Today was the day we do our weird practice of "falling back" where we move our clocks back an hour so we'll have more sunlight during the day. This will help it from still being dark outside at 6:00 AM - the time I typically get up. My body clock doesn't adjust that quickly so I was up at about 5:00 this morning and was stirring around. I got a load of laundry going then went online and played a few rounds of Battlefield 2. I also adjusted all my various clocks and timers to get them to the new time. Thank goodness my VCR sets its time automatically coz' that a pain to do manually. I got sleepy again but didn't go back to bed until I could put the laundry I was washing in the dryer.
My home phone rings at about 7:55. I'm half asleep but one thought runs through my head - the drummer for today at church didn't show and I need to be there in 5 minutes to warm up (we warm up at 8). Caller ID shows Kyle calling from his cell. As it turns out, he just needed to borrow my in-ear monitors as he left his in another person's car. No biggie, I can just remove my earmolds from them and he can put on his foam ear things. Don't wanna trade ear cooties you know.
It's cold this morning.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Outta shape!
That's the thought that came to mind as I felt winded from a short WALK in the woods today. My plan was to head out to Bankhead forest this morning to shoot some nature stuff. A big thanks to Eric for driving me around out there especially since he knew his way through the trails. His jeep was handy as well. He and his girls showed up right around 7 and we headed out. It was a crisp morning for sure... about 34 degrees. After about an hour drive we got to our first location. I scouted around a little to find a good spot to shoot from. That's the tough part. I also realized that if I do more of this, I need to get a backpack for my gear instead of my regular photo bag as I really need to have both my hands free to shimmy around the terrain without busting my ass on a rock or falling into the water, both of which would suck (in a bad way).
Had a good time talking about all sorts of stuff and laughing about past experiences. Eric's knowledge of the area was a great help as he explained the different places we visited and some of the background behind them. I'll definitely be going back.
Spent the afternoon doing laundry, washing the car and working on photos. Check 'em out.
Had a good time talking about all sorts of stuff and laughing about past experiences. Eric's knowledge of the area was a great help as he explained the different places we visited and some of the background behind them. I'll definitely be going back.
Spent the afternoon doing laundry, washing the car and working on photos. Check 'em out.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Bizzy....
This week has been a whirlwind. Ever since my last post, it's been a running all around working on projects, meetings and photography. I did have an opportunity to try some interior home shots, some samples of which I'll post.
Tomorrow morning, my plan is to get out to Bankhead Forest and see what sorts of spots I can use for photo locations. That's gonna happen kinda early - about 7:00 AM.
Dinner tonight was interesting. My food was jacked up and had to be re-done. After waiting 45 minutes to get my food, I wasn't in the mood for another wait. I was told, "oh, it'll just take 6 minutes." Well what the heck happened when it took 45 minutes to get my food in the first place?!? Anyway, that 6 minutes turned into about 15. Grrr.
The night ended with an impromtu game of Twister played outside the restaurant with one of the waitresses. How bout that for excitement?
Tomorrow morning, my plan is to get out to Bankhead Forest and see what sorts of spots I can use for photo locations. That's gonna happen kinda early - about 7:00 AM.
Dinner tonight was interesting. My food was jacked up and had to be re-done. After waiting 45 minutes to get my food, I wasn't in the mood for another wait. I was told, "oh, it'll just take 6 minutes." Well what the heck happened when it took 45 minutes to get my food in the first place?!? Anyway, that 6 minutes turned into about 15. Grrr.
The night ended with an impromtu game of Twister played outside the restaurant with one of the waitresses. How bout that for excitement?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Tired, pooped, whatever.
LONG day today. Busy morning at the office then off to Huntsville for lunch with old co-workers. As always, it was good to see them. While I was there, I snapped a group portrait that will be given to my old manager as a parting gift to remember the crew by. Glad to have been able to help out.
After a busy afternoon, I then headed off to 3-hour photo session at an event nearby for a client. That went well. Saw lots of people I knew and also got some good shots I think. I'll download them tomorrow and look through them.
Over and out.
Quote of the day: "So she's a ho, huh?"
