Things are starting to come together. After a scare that resulted in a cardiac cath, Jeff gets a clean bill of health (as clean as it can be, all things considered). We picked up an iPass and set it up and now we can seriously plan our vacation to Laconia. Luckily, Baliee will be at the house for the ten days we are gone so I don't have to worry about feeding the cat or watering the garden. She can take care of those little chores that cannot be neglected when we are gone. I am looking forward to a nice long trip on the bike, let's hope my back can handle it. I am crossing my fingers for good weather.
This morning I walked into the fitness center locker room and I could smell an unusual smell. Not a bad smell, just one that didn't belong in a locker room. I expect to encounter sweaty, musky scents and floral soap scents but this one was different. It was fresh and nice but unusual. So I sniffed and sniffed until I got closer to the source and started opening lockers. After three attempts, there it was - an orange mesh bag filled with grapefruits. It was definitely a good scent but it belonged in the produce section of a grocery store, not in a locker room.
I walked out into the workout room with a funny look on my face. My workout partner asked me what was up and I proceeded to explain the weird, nice smell in the locker. I don't know if he believed me or not so I was tempted to ask him if he wanted to see for himself, but I refrained. I was worried that if they were still in there for a few more days, then the smell would change from nice to nasty. Who would want to eat those in a locker room? The thought was gross.
After work, Jeff and I went over to the Wicked Hop for a Bloody Mary, a beer chaser and a sandwich. After the cocktail and beer, I proceeded to re-tell the grapefruit story while the bartender was listening. When I got to the part where my workout partner looked like he didn't believe me, the bartender adds..."you should have asked him if he wanted to come see your grapefruits!" < insert belly-laugh here >
Funny how a story becomes hilarious with beer.
I walked out into the workout room with a funny look on my face. My workout partner asked me what was up and I proceeded to explain the weird, nice smell in the locker. I don't know if he believed me or not so I was tempted to ask him if he wanted to see for himself, but I refrained. I was worried that if they were still in there for a few more days, then the smell would change from nice to nasty. Who would want to eat those in a locker room? The thought was gross.
After work, Jeff and I went over to the Wicked Hop for a Bloody Mary, a beer chaser and a sandwich. After the cocktail and beer, I proceeded to re-tell the grapefruit story while the bartender was listening. When I got to the part where my workout partner looked like he didn't believe me, the bartender adds..."you should have asked him if he wanted to come see your grapefruits!" < insert belly-laugh here >
Funny how a story becomes hilarious with beer.
Chloe is in this stage where she will mimic anything I do. It sure is fun. Today we were all lying on the floor giggling. The cat had treats and she instantly was pretending to eat them too. So I poured some of her yogurt puffs on the floor (thank goodness it was freshly scrubbed) where she copied Toby's moves as he ate his cat treats. It was hilarious...and she knew she was funny.
I found this in my files from 2007. After revisiting this list, the answers today would be mostly different, yet some would be the same only for different reasons.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
I got my motorcycle license and I
did a triathlon.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you
make more for next year?
I don’t remember what my resolution
was so I’m going to say no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No new babies this year.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Too many funerals this year. My
Aunt Millie died, my Uncle Bob died, and my friend Arlen died. My friend’s
sister died and an acquaintance also died.
5. What countries did you visit?
No othe r
countries this year, hardly even went out of state.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
More money.
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nothing stands out as memorable.
8. What was your biggest achievement ofthe
year?
8. What was your biggest achievement of
Completing a triathlon.
9. What was your biggest failure?
9. What was your biggest failure?
Inability to get my budget under
control.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not this year.
11. What wasthe best thing you
bought?
11. What was
Fabric to make a fantastic quilt.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My kitty cat who loved me
unconditionally.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My own when I complained about my
awful boss.
14. Where did most of your money go?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying bills.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The idea that I might be an empty
nester soon.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Anything from Three Days Grace.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? sadder
b) thinner or fatter? no change
c) richer or poorer? no change
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Traveling.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Complaining.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At my sister’s and dinner at home,
just as always.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yes, again and again.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
22. What was your favorite TV program?
The Office.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
My new boss, but the n I did not know him last year so does that
really count?
24. What wasthe best book you read?
24. What was
None were that memorable.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Frank Zappa.
26. What did you want and get?
26. What did you want and get?
A cleaned out dining room.
27. What did you want and not get?
27. What did you want and not get?
A new computer.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Shrek the
Third.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
My husband took me out for dinner
on my 49th birthday.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being out of debt.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Status quo.
32. What kept you sane?
32. What kept you sane?
Running and quilting.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancythe
most?
