Blast from the past

I’ve added a widget on the sidebar (bottom, right below the links) that will allow you to access my LiveJournal blog archives from 2002-2005. You’ll be able to download them in PDF format, so you can read them on your computer. The great thing about it is that even the post comments were archived, so you can also read the discussions that went on with past posts. It was actually quite fun to see what I was talking about 5 years ago and such. If you’ve just recently stumbled upon my blog in WordPress, you should take a look at my archives from LiveJournal when you have the time (if you’re interested)!

LiveJournal Archives courtesy of LJ Book.

Microsoft Surface

I’m so excited for this technology to finally come into the consumer market. I especially love how it can be used in coffee shops, hotels, bars, or restaurants. No, this isn’t aimed for the home yet, but I’m pretty sure that in the next few of years, this kind of computing would be how it is in the home or desk. Don’t even start on how multi-touch computing has been around for a while and all that stuff. What sets this technology apart is how it can detect things on the table and you can just sync your devices with information seamlessly! I love that whole restaurant bill thing where they put their credit cards on the table and split the bill themselves. I can’t wait for that…

 

Microsoft Surface website

Much needed weekend

I was supposed to be running all over town this weekend to check out buildings and sites that are not normally open to the public with Doors Open, but I ended up just sleeping in on Saturday until 10am. When I woke up, I felt an allergy attack coming on, so I quickly drugged myself, and went back to bed. I can’t even remember the last time I slept in and not have to go to work once I woke up. It was quite nice to have the whole weekend off (plus Monday). The last full weekend I’ve had off (from what I can remember) was in December… and that was during Christmas so it was hectic with family stuff. This time around, I decided to just relax and unwind. The last few weeks have been quite stressful, so it was a welcome change to just be at home and not having to worry about running errands and going out.

I managed to catch up on reading, TV shows, and various chores (like laundry) around the house. I’m also having my very own Sailor Moon marathon. I’ve managed to get the whole series, so I’m watching them all over again. It brings back so many childhood memories! I’ve taken a break from watching it (for now) but I’m now on the final few episodes of the first season. I’m not watching the North American version though. I have the Japanese ones!

Anyway, I thought it’d be nice to update on what’s happening so far. I have no set plans for the next few hours or tomorrow. I’m just basically making up plans as I go along.

Third time’s the charm?

After checking out the Nokia 6300 in the kiosk, I decided to just stick with my flip phone. I really love it more than the bar type now. I just got an over-the-counter replacement for it again at Markville. Thank God I made it on time. I was cutting it kinda close when I showed up there 10 minutes before they closed. Only took them a couple of minutes to swap the handsets, so it wasn’t really such a hassle. Gotta love being able to send my contacts to the SIM card. I’d hate it if I had to manually re-enter each one. I had to lose all my text messages though. There were a lot of good ones that I wish I could keep, but that can’t be the case. I’m thinking it might be my Bluetooth module that might be affecting the firmware of the phone, so I might just get a cheap data cable from eBay and use that. Hopefully that doesn’t wreck it either. I hope that nothing goes wrong anymore after this. