How do you take your tea or coffee?
Submitted by Vasquez.
If the coffee is regular cup size, I take two sugars, one creamer. If it happens to be the coffee at work, it is amp’d up to four sugars and four creams. Yeah, it’s strong coffee.
Otherwise, give me a Venti Mocha please.
BossaNova treated Kelvin and I to lunch - as a thank you for covering his work duties while he was on vacation. It just gave me an opportunity to try and take a photo of the restaurant, Shabuway, on my cellphone and post it to Vox. The photo seems to have turned out ok. Hmmmm…perhaps I’ll need to add a data package to my phone plan.
So it’s been one year today that farrah and I have been married. As you can tell from the photo it was a little windy that day in Hawaii. But the wind is only one element that made the day memorable. I’m not really going to reminisce about that day. You can read about it here if you would like.
After work today, I’m going to spend a quiet evening with my wife.
Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, farrah Today is your big 3-Oh! But babe, you don’t look a day over 25 to me :)
farrah and I went to see Imogen Heap at the Warfield this past Sunday, December 3rd. We hadn’t been to a concert in quite sometime. I think the last concert we saw was Esthero at the Filmore back in July.
We got a late start to the Warfield, not really having a desire to see the only listed opening act who, Kid Beyond. I had never heard of him, but then again I have never heard of some of the opening acts I had seen at the Warfield before.
Money Maker – Ludacris Fergalicious – Fergie feat. Will.I.Am My Love (feat. T.I. & Timbaland) – Justin Timberlake Show Me – Janet Jackson Work It Out – Jurassic 5 & Dave Matthews Band Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol Better – Regina Spektor When You Were Young – The Killers Irreplaceable – Beyoncé Hurt – Christina Aguilera Gravity – John Mayer Mad World – Michael Andrews Goodnight and Go – Imogen Heap
What is your stupid human trick?
Submitted by Scarlett.
I can fold my tongue in half - from front to back.
This morning we had to put Tigger to sleep. He was 19 years old.
He hadn’t eaten on his own the last six days. We brought him in on Friday and found out his white cell count was up, his body temperature was down, and his hydration level low. They gave him fluids and antibiotics.
Later that evening Tigger’s breathing pattern had changed. It seemed he was struggling with each breath.
Anybody know what kind of spider this may be? Just found him in our bedroom. Yikes!
Oh, my friends at Yahoo!, how I hope the rumor is not true. I went to only one YEP (Year End Party) out of three opportunities.
I missed The Flaming Lips and Earth, Wind and Fire, but did manage to see Ozamotli. But Chris Daughtry? Granted, I would have voted for him, if I did that sort of thing. But if you’re going to have an American Idol perform at your Christmas party, can you at least get the current champ?
What’s your dream career?
Submitted by Something.
If I could do it all over again I would have probably be a chef. I thought of being a chef my junior year in high school. Funny, I don’t cook to often now, but I think if I made that career choice back then and stuck with it, I would be pretty good at cooking.
farrah and I took a trip down south to visit friends. We haven’t visited Yen and Heidi since they moved there last year. My friend Tage has lived in San Diego for several years and I have never visited him there.
We caught an evening flight out of SJO, arriving to unexpected warm weather in San Diego around 9:30 pm. Farrah and I didn’t eat dinner before leaving San Jose, so Yen and Heidi - who picked us up at the airport - treated us to Extraordinary Desserts.
Windows, Mac, Linux - What’s your preference and why?
Submitted by ramblingsbymark.
In order of preference: Mac, Linux, then Windows. I’ve actually just switched all my home computers to Mac. Linux I’ve used at jobs and on website. Windows I enjoy the least. Too many people with too many spyware slash virus problems!
How many computers do you have in your house?
Submitted by Foomper.
Four.
24" iMac - Just purchased this about three weeks ago. A very sweet machine, and my primary home computer. I know I wrote that I was lusting after Mac Pro, but after researching it more I think the iMac suits my needs. Away with Windows!
Pentium 4 3.0 gHz Windows XP machine - A three year old computer which is the second computer I ever built.
Take a photo of something in motion.
