Clearly, I Need Sleep
This morning I noticed I was pretty much out of face wash, but I knew I had another bottle in my bedroom so I didn’t buy one today. So tonight, when I went to wash my face in the bathroom, I realized I had to get the other bottle. However I couldn’t find the new bottle anywhere. I was looking all over forever. I finally found it on the bathroom sink. Yes, I had completely forgotten I had already put the new bottle in the bathroom this morning.
Clearly, I need sleep. Plenty of sleep.
Glasses. They Help You See.
Yay for new glasses! I can see!
Seriously though, got a second pair of glasses and new lenses. The best part is now I can always have a pair in my purse so I don’t accidently leave the house without glasses. Thats the worst. Yay!
Shiny New Things
So! I have a new layout up. I’ve had the ideas and the illustrations done for some time now. I actually first drew those birds maybe a year ago now… its just taken a while for me to find the time and motivation enough to finish up.
As for inspiration and creation… I guess I tried to make something that was more organic, but still with some structure, which is where I got the idea for the tree. At first everything was a variation of gray, but I quickly got tired of that and added in some rainbow flowers.
I miss the kitty already. But she will be back very soon… I just needed a change for now.
It should look suitable in Safari and Firefox. Of course I’m still working some kinks out and it is all subject to change. If you notice anything, please let me know. :)
I’ve also taken the plunge and switched hosts. Lets face it, (mt) is simply gorgeous. I love the amount of control that I have over everything while still not having to worry about the basics (email, stability, etcetera). I’m sure I’m going to have more to say about them later.
Anyways… so these are the new digs. I hope you like em! :D
F*ck You, Mosquito
Not only do you make me feel terrible on the outside, you make me feel awful on the inside, too.
So f*ck you, mosquito.
Psychic TiVo
After having it only a couple of weeks, my new TiVo HD recorded Reality Bites and Top Gun. Like wow.
My TiVo Gets Me.™
Subway Adventures
I took the subway by myself for the first time today. It was a very pleasant experience and I didn’t get lost or frustrated at any point.
I was even lucky enough to just catch the F train as it was leaving. It started moving as I got on, and I accidently almost fell on a man sitting, and used his shoulder to break my fall. Luckily he was clean, not scary and didn’t get angry.
MacBook Air!
So… I got myself a new toy! A MacBook Air.
Its easily one of the best toys ever. You simply cannot underestimate the incredibleness of the design and size of it. It truly is amazing.
I have a custom configuration, the 80 GB hard drive and the 1.8 Ghz processor. All together, for most tasks so far, I don’t notice *that& much of a speed difference between it my MacBookPro. I don’t see the rainbow ball of death nearly as much as I was expecting to, but of course something are going to be much slower, such as basic tasks in Photoshop. I have to test this a bit more to get a real opinion on it.
The hard drive is also significantly slower, which means that basic file operations, such as copying take longer, but it has not gotten to a point where the mac is unusable at all. I also find Leopard to run well and is rather stable.
After I installed CS3, I haven’t really noticed the lack of optical drive. I suppose it’ll be a pain in the neck burn CDs and DVDs, but I’ve got the USB drive, and other machines for that.
I have to admit I find the 80 GB hard drive a bit stifling. I might have to work out a better set up for my music, which is taking up the bulk of the room. I suppose I don’t need to have all of my music on my Air all of the time…
This is the first time I’ve ever been able to fit a laptop in my purse. It so freeing. I also have no desire to ever, ever sit at a desk. Not sure if thats a good thing yet.
In addition to the MacBook Air, I also finally switched to an Airport Express 802.11n in the apartment. Its fantastic. My home set up is almost complete!
All in all, I love my MacBook Air. Its so much in such a tiny package. Screenshots are on their way.
Things I’m Liking
Git and Github. They’re totally changing the way I do things. In fantastic ways.
Logitech. They provided an update for Harmony remotes for my brand of DVD Player/Stereo. It finally switches inputs properly! I’ve spent months trying to fix it, what a nightmare. Yay!!!
Nokia Theater in Times Square. Went to see the band Say Anything there this weekend, and it is a great venue.
Spending the weekend in the city. Makes me feel like I really live here. Is also lots and lots of fun when with fun people.
Twitter in general. It is a wealth of information and assistance in well, everything.
The fact that The Office comes back on April 10th.
CSI repeats. I have moved from L&O Criminal Intent to classic CSI repeats. They soothe me.
Muxtape. Its not perfect, but its not too bad, either. Check mine out.
Really good salmon sushi. I cannot get enough. Ever. Its delicious!
Oh, Lists
My office went to see Macbeth at BAM staring Patrick Stewart. The play itself was awesome, although the seating was awful. It was easily the most entertaining version of Macbeth I’ve seen.
My professor has confirmed that the entire class must find a way to sit in and observe a sex-addicts-anonymous meeting. Oi.
I accidently burned the tops of my feet by walking into the shower without checking the water first. I was still half asleep so it didn’t really phase me. Its not too bad, my feet are just a bit red.
I really enjoy Rock Band. I could sing in Rock Band all day. In fact, I have sang in Rock Band all day.
For the record, America is still getting it “right” on American Idol.
The new things are coming. They’re actually almost (almost) here.
I think the issue is that I’m far too tired at night to think of posts.
Though lets face it, this isn’t much better.
Old Things are Slow
Things here are slow and old.
Quick, plain, clean things are hopefully on their way.
In other news..
I bought a new purse. I love it, yet I am deeply ashamed of it at the same time.
Going to sleep early seems like such a waste of time, even when you wake up early.
On a related note, I am really enjoying my coffee right now.
Has anyone else noticed that when your Mac has had a really hard day, it stops automatically switching spaces when you switch appropriate applications? Bizarre.
Yesterday I made Apple’s Package Maker crash so intensely that I had to restart before it would reopen.
America keeps getting it “right” on American Idol. I can’t believe someone thought singing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was a good idea.
If you’re going to sing a Wham! song, it can only be Careless Whisper.
I fear that I’m not nearly as creative as I used to be (in any and every way), but I hope its just because I’m out of practice.
It may not seem like it, but I think about this place all the time.
Fitting few and far between blog posts in before work is poor form, especially when you still have to dry your hair.
In With the New
Happy New Year!
Soo things have been happening. Such as…
I got a job.
I’m getting an apartment in Manhattan.
I start my job and living in the apartment in around two weeks.
So plus the holidays, things have been a little hectic. So exciting though!
I guess I haven’t written much about it because I don’t want to jinx anything. Long story short, I might be the first person to find a job from a tweet. I had just started to look around for a position when I posted this tweet, not expecting anything to come out of it. I was hired two weeks later. I’m super excited to start and its really amazing how things work out sometimes. I still don’t want to say too much because I haven’t actually started yet. However I will say my official position is (Mac) System Administrator of a pretty awesome software and gaming company. Wooooo!
I haven’t even had the chance to mention the fantastic presents I got for Christmas! Namely a new TV from my mom and a TiVo HD from Matty! Yay! Hopefully the cable guy will show up at the apartment tomorrow and actually manage to install the cable so I can use them. I don’t think I would be able to live without cable and TiVo. I <3 my TiVo.
I am also pretty excited to see what comes out of Macworld. Particularly in the ‘sub-notebook’ department. Although I am hoping its not really a sub-notebook but really a reinvention of the 12” PowerBook (perhaps a 13.3” MacBook Pro). I suppose its also worth mentioning that the company I’ll be working for will be at MacWorld, however I won’t be there this year since I haven’t even started working yet. :( Hopefully I might be able to go to the next WWDC, though!
Lists. I Just Like Them.
So last night the house alarm went off at four am. It was scary because the system claimed someone tried to open a door. That hadn’t happened in at least ten years. Luckily after checking, it seemed that the basement door (which was still locked and bolted) had moved slightly (perhaps due to the house settling?) and set off the alarm. By six am we were able to go to sleep and things were still fine this morning. However now I feel the need to have a bat under my bed.
Some new exciting things have happened in the world of Leopard customization. This mostly has to do with the release of the Leopard version of Candybar. I finally have a decent looking Leopard 3D dock. I’m still not sure if I am a fan of the 3D dock though, and may end up swiftly reverting back to the 2d Dock.
I’ve changed the images and CSS for the pop-pictures you see.. so if it looks funny (odd combination of grey and white), its because your browser has cached the old version, it should look normal the next time you restart your browser…
For the record, Anxiety is going to rock (it already does!).
I have to admit the writer’s strike is starting to get to me. I’m considering watching America’s Next Top Model and that frightens me.
I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this before. Virtua Fighter for the 360 kicks so much ass. It lets you use the same special moves as the the old Sega Saturn versions! I can kick your ass in Virtua Fighter. No really. I can.
My finals are starting next week. I am dreading them, but I can’t wait because the semester will finally be over! Yay!
Trashy Television
We all know about the strike and how much it sucks. I personally support the WGA and (what little I know about) their stance. We also all know that because of the strike, we will have more reality TV. Now here is the thing…
I’m not sure I mind (yet).
I’ve mentioned before how I haven’t been that big a fan of many of this fall’s shows. I really only look forward to The Office, Psych, and Dexter. So what have I been watching? Tons of L & O: Criminal Intent, and a couple really bad reality shows: I Love NY 2, Shot of Love and Project Runway.
Of course I feel guilty. Of course I feel trashy.
But I love it anyway. I hate supporting such a terrible genre, but I can’t help it. I mean, at least this season New York doesn’t have a suitor with two lazy eyes (although she did have a midget).
[For the record though, I really do miss The Office. It needs to come back as soon as humanly possible.]