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy
Tommy Lee Jones will always make me
swoon, but Christiana Amanpour made me proud to me a woman.
34. What political issue stirred you the
most?
The Iraq
35. Who did you miss?
35. Who did you miss?
My friend Rosie.
36. Who wasthe best new person you
met?
36. Who was
A consultant at work, her name is
Theresa.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
I can live without credit cards
very easily.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
All I need is a miracle, all I need
is you.
We upgraded our computers to Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 10 this weekend. It was really a pain but it made finally back up all my files. Which is very important and I've put it off for a very long time. We bought an external hard drive a year ago and it't been in the box ever since. So I finally took it out and connected it to my laptop. It was amazingly easy to use and it made me wonder why I didn't take it out of the box sooner.
The plan of attack was a bit complicated since we were going from 32 bit to 64 bit version of the operating system. That meant all files supposedly would be lost. So I did a full back up of all the files and made a list of all the software I would have to reinstall and made sure I could locate it. Since some new software was in a link in my email and I would lose email access after the new os install, I emailed the links from my Outlook account to my portable Gmail account.
The file backup took 4 hours. We went out for a fish fry while it was running. After it finished, I made sure the files were really on the drive then I loaded Windows 7. It took about an hour and was uneventful. So I upgraded Internet Explorer to version 9 as well. It got late so I figured I would finish in the morning.
When I got up I immediately opened IE and downloaded MS Office 10 from my Gmail account. It went a lot faster than when I loaded it on Jeff's PC. I don't know if it was because it was early in the morning and the internet connection was speedier or what. I finished with Office 10, loaded Quicken, Paint Shop Pro and iTunes. Then I discovered that Windows 7 made a file called Windows.old that contained all my files that I backed up. This will be easier than I thought.
It wasn't easier. Between reloading music, photos, and my quicken data, it was time consuming and boring. It got annoying when I discovered that my .pst files weren't there. At least I had my external drive back up data to draw from. But when I went to reload the files from the back up, it was impossible because the hard drive was fill. I had to get rid of Windows.old. That was scary since it contained so much that I needed. So I backed that up to my external drive before I deleted it.
After two days and lots of computer time, all I had left to do was re-load my MS Frontpage software. Only I couldn't find the software. I looked for the whole weekend and gave up. Sadly, I needed that more than the rest.
A week later I still didn't have my Frontpage software so Jeff got me the new Web Expression 4 that replaces Frontpage. It looks a little intimidating but I look forward to learning it when I'm not sick of looking at my laptop. I also discovered that my iTunes playlists are gone. Now that will be fun to rebuild since I wanted to do that anyway.
All in all, it wasn't terrible to upgrade, it just took time and some planning. Everything seems to be running ok now.
The plan of attack was a bit complicated since we were going from 32 bit to 64 bit version of the operating system. That meant all files supposedly would be lost. So I did a full back up of all the files and made a list of all the software I would have to reinstall and made sure I could locate it. Since some new software was in a link in my email and I would lose email access after the new os install, I emailed the links from my Outlook account to my portable Gmail account.
The file backup took 4 hours. We went out for a fish fry while it was running. After it finished, I made sure the files were really on the drive then I loaded Windows 7. It took about an hour and was uneventful. So I upgraded Internet Explorer to version 9 as well. It got late so I figured I would finish in the morning.
When I got up I immediately opened IE and downloaded MS Office 10 from my Gmail account. It went a lot faster than when I loaded it on Jeff's PC. I don't know if it was because it was early in the morning and the internet connection was speedier or what. I finished with Office 10, loaded Quicken, Paint Shop Pro and iTunes. Then I discovered that Windows 7 made a file called Windows.old that contained all my files that I backed up. This will be easier than I thought.
It wasn't easier. Between reloading music, photos, and my quicken data, it was time consuming and boring. It got annoying when I discovered that my .pst files weren't there. At least I had my external drive back up data to draw from. But when I went to reload the files from the back up, it was impossible because the hard drive was fill. I had to get rid of Windows.old. That was scary since it contained so much that I needed. So I backed that up to my external drive before I deleted it.
After two days and lots of computer time, all I had left to do was re-load my MS Frontpage software. Only I couldn't find the software. I looked for the whole weekend and gave up. Sadly, I needed that more than the rest.
A week later I still didn't have my Frontpage software so Jeff got me the new Web Expression 4 that replaces Frontpage. It looks a little intimidating but I look forward to learning it when I'm not sick of looking at my laptop. I also discovered that my iTunes playlists are gone. Now that will be fun to rebuild since I wanted to do that anyway.
All in all, it wasn't terrible to upgrade, it just took time and some planning. Everything seems to be running ok now.
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