Inspired by Meg.
Do you listen to podcasts? Are there any you’d recommend?
Inspired by Alex.
I listen to a lot of the twit.tv podcasts, or as Leo Laporte has been using now, netcasts. I like his Mac netcasts, This Week in Tech, and his KFI feed.
Also on my list is the Answer Bitch from E! Online. Celebrity gossip with a little bite!
Farrah Fawcett Trading Card
It cleaning month here in the city. They call it extra dump days. The first two weekends of this month we were able to take large amounts of junk to our local dump without being charged extra. Also, on normal trash days you for the whole month you can set aside extra garbage for the trucks to pick up.
So I’ve been in the garage a few days this month trying to get rid off all those items I no longer use.
What’s the best way to spend a rainy day? Submitted by Vee.
With farrah, making Banana Pancakes (If you didn’t know, it’s a Jack Johnson song). Lyrics:
Well can’t you see that it’s just raining
there ain’t no need to go outside…
But Baby, You hardly even notice
when I try to show you this song is meant to keep ya
from doing what you’re supposed to
waking up too early
Show us your mug. My Chipped Batman Mug
My Batman mug is used for most liquid beverages. Unfortunately, I chipped it while washing it earlier this year :(
But it minor damage hasn’t stopped me from using it!
What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why? Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.
Since I got a my first Tivo from BossaNova, watching televison has never been the same. But that story is for another day. I’ve finally gotten this entry finished. Ok, let’s do this in alphabetical order, shall we?
The Amazing Race 10 - Just goes to show that couples can fight with each other in any country.
I took today off to attend a company anniversary party. The party was for a biotech company my wife recently joined. We had heard they throw amazing parties, but I didn’t realize the scale until today.
I always thought my previous employer had great parties. For past Christmas parties my last employer has had The Flaming Lips, Ozomatli, and Earth, Wind and Fire. (Yeah, I know the last one seems odd when compared to the other two.
A quick happy birthday to Tessie and Tiana!!! farrah and I wish we could be there to help you celebrate!
I need to start labeling my photos, either locally or on my Flickr account, but preferribly locally. Part of the whole tagging and captioning bit is to easily find photos, right? It’s going to take some time to go through all 14000+ photos I have. I’m using Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 to label my library of photos. I’m not sure it’s the best tool or the best method to manage photos, but I’ve been using Photoshop Elements since version 2.
I can’t seem to fall asleep yet. My wife farrah went on a mini-vacation to Hawaii this morning. The bed feels a little different, so I’m sure this is why I can’t fall asleep. Or it might also be that I watched that stupid 20/20 episode tonight called ‘Last Days on Earth’. The show was counting down how the human race will cease to exist. If you didn’t watch it, here are the seven way that scientist feel how life on Earth will end (from least likely to most likely):
Take a photo of something orange. Koi Fish Pondering
It seems that anything with a modicum of success is cloned. For this entry I’m focusing on the cloning of Jack Bauer. At least, to me, it seems that is happening this year. For those of you who don’t know who Jack Bauer is, he is the hero in Fox’s 24. 24 - Season Four
I’ll be the first to tell you I didn’t catch onto 24 until last year. While I was working at Yahoo!
What is your browser’s default home page set to? Submitted by Kelev T. Cat.
Currently, it is set to my web site - Janella.com I think it’s going to be changing soon, since I’m not going to be maintaining that site any longer. Hmmm….what should I have as my home page now? Vox, perhaps?
Show us some rules. No Swimming @ North Shore, Hawaii
Take a picture of something that someone put a sticker on.
Tiana with Stickers.
Fun with stickers!!!
Give a child a sheet of stickers and they will handle the rest.
Look, I did what she said with the brick. I didn’t know it was bad, but The Pin’s on it now for poor Frisco, and they’re playing it all on me. – Emily from the movie Brick. farrah and I watched this movie last weekend. I’ve wanted to see it ever since I saw it’s preview during another DVD we watched several months ago. It looked like classic film noir set in high school.
What’s your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought? Coffee, and lots of it. I would prefer a triple grande mocha from Starbucks, if the wallet and waistline would allow. In its place, I have two cups of the company’s coffee before noon. On the weekend I treat myself to Starbucks.