After a busy afternoon, I then headed off to 3-hour photo session at an event nearby for a client. That went well. Saw lots of people I knew and also got some good shots I think. I'll download them tomorrow and look through them.
Over and out.
Quote of the day: "So she's a ho, huh?"
Sunday, October 23, 2005
It's cool.
No really, IT'S COOL. It's in the 40's right now and predicted to get down to 36 tonight. (That's 2 Celsius for you JaG!) As usual, a nice spread of temperatures since we almost got to 90 a few times last week. I've got the furnace on now so I'll see some charges for gas on next month's utility bill. Again, let me just say how happy I have been with the gas heat instead of electric. The house just heats up so much quicker with gas.
When I got home from lunch this morning, my dog had struck again. This time the victim was a rabbit. Luckily I spotted it right away instead of a day or two later when it would be even more unpleasant to deal with. The cooler temperatures helped also.
Oh, guess what I found on my car today? A couple of aphids. Imagine that. They must have blown out of the trees since it was quite breezy today with the cold front moving in. Those little green bugs are what have caused me so much frustration with keeping my car clean. I'm seriouly considering a carport cover but I'm not settled on where I would have it installed.
I was lazy today. It was fantastic weather this afternoon and I should have gotten out with my camera. Instead, I did other crap that I could have done during the week. I did make plans to get out to the woods next weekend though with Eric. He's been out hiking in different wilderness areas and knows where some cool spots would be to shoot. If the weather cooperates, I hope to have some new stuff next week.
As the seasons change, it's time to turn my projects indoors here at la casa. I need to strip wallpaper in my hallway and repaint. Once that's done, I'll need to put carpet down or something. I'll make my hallway match my livingroom color just not using texture paint this time. After that's done, I'll either tackle the kitchen or main bathroom next. I'm leaning toward the bathroom as I really hate how it looks now. Sigh.
When I got home from lunch this morning, my dog had struck again. This time the victim was a rabbit. Luckily I spotted it right away instead of a day or two later when it would be even more unpleasant to deal with. The cooler temperatures helped also.
Oh, guess what I found on my car today? A couple of aphids. Imagine that. They must have blown out of the trees since it was quite breezy today with the cold front moving in. Those little green bugs are what have caused me so much frustration with keeping my car clean. I'm seriouly considering a carport cover but I'm not settled on where I would have it installed.
I was lazy today. It was fantastic weather this afternoon and I should have gotten out with my camera. Instead, I did other crap that I could have done during the week. I did make plans to get out to the woods next weekend though with Eric. He's been out hiking in different wilderness areas and knows where some cool spots would be to shoot. If the weather cooperates, I hope to have some new stuff next week.
As the seasons change, it's time to turn my projects indoors here at la casa. I need to strip wallpaper in my hallway and repaint. Once that's done, I'll need to put carpet down or something. I'll make my hallway match my livingroom color just not using texture paint this time. After that's done, I'll either tackle the kitchen or main bathroom next. I'm leaning toward the bathroom as I really hate how it looks now. Sigh.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
#%$*)@ aphids...
The roof, hood and some of the trunk on my car was COVERED with brown spots from that pesky aphid "honeydew". I thought I'd try the easy way out and go to the spray car wash to see if that would get rid of it. NOPE! Had to use old fashioned elbow grease and Bug & Tar remover. What a pain in the rump I tell ya. Took about 2 hours just to get all the spots off. My concern was that these spots would stain the finish if I left them on there for too long. Anyway, that's done for now. Hopefully I won't have to do that again anytime soon.
Lots of football on the tube today. I'm a Tennessee fan so I'm a bit disappointed over our loss to Alabama. Suprisingly though, we only lost by one field goal. With Alalbama currently ranked 5th and Tennessee 17th, you would think the gap would have been bigger. It was a good one to watch anyway. Auburn lost to LSU in another exciting game. Auburn's kicker (Cross?) wasn't on his game and missed all kinds of kicks.
Hung out with my sis for awhile today and helped her get some furniture moved to her place. Also made my monthly visit to WalMart. Ugh.
