15 July 2006

Flow!

I listen to a lot of my music on my computer (82 gigs worth), and I enjoy having the random play just put whatever it feels like into my ears/head. It's a fun way to listen to music, that works for me.

This evening, I got Pink Floyd's "One of These Days" go right into Peter Gabriel's "D.I.Y.," and it was a surprisingly good segue.

NP: Page & Plant - Thank You (Aug 1994)

14 July 2006

Rectify!

To rectify an omission from my last blog, here's a Lou photos for all you salivating readers out there...


Alright, it's not the best photo in the world, a bit too blurry, but it's the best I could do, really!

Today, Sue and I went down to the "waterfront" area of Jersey City to do some shopping. We needed to get some stuff for the apartment, and it was also just time to get out of the apartment and do *something!* We got some storage units for the kitchen, some paper towels, a "hub" for our computers, so they could both be online at the same time, and some other various and sundry items.

We had lunch in the Newport Mall food court, and it being a mall, there was a Panda Express, and there being a Panda Express, I had to have some! It was about normal for Panda. Nothing great, but it hit the spot.

Getting back here, I had to go around in the neighborhood a bit, to find a place where I could switch some bills into quarters. There's no bank right at our intersection of Bergen and Montgomery, or in the "McGinley Square" area, so I ended up going into a store to get 7 dollars worth of quarters. It was more than enough to do our laundry here, which is only a buck for wash, then another buck for dryers. Life is good when you have clean laundry...

I had a bit of trouble getting our laptop to have good internet access. It kept on being very funky with me, although our other computer was giving no problems with accessing the web. It was annoying me a bit, because there was nothing obviously "wrong." Finally, after doing other stuff for a few hours, I came back to it, and compared the connection in the Control Panel on the computer with EXACTLY how Control Panel settings were on the working computer. Obviously, I had done this to some extent before, but not to the level of detail I did this time.

And sure enough, I found the issue. There was some "hidden" stuff in the Control Panel that was still set up for the Dartmouth network, and it was probably enough to mess up the consistency of the ethernet connection. But now, both computers are alive and well. Fantastic!

NP: John Cale - All I Want Is You

12 July 2006

Update!

Work continues, and is going well. I continue to see that this was a good professional move. It is taking a bit of getting used to, being an "Assistant Director," and being looked to make decisions, have an opinion, and be listened to seriously. All in all, a very good start.

On this past Saturday, I went into NYC, in order to figure out how the trains work, and how long it takes. I brought my camera with me, so here are some photos...


This building is 486 Broadway, where my great-great-grandfather, Robert Francis Lord, worked as the manager of the Stewart Hartshorn office in NYC, around 1900. The Hartshorn company made roller shades for windows, which I guess was quite the innovation back in the day.


The night before going into NYC, I e-mailed my friend Lou to see if he'd be free at all on Saturday. He replied that he was going to be meeting Greg, a mutual friend of ours from college, in Central Park around 3ish to play softball, and that I could meet up there. I wasn't sure about playing softball, but as you can see from this photo, I did get pulled into the game.

I started playing in the 2nd inning, when they needed someone to even up the teams. By that point, I had seen that the folks playing weren't the best in the world, so I felt comfortable sitting in. I was at bat 4 times, and got on base the last time. Woo hoo!


All in all, a very "New York" afternoon, hanging out in Central Park, and playing softball. Good times!


Here's Sania, Lou's wife. She's pregnant, and due in October, so playing softball unfortunately wasn't in the cards for her on Saturday.

I'm trying to get a photo of Lou up here, but blogger continues to give me some issues with photos. Very odd...

NP: Brian May - Headlong (15 June 1993)

10 July 2006

Work!

Sorry for not posting a bit more recently, but the move takes a lot of energy, unpacking and getting settled in. Sue got here on Sunday, after the movers dropped off all our stuff, so things are going okay.

I missed Sue when she was still up in NH, so it's nice to have her here now.

I'll be posting some photos from my trip into NYC on Saturday. I met up with some friends in Central Park, and was convinced to play a bit of softball. Fortunately, it was a pretty casual game, so there wasn't a lot of pressure to perform. Of four at bats, I got on base the last time, but then the next person got out. Ah well. More to come on that front.

The apartment here is still a mess, but some things are slowly coming together. Our "office" room is getting there, as is the living room. We'll have to figure out some kitchen stuff, as I think we actually have a bit less cabinet space than before.

Today was, of course, the first day at the new job, and it seems to be fitting me rather well. People enjoyed my presence, and I got a lot of praise for arranging the desk in my office in a more friendly manner. Tomorrow, there will be more "real" work, which will be fun.

The evening here was spent pulling some stuff out of boxes, and arranging some furniture. I'm a bit tired now, but not "sleepy" tired, so I'll be up for a bit more... Not very long though, I think...

NP: Frank Zappa - Opening Night Party at Studio Z