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Happy Holidays....

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 7:42 PM

[info]clayshaper
And here's to the upcoming turn of the Year... what a rediculous year it has been so far... tho not without it's charms...

  • Mood: amused

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Gateau Basque

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 5:52 PM

[info]lightfoote
I was looking for a unique holiday treat and NPR (All Things Considered) delivered: Gateau Basque!  I'll let you know the results soon (I'm thinking lemon curd and kiwi filling, n'est-ce pas?)
  • Location:Home
  • Mood: amused
  • Music:Baron Munchhausen

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Paddle Update

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 2:36 PM

[info]lightfoote
 Alas ~ not going to paddle tomorrow. The gear shops are all closed and I need one more bit of cold weather gear :(

Little Victories

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 2:33 PM

[info]lightfoote
 1) Last evening, wildwoosi and I went for a walk down the road with plastic bags to harvest litter. We harvested 6 shopping bags full including one Stanley crosscut hand saw :)

2) In preparation for 2010, I'm busy at work creating new files and spreadsheets. I just created this from scratch: =IF(D4>0,IF(B4:B250="INDIVIDUAL",94.3,IF(B4:250="GROUP",117.65,IF(B4:B250="MEETING",94.3,"")))*D4,"")  and it WORKS.  

It says: If D4 is greater than zero, and IF B4:B250 says "individual" enter 94.3 or IF B4:B250 says "group" enter 117.65, or IF B4:B250 says "meeting" enter 94.3 THEN multiply that by D4 or else leave the cell blank.

I've been working with Excel for years, but It feels like sight-reading a piece of music correctly the first time to hit that without at least a little struggle.

On we go...
  • Location:1239
  • Mood: accomplished
  • Music:kser

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Sigh of Relief

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 2:24 PM

[info]mlerules
I'm safe & sound here in San Jose at Mom's. Travel was amazingly easy and uncrowded and nice. It's sunny and nearly 60 degrees out, just lovely. Last minute presents're all wrapped. J's been cooking and it smells delicious in here. The tree's pretty. And there's a box o' goodness here sent by the oh-so-sweet [info]ebony_sphynx who rocks my sox always. :-)

Eventually we'll all (l'il bro & g-friend, Mom & hubby J, & I) carpool up to Berkeley for x-mas #1 w/Mal 'n' Al (my dad & his wife). *smiling*
  • Mood: BAPAMAP

Happy Holidays!

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 4:11 PM

[info]hps_sterling
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yaay!

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 12:36 PM

[info]valeri0n
Finally have Brenda home safe and sound and resting in bed- after her first PT appointment an hour after leaving the hospital. 

2009 - slide show

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 8:25 AM

[info]sidhefire

I'm Off - Happy Days To Ya'll

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 8:08 AM

[info]mlerules
Back on Sun (12/27/09). On-line sporadically 'tween now & then. Hope you're all as happy as I!
  • Mood: chipper

VENT No love me

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 6:23 AM

[info]emeraldstar
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I tawt I taw a Twitter

  • Dec. 24th, 2009 at 3:35 AM

[info]lordandrei
Andrei's daily twitter log is brought to you via LoudTwitter

  • 08:34 Good morning interwebz. I think after the past 6 days. I'm going to take a slow day. Yeah, I think that's what I'm gonna do. kayluvya *wave* #
  • 10:30 Ooh, nifty. My old student loans just refinanced themselves. Now instead of $350/month I will owe $50/month. Hmn.Pay for 1 more year or 4? #
  • 17:13 Thanks to a dead iPhone, I am in a Mall on December 23rd. WHY!!!! Why couldn't it have failed next week. Um, Thanks for waiting til after SF #
  • 18:35 ZOMG! @livingartist got into a mall and found parking in 5 min. She got out of the mall in < 30 sec. She is a God #
  • 19:19 At home with replacement iPhone. Restoring from Monday's sync. Nothing really lost except some pictures from SF. :( 185 apps reordered >:-O #
P.S. Anyone notice the posting time? It's relevant.

I'm DONE

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 PM

[info]mlerules
As in, exhausted beyond belief, as well as pretty much set to go. Most everything's wrapped. Clothes &c. are in their appropriate stuff sacks. Gonna assemble everything into the suitcase o'morrow morning b'c a couple of pillows'll help pad stuff and I wanna use 'em 'tween now and then. Almost spaced out and packed the fragile item (ceramic cheese plate) w/its matching KNIFE in my carry-on luggage. EEP! This is how I know how tired I am.

Feeling very happy re: the upcoming travels and good times to come and Dear Friends 'n' Fambily to visit, but quite looking forward to a good night's sleep first. More zombies? We shall see...

*prelim bouncing, even as I splat*
  • Mood: tired

:-(

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 PM

[info]valeri0n
sigh.... So was not able to bring Brenda home tonight as she is not reacting well to the anesthesia/pain meds from the surgery.  She is staying at the Virginia Mason in Seattle.

(At least when the doc talked to me on the phone he said everything was all fixed and her shoulder should be as good as new soon- even if she has to endure her first PT session tomorrow.)

Dec. 23rd, 2009

  • 7:12 PM

[info]valeri0n

Squee!!! Brenda's surgery is done. On the way back to the hospital now to get her!!!

Great Freaking Googledy Eyed Moogas

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 PM

[info]lightfoote
Do you know what is possible? (anything, says wildwoosi from the living room) An X-mas day paddle down the river! The river is almost right; the weather is likely to be right. OMG...
I'm thinking Big Eddy to Sultan...
In the kayak...
  • Location:CuMoon
  • Music:Dinner's Ready!

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Long time gone? (not completely)

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 PM

[info]loba
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Brenda's Surgery

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 4:51 PM

[info]valeri0n
sigh....   We were supposed to have her checked in @ 1145 for her surgery and as of this writing she still hadn't made it past the prep room.  I am at home with the kids for a few until the hospital calls with a status.

Little help here?

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 PM

[info]naamah_darling
ETA: Got it, thanks!

Someone on my f-list recently posted about people not valuing artists and their time, and I can't find the entry. It's not [info]simplesue's entry from yesterday-ish, this was a first person thing from one of the talented people on my f-list.

The problem is, I was half-asleep when I read it, and I can't remember, now, who it was. As embarrassing as it is to admit that, I want to link to that piece soon. I've tried going back through my f-list for several days, but it's enormous and I have had no luck.

Anyone remember the entry I mean?

LiveJournal Jumps the Shark

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 PM

[info]anansi133
There's the boiling frog syndrome, and there's the long, slow slide into un-coolness. But there's also that moment when you know the shark has well and truly been jumped.

For me, it was finally having to click-through an advertisement before reading an LJ-Friend's post. Note to management: you are not paying us any money to generate content for you, yet you are collecting money from advertisers to hitchhike that borrowed interest. There is no incentive at all for me to continue this relationship.

I'm migrating my active journal over toDreamwidth. I have a few invite codes if anyone would like an account over there.

I may continue to post here on Livejournal sporadically, but it's not going to be my main spot any more. I'll probably keep this account for a while to follow up on people's stuff, until I'm fully up and running with this whole RSS thing.

LiveJournal Major Notes: Get your holiday fix!

  • Dec. 23rd, 2009 at 11:37 AM

[info]theljstaff
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