Lots of football on the tube today. I'm a Tennessee fan so I'm a bit disappointed over our loss to Alabama. Suprisingly though, we only lost by one field goal. With Alalbama currently ranked 5th and Tennessee 17th, you would think the gap would have been bigger. It was a good one to watch anyway. Auburn lost to LSU in another exciting game. Auburn's kicker (Cross?) wasn't on his game and missed all kinds of kicks.
Hung out with my sis for awhile today and helped her get some furniture moved to her place. Also made my monthly visit to WalMart. Ugh.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Okay - on the picker, cotton gets picked up by the heads in front - the heads have these spinning spikes with teeth that pull the cotton off the plant then push it into what I would call an airway where it gets blown up the two tubes the the left (in the picture) of the cockpit and out into the bin in the back.
A fantastic day!
Ever since the Gala last year, my friend Brian L. had invited me out to their cotton farming operation when he learned I was interested in it. I've been living in the South most of my life so it wouldn't hurt me to learn more about the crops that grow so plentifully around here. Today was the very last day of their harvest. We had been missing each other when we tried doing something earlier but as luck would have it, I needed a cotton field shot for a work project so things worked out perfectly. Weather was superb too! I needed to enjoy the weather as much as possible as things are supposed to go downhill by the end of the week.
Enjoy some of the pictures from today.
Enjoy some of the pictures from today.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Rested.
Ended yesterday not feeling all that great. Woke up this morning not feeling much better so I took the day off to rest - which is exactly what I did. Sometimes I just have to force myself to take it easy and just lay around because I always end up doing SOMETHING.
Here's one of the reasons it's hard to not get sick in this weather, it's forecast to hit 90 degrees tomorrow... on freakin October 19th! Good grief. I went ahead and turned my attic vent back on again since the temperatures went back up. Oh well.
Funny story today about Danica Patrick. She races in the Indy Racing League for the Rahal/Letterman team. Seem she and Jaques Lazier had a wreck and they both rode back in on the same ambulance. Apparently Danica poked him on the temple repeatedly saying "YA GOTTA USE THIS!!!!". LOL! Too funny. You go girl.
In other racing news, my favorite team (Renault) and driver (Fernando Alonso) won both the Constructors and Drivers championships in Formula One. The constructors championship is for the car builders and the drivers is for, well, the driver. Congrats to them. It'll give me more reason to wear my Renault stuff when I get the chance.
This weekend, it looks like me and my sister are going to get together and do some cooking. It's been quite awhile since we've cooked anything from our native country of the Philippines so we're gonna take it upon ourselves to whip up a good meal or two. I'm kinda looking forward to that as she and I don't get a chance to hang out as much these days. With my brother in law down in Louisiana with his tree crew helping with the hurricane clean up, now's a good time for us to catch up. Gotta come up with a list of dishes though so I can be sure to gather up all the ingredients in time. Some stuff ya' gotta track down.
Here's one of the reasons it's hard to not get sick in this weather, it's forecast to hit 90 degrees tomorrow... on freakin October 19th! Good grief. I went ahead and turned my attic vent back on again since the temperatures went back up. Oh well.
Funny story today about Danica Patrick. She races in the Indy Racing League for the Rahal/Letterman team. Seem she and Jaques Lazier had a wreck and they both rode back in on the same ambulance. Apparently Danica poked him on the temple repeatedly saying "YA GOTTA USE THIS!!!!". LOL! Too funny. You go girl.
In other racing news, my favorite team (Renault) and driver (Fernando Alonso) won both the Constructors and Drivers championships in Formula One. The constructors championship is for the car builders and the drivers is for, well, the driver. Congrats to them. It'll give me more reason to wear my Renault stuff when I get the chance.
This weekend, it looks like me and my sister are going to get together and do some cooking. It's been quite awhile since we've cooked anything from our native country of the Philippines so we're gonna take it upon ourselves to whip up a good meal or two. I'm kinda looking forward to that as she and I don't get a chance to hang out as much these days. With my brother in law down in Louisiana with his tree crew helping with the hurricane clean up, now's a good time for us to catch up. Gotta come up with a list of dishes though so I can be sure to gather up all the ingredients in time. Some stuff ya' gotta track down.
Monday, October 17, 2005
A minor change.
