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A Week in Review

Posted by Patrick on January 13th, 2008

This past week and weekend were busy, but good. My work was very busy, but I did manage to sneak out on Wednesday to meet up with Kate for some more ultrasound action. We got to see Ted wave his hands and wiggle his toes. Too early to tell if he has the classic Irish nose that my father and I share, but he did look pretty cute and happy there. The doctor said that he’s got all the required fingers and toes and that he’s the right size for the number of weeks-in he’s at.

I also found time to finally fix our broken photo gallery here on Rockland-ave.com. It lives again, with all the old pics still in place. Apparently the hosting company upgraded their software, which screwed up our installation, resulting in me having to uninstall and reinstall the gallery a few times. We use the super-sweet open-source software called Gallery, by the way, which is great if you’re into the whole hosting-photos-on-your-own-website thing.

Friday night we went to Kat and Matt’s place where we were served Sukiyaki. It was tasty food, and good to see them again!

Saturday we hung around, did some Ted’s-room related crafts, and then at night went out to see the movie Juno. It was a good movie, filled with quality actors and actresses. The soundtrack was also excellent, as we picked it up on our way home the movie.

Today was comparatively lazy. I slept in, then went to visit DJ at his place. He got a Wii for Christmas, so we played some Metroid and some Super Mario. The Wii remote controller is great, it’s such a departure from traditional gameplay with its waving and pointing and whatnot. I bet Ted would like it.

Quite a week. Next weekend will be exciting as we’ll be back up in New England!

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Shorts

Posted by Patrick on October 17th, 2007

A few things.

Moe’s Southwestern Grill

Kate suggested I pick up some supper from Moe’s the other night. It was tasty food, and plenty of it. It was like a Mexican-food Subway (although nicer/more expensive then Subway), where they sort of custom make your food in front of you. I had something called a Joey Bag of Donuts (which had, for the record, zero donuts) and Kate had a burrito known as the Homewrecker. They also throw in a bunch of tortilla chips, which was a nice touch. Good eats.

Tools for Homeowners

For agreeing to act as Kristen and Josh’s Best Man Maid of Honor well-dressed witness in their recent hitching, they were kind enough to get me a prize. It was a box full of tools! A power drill and saws and a sander and a way way bright flashlight and an industrial dustbuster.

Kristen suggested I build a crib with the tools. Based on our prior building history, Kate suggested I perhaps start with building some shelves. Shelves seem like a good start.

Southern Living

It was 84 out today. In October! I’m thinking on Halloween night, NC parents don’t have to work their kid’s costumes around their winter coats. We’re both very curious about what our first Halloween as homeowners will be like.

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