If you haven’t seen this, it explains all there is to social networking. So many online friends, so little time.
Alternate Title: Simplifying My Social (Networking) Life
It looks as if the big web hosting move is done. I’ve managed to clean up 1.5 GB of data on the old service, cutting it down to a clean and manageable 512 MB of space on my new web host, TextDrive. I’ll need to manage my space to keep under the 1 GiB. The limit will keep me clean.
Doing the move also made me realize I am so spread out in the social network stuff.
What was the first movie you remember seeing in a movie theater?
Question submitted by mainmor.
Star Wars. At least it was only known as Star Wars back then. I would go with my older sister to work on the weekends. She worked at Liberty House in San Antonio Shopping Center, which was located across the street from the Old Mill Six theaters. I would wander the shopping center — yes, all by myself — as she put in her 6 to 8 hour work day.
How cute were you as a baby/child? Let’s see those baby pics!
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http://www.janella.com.php54-2.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img1.jpg" alt=”" /> Yeah, I had to have these photos for our wedding slideshow. I should really post farrah’s photos as well. I mean, it would only be fair, right?
My website is down for the second time in about six months. The reason my hosting company gives is hard drive failure - again! Two times, on two different servers, in six months. I think it may be time to make change.
So does anyone have a suggesting for a web hosting company? I’m looking for about 5GB of storage (for a small photo program I maintain), PHP and mySQL, and not much else.
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The guy go into McDonalds to grab a quick bite and gets more than he bargined for. Violence is everywhere, even at your local McDonalds.
This is why I go through the drive thru.
If you could be on any reality TV show, which one would you pick and why?
farrah and I always wonder how we would do on The Amazing Race. I’m sure we would bicker and fight as we tried to find our way through various countries. But I sure would love to go to all the places that have been on the show. It would be nice to travel more.
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I’m a recent Mac adopter. I bought my Powerbook last October and I just love it. I probably will never buy another Windows machine, unless something drastically changes. Last April, I did drop my PowerBook. It didn’t go boom but it did bend a bit.
I know accidents happen, so I was able to calm myself after the mishap. Given the mobile nature of notebooks accidents are more likely to happen.
What’s your cell phone’s ringtone? What made you pick it?
U2’s Vertigo is my default ringtone You know the part?
Hello hello
I’m at a place called Vertigo
It’s everything I wish I didn’t know
Except you give me something I can feel, feel I just never get sick of U2. I’ve seen U2 several time in concert, both with BossaNova and farrah. They always put on a great show.
Tigger has, as of this writing, twenty-four friends. Twenty-four friends? Yes. He has about nineteen more friends than I have on //LJ; eighteen more friends than I have on //Vox; and three more friends then on //360.
If you deciphered the above comments, then you know that Tigger has a social network page. Check it out at //Tigger’s page. And there is also //Dogster if you happen to have a dog.
What was your favorite candy when you were a kid? How does that compare to now? I was partial to “Bottle Caps” - especially the root beer flavored. I don’t crave them much though. The candy that has carried over from childhood to my adult years is Hersey’s Chocolate Bar without Almonds. Every time my dad would come home from work, he would bring home one of these. I’d sit there at the kitchen table and imagine the whole chocolate bar represented a building, with each square a floor of the building.
Did you read the open letter to Luke Wilson by Steely Dan - or more specifically from Don and Walt of Steely Dan? Take a gander. I’m not a huge fan of either the Wilson brothers, but they have been in some entertaining movies.
It’s about 12:40 am right now and it is still warm in the house. All I can think about is how hot it is supposed to be tomorrow. I can’t think how I’m going to keep cool tomorrow. Should I go to the mall? Should I see a movie? Should I walk around Fry’s Electronics until I can’t stand being there any longer?
Speaking of Fry’s Electronics, I stopped by there after work.
What’s your favorite drink or cocktail? What’s in it? Question submitted by charm.vox.com
When I gt in the mood, I like to take a trip to Long Island with a Long Island Ice Tea. There are variations on this drink, but basic ingredients are:
1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola®
Paris Hilton
“It will surprise a lot of people because there’s real artistry coming from Paris.” This above quote is about Paris, France, right?