After people have asked me for a link to my blog a bazillion times, I finally got tired of having to explain the old link to them... "www.jonathanmoral.com/web/weblog/blogger.html" not only was that a pain to tell someone about, it's even tougher to remember. Now, blog.jonathanmoral.com does it. MUCH easier.
Now for a small rant. I've been reminded in the past few days as to how many people don't have a clue how a 4-way stop works. Case in-point, this woman in a pickup truck pulls up to the stop first and everyone in-turn pulls up and stops as well. It's her turn to go. She doesn't. She's busy yakkin to someone in the truck. One cycle of people go through the intersection. It's my turn to go - she pulls into the MIDDLE of the intersection and stops. Everyone now is stopped just waiting to see what she's gonna do. Finally she turns. What an idiot.
In other news, I'm still having that "I'm gettin a cold or something" feeling. Instead of going out to eat tonight, I actually stayed in and had some chicken soup... and animal crackers. Mmmmm.
I need to get busy straightening up my place this week in preparation for guests. More on that later.
Now for a small rant. I've been reminded in the past few days as to how many people don't have a clue how a 4-way stop works. Case in-point, this woman in a pickup truck pulls up to the stop first and everyone in-turn pulls up and stops as well. It's her turn to go. She doesn't. She's busy yakkin to someone in the truck. One cycle of people go through the intersection. It's my turn to go - she pulls into the MIDDLE of the intersection and stops. Everyone now is stopped just waiting to see what she's gonna do. Finally she turns. What an idiot.
In other news, I'm still having that "I'm gettin a cold or something" feeling. Instead of going out to eat tonight, I actually stayed in and had some chicken soup... and animal crackers. Mmmmm.
I need to get busy straightening up my place this week in preparation for guests. More on that later.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
I'm finally awake.
I woke up this morning uncharacteristically early - 5:30. I was WIDE awake so I decided to get going on a load of laundry and watch the Formula 1 race I taped the previous night. The newspaper showed up around 7 so I got it and read through to see what was going on in town. Draft beer can FINALLY be served here starting Nov. 1st. Geez. After all that fun, climbing back into bed sounded like a good idea - so I did. Woke up a little after noon and missed church. Whoops. I had all kinds of weird dreams during that last sleeping session. Freaky.
Ate lunch then stopped in at EB Games to see what was new. I tried out Virtua Tennis for the PSP. I may have to get that one. Graphics were really nice and gameplay was smooth.
Speaking of gameplay, stopped in at Kevin's where the youth group was getting together for video games. He's got ALL the stuff over there... X-Box, PS2, (sonn XBOX 360), Nintendo 64, plasma TV, etc. Anyway, the funniest part of the night was when I mentioned playing Super Mario Kart and Kevin hopped in to play with 3 other kids.
Kevin: Let's put it on the DK Mountain track.
Teen #1: You sure you wanna do that? (arrogant)
Me: Uh oh, I hear some trash talk...
The unsuspecting teen did not know that Kevin is 30-something and has no job - playing video games IS his job. Kev obliterated the kids with ease while I laughed my hiney off in the foyer. That's just some funny stuff right there.
(Actually, Kevin has a job but it leaves him plenty of time to do other stuff - heh.)
Ate lunch then stopped in at EB Games to see what was new. I tried out Virtua Tennis for the PSP. I may have to get that one. Graphics were really nice and gameplay was smooth.
Speaking of gameplay, stopped in at Kevin's where the youth group was getting together for video games. He's got ALL the stuff over there... X-Box, PS2, (sonn XBOX 360), Nintendo 64, plasma TV, etc. Anyway, the funniest part of the night was when I mentioned playing Super Mario Kart and Kevin hopped in to play with 3 other kids.
Kevin: Let's put it on the DK Mountain track.
Teen #1: You sure you wanna do that? (arrogant)
Me: Uh oh, I hear some trash talk...
The unsuspecting teen did not know that Kevin is 30-something and has no job - playing video games IS his job. Kev obliterated the kids with ease while I laughed my hiney off in the foyer. That's just some funny stuff right there.
(Actually, Kevin has a job but it leaves him plenty of time to do other stuff - heh.)
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Just passin' through.
