Fathers Day

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For my fathers day we took my dad to dim son. I can’t spell it. He loves that stuff. He extra special gift was that Morgan slept over last night with my mom and dad. Oh my sister did also, but I don’t think that was as big a deal as Morgan being there.

We all went out for brunch, except mike. he had an overnight shift at the CCU. Carrie and the baby are doing dinner with him after he sleeps. I went with my parents to their customary sunday dinner, pizza at my dad’s favorite place. they are such creatures of habit these days. I guess that is good.

I tried to fix my dad’s printer, but it looks like the motor is jammed or something mechanical screwed up. I told him it is not worth trying to fix a 4 year old $100 ink jet printer. He doesn’t think he needs it anyway. he will print color stuff at work. if he needs a printer he will let me know. I may just give him my old laser printer and get one that works on my mac. not sure yet. Money for the next couple of months may be tight with the move, so I want to save for a while. that means no major purchases unless I go on an ebay selling spree.

Shrek 2

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Went to see Shrek 2 with Jayson and Dave today. It was really funny. It is nice to see a sequel that is as good or better than the original. I ran into Mitch & Michele at the movies. They are old friends of my parents. They had their daughter rachel with them also. I feel so old that she is out of college now!

We went to the deli by my house for dinner. Dave lived near my place for almost all his life and has never eaten at that deli. I don’t know if he is weird or what.

This blog entry was written while listening to Accidentally In Love from the album “Shrek 2” by Counting Crows

The New Apartment

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I finally got approved for my new apartment. It took them long enough. I move on the 15th of July. I can’t wait. I now have to call and order cable, electric, etc. I also need to cancel my old stuff. I also have to get movers. My sister is going to give me the number of her movers. The ones I used to get all my furniture in my place were good, but it was expensive. I want a flat rate, and not T&M.

Now I have to go through 3 more weeks at my current place. I am inpatient. Now that everything is a done deal, I want to just move.

I am going through my place throwing out old stuff that I don’t think I want. Moving gets you to clean up. For me I just don’t want to move crap that I don’t really need.

This blog entry was written while listening to Promises from the album “Euphoria” by Def Leppard

Still Waiting For Apartment Approval

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I called today to verify that I passed my credit check on my new apartment. Well they weren’t done with it yet. Not sure if that is a bad sign or if they are just slow on the paperwork. The lady said to call tomorrow and check again. I don’t anticipate any problems but because of what I do I become pessimistic unless I see positive results. I don’t just assume.

On a good note Jayson claims he found a nice place. He is now working out the details of it. He should hopefully know in a few days if the deal will work out.

now all we both have to do is pack and actually move. It is also interesting that Dari at work is also moving in 2 weeks. We are all shifting around. Of course Dari is going further down town, while jay and I are looking at the upper east side. Jay will go anywhere but the current place he likes is upper east side.

More updates as they progress…

This blog entry was written while listening to I Dare You To Move from the album “Learning to Breath” by Switchfoot

Old Friends

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Weirdness abound today. Well maybe just weird irony. Let me explain. Kai was down from Kingston for the day (see previous post). While we were working we were discussing our team, old and current employee’s. It was so hot in my office that I fled with Kai to a cube by our portable AC units. Jayson was crazy and held out in the office. Since we were all so hot we decided to go out for some ice cream.

On the way out we ran into Keith. Turns out he came by to get some softball equipment we had. The irony in that?

When we came out of the building he was talking to Mitch and one or two other people. I didn’t stop to say anything. I just waved when we left the building. I wanted to go over and talk to him. I just don’t know what to say. I don’t hold any hurt feelings. I just don’t know if he still has issues. The last time we spoke it didn’t go very well. Not sure how it would have gone over if I actually tried to talk to him. To be honest I didn’t want to risk an argument. I just don’t want to deal with one. I would like to resolve some open “issues” but I realized over 2 months ago that their will be no resolution. I will live with that. Life is too short to dwell on that.

This blog entry was written while listening to Our Lives from the album “Two” by The Calling

Kai Is (Was) In

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Kai came down from Kingston. We gave him some lovely parting gifts. he got some mugs! Those Kingston guys are really low maintenance.

We meet about a number of issues, and just worked. It is weird when people come down from the other office, or when I go up there. Part of the day is taking care of issues back in our respective home offices. The other part is to actually do stuff in the office that we are visiting.

As it turned out, we didn’t have the meeting that he primarily came down for. It was a productive day, but we were unable to have our operations meeting.

I now need to get Jayson up to Kingston next week, and Brian down to NYC sometime soon.

Simpsons Season 4

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I am a Simpsons fan. Not OJ, Homer and his family. I may not be as fanatical as I used to be, but it is still one of the best TV shows ever. I may not watch it ever time it is on TV anymore, but I can still riddle off quotes from a decade ago. Yes I may be a bit crazy.

I was very happy to open my mailbox today and find my Amazon.com box containing the Simpsons Season 4 DVD box set.

As Entertainment Weekly put it this week, season 4 is probably one of the best seasons ever. I think it has some classics, and it it the beginning the style of show we know today.

I begin watching this weekend…

iMac or Not to iMac

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I am still pondering the sale of my iMac when I move next month. I can still get a large amount for it, so I keep thinking will I be better served by a different computer? If I do sell it I would need a DVD burner for my powerbook or some other solution. I would also want a larger flat panel screen for my desk at home since I use the 20″ most of the time.

Too many choices. Pondering continues…

New Cable

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I got a call from the cable company that provides service in the building I am moving to. They said that the management company sent them my name. I currently use Time Warner, and for the most part I am happy. This place uses RCN.

First impression is that they are more money for less services. I get 4 premium packages, digital cable and a cable modem for under $100. These new guys offer you digital cable, a cable modem, and 1 premium package for $101. I am loosing 3 premium packages. To get them, I need to pay $13 more per channel That is a racket. Extra cable box’s are also more money per box than I currently pay. The only plus side is that I can buy a static IP address for $4 per month. I don’t think I can do that now. Of course my current provider only changes your address if you leave your modem off for extended periods of time. I have had my same IP for over a year.

In a nutshell I think I am getting a worse deal than I currently have. Only time will tell, but as I like to say “i think this will end badly”.

Productive Day

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I got allot done today. Some days I get allot done, but it doesn’t feel that way. The majority of days feel that way. It is the nature of what I do that the work I do in a day is not always (almost never) what I plan on doing when I get up in the morning. I mean some of what I plan on doing usually gets done, but there are always things that pop up.

Today I was able to work through my back log of issues. I got allot of the requests done. I only have a few more to clear out. I am under 10 issues in my “ticket box”. that is good for me. That does not include the 57 open tasks my department has. I am just talking about issues that crop up throughout the day.

I also was able to go out for lunch with cari and jayson. We went to the Old Town Tavern. it was nice. We don’t normally get to go out for lunch.

I am off to home to do my laundry, and take a nap. I have to be up by 1AM to do some work on our Fulfillment servers. I need to put them on our automated update schedule.

I hope I can nap. But I am not holding my breath.