Tiny Footprints
Yuki got to play in the snow for the first time today. She made a couple little spots of yellow snow too. :happy:
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January 21, 2006
January 14, 2006
Meet Yuki
Born Nov. 12, 2005, from Hartville, Ohio, Yuki is a, small female half maltese-half toy poodle mix, we hope. Yuki (yoo-kee, not yucky) is supposed to mean snow in Japanese. At first I thought it would be a cheesy name, but it grew on us and we settled with it. She came with a little monkey toy named Kong and loves trying to kill him!
We set her up in a little pen in our utility room. She’s got a nice little bed, her toys, and a litter pan. We started her with little blue wee-wee pads and then moved to the pan by putting a piece of the pad in there to start. She is just 9 weeks old and in less than a week she learned to mostly do her business in the proper place! She still makes mistakes, but that’s what stain and odor remover, a little scrubbing, and some baking soda powder are for.
So far, she is pretty obedient and is very curious. She is like a little sheep. Here she is meeting Kramer for the first time.
Yuki went to the vet yesterday and got her second set of shots as well as some medicine because she has some parasite in her stool. She weighs 2 lbs. 8 oz. Hopefully she’ll stay small and full of energy.
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October 17, 2005
Moons Over My Hammy
I’m so excited about my new watch. My self-assembled “Omega” is sorta having some issues. Instead of disassembling it again, I’m just going to save it for more formal wear. Besides, I’m scared of losing it somehow downtown. So I set out to find a new beater watch.
It had to be cheap so I looked on TimeZone.com’s Sales Corner. I solicited and got some e-mails. Eventually, I settled on this great, like-new Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic at 38mm. The seller included both a nice carbon fiber water resistant strap and a cool rubber dive strap with a push button deployant clasp. Today, the nice mailman knocked on my door with my new Hammy!
October 9, 2005
Pumpkins!
The weather was so great today, a brisk October day without a cloud in the sky.
We decided to go to Plymouth Orchards even though we just went to the cider mill yesterday. It was fun and kind of cool to be around a real, sort of, farm. There were barnyard animals, a pumpkin patch, apple trees, cider, and donuts!
Unfortunately, they ran out of the apples we wanted to buy. Oh well, it was fun. We had a nice wagon ride.
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August 12, 2005
May 20, 2005
The shroud is lifted, the helmet lowered
The circle is complete and we discover how the force relentlessly links everything together.
We knew what happened but now we know the details. Our curiousity of the force is satiated as Lucas reveals to us some of the finer subtleties in the world of the Jedi. Yet the viewer’s imagination is not completely stifled as that familiar opening shot and invigorating score bring us back to that childish awe that first captured us. At the end, we magically find out how everything begins and a new hope is born. Prepare to be amazed by the power of the force.
Balance will be restored, the prophecy fulfilled it will–and the allure of Star Wars will never die.
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May 13, 2005
The disease is spreading
After 10 and a half hours we finally arrive at Jason’s pad. We were welcomed by the Atlanta morning rush-hour reminiscent of LA area traffic.
The disease has spread and Tony ended up booking an early morning flight for him and Brian.
We’re gonna get krunk hotlanta style tomorrow. Who else wants to meet us here? :drunk:
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May 9, 2005
Freshly ground coffee every time
My friend kept raving about this crazy vacuum coffee maker he has so I got enticed. So we picked up this coffee maker after reading some quick reviews at Amazon:
I know it’s a “lousy” drip coffee maker but, it’s most attractive feature is the fresh grind and it was the cheapest one with it. You can load in whole beans and it will grind them for you before it brews the pot! You can even program it to make your coffee before you get up in the morning. So after we bought this, we went straight to Birmingham to find some beans. We went into 3 coffee shops and ended up with 2 packs of beans to christen our new machine. Now we can enjoy Starbucks (Colombia Nariño Supremo) at home along with a decaf hazelnut from the local Java Hutt.
The first brews are excellent! Let’s hope this machine can dampen the urge to go for a separate better grinder and brewer. :jittery:
May 5, 2005
Last lecture of 2nd year
Wow, today was the last day of lecture for 2nd year. The more I think about it the more profound it seems. And the more I think about it, the more I dread the next month and a half of board studying. Still got 2 more exams though before it’s officially over for this year. :wacko:
May 2, 2005
Mac OSX Tiger available
This headline reminded me of my “emulation” on my lappy. So I checked the forums and found an updated version of FlyakiteOSX v2.0. Here’s a screenshot of my desktop now:
If anything at least check out that website. It’s the most unique site I’ve ever seen.
Another unique program I’ve stumbled upon was this little program bundled with v2.0 called RKLauncher. It’s still in beta but the author releases nightly builds that I’ve tried. RKLauncher (nightly) emulates the launcher from Mac OSX. It’s the thingy usually found at the bottom of the desktop that allows you to launch programs and magnifies when you move your cursor over it. It’s also dynamic in that you can have “docklets” that show the weather, battery power, or even daily comics (I have Calvin and Hobbes).