Remember my day of not really doing anything? Well, it got busy kinda abruptly. I was enjoying my morning by sleeping in but finally decided to get up and moving around 10. I watched some TV then hopped in the shower. I decided that I'd run up to Tennessee and pick up some Powerball Lotto tickets since the jackpot is up to $300 Million. That's quite a chunk of change. Despite astronomical odds, I figured I stood a better chance of winning if I HAD tickets instead of didn't. Kyle went along also to throw his hat into the ring. On the way to Tennessee, he gets a call from Shane regarding a wedding Shane was supposed to be filming at 2. He's running late and wonders if Kyle can cover for him. Kyle already has to be at another wedding at 3. We keep on going to TN and get our tickets since that was the plan. On the way back (and it's around 1:00 and we're 20 miles from home) Kyle's phone rings again...
Seems that Shane was also supposed to take some photos at the wedding. Kyle reluctantly asks if I could shoot the wedding. Let's see here:
1. I'm 20 miles from home.
2. It's 1:10 and I have to be there at 1:45.
3. I'm in cargo shorts, a t-shirt and flip-flops
4. I have to run Kyle by his house
Luckily, I have a few things going for me:
1. I've had a shower
2. All my photo gear is with me - charged and ready
Kyle suffers from some mild dementia as he tells me I can just go like I am. I look like I'm about to pick rice in an Asian rice paddy. I drop Kyle off then rush home and at least get on a pair of jeans and some tennis shoes before I'm out the door. Still, one old woman looked me up and down and rolled her eyes as I walked up. I felt like telling her to kiss both butt cheeks but I thought better of it. I did the best I could given the short notice I had. "Notice" is probably too strong a word in this case.
Next, it was off to Trinity for another wedding. I was helping on the video duties this time. That went off without a hitch suprisingly. Afterwards, the reception was lit by candelight and was extremely dark. The video camera I was using was wortless in the lighting conditions. I was asked if I could take some photos - I politely refused this time.
Seems that Shane was also supposed to take some photos at the wedding. Kyle reluctantly asks if I could shoot the wedding. Let's see here:
1. I'm 20 miles from home.
2. It's 1:10 and I have to be there at 1:45.
3. I'm in cargo shorts, a t-shirt and flip-flops
4. I have to run Kyle by his house
Luckily, I have a few things going for me:
1. I've had a shower
2. All my photo gear is with me - charged and ready
Kyle suffers from some mild dementia as he tells me I can just go like I am. I look like I'm about to pick rice in an Asian rice paddy. I drop Kyle off then rush home and at least get on a pair of jeans and some tennis shoes before I'm out the door. Still, one old woman looked me up and down and rolled her eyes as I walked up. I felt like telling her to kiss both butt cheeks but I thought better of it. I did the best I could given the short notice I had. "Notice" is probably too strong a word in this case.
Next, it was off to Trinity for another wedding. I was helping on the video duties this time. That went off without a hitch suprisingly. Afterwards, the reception was lit by candelight and was extremely dark. The video camera I was using was wortless in the lighting conditions. I was asked if I could take some photos - I politely refused this time.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Long week.
I've had one heck of a week this week. I did get to spend a good bit of time out of the office meeting with clients which I enjoy. The weather was fantastic for the most part so no complaints there. Ended the week with photo shoots. I worked with Ty Cole, a photographer from New York. Great guy. Cool to hang with.
Lesa and I also got to hang out some. That's something we haven't had a chance to do in a while. Had a few drinks over at Simp's Thursday night before I took off elsewhere for dinner.
This morning I stopped at the cleaners and dropped off a load of clothes including a few dress shirts I needed done for a wedding video job I'm helping Kyle on Saturday night. I don't have much call to wear suits very often any more but I do have several to choose from when the occasion arises. That's always nice.
I actually have NO other plans for this weekend which is very liberating! I'm not drumming this weekend, no yard work that's mandatory, and my house is reasonably clean. Other than washing my car and doing the odd load of laundry, I'm completely FREE!!!!
I'm excited.
Lesa and I also got to hang out some. That's something we haven't had a chance to do in a while. Had a few drinks over at Simp's Thursday night before I took off elsewhere for dinner.
