I like to Scuba dive. I havenít gone that much ever, but I like it. I was signed up for a class in college, but never went. Donít ever sign up for something that is multiple times a week at 8am. You are never going to go. I am looking into taking a class while I am away. Not sure if that is possible or not. I am going to check. If not, I at least want to do a dive while I am down there. Gus wants me to get certified so we can use scuba diving as an excuse to hit an island for a weekend now and then.
Day: 30 May 2003
tech to bring on vacation???
So I am getting ready to pack for my island vacation. The question is what to pack tech wise. I will bring my mobile phone. It wonít work in Barbados, but it will work in the airport before and after the trip. No charger is needed for it though. I checked. No service provider has a ROAMING agreement down there so no cell phone would work. I would have to get one down there. Not going to do that, so I am out of luck.
I am bringing a laptop so I can get some work done, and more importantly watch some movies on the plane. The question is what laptop do I bring? I can take the work thinkpad. It has a DVD player, and I can play with vmware on it. I can also take my Powerbook. The powerbook also has a dvd player on it, but it also has all my personal files, and I can download and edit the photoís I take on the tirp while I am down there. It will probably be a last minute decision. Not sure what to do just yet.
Besides that I am bringing my Pocket PC just because it is handy to have around, and my digital camera. My sister is bringing theirs, but I want to bring my own anyway.
Cards, cards, cards, and gifts
I need to get birthday cards for my dad, brother in law, and my cousin Cerina today. Cerinaís birthday party is tomorrow and I donít have a present yet. Not happy about that. Also my dad, and brother in lawís birthdayís are both next week and I need to get something before we go away. I am going to try and do cards before work this morning.
get ready for vacation!
It is time to wrap up all my outstanding work and take a week off! I am hoping to get everything I need done completed by the end of today. I just got an email with the DID (phone numbers) list for our new office, so one major check box gets filled.
Also to do is get Gus my project plan for Kingston. I did it last night but wanted to wait on giving it to him in case I think of something to add.
I have to make a bunch of calls before I go to keep our vendors on schedule while I am away. I also have to fill out paper work for our Data Center. We are getting another rack in our cage, and I need to fill out the request form. Hopefully it will be done by the time I get back. Stranger things have happened.
Cerina’s birthday
Went to Cerina’s birthday party. She is my cousin celibrating her first birthday. I went to my cousin Synde & Waynes for the party. I thought more family would be there, but we had a decent turn out. They had tons of friends over. The house was packed. We hit tons of traffic, and it took like 2 hours to get to their house in south jersey. I went with my sister, morgan, and my parrents. My sister’s new jeep is awsome. Morgan slept most of the trip so it was not bad. Any trip when a baby sleeps is a good trip.
Cerina was walking now, compaired with almost walking when I was out to the house in early may. Arielle and merric were both good at the party.
Synde made some cracker chocolate pieces. They are hard to discribe but they are good. it is just butter melted chocolate on a salty cracker. They are SO bad for you, but so good. I got a doggy bag. They rock. I didn’t have cake. I am not a big party cake eater. We did the trip for the day so I got home like 11pm or later, not sure.
I don’t know if my parents can make that trip again. they both have bad backs and the sitting in the car kills them. Surprisingly they are less comfortable in the jeep than they are in my dad’s accord. I guess the honda is comfy.
I couldn’t think of anything creative to give as a gift. Synde said something about a water raft for Cerina but I couldn’t find anything so I got her a gift certificate at gap kids. I never know what to get for little kids. Bigger kids just tell you a list of what they want.