No, the article is talking about Paris Hilton and her catchy pop-reggae-island-beat song that is playing all over the airwaves. I’ve seen the glimpses of the video on VH1 so many times - but I haven’t been able to sit through the whole thing.
Just goes to show you: anyone in the digital age can be made a singer.
Those guys in Yahoo! Japan get all the fun, don’t they? I found this video while surfing YouTube. I never heard of the guy or the show, but hey, I don’t watch much Japanese television.
I was happy that there was a version with English subtitles. I guess the user Bakafish takes the time to subtitle these little adventures. If you want to watch more hilarity, do a search on YouTube for Bakafish and Hard Gay.
You heard about //Vox?
Well, Vox is the new social networking site from //Six Apart, the creators of Movable Type, TypePad, and LiveJournal - all good blogging platforms. I’ve tried them all, and one thing is for sure: Six Apart knows their stuff.
Yes, I and everyone else I know is thinking, does the world need another social blogging network? Well, Vox is sold on its “all about ease of use, privacy control, playing well with other web services, and staying connected to the people you care about.
You heard about //Vox?
Well, Vox is the new social networking site from //Six Apart, the creators of Movable Type, TypePad, and LiveJournal - all good blogging platforms. I’ve tried them all, and one thing is for sure: Six Apart knows their stuff.
Yes, I and everyone else I know is thinking, does the world need another social blogging network? Well, Vox is sold on its “all about ease of use, privacy control, playing well with other web services, and staying connected to the people you care about.
Who is your favorite Muppet? Why? QotD submitted by knitwitology.vox.com.
Fozzie the Bear of course! “Wocka Wocka Wocka!" I just love Fozzie’s sense of humor and he always is happy. Who doesn’t love the bear?
I never really watched the show that often, but fell for Fozzie in the first Muppet movie. C’mon, the song ‘Moving Right Along’ was a classic for that movie!
Plus, Fozzie has (at least from what I remember) always been the loyal friend.
The weekend started with a slight dilema. On Friday night I was surfing //bayarea.com looking for things to do on Saturday. I stumbled upon a blog notice saying that Ms. Lauryn Hill was playing the //Catalyst on Saturday!
For those who don’t know, the Catalyst is a nice small place in downtown Santa Cruz. I’ve seen several concerts there, including Maria McKee, the Lemonheads, and Pearl Jam. The combination of a good performers and a small venue is always exciting.
What’s the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006?
Pearl Jam
Has the Summer of 2006 come and gone already? Well, if I had to choose a CD for this summer, it would be Pearl Jam’s self titled release. This CD was a return for Pearl Jam of sorts, at least to my ears.
The last CD I fully listen of theirs was 1998’s Yield. Yield was a fine album, but I think I only remember two tracks from that album!
So, you don’t need talent to draw comics any longer? I saw this article on CNet’s site. It seems a company, working with Marvel Comics, gives users the ability to create their own Marvel Comic! Wow, where was this when I was younger.
I always fancied myself a good comic book plotter, but not a dialog writer, and certainly not an artist. If only there was a program where I could provide an outline for a comic book, and then a program can come up with words to express my creation.
Ok, so I’m invited to the world of Vox! I’ll need to see how this goes. I do have a one blog I maintain at Janella.com (a mirror of which is at my LiveJournal page) The mirroring part came when my hosting provider - a long ditched hosting provider - crashed and had zero backups available. Serves me right, right?
Well, I’m going to see how life on Vox is before I fully commit.
Take It Easy (Radio Edit) - Fugees
Buttons - The Pussycat DollsSingle (‘06 Mix) - Natasha BedingfieldStars Are Blind - Paris HiltonAin’t No Other Man - Christina AguileraLondon Bridge - FergieManeater - Nelly FurtadoDeja Vu - Beyonce featuring Jay-ZCall On Me - Janet Jackson & NellyInsensible - MandalayWaiting On the World to Change - John MayerHigh - James BluntLeave the Pieces - The WreckersSpeeding Cars - Imogen Heap
Sony PSP white is coming originally uploaded by puckman
So this was a controversial ad for the new Sony PSP white? When looking at the series of ads, it doesn’t seem too provacative. (Click on the photo to see more from “puckman’s” Flickr page.) CNET Story
Farrah and I are doing the AIDS Walk in San Francisco next Sunday. Care to donate (sponsor us) on our walk?
