Had a nachos lunch, played Parcheesi for the first time in my life and went for a walk with Sylvia, the dogs and the kids.
Jan 21 2011
Nest For Humming
Over the last few days a Hummingbird has been building a nest just outside of my bathroom window, and I am not worried about being judged.
Jan 21 2011
New Flying Friends
Had three Monarch Butterflies emerge today, two of which were hidden surprises until now. One unfortunate flapper will never be able to fly properly due to wing deformation, probably from being scrunched up inside it’s pupa for so long because of the slower than normal development from all the cold weather and run-on sentences we’ve had lately.
Expected first Monarch emerges
Climbing up some garden tape
Climbing upwards
A surprise second Monarch
Helping relocate the first Monarch
First Monarch with damaged second surprise Monarch
First Monarch with damaged second surprise Monarch
First and third Monarchs
Jan 21 2011
RAMped Up My iMac
The additional memory I ordered from OWC arrived today, and after installing it in less than five minutes, bumped up my computer’s RAM from 4GB to 8GB. Angry Birds, you have been warned.
Package from OWC
Two 2GB DDR3 1067MHz DIMMs
My beautiful 21.5 inch iMac
Memory before: 4GB
Computer face down, ready for insertion
Door to memory access
Extra RAM installed
Memory after: 8GB
Jan 21 2011
New Groupon Deal I Can Actually Use
Purchased today’s Groupon deal for a guided tour of the locally-famous Marston House and Gardens.
Jan 20 2011
Alone At The Zoo
Had a wonderful day by myself at the San Diego Zoo before having a secret meeting there with a new friend.
Jan 19 2011
Dessert Followed Lunch
Tried the newly opened Sprinkles Cupcakes, made famous with their first location in Beverly Hills.
La Jolla location
Cupcake flavors
Red Velvet and German Chocolate
Jan 19 2011
Fishy Lunch With The Ladies
Had a terrific lunch eating fish tacos and listening to two moms talk about the tribulations of dealing with kids.
Jan 18 2011
TRON: LEGACY
Finally took myself to go see Disney’s TRON: Legacy in digital 3D. Visually it was stunning, just as I had expected. Especially in 3D. Other than Jeff Bridges and Michael Sheen, the acting was only passable. I don’t completely blame the actors, though. Some of the dialogue was just embarrassing. The story, while bouncing around between too simple, too convenient or too convoluted, seemed almost to be made up as they went along. But Olivia Wilde looks pretty darn good in black AND 3D. The soundtrack fit very well, and most of the time I didn’t even notice it. I did enjoy the many nods to Syd Mead‘s original designs. Overall I’m glad I saw it. Was not a waste of money. But I expected better.
Jan 16 2011
J Street Marina
Walked and talked with the Tapias down at the J Street Marina in Chula Vista on a perfect San Diego afternoon.
Jan 15 2011
More Free Mac App Store Games
Downloaded the game bundle called Pangea Arcade which has three classic video arcade games updated to today’s standards.
Home Screen
Fireworms (Centipede)
Warheads (Missile Command)
Nucleus (Asteroids)
Jan 15 2011
Bigboote’s Blog
Created a temporary new blog for my brother’s cartoons. He just doesn’t know it yet.
UPDATE: Now he knows. And he is pleased.
Jan 14 2011
Future Newsletter Subscription
To plan for the future, I signed up with a free online subscription service for my eventual newsletter at tinyletter.com. Now I will be able to send info out, as well as pull people in.
Jan 14 2011
Let Others Do The Invoicing
Signed up for a free online invoice managing service with Freshbooks.com.
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