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Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity blog.
links for 2006-07-12
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This is the Beta MSDN wiki. Talk about a fabulous idea! How many times have you found information on MSDN, only to wish there was a little bit more?
4th of July Week
The weekend before the 4th, Erin and I headed up to Leland to enjoy a nice and relaxing 4 days. It was definitely nice. The weather was beautiful, and it felt good to just lounge around for a while.
On Monday night we went to the beach and watched the fireworks. It was funny because the weekly fireworks down at Navy Pier actually put these to shame. It’s amazing how money plays a roll in that, eh?
We headed back Tuesday night and stayed at Erin’s grandma’s place in South Haven. Since we were basically staying there to avoid a lot of the traffic back, we just sort of hung out downtown South Haven. We actually putzed around enough that we made it for the late showing of Cars. It was actually a pretty good movie. It’s amazing how far that technology has come since Toy Story.
However, what was really amazing was the cost for both of us to see it. For two admissions, 1 tub (plastic container) of popcorn, and two drinks, it was only $6.25. You can’t even get into a movie for that much here in Chicago. What made it even more hilarious was that the theater was actually for sale. Makes you wonder why, huh?
The rest of the week I took off from work and got a few things around the house done. Nothing that was too exciting, just things that needed to be done. Oh, and grocery shopping at 10 AM is by far the best time to go. I couldn’t believe how small the checkout lines were.
Vacation Post Vacation
Today is the perfect reason why I hate taking vacations for more than a 3-4 day weekend. I took all of last week off, and now that I come back, everything is broken, and it’s like I’ve taken 3 steps back. I had a plan for the next two weeks when I left, but now that I’m actually back, I won’t be able to get to any of that.
Two hours after getting to work today, I wished that I was on vacation again. How fun is that?
Oh, and did I mention that I’m starting to get the itch again?
Bolt for Camera
I was wondering if someone could help me out. I’m looking for a bolt, actually 3, for the Ftn viewfinder of a Nikon F. The thing is small, really small. It is a metric bolt, which adds to the fun. I’ve tried local hardware stores (minus the Home Depot here, because they have an absolute crap selection of metric anything) to no avail. I’m tempted to run up to Calumet and see if they may know someplace to get bolts for this thing.
Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?
Gallery Updates
I’ve finally gotten around to actually uploading the last 5 weeks worth of pictures from class. The pathetic part is that most of them aren’t even that many pictures. However, I have changed a few things. Instead of uploading every picture, just as it is out of the camera, I’m instead uploading proof sheets and then any of the pictures I really like after manipulation.
I figure, since I’m getting a lot better, I don’t really want to throw up every shot anymore. Plus, manipulating ever shot in photoshop takes awhile, so selecting a few will be a lot better. The proof sheet will give others what exactly is going on with each of my shoots too. Plus, if there’s anything you want, that I didn’t throw up in individual form, just drop me a line with the category and picture number, and I can email it to you, fixed or not.
Searching for Colocation
I found this awesome service while searching for a new colocation for the project I’m currently on. Since I’m sure everyone has seen the LendingTree commercials, I’ll compare it with that. Basically, it’s the same thing, only with colocation instead of loans. You go to the website, fill in the requirements, and wait for the offers to roll in.
A colotraq representative contacted me since I didn’t fill out all the requirements correctly, but that went smooth. In under 24 hours, I’ve had 5 different companies giving me quotes. This is crazy easier than individually calling places. Heck, just even finding places was a major PITA. This way, I really don’t have to do anything. Awesome.
Tent
Well, waiting has finally paid off. Today’s Steep And Cheap, was a 3 person, 3 season, dual door Sierra Designs tent for 50% off. They actually had the two person version up there a few days ago, but I really wanted two doors. Having to pee at 3am and climbing over the other person is just no fun. No fun at all.
Hopefully it’ll arrive before this weekend, but regardless, I can’t wait.
Vegetation
I really enjoy having plants in my apartment. However, I can never seem to keep them alive for very long. It’s not that I don’t want to, or that I purposefully forget, it’s just that life is busy, and the first thing on my mind is not watering them. Unfortunately, the only time I really remember is when they start to look like then need some TLC. Thankfully, the plants, I have now seem to be able to bounce back from that, but it definitely limits what I can keep.
Oh, and the lighting in our apartment is either non-existant, or it’s brutally hot. I wish I could find something to put in the kitchen window sills, but everything I’ve tried with so far has, essentially, been fried.
World Cup 2006 Coverage
What the hell is ABC thinking? Saturday, 11:30 PM CST, World Cup coverage (Ghana vs Czech Republic, awesome game), 1:00 PM CST some crappy ABC Kids show, 1:30 PM CST more World Cup Coverage (USA vs Italy).
Seriously, why the hell are they putting some awful kids show between the two FIFA games? Talk about losing viewers, especially when everyone’s trying to promote US Soccer.