Click here to donate for Farrah.
Click here to donate for me.
Now, online donations are a minimum of $25. If you wish to make a donation by check, please make it out to ‘AIDS Walk San Francisco’. Cash donations are welcome as well.
I’m sitting in a new Starbucks on Shoreline and Pear Ave in Mountain View. I just finished eating a late lunch at //Maruichi. I tried the Tempura Soba, but really was there for the chicken karaage. The restaurant was unusually crowded for a Sunday late afternoon. Actually, I should take that back. I don’t know what the normal amount of people are during that time of day. Let me just say it seemed unusual.
Oh to live in the City and have an opportunity to see special events such as Bjork playing DJ. Oh well. [Source]
It must be time to stop using AT&T services all together, not just DSL access:
The new policy says that AT&T – not customers – owns customers’ confidential info and can use it “to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.” The policy also indicates that AT&T will track the viewing habits of customers of its new video service – something that cable and satellite providers are prohibited from doing.
New photos are posted on the Photos@Smugmug account. The new albums are:
Kay’s GraduationSunnyvale Art & Wine FestivalSpending Time in Santa Cruz I’m working on posting the photos to my Flickr account, but I’ve run up against the bandwidth upload limit. Oh well.
The installer for Comcast, Jose, finally arrived at 6:10pm. The installed took over an hour, as Jose needed to drill a hole and do the cabling under the house. He then configured the router, which I noticed the setup is a little different than doing DSL.
The first speed test Jose did got the following results: 5670 Kbps down / 700 Kbps up
Pretty good compared to my DSL speed of: 639 Kbps down / 316 Kpbs up
My install time for cable Internet: between 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Current time: 5:13pm. A not so quick call to Comcast, and they tell me the installer will be here by 5:30pm. They’ve given me a $20 credit for my troubles.
We shall see what happens at 5:30pm.
5:40pm. Still no installer. I’m on the phone with Alan from Comcast. Hmmm, is this worth it?
I thought I’d just write about how this switch to cable Internet will go. Hopefully there won’t be many bumps (I would prefer none), but I’m sure there will be something.
I’ve been doing research for about two weeks, most of it done on DSLreports.com, checking the forums for users’ feedback. After looking online, I determine it was cheaper to order the service online then it was to call in. But I did call in and ask some basic questions that were quickly answered.
I’ve been a Pacbell / SBC / AT&T (or whatever the heck they are called now) DSL customer for a long time. According to their records I’ve been their customer since 1998. But unfortunately, I live too far away from the CO to garner any incredible speeds. But seeing my sister’s connection in Santa Cruz has left me wanting more from my Internet connection.
At best I’ve been lucky to get 700 kbps upload / 300 Kbps download.
For some reason I can’t get the following lyrics out of my head after hearing them at the Banana Republic in Gilroy this past weekend:
I’m a slow motion accident
Lost in coffee rings and fingerprints
I don’t wanna feel anything but I do
And it all comes back to you It’s from Frou Frou’s Hear Me Out. Thankfully Farrah figured out what song it was in, otherwise I’d be going even more crazy right now.
I meant to post this awhile ago, but lately I haven’t had much free time during the weekdays. This is a good thing since it means the new job is keeping me busy. I haven’t been in the writing mood as of late either, but with my return to the workforce I’ve managed to jog a few thoughts that have been slow in being posted to the blog.
First off, belated happy birthdays to Scott and Nana.
At Home With Evel Knievel Originally uploaded by cheesebikini
I saw this link on the CNN front page. It goes to a story about a childhood hero I had by the name of Evel Knievel. Now frequent readers may or may not know about Evel, but the story talks about how Evel is doing now and what a toll his stunts took.
