As I mentioned previously, we got the first snow of the winter the other day.. and in addition to the power going out (yes, everything survived the power failure without damage) we did have time to go out and play in the snow. Most pictures are over on the gallery page (still looking for feedback on the Gallery software, feel free to comment if you have an opinion). But, here’s one of my favorites:
“Pepsi is yucky Daddy, Coke is yummy”
And really.. how can you argue with him? He’s right you know! (And for all you who are getting ready to jump up and down, and scream that I’m letting my 2 year old drink Pop.. I don’t….he’s just smart like that..)
So, here in Colorado, we just had our first snowstorm of the season.. it was one of those really, really wet snows.. you know, the kind that breaks tree branches all over the place, and each flake of snow contains like 3 gallons of water. (I’ve got pictures of Kael playing that I’ll put up later, after I finish making sure everything recovered from the power outage gracefully).
The ironic item I actually intended to talk about? the ground outside my work is covered under..lets say 2-3 inches or so of this super wet snow.. and what do I see as I’m walking out the door to come home? Yup… the sprinklers are on, watering the snow….apparently, it just wasn’t wet enough for them…
So, last night when I got to work, I managed to lock my keys in the car (i was more concerned with making sure my iPod wasn’t still playing when I was taking it out).. Janice and Kael were nice enough to come bring me the spare key, and let me into my car.
While they were there, Sarah came down to see Kael… Kael has met Sarah once.. ever.. and it was for like 2 minutes.. I mention this fact, because it is an important detail..
Sarah went inside to go take her dinner break.. and Kael points at the door after she went inside and says “Sarah just went in for a minute, Sarah will be right back out”
We didn’t say her name the entire time she was out there… he just remembered her name from the one time he was introduced to her months ago…
We are in so much trouble as he gets older if he’s already remembering stuff this good
Apparently, I live in the wrong state.. which is really a shame, because I like this state, and really, can’t imagine living anywhere else..
But first.. I miss the opportunity to work for Dreamhost, since I don’t even know where Brea California is (although..after that LA power outage, I know that Brea is close enough to LA to have been affected by it).
And now, it looks like I’ll miss an opportunity to work for Pixar. I wonder if either one of them would let me telecommute to do my job?
“Don’t lightsaber daddy!”
Obviously, this advice is worthless if you’re a Skywalker..but.. for the rest of us.. it’s pretty good advice…
And on a related note, if you have a smoke/carbon monoxide detector in the house, that can be tested via infrared (like a normal TV remote control), don’t let your toddler chase you around the house with a lightsaber, that sends out infrared beams to let the other toy in the set (a little Yoda that teaches you how to use your lightsaber) how the lightsaber is positioned!
One of the reasons I haven’t ever let my .Mac subscription expire, is the easy publishing of photos to a website. So far, I haven’t found anything that is as easy, and looks as good.. I think I may have found it…
A few weeks ago, my hosting provider (Dreamhost), added some software called Gallery to their “one-click installs”… I finally got around to installing it and giving it a try… my ‘trial’ gallery is located here.
There’s only like 8 pictures in it, but..take a look at let me know what you think.
So far, my thoughts are that the iPhoto/.Mac is still a bit better (more themes, easier to use), but, Gallery has its advantages to (I can set it up so that Janice can upload to the same gallery as me, something that can’t be done under .Mac (unless I give her my password)
HA! its finally happened… someone is Counter-suing RIAA! Take that you bastards!
Read more about it here.. Seems in addition to being the (4th?) person to actually fight the RIAA charges instead of just folding and giving the RIAA money.. she’s now become the first person to counter sue under the RICO act (its the law that makes organized crime and racketeering illegal) and claims that they illegally entered her computer to get information.
I can’t wait to see how this one plays out…
Ok…here it is:
Whether you’ve already seen the series or not.. this is a movie that you need to go see!
Now..to spare anyone who hasn’t seen it the spoilers..the actual review is in the extended entry.
Saw it yesterday… right now.. all I can say is WOW!!!
Go See it… you won’t regret it..
I’ll post an actual review when I get home from work tonight.