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stupid apple

I knew this day would come. My macbook was destined to die soon. With the new Intel macbooks there have been numerous complaints about this and that. Here are just a few of them:

  1. It runs really hot…no longer a “lap”top unless you want to burn your legs.
  2. The white ones have a weird discoloration on the keyboard with very little use.
  3. The macbook suddenly shuts down for no reason.

Well, as of last night, I have 3 out of 3. Awesome. Jes tried to follow all the directions on the website to try to fix the shut-down problem but there’s no luck in sight. So, it’s time to call Apple Care and complain. It’s a good thing it’s still under warranty. Stupid apple. I’m so glad that I never abandoned my ThinkPad.

Who let stinky into the hamster party?

This morning I went to the gym. I usually hate running on a treadmill but I felt pretty good today. Perhaps it was the novelty of it again or my music was helping pass the time. Unfortunately, 25 minutes into my run, a very stinky man started on the treadmill right next to me. Nevermind that there were several empty ones all along the row. Why did he have to set-up camp right next to me? This was going to suck but I said to myself, “I only have 5 more minutes. I’ll just power through and breathe through my mouth.” Well, I just have to say that it was disgusting…so bad that everyone around him started to get off their treadmills and move to another machine. With just one minute into it, I had to move too. It almost made me nauseous. It’s one thing to have to run on a hamster wheel for 30 minutes but to endure the stinkiness from the fat hamster next to me was just too much for me today. I actually pushed “STOP” on my treadmill and moved 10 treadmills over to finish my run. I ended up going an extra 10 minutes just because I was so annoyed.

a night at the park

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I went to my photog class last night and we covered night photography.  With camera and tripod in hand, I went out to the park next door with my instructor and classmates to practice.  It was cold out there but the little outing was quite fun.  It’s cool to have someone teach you how to REALLY use your camera and how to look at the overall scene to examine the exposure, lighting, and composition of each photo.  I have only one more class left and we’re supposed to go out and shoot stuff and bring it all back for review.  It’s time to go out an waste film!!

Anyone know a rain dance?

This is ridiculous.  It’s already November and there’s no rain in sight.  No rain means no snow.  Today is Mammoth’s opening day and unfortunately all they have is man-made snow on one run with a base of 6 inches.  I hope all the people who decided to try it out are wearing their helmets.  It’s gonna be a rough ride down the mountain.  I keep checking the 10-day weather forecast every hour as if all of a sudden there will be a chance of showers tomorrow.  One can only dream and hope.

Monterey

jellyfish2.jpgThis past weekend we went to Monterey to visit the fishies at the aquarium. Last week when I checked the weather forecast, it said it was supposed to rain on Saturday but it was actually really nice! The sun was out and there was a full moon at night. The Monterey Bay Aquarium was just as I remembered plus some new additions. The main attraction was the Great White Shark that they had in their deep sea exhibit. I think it was still a juvenile so he was not as big as I expected but his teeth and famous “Jaws” face was still rather intimidating. They also had a Jellyfish exhibit where they framed some of the tanks to make them look like moving paintings. They called it “Living Art”.

For dinner, we ate at Fresh Cream. We had a nice view of the harbor and the food was yummy. The only drawback for Jes was the huge portion size. He ordered lamb and ended up with at least 9 ribs. They also gave us a complimentary strawberry shortcake and port in celebration of our wedding anniversary. That was nice.

In the meantime, Johnny was watching Koa for the weekend. I think they both had a good time together. Koa got to run on the beach, visit the Farmers’ Market, and walk around a new neighborhood with new scents to mark. When we got home last night, the dog crashed since he probably didn’t sleep well in such a new environment. Thanks for the rides and watching the dog, Brother.

Here are photos from this weekend.

my new 5 million dollar home

Jesse and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary today and Jesse got me special present. He called it an anniversary/belated birthday gift. It came in a fancy birthday bag with ribbon and everything! Anyway, when I opened it, I found my Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home! Awesome! It’s the camera bag that I’ve wanted for months and now my Nikon has padding. Sweet….just in time for our trip to Monterey this weekend.

We had dinner at Houston’s tonight and had a lovely time. The only bump in the road was my favorite tuna salad. They changed it on me!! It’s still has really fresh tuna, mango, and avocado. But now it’s missing the greens, ginger, and miso dressing. Now it has a bunch of mint (which I hate), carrots, jicama, and cilantro. *sigh* I guess I’ll have to start ordering the ribs from now on. Heh Heh. The best part of dinner was, of course, the key lime pie. Oh yeah…

And yep, we’re going to Monterey this weekend to visit the fishies again. We’re also leaving Koa Bear with Johnny for two days. Haha. It should be interesting…right, Brother?!