I remember watching Evel on television and on film.
Promiscuous (Radio Edit) – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland SOS (Edited) – Rihanna World Wide Suicide – Pearl Jam Crazy – Gnarls Barkley Again And Again – Jewel Always On Your Side – Sheryl Crow & Sting Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper & Sarah McLachlan Bizarre Love Triangle – Frente! One – Mary J. Blige Hear Me Out – Frou Frou
I have an observation that seems to rarely fail me: action movies that are around ninety minutes in length rarely work. The problem I have with this timeframe, in this genre, is the fact that there is usually more action then story development. I like to be entertained as much as the next guy, but at least put a coherent story together, ok?
The only movie that comes to mind that works within this criteria is Under Siege.
Today is a traveling day for me. I’m running errands enjoying one of the last few weekdays I will have off. I’m still waiting for my background check to clear before I can start the new gig. Anyway, I’m at Valley Fair Mall returning an item I picked up in the City. I’m waiting for Macy’s to open, which it will in about 8 minutes. So I decided to take out the laptop to see if there is a WiFi connection.
Events (things) tend to come in threes, don’t they? Take these three recent events:
Exhibit A - chipped Batman cup. My favorite drinking mug! It was given to me as a birthday present from Lotte and Fina, o’ so many years ago. It’s still usable, but my heart still sinks every time I see the chip.
Exhibit B - A nail in tire. Ouch! This nail is in Farrah’s front passenger-side tire.
Too many tempting goodies at the grocery store lately. With the large amount of time on my hands, I have the opportunity to fully consider my snacking choices. Currently, our weaknesses include:
Kettle Chips - Spicy Thai Oreo Cookies - an old favorite A variety of new Peppridge Farm cookies: Amaretto Milanos, Seville Chocolate Delight Triple Chocolate Cookies, and some new cappuccino cookie they are offering. I can feel my belly and @ss expanding as I write this.
I’m not sure how to start off describing what’s going on in my noggin right now. So many thoughts are floating around, most involving the past few weeks and some involving future endeavors. A lot of things happened last week, not to include my birthday. I’m so happy Farrah took me out on Sunday to the City. Otherwise I think I would have exploded with all that is going on.
Well, I’ve posted our wedding photos on Flickr for viewing. Here is a quick sample:
In order to view them, you will need to (1) have a Flickr account, and (2) be on my Friends or Family contact list. If you have problems signing up for Flickr, please simply email me and I can send you an invite.
Cool? Cool.
“She is startin’ to damage my calm.” – Jayne Cobb from the movie Serenity We are constantly threatened with television shows being re-conceived and passed off as movies. Most threats are in the form of remakes, such as S.W.A.T., Bewitched, and Dukes of Hazzard, trying to get a few bucks in the name of nostalgia. There are a few attempts to extend the magic of a successful series onto the big screen.
I’m sure I was told this when I was in the military, most likely when I was overseas. I was told to vary my routine. I was told to take different routes to work. I was told that if I frequently went into town that I was to vary the travel method and time going into town. The speaker emphasized that we were creatures of habit and that this could be dangerous.
The //Netflix summary for Saving Face:
Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusiec) sidesteps her mother’s (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu’s romantic comedy set in New York. At 28, Wil’s the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there’s no way she can tell them about her budding romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen). But there’s no avoiding mom’s meddling matchmaking when she shows up on Wil’s doorstep looking for a place to stay.
I haven’t been busy, but busy enough I suppose. I’m still unemployed at the moment, with optimistic hopes on one of two positions I interviewed for this past month. Right now it’s a bit of a waiting game, so have a good thought for me.
Hail Hail
It hailed here in Sunnyvale today, around 4:30 PM-ish. It lasted a good minute or two.. Here is a photo of the results:
The day started off slow. I took Farrah to work a little after 7:30 AM, later than I was planning. I went back home, took a shower, then headed off to Cupertino to hang out at //Panera.
First thing to go wrong: absolutely no parking. I circled five times around the small lot before giving up. I then headed over to //Starbucks off of El Camino Real and Mathilda. There I was met with no seating.