This morning I stopped at the cleaners and dropped off a load of clothes including a few dress shirts I needed done for a wedding video job I'm helping Kyle on Saturday night. I don't have much call to wear suits very often any more but I do have several to choose from when the occasion arises. That's always nice.
I actually have NO other plans for this weekend which is very liberating! I'm not drumming this weekend, no yard work that's mandatory, and my house is reasonably clean. Other than washing my car and doing the odd load of laundry, I'm completely FREE!!!!
I'm excited.
Oooo... deadly wreck yesterday.
As I was returning from Huntsville Thursday afternoon, I ran across this.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
POOF! Weekend's over.
I had a SLOW start to Saturday morning. I got up at my usual time around 6 and fiddled around a little, not really getting anything accomplished. I was still sleepy and it was a gray day outside so I crawled back in bed. Around noon, I finally got up. I was on the fence about washing my car as it looked as though it could rain at any time. I DID however get busy trimming the holly bushes in front of my porch. Yet again, I filled up my yard waste bin.
I ended up washing my car after all. It was a bit dingy from all the driving I had been doing the past week or so. I also took the time to check tire pressures - ALL of which were low to some degree. Everything's back to a recommended 32 PSI now though so hopefully, my gas mileage will also improve slightly.
Went over to Jack's place to hang out and jam. He's got a nice multi-level patio in his back yard under a canopy of trees. A nice touch is that there's a fire pit right there next to one of the platforms. Roasted some marshmallows before getting a few instruments out to jam in the cool evening air. It was nice. I had flashbacks to my days as a boy scout in my younger years - sitting by the campfire with friends just talking about stuff and not having a care in the world. Very therapeutic.
Got up at 6 Sunday morning and STILL was late to church for band warm up. Good grief, I live about the closest to the building yet have been getting there late. I gotta work on that. The music went well today from what I could tell. Other than me losing count and coming in too early after a break (but I covered it up so it looked like I meant to do it - heh.), it was uneventful.
Had lunch with friends then afterward, saw that a bird had crapped on my car. Ahhh... can't keep it clean for 24 hours. I did clean that up when I had a chance to. During lunch, Kevin mentioned something about one of my eyes looking, well, different. I thought nothing of it till I looked in the mirror and saw my bottom eyelid swelling just slightly. I looked again a bit later and it was pretty puffy. Just great. Anyway, turns out I had some kind of allergic reaction I think. To what, I'm not sure yet but it's all better now. Geez.
For dinner tonight, I tried out a new steak house opened up by Jody Witt, a friend of Kyle's and my sister. Food was so-so, but they've only been open a few days so maybe it's just some start up hiccups. We'll see when we go back after a few weeks.
I ended up washing my car after all. It was a bit dingy from all the driving I had been doing the past week or so. I also took the time to check tire pressures - ALL of which were low to some degree. Everything's back to a recommended 32 PSI now though so hopefully, my gas mileage will also improve slightly.
Went over to Jack's place to hang out and jam. He's got a nice multi-level patio in his back yard under a canopy of trees. A nice touch is that there's a fire pit right there next to one of the platforms. Roasted some marshmallows before getting a few instruments out to jam in the cool evening air. It was nice. I had flashbacks to my days as a boy scout in my younger years - sitting by the campfire with friends just talking about stuff and not having a care in the world. Very therapeutic.
Got up at 6 Sunday morning and STILL was late to church for band warm up. Good grief, I live about the closest to the building yet have been getting there late. I gotta work on that. The music went well today from what I could tell. Other than me losing count and coming in too early after a break (but I covered it up so it looked like I meant to do it - heh.), it was uneventful.
Had lunch with friends then afterward, saw that a bird had crapped on my car. Ahhh... can't keep it clean for 24 hours. I did clean that up when I had a chance to. During lunch, Kevin mentioned something about one of my eyes looking, well, different. I thought nothing of it till I looked in the mirror and saw my bottom eyelid swelling just slightly. I looked again a bit later and it was pretty puffy. Just great. Anyway, turns out I had some kind of allergic reaction I think. To what, I'm not sure yet but it's all better now. Geez.
