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Jul. 22nd, 2010 11:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eee1313It's been a while since I posted last. Lately there just doesn't seem to be a whole lot going on. What's been up?
I'm enjoying summer TV. Eureka, Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs, Royal Pains, Burn Notice. All are good. I think I've only seen one episode of Leverage so far this season, though. I suck at catching that show. Sometimes I think we need a DVR, but then we can watch most of the shows we like on OnDemand a few days later, so no big deal.
Last night I finally got around to watching The Blind Side. The Scientist was sure I was going to cry, but I didn't. It was a good movie. I'm glad it's based on a true story, because if that were fiction it just would have smacked of "rich whiteys saving the minority from a terrible fate." I'm also glad that they did at least comment (albeit briefly) on "white guilt" in the film. Though the different races in the family weren't glossed over per se, they were sugar-coated to a certain extent. But again, the characters in the movie ARE real people, and it all DID happen, so I'm not going to try to make it into a story about race relations, when really it's more about what makes a family. And on that count, the movie scored all around. Also, football. Football is good.
This weekend is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fava_bean's going-away party. I don't know how I feel about that. I fluctuate between feeling totally excited and happy for her, and then crushing sadness knowing that she'll be hundreds of miles away. It's weird. But I know she'll be happy in NYC, and her job will be great, and she'll be with her guy, who is also great. Hopefully I won't cry at her party. :\
I am FINALLY getting my car fixed this weekend. The A/C hasn't worked all summer, and it's hot as blazes in my car. These are the things I need to have fixed on the car: oil change, tires rotated, A/C fixed, light in dash under gas gauge replaced (if I drive at night, I have no idea how much gas I have), and power outlets fixed (they don't work at all, so I'm hoping it's just a blown fuse). I still need my radio fixed, but I refuse to have them rip apart the fascia just to have an antenna put on. Too much labor for something so silly. Besides, I know as soon as I get the radio fixed, that's when the engine will die completely and I'll need to get a new car. I've been saying that for 3+ years now, but I just won't risk my luck in getting it fixed. I don't want car payments again!
I am kicking ass and taking names on my work projects. In the past three weeks, I've completed layout on 2½ books. Go, me! And then next week we're upgrading from CS2 to CS5. WOOOOO! The transition is massive enough that we'll all need training on CS5, just because the software has changed so dramatically in three versions. So for two days next week, I won't have to do any work and work. Rock!
I fear my Mac at home is slowly dying. Programs are slow, and video is glitchy. The audio works, but the video itself is jumpy and erratic. I need to totally defrag my OS and clean out all the gunk. However, I have no idea how to do that on a Mac. And seeing as how my former Mac expert is my ex whom I barely speak with at all, I don't have any local resources to help me fix my Mac. Booooo. I also need to do a major backup of all my music, photos, docs, and videos, but I don't really even know where to start. If anyone has any advice/suggestions, please help.
Well, I guess that's about it for me. Hey, who all is going to be in Chicago next weekend? It'ssunbrae, fenwic, dionneshea, and who else? Is canadiabit coming? Or am I confused? I know I'm missing people, but I'm so out of touch with what's going on next weekend, I'm lost. Of course there are the locals (angelchicken and deeablo), but who are the out-of-towners coming in? Send help.
I'm enjoying summer TV. Eureka, Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs, Royal Pains, Burn Notice. All are good. I think I've only seen one episode of Leverage so far this season, though. I suck at catching that show. Sometimes I think we need a DVR, but then we can watch most of the shows we like on OnDemand a few days later, so no big deal.
Last night I finally got around to watching The Blind Side. The Scientist was sure I was going to cry, but I didn't. It was a good movie. I'm glad it's based on a true story, because if that were fiction it just would have smacked of "rich whiteys saving the minority from a terrible fate." I'm also glad that they did at least comment (albeit briefly) on "white guilt" in the film. Though the different races in the family weren't glossed over per se, they were sugar-coated to a certain extent. But again, the characters in the movie ARE real people, and it all DID happen, so I'm not going to try to make it into a story about race relations, when really it's more about what makes a family. And on that count, the movie scored all around. Also, football. Football is good.
This weekend is
fava_bean's going-away party. I don't know how I feel about that. I fluctuate between feeling totally excited and happy for her, and then crushing sadness knowing that she'll be hundreds of miles away. It's weird. But I know she'll be happy in NYC, and her job will be great, and she'll be with her guy, who is also great. Hopefully I won't cry at her party. :\I am FINALLY getting my car fixed this weekend. The A/C hasn't worked all summer, and it's hot as blazes in my car. These are the things I need to have fixed on the car: oil change, tires rotated, A/C fixed, light in dash under gas gauge replaced (if I drive at night, I have no idea how much gas I have), and power outlets fixed (they don't work at all, so I'm hoping it's just a blown fuse). I still need my radio fixed, but I refuse to have them rip apart the fascia just to have an antenna put on. Too much labor for something so silly. Besides, I know as soon as I get the radio fixed, that's when the engine will die completely and I'll need to get a new car. I've been saying that for 3+ years now, but I just won't risk my luck in getting it fixed. I don't want car payments again!
I am kicking ass and taking names on my work projects. In the past three weeks, I've completed layout on 2½ books. Go, me! And then next week we're upgrading from CS2 to CS5. WOOOOO! The transition is massive enough that we'll all need training on CS5, just because the software has changed so dramatically in three versions. So for two days next week, I won't have to do any work and work. Rock!
I fear my Mac at home is slowly dying. Programs are slow, and video is glitchy. The audio works, but the video itself is jumpy and erratic. I need to totally defrag my OS and clean out all the gunk. However, I have no idea how to do that on a Mac. And seeing as how my former Mac expert is my ex whom I barely speak with at all, I don't have any local resources to help me fix my Mac. Booooo. I also need to do a major backup of all my music, photos, docs, and videos, but I don't really even know where to start. If anyone has any advice/suggestions, please help.
Well, I guess that's about it for me. Hey, who all is going to be in Chicago next weekend? It's
sunbrae, fenwic, dionneshea, and who else? Is canadiabit coming? Or am I confused? I know I'm missing people, but I'm so out of touch with what's going on next weekend, I'm lost. Of course there are the locals (angelchicken and deeablo), but who are the out-of-towners coming in? Send help.