A little clip from Family Guy. Good for a Friday laugh.
I don’t know if other people have the same problem I have, but I sometimes get Reese Witherspoon and Kirsten Dundst mixed up. I don’t get confused when I see a photo of either of them. The mixup happens when recalling movies they may have done. I know the Reese Witherspoon has had memorable roles in Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama, Highway, and the recent Walk the Line. I know Kirsten Dundst is known for the Spider-man movies, Jumanji, and Bring It On.
The holiday weekend found Farrah and I not doing much out of the ordinary. On Saturday, we decided to drive up to Tiburon for a quick look around town. We then went to Salsulito for lunch at the Winship restaurant. The weather in the North Bay was very cold and wet, compared to the partly sunny - yet still cold - South Bay.
I’d never been to //Sausalito before but Farrah had been with Yen.
If you are reading this on //Janella.com then you know there have been some navigational and layout changes – again! Well, I’ve listened to feedback I’ve received and readers have had a problem reading and navigating through the Hemingway theme I used for //Wordpress. I’ve decided to go with a cleaner, meaner, and leaner theme. With the implementation of the new theme, I’ve also decided to incorporate my photoblog which previously resided on soulsofourfeet.
I’ve injured my left eye again. It seems the scratch I endured //last October did not fully heal. I had felt some discomfort earlier this week, which resulted in a nice two-day headache. On Wednesday I thought the pain had passed, but Thursday night I was in discomfort slash complaining mode. By Friday morning my left eye had swollen.
I made an appointed to be seen that morning. I had an appointment with an Ophthalmologist.
When I post my photos online, my main goal is to share them with family and friends. Most of the photos are private, but some that I truly like and think are very nice shots, I leave for public viewing and comment. I would never think that they would be used for anything.
When I was trying //Zoto.com, I posted several photos that I had public in my //Flickr account. I then forgot about Zoto.
I’m having a difficult time falling asleep tonight. I’ve had a headache for the past two days. The ache is located in only one spot in my head, feeling like a bolt stuck there. Even 800 mg of motrin hasn’t kicked it.
I’ve been working on searching for jobs. I guess some of the job search techniques or abilities online have changed. Look at //this article. It describes some new federal guidelines for online job searches and posts.
As i mentioned previously, I’ve been updating the website. The ’theme’ that is implemented now will be the default look. If you have any feedback on how the page looks or navigates, please feel free to comment on the page or write to me. I’m guessing feedback may range from the page being too dark or the font being too small, but I’m not sure. I find it easy to use and read, but do you?
I’m sitting outside Express in //Bay Street shops in Emeryville. Farrah is in one of the many shops, and I just got out of the Apple store. I’m sitting on a bench, and it is a pretty chilly late afternoon (around 5:30 PM). I’m not sure if I will be able to post this entry to the website from here. I’m getting a weak WiFi signal from the Apple store, but I don’t think I’ll be out here long.
You might have heard of this site already or not. It’s called //Pandora, created by the Music Genome Project. What the heck? To sum up what the //Music Genome Project does, it is a group of people who break down the DNA of a song or musician. They determine try to “capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony.
I’m working on the site layout right now. The page may change from time to time while you are on it. I’m working on implementing a theme I like (and hopefully will stay with). This change will also affect how photos can be accessed so stay tuned!
Apple today announced some new products. The Mac Intel versions were announced, as expected, with particular attention paid to the new laptop offered. It’s called the //MacBook Pro
After hearing about it, a friend contacted me on IM and said, “Dude, don’t you feel cheated? Are you pissed [for recently buying a PowerBook]?”
The quick answer is no.
The MacBook Pro has a lot going for it:
It’s stated to be four times faster than the current PowerBook.
Heard of the latest //Windows flaw? From what I understand of it, and I may not understand all of it, but the only thing a user needs to do is visit a malicious website to get infected. It doesn’t matter if they are using Internet Explorer or Mozilla, just as long as they are on Windows!!! The websites given as //examples seem innocent. So now viewing a seemingly simple photo can get your computer into virus issues!
Happy New Year to you all!!! May 2006 be a wonderful year for you.