For dinner tonight, I tried out a new steak house opened up by Jody Witt, a friend of Kyle's and my sister. Food was so-so, but they've only been open a few days so maybe it's just some start up hiccups. We'll see when we go back after a few weeks.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Friday Funk
Why I scheduled so many appointments on a Friday is beyond me. Several meetings looked very promising so at least it's not a wasted effort. Got a big photo shoot at the end of next week so I'm needing to get all that arranged to be sure I have locations and talent for the shots. I'll be back in Florence on Monday to re-shoot a photo or two for a client there.
Took Stephanie to lunch today over at Westside Grill. I'm involved in a project for her organization. After eating, I swung by the Joe Muggs for a mocha before going back to the office. One suprising thing is that I was talking about my trip to Indy for the Formula 1 race earlier this year. She asked "Isn't that the one where only 4 cars started?" Whoa. I was amazed she knew that.
Stayed home tonight as I had that "feeling" you get when you're about to be sick with a cold or something. Like I've mentioned before, I don't get sick very often but when I do, it's usually during the season change when temperatures go from hot to cold or vice versa. I'm feeling a little better now so maybe I'll be okay. I sure hope so. All I know is that staying in tonight was better than sitting in a smoke-filled room for a few hours.
I watched qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix tonight. Very rainy session which really makes the starting grid kinda weird. It should make for an interesting race though.
This was the weekend I was supposed to go deep sea fishing with a few friends. Due to the hurricanes, the trip was cancelled. I need to plan on taking some time off soon as I really haven't had a proper vacation this year.
Took Stephanie to lunch today over at Westside Grill. I'm involved in a project for her organization. After eating, I swung by the Joe Muggs for a mocha before going back to the office. One suprising thing is that I was talking about my trip to Indy for the Formula 1 race earlier this year. She asked "Isn't that the one where only 4 cars started?" Whoa. I was amazed she knew that.
Stayed home tonight as I had that "feeling" you get when you're about to be sick with a cold or something. Like I've mentioned before, I don't get sick very often but when I do, it's usually during the season change when temperatures go from hot to cold or vice versa. I'm feeling a little better now so maybe I'll be okay. I sure hope so. All I know is that staying in tonight was better than sitting in a smoke-filled room for a few hours.
I watched qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix tonight. Very rainy session which really makes the starting grid kinda weird. It should make for an interesting race though.
This was the weekend I was supposed to go deep sea fishing with a few friends. Due to the hurricanes, the trip was cancelled. I need to plan on taking some time off soon as I really haven't had a proper vacation this year.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
A photo shoot? Today?
I know it's the first week of October but with the high getting up to 88, it might as well still be summer. I wore a linen shirt and slacks today, violating some sort of fashion code. Before Kay could comment, I did let her know I was aware it was fall and I shouldn't be in linen, blah blah blah. She got a good laugh outta that.
I thought that I would just be meeting with a client today for a consultation. I didn't know I was needing to do some photography today. After climbing around on a ladder and moving stuff around then realizing I'd need the studio lights, it quickly became a linen-unfriendly environment. Had to make a run to the house to change into jeans. Eventually got the shoot done. Whew!
This afternoon, I idly rubbed one of my eyes. For the first time ever, one of my contact lenses went on an excursion around my eye. It was gone... up underneath my brain somewhere. I didn't panic at first, but after a few minutes of it not coming back to the visible part of my eye, I started to freak. Mainly, I was thinking "gee, even if I go to the Dr. what are they gonna do to get it out?" Luckily, the lens did show up and things returned back to normal.
My car is dirty again and needs a wash. It's supposed to rain Friday so I think I'll put that off until Saturday morning. It should be cooler then too. My other plan is to also finish up the hedge trimming since the city will be emptying my yard waste bin tomorrow morning. Round here, we have 2 trash bins - one for trash and one for yard waste. I also have a recycling bin.
Completely changing the subject, anyone reading this have an iPod Nano? I saw one in person the other day. Wow that was small. Still, I'm happy with my regular iPod. I still need to find the best solution for connecting it to my car stereo. FM transmitters SUCK. Especially the Griffin iTrip.
I thought that I would just be meeting with a client today for a consultation. I didn't know I was needing to do some photography today. After climbing around on a ladder and moving stuff around then realizing I'd need the studio lights, it quickly became a linen-unfriendly environment. Had to make a run to the house to change into jeans. Eventually got the shoot done. Whew!
This afternoon, I idly rubbed one of my eyes. For the first time ever, one of my contact lenses went on an excursion around my eye. It was gone... up underneath my brain somewhere. I didn't panic at first, but after a few minutes of it not coming back to the visible part of my eye, I started to freak. Mainly, I was thinking "gee, even if I go to the Dr. what are they gonna do to get it out?" Luckily, the lens did show up and things returned back to normal.
My car is dirty again and needs a wash. It's supposed to rain Friday so I think I'll put that off until Saturday morning. It should be cooler then too. My other plan is to also finish up the hedge trimming since the city will be emptying my yard waste bin tomorrow morning. Round here, we have 2 trash bins - one for trash and one for yard waste. I also have a recycling bin.
Completely changing the subject, anyone reading this have an iPod Nano? I saw one in person the other day. Wow that was small. Still, I'm happy with my regular iPod. I still need to find the best solution for connecting it to my car stereo. FM transmitters SUCK. Especially the Griffin iTrip.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Bumpy week.
Last week was one for the books. It's reminded me of why I decided a while back that being single isn't all that bad. Dating can be a frustrating pain in the ass.
Aside from the social issues, my week ended on a good note. Made a guest appearance on the Jeff & Kyle show Friday night. When that was over, I headed on home as I was tired. On Saturday, I *finally* got a chance to try my hedge trimmer out on the holly bushes. I started off with the ones beside my house around the central air unit. My gas meter is located over there as well. I need to keep that area clear coz' the meter reader starts whining if the bushes scratch them up when they make their monthly visit. In no time, I had amassed enough clippings to fill my city-provided yard waste can to overflowing. That signified the end of the bush trimming. I could have bagged additional clippings but the bags I had were the cheap ones mainly for leaves and the holly branches would rip through it and make a mess. That'll give me something to do later on in the week.
I wish the weather would hurry up and cool off more so I can sell my old car. If you'll remember, the A/C in it died (on my birthday no less) so I'd have a better chance of getting a good price on it when the lack of A/C isn't such a deal breaker. It got nice and cool briefly last Thursday. I remember because I ate lunch outdoors at a cafe... and froze my hiney off. I had to turn the seat heater on when I got back in the car to thaw everything out and also to get "stuff" back to their normal dimensions. Geez. We were back in the high 80's for the weekend so Thursday was just a fluke.
I can't believe the weekend's over again already. I ended it by watching most of this week's Desperate Housewives episode. They'll be talking about it at work tomorrow so I might as well have some sort of clue what's going on. Oh, I also caught Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I love that show.
Aside from the social issues, my week ended on a good note. Made a guest appearance on the Jeff & Kyle show Friday night. When that was over, I headed on home as I was tired. On Saturday, I *finally* got a chance to try my hedge trimmer out on the holly bushes. I started off with the ones beside my house around the central air unit. My gas meter is located over there as well. I need to keep that area clear coz' the meter reader starts whining if the bushes scratch them up when they make their monthly visit. In no time, I had amassed enough clippings to fill my city-provided yard waste can to overflowing. That signified the end of the bush trimming. I could have bagged additional clippings but the bags I had were the cheap ones mainly for leaves and the holly branches would rip through it and make a mess. That'll give me something to do later on in the week.
I wish the weather would hurry up and cool off more so I can sell my old car. If you'll remember, the A/C in it died (on my birthday no less) so I'd have a better chance of getting a good price on it when the lack of A/C isn't such a deal breaker. It got nice and cool briefly last Thursday. I remember because I ate lunch outdoors at a cafe... and froze my hiney off. I had to turn the seat heater on when I got back in the car to thaw everything out and also to get "stuff" back to their normal dimensions. Geez. We were back in the high 80's for the weekend so Thursday was just a fluke.
I can't believe the weekend's over again already. I ended it by watching most of this week's Desperate Housewives episode. They'll be talking about it at work tomorrow so I might as well have some sort of clue what's going on. Oh, I also caught Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I love that show.
