I try to hit my post office box once a week, and when it’s just me, I usually take the 405 freeway. When I have H.E. with me, however, like today, we take a more scenic route along the Pacific Coast Highway and see all the boat shops along Newport Beach. Every time we pass the Duffy boats, I think back to the time I rode one and saw all those cool names on all the other boats like it…
I want to be more organized for this latest move, so I signed up at LibraryThing and bought myself a CueCat to keep better track of the books I’ll be packing. So far, I’ve packed my very first 12″ x 12″ x 12″ box and cataloged 21 of my books so far. I’m looking at the small dent I’ve now made on the shelf of one bookcase, and I’m thinking, “Whew! OK. That’s enough packing for today.” 10/13/2007 Update: Four…
Ann tagged me, and I’m afraid I’ll disappoint a lot of people. I have tons of creative stuff going on in my noggin, but there’s not much going on with my computer desktops. Here are the screenshots: Here is my commentary: The PC—I never bothered to change my wallpaper; it’s the same one from when I first started up the PC years ago. It’s boring and stinks of Corporate America, but I like the shallow focus of the photo. Had…
Today my landlord received my final month’s rent and a 30-day notice, so I feel OK about mentioning it on my blog now. I don’t know why I felt the need to wait, but it didn’t feel right to tell the anonymous web before telling my landlord that I’m moving. Hence my reason for spotty blogging and e-mail correspondence. I’m moving again. It’s time to start packing up boxes. Sigh. I’ve moved so much since I left home that I’m…
I have to start thinking about culling my personal library again and packing up some books in the next month or two, so I thought I’d revisit that old meme and see what the last five printed books I’ve read would create: The Meme: Take five books off your bookshelf. Book #1—first sentence Book #2—last sentence on page fifty Book #3—second sentence on page one hundred Book #4—next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty Book #5—final sentence…