Posted by j@ere.my on Aug 6, 2008 in
Personal,
Travel i think primark is my new favorite store. i wish we had them in the u.s.
visiting the london store was pretty insane tho. well actually, oxford street in general was. it was very reminiscent of new york, except for the fact that all the cars drive on the wrong side of the road and don’t stop for pedestrians. i guess that keeps the population from growing too quickly.
on sunday, richard and i began our journey to holland. i must say that heathrow terminal 5 is just plain wonky. for some reason, there are three layers of gates that you must walk through to get to the arrivals, none of which have an opening large enough to allow luggage through. i guess you’re not supposed to bring luggage to the airport?
after we figured out where to meet, we got on the road. a reaching the border, we took the eurotunnel to france. first stop, shopping center to pick up some wine. we got a case of 6 bottles, in fact.
in Belgium we made a quick restroom stop, and i took over the wheel. ACK! i’d never driven a right-hand drive vehicle before, especially on the right side of the road.. not exactly the easiest combination to learn on, but at least it wasn’t the roads in england.
no more than half an hour later, downpour began. not just light rain, but serious torrential downpour. i saw my life flash before my eyes as i tried to focus on the diminishing visibility ahead of me.
finally it stopped. and eventually we made it to the conference center, having just missed dinner. drat.
Posted by j@ere.my on Feb 22, 2008 in
Personal So last night, TJ (with much complaint), Jenna and I booked a quick trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Monday.
How random. But I was just talking about how I need a vacation.
Posted by j@ere.my on Jan 15, 2008 in
Computers,
Personal Anyone who knows Jeremy knows that he has had a desire to own an ultraportable laptop for a long time.
Since he switched to Macintosh, he has been unable to fulfill his desire.
Today, January 15, 2008, Apple has released the MacBook Air. Today, Apple has made Jeremy’s dream possible.
Please help Jeremy live out his dream of owning an ultraportable Macintosh laptop.
Posted by j@ere.my on Jan 5, 2008 in
Personal my move-in to debbie and jeremy’s playhouse is coming soon. so far my room is mostly setup, and i just began setting up my office today.
i hope to be fully operational from my new location within another two weeks.
it’s really exciting. it’s nice to come home to someone who’s excited and happy to see me. yay.
not much else going on.
Posted by j@ere.my on Dec 30, 2007 in
Personal it’s been a while again.
christmas has come and gone. now the new year is approaching. let’s review ‘07:
-moved back in with mom and dad in feb
-commuted to drexel for my last 2 terms
-graduated from drexel
-enjoyed my first real vacation in a long time. it was good to actually get away from everything, not just school
-started new full-time director of communications job
-went to my best friend’s wedding, the actual day being the only enjoyable part for me
-traveled to a conference in grand rapids, and visited my favorite city, chicago, on the way back
-started to build a facebook application
-got things squared away with credit cards, etc.
-saved enough money to move out
-found a place to live, and started moving my things
looking back, i had quite a few accomplishments, but i still have to conclude that 2007 is not a year i will remember fondly. though i had some great time with friends and by myself, it wasn’t really just a choice, it was practically a necessity. my stress level has been running in the danger zone for a large portion of the year.
let’s hope hope hope that 2008 turns out a bit brighter. all i know now is that i plan to surf my way into the year on tidal wave of tasty libations at the annual hamilton manor new years bash.
i’m not usually one for resolutions. why make a promise to yourself that you probably will never keep? but here’s a few things i’d like to do either in 2008, or sometime in the near future:
-build up my own business
-complete my facebook application
-complete some other software development projects
-start a writing regimen, including blogging as well as poetry, fiction and nonfiction
-travel to new york city more often
that’s all for now. i’ll try to squeak one out soon when i have a spare moment.
Posted by j@ere.my on Aug 20, 2007 in
Personal i’m sure you don’t really care, but, i ordered new glasses, and they will make me look fabulous.
if you don’t like them, you can bite me. rrrrrrrr.
