Beginnings.
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horizon_greeneThe monsoon season began this evening, right as I stepped out of the car to go running. It was a ten-minute downpour, kind of nice at the time because it cooled everything down, but once the rain stopped it was 100 degrees and incredibly humid and I was left picking leaves and seeds out of my hair.
I've been running on the Murphy bridle path lately, which has been amazing; I can't believe how much of a difference it makes to run on dirt rather than concrete. Natural surfaces are awesome, and no one has flashed me yet, so thumbs-up all around so far.
Yesterday I finally broke down and bought a new Mac. I've got a freelance project coming up that really requires an up-to-date machine, and my existing laptop—seven years old and never updated in any way—simply was not up to the task. So I've got this new laptop now, and it's a bit of a mystery in certain ways. I couldn't even open it, for starters, and then it took me twenty minutes to figure out how to get the hard drive icon to appear on the desktop and how to get program icons into the dock. An inauspicious start, but I think we're really on our way now.
Once I finished wrangling the new OS, I went over to YouTube shortly thereafter, because I can't tell you the last time I was able to properly view streaming video at home. It's such a new and shiny thing for me, it's kind of ridiculous.
If you click on the video below, you might, um, want to make sure you turn down your speakers first. I...almost had a minor heart attack.
I've been running on the Murphy bridle path lately, which has been amazing; I can't believe how much of a difference it makes to run on dirt rather than concrete. Natural surfaces are awesome, and no one has flashed me yet, so thumbs-up all around so far.
Yesterday I finally broke down and bought a new Mac. I've got a freelance project coming up that really requires an up-to-date machine, and my existing laptop—seven years old and never updated in any way—simply was not up to the task. So I've got this new laptop now, and it's a bit of a mystery in certain ways. I couldn't even open it, for starters, and then it took me twenty minutes to figure out how to get the hard drive icon to appear on the desktop and how to get program icons into the dock. An inauspicious start, but I think we're really on our way now.
Once I finished wrangling the new OS, I went over to YouTube shortly thereafter, because I can't tell you the last time I was able to properly view streaming video at home. It's such a new and shiny thing for me, it's kind of ridiculous.
If you click on the video below, you might, um, want to make sure you turn down your speakers first. I...almost had a minor heart attack.
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Date: 2010-07-01 06:08 pm (UTC)Even with all that excitement, I'm shocked there was no mention of tennis in this post! I was on the edge of my seat! SO glad coverage started with the second set; I'd have flipped my wig if I'd had to watch him start off 0-5. *sigh*
Also, D'Antoni was on Colbert Report.
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Date: 2010-07-03 05:06 am (UTC)I'm keeping quiet about tennis for the moment due to my overwhelming superstitions. But yes, that Soderling match had a very shaky start.
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Date: 2010-07-03 10:15 pm (UTC)Ahh, yes, that! Well, maybe I'll catch you after the match.