Accomplishments from yesterday:
1) Graphic mock-ups for the new Walsh website complete and ready for a 10am meeting today
2) Dropped off sign-up sheets for this weekend's service projects to my friend John from Genesis
3) Found a new place to live!!!! *smile* In mid-April, I'll be moving about a mile northwest of where I am now.
My buddy Bart from church just bought a house and I'm going to use 1 bedroom. "Nifty" place, complete with pool table in the basement!
4) Decided that when I move, we will not have a phone line but just our cellphones and cable modem for the computer.
5) Packed for my trip to Seattle!
Today?
Talking with people at the office to make sure things go well in the few days while I'm gone and the 10am meeting about changes to the website. Then -- to the airport!
Suggested reading for all of you, since I won't be updating again until Monday:
http://www.wilwheaton.net
Star Trek fans (and others) may recognize that name as the actor who played Wesley Crusher in ST:TNG but he's also really fun and a technology geek! He writes about his family, his job, and plenty of normal things but then every once in awhile comes a fun story from the past or something happening with an audition. He's also in the upcoming Trek movie, so there's the possibility of information on that too.
Thursday, March 07, 2002
Wednesday, March 06, 2002
Must leave work...but cannot...
"Issues" -- by any other name, they are still problems and that's what we've had a few of today.
Not really involving web design or development, which is what my job is and I like it to be, but related elements (email system)
*sigh*
Up until yesterday, I didn't really feel like I needed a vacation but now I sure do! Things have been going great in every area of my life (Praise God) so I have to keep that in mind even though the past couple of days have been frustrating at work.
So...the vacation. My friend Tom and I are "leavin' on a jet plane" for Seattle.
Email problem solved -- happy day!
"Issues" -- by any other name, they are still problems and that's what we've had a few of today.
Not really involving web design or development, which is what my job is and I like it to be, but related elements (email system)
*sigh*
Up until yesterday, I didn't really feel like I needed a vacation but now I sure do! Things have been going great in every area of my life (Praise God) so I have to keep that in mind even though the past couple of days have been frustrating at work.
So...the vacation. My friend Tom and I are "leavin' on a jet plane" for Seattle.
Email problem solved -- happy day!
Tuesday, March 05, 2002
Responding to Reader Comments:
1) Yes, I (and hopefully Stephanie) will be heading to Camden (where I grew up) for a day/weekend sometime within the next 6 weeks.
2) My friend Shane wrote a brief comment and then let me know he was headed to Mexico. Considering how blasted cold it is in Michigan, I have a few choice words to give him when he returns. *smirk*
3) In my recent discussion of movies, I did not give Metropolis its due (thanks to Erik for reminding me about this topic) so let me say a few words here...
Metropolis is in limited release, mainly playing in art theaters but will be available on DVD in April. Note, this is the anime version of the story not the silent film from the 1920s of the same name. On a random note, Metropolis (80-year old version) was the first DVD I thought about buying. Maybe I should do that now...still pictures in a magazine were an "inspiration" for the anime version so it might be interesting to compare the two. Someone has probably already done that though.
*pause for 5 minutes of searching*
--Roger Ebert discusses a few similarities in his review of the Metropolis anime...
--For further discussion, see the text from NPR's Morning Edition.
--there are also some interesting pictures and descriptions of the original Metropolis on the "Metropolis Walkthrough" site.
I can't say it as well as Ebert or other reviewers, since my journalism skills have slipped a bit, but Metropolis is gripping. The visuals pull you into the scenes and I often found myself behind on reading the subtitles while enjoying the visual imagery. The stereotype of anime is often that it is violent or graphic (in a negative way). That may be true in some cases, but I found Metropolis to be the exception. Certainly there were violent scenes, but none of it was gratuitous. Plot, characters, and stunning city-scapes drive the film.
1) Yes, I (and hopefully Stephanie) will be heading to Camden (where I grew up) for a day/weekend sometime within the next 6 weeks.
2) My friend Shane wrote a brief comment and then let me know he was headed to Mexico. Considering how blasted cold it is in Michigan, I have a few choice words to give him when he returns. *smirk*
3) In my recent discussion of movies, I did not give Metropolis its due (thanks to Erik for reminding me about this topic) so let me say a few words here...
Metropolis is in limited release, mainly playing in art theaters but will be available on DVD in April. Note, this is the anime version of the story not the silent film from the 1920s of the same name. On a random note, Metropolis (80-year old version) was the first DVD I thought about buying. Maybe I should do that now...still pictures in a magazine were an "inspiration" for the anime version so it might be interesting to compare the two. Someone has probably already done that though.
*pause for 5 minutes of searching*
--Roger Ebert discusses a few similarities in his review of the Metropolis anime...
--For further discussion, see the text from NPR's Morning Edition.
--there are also some interesting pictures and descriptions of the original Metropolis on the "Metropolis Walkthrough" site.
I can't say it as well as Ebert or other reviewers, since my journalism skills have slipped a bit, but Metropolis is gripping. The visuals pull you into the scenes and I often found myself behind on reading the subtitles while enjoying the visual imagery. The stereotype of anime is often that it is violent or graphic (in a negative way). That may be true in some cases, but I found Metropolis to be the exception. Certainly there were violent scenes, but none of it was gratuitous. Plot, characters, and stunning city-scapes drive the film.
Monday, March 04, 2002
"The three grand essentials of happiness are:
something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
- by Thomas Chalmers
Who is Thomas Chalmers, and why did I just include this quote?
Well, from what I could find out with some quick searching, Chalmers was associated with the Free Church of Scotland and was a very intelligent man. He studied at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and finished his studies in 1798 while just 18 years old.
There is much more written about him and that's a poor summary, but follow the links here for more information.
"The power of his oratory, the earnestness and deep feeling that it conveyed, its dramatic quality are beyond our capacity to reconstruct." -- from www.freechurch.org
Oh...and the answer to "why is Jason writing about this?" Well, Stephanie sent me the quote about the essentials to happiness and then I was curious about who the wise author was.
something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
- by Thomas Chalmers
Who is Thomas Chalmers, and why did I just include this quote?
Well, from what I could find out with some quick searching, Chalmers was associated with the Free Church of Scotland and was a very intelligent man. He studied at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and finished his studies in 1798 while just 18 years old.
There is much more written about him and that's a poor summary, but follow the links here for more information.
"The power of his oratory, the earnestness and deep feeling that it conveyed, its dramatic quality are beyond our capacity to reconstruct." -- from www.freechurch.org
Oh...and the answer to "why is Jason writing about this?" Well, Stephanie sent me the quote about the essentials to happiness and then I was curious about who the wise author was.
A little more about "The Royal Tenenbaums":
The actor who plays Pagoda, the family's doorman/butler and friend of the matriarch is named Kumar Pallana, from India. My initial theory after leaving the movie involved his being a well-known Indian actor, just doing a bit part in this movie.
Well, I was a little bit off on that...
According to the Internet Movie Database, "[Pallana is the] former proprietor of the Cosmic Cup coffee shop on Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas where director Wes Anderson used to hang out."
*laugh* Okay, I wasn't even close with my theory!
He was also in 2 previous films directed by Anderson, "Rushmore" and "Bottle Rocket". All 3 of these movies were also co-written by Owen Wilson who plays "Eli" in Tenenbaums and feature Owen's brother Luke.
Finishing up the family connections, Pallana's son (Dipak) plays a small part in all the Anderson/Wilson films, as well. In Tenenbaums, he is the Indian doctor.
For even more trivia (including some of what I put together here), see: TRT Trivia
The actor who plays Pagoda, the family's doorman/butler and friend of the matriarch is named Kumar Pallana, from India. My initial theory after leaving the movie involved his being a well-known Indian actor, just doing a bit part in this movie.
Well, I was a little bit off on that...
According to the Internet Movie Database, "[Pallana is the] former proprietor of the Cosmic Cup coffee shop on Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas where director Wes Anderson used to hang out."
*laugh* Okay, I wasn't even close with my theory!
He was also in 2 previous films directed by Anderson, "Rushmore" and "Bottle Rocket". All 3 of these movies were also co-written by Owen Wilson who plays "Eli" in Tenenbaums and feature Owen's brother Luke.
Finishing up the family connections, Pallana's son (Dipak) plays a small part in all the Anderson/Wilson films, as well. In Tenenbaums, he is the Indian doctor.
For even more trivia (including some of what I put together here), see: TRT Trivia
Watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" with Stephanie on Saturday. [Ebert Review] What an unusual film! I think the best way I have been able to describe it is "uncomfortably funny". There were moments when I wanted to laugh, but wasn't really sure if I should...
Gene Hackman, Anjelica Houston, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, and a host of others form the cast. Not necessary to see this one on the big screen, but definitely catch it on video.
I _might_ have a new place to live! My roommate George is getting married soon, so I need to be out of where I'm living either at the end of March or by mid-April. So, I talked with a buddy at church about moving in with him at the house he just bought. Well, I'm going to check the place out either Tuesday or Wednesday night and hopefully will have a new address to start distributing soon! It also means a change of phone number and it's possible that my cellphone may become my only phone. More on that later.
So far today, it's been my usual morning of email and other things I'm behind on after the weekend. For lunch, my boss and I went out for our monthly "one-on-one" meeting. We tried for Thai, but the place was too busy so we went to the Japanese place a few doors down. I do love the Metro Detroit area sometimes!
No sushi for me! (or for my boss) Oddly enough, we wanted to order the same thing -- shrimp and vegetables lightly breaded and fried. Dennis (my boss) ordered first and I briefly thought about changing my order, but it sounded good (and it was) so I stuck with it.
Sitting at my desk this afternoon, with no meetings in sight! A bit of time for playing with possible new designs for the Walsh site and some planning for the week.
After that, it up to GameWorks for silly video games with Stephanie!
Gene Hackman, Anjelica Houston, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, and a host of others form the cast. Not necessary to see this one on the big screen, but definitely catch it on video.
I _might_ have a new place to live! My roommate George is getting married soon, so I need to be out of where I'm living either at the end of March or by mid-April. So, I talked with a buddy at church about moving in with him at the house he just bought. Well, I'm going to check the place out either Tuesday or Wednesday night and hopefully will have a new address to start distributing soon! It also means a change of phone number and it's possible that my cellphone may become my only phone. More on that later.
So far today, it's been my usual morning of email and other things I'm behind on after the weekend. For lunch, my boss and I went out for our monthly "one-on-one" meeting. We tried for Thai, but the place was too busy so we went to the Japanese place a few doors down. I do love the Metro Detroit area sometimes!
No sushi for me! (or for my boss) Oddly enough, we wanted to order the same thing -- shrimp and vegetables lightly breaded and fried. Dennis (my boss) ordered first and I briefly thought about changing my order, but it sounded good (and it was) so I stuck with it.
Sitting at my desk this afternoon, with no meetings in sight! A bit of time for playing with possible new designs for the Walsh site and some planning for the week.
After that, it up to GameWorks for silly video games with Stephanie!
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