we're home. long flight, but not checking any luggage meant 80 minutes after we touched down, i was crawling into bed.
yay sleep.
short story - we had a really good time, saw a lot, tried a lot, ate a lot, walked a lot, but the best parts far and above was having good times with friends.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
HAPPY DAY!
WE'RE SEEING THE RESIDENTS!
WE'RE SEEING THE RESIDENTS!
WE'RE SEEING THE RESIDENTS!
we boughts our tickets!
we boughts our tickets!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
random pictures of the moment: impending doom and gloom
M&i went into boston yesterday so i could get a haircut and afterwards headed over from chinatown to quincy market. unfortunately, beard papa is no longer there (replaced by some place that sells mac and cheese, sample was nothing special) and the shoes she was looking for didn't appear to be available, so we had a late lunch/early dinner before heading back to the car. after we started back, it started to rumble a bit (yay thunderstorm) and as we left the quincy market/fanueil hall area, i happened to look up and see these. much to M's frustration, i turned into immediate tourist and pulled my phone out to take pictures, but i couldn't help myself. the 4th shot i took didn't come out as well (camera focused on the nearby sign rather than down the street) so i don't include it, but had i been on my own, i would have taken a whole bunch more. we managed to get 1/3 of the way back before i had to pull the umbrella out, but that didn't stop us from getting somewhat wet anyways. did see a few good flashes nail a tall building a few times. but i had fun all the same.
august 2, 2008 @ 401p
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
random pictures of the moment: hodge podge
rather than bore you with how i was sick on sunday and monday, i figured i'd just throw up some pictures i have taken in the last 10 days or so.
file under: you don't say
file under: WHAT A BARGIN!
file under: are ya?
file under: sucks to be you. i didn't realize we had boots here. bonus points if you can tell me where in boston i was when i took the picture.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
random picture of the moment: panorama test
i've been exploring my phone, playing with various features, and one of the camera features is panoramic shots (which my regular camera doesn't have) so this is one of the shots i took. if you look closely, you can see the line between frames, but i'm pleased with out it came out.
711p, july 11, 2008
(click for full image)
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
ain't technology grand?
like many people these days, i've been interested in picking up a GPS device, but held off because in reality, i don't really need it. it's just technology that intrigues and amuses me, so i've saved my money and not bought one yet.
but the other day, i picked up the new LG Dare and i'm rather pleased with it so far. i continue to play with the various options and i figured out how to do various things like ringtones, wallpaper, etc.
at the time i bought the phone, i changed my plan which gives me all kinds of new things including VZ Navigator which provides GPS funtionality. so this weekend i'm thinking about visiting the parents, so i was curious to see what route it would choose and then compare to google and came up with interesting results.
my normal route (mapped on google):
137 miles
188 minutes
google default route:
137 miles
177 minutes
fairly close to my normal route, a route i've taken a few times, but out of habit, i've used a different one.
so onto the VZ Navigator choices.
vz fastest:
164 miles
195 min (185 min google)
verizon's navigation takes traffic into account which i presume is why there is a time difference. i found it interesting that it takes me nearly 30 miles further using the mass pike rather than the 'slower' road. so for a potential savings of 3 minutes, i can travel 30 miles further.
vz easiest:
i'm not sure it chose the easiest. it basically mirrored their fastest route, but then it went off on some wild tangent i couldn't follow. when i zoomed in on the map, it stopped about 15 miles short of the final destination. so much for easiest.
vz shortest:
132 miles
175 min (187 min google)
it's similar to the google default, but it starts off by going thru some of the back streets around my neighborhood which i thought was odd, but in the end, it is the shortest. i don't think that they get the time right because it starts out more back roadish, and knowing the roads, i know that the google time estimate is better.
so there you go. the best route? i dunno. they each (except for the ironically names easiest route) get me to my destination. fortunately the ride out is one i enjoy, so going the slower roads doesn't bother me.
now to plan my roadtrip music...
if i burn the seattle 75 show, i'd only hear 75% of the show...hmmm....ponder ponder ponder....
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
random picture of the moment: oops
i was just arriving home getting ready to drop my stuff off and obtain my new phone, and i rounded the corner from my house and saw this:
as i rounded the corner, the lady who lives in the house on the right (you can see her driveway) was waving madly at me to get my attention. which at the time was focused on the tree. she was able to flag a passing cop who called it in.
spoke with the homeowner right after taking the picture and he told me that he was glad it didn't fall on anyone (there are a bunch of kids nearby). i noted that it was a good thing the power/cable/telephone lines were on the other side of the street.
i'm not sure when it was cleared by the town, but they made short work of it, and yesterday, the rest of the tree was removed. a little odd seeing that yard a bit more open now.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
oh my...
i just saw a commercial for this
New Legal Tender $20 Commemorative has TWO denominations to Commemorate the Anniversary of 9/11...
Announcing the special release of the double-dated 2001-2008 September 11 Silver Leaf Coin-Certificate.
Like a Silver Certificate which is payable in silver, this privately minted Coin-Certificate is payable in coin-of-the-realm. Struck in .999 pure silver leaf, its giant size - 3 1/8" x 7 3/8" - dwarfs every U.S. note currently in circulation. Most important, it is the first time ever that two separate denominations have been used to add up to its full $20 face value: it displays 9 and 11 on its front along with the Twin Towers to commemorate the World Trade Center tragedy. The back depicts the stunning design of the new Freedom Tower. Authorized by the government of Liberia, it will never be released for circulation - available now through a special striking for collectors only.
i had to wonder a few things. first, where is liberia?
and second, and my bigger question, what is the currency that liberia uses, and what is the exchange rate?
may i just say OOF!
according to the fine Xe currency calculator:
Live rates at 2008.07.03 02:47:36 UTC
20.00 USD = 1,260.00 LRD
United States Dollars ----- Liberia Dollars
1 USD = 63.0000 LRD ----- 1 LRD = 0.0158730 USD
therefore, this $20 LRD silver certificate is actually worth....
Live rates at 2008.07.03 02:49:36 UTC
20.00 LRD = 0.317460 USD
Liberia Dollars ----- United States Dollars
1 LRD = 0.0158730 USD ----- 1 USD = 63.0000 LRD
and yes, the commercial showed the 'not affiliated with the U.S. government or U.S. Mint' disclaimer at the end.
OOPS!
Read More......
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
yay starbucks
shortly after starbucks retooled their coffee making process (that shut down their stores for an afternoon), people started posting what the changes were. i noticed some of the changes (which i feel were positive) and one afternoon i was getting a large ice latte and i noticed that the barista making it dumped 3 shots into my drink, yet had pulled 4, so i made an off hand comment about it going to waste. he informed me that the large only had 3 shots, and they are supposed to charge for a 4th shot, even tho the machine makes them 2 at a time. but sometimes you can ask for the 4th shot while they are making it and they will dump it in. he did say that the best time to ask is when they aren't busy (and by implication nicely). so i thanked him and tucked that away in the back of my head for future use (i've asked a few times, and it's never been an issue).
so yesterday afternoon, i figured i would enjoy it and had semi-forgotten about the 4th shot until the girl making my large skinny ice latte asked:
would you like to make your non-fat ice latte a quad?
who am i to turn down such an offer.
random picture of the moment: passing storm
passing storm that had promise according to the weather radar. instead, we just got some rain rather than the joyous thunder and lightning, but i tried to get some pictures and this was the best of the bunch.
906pm, 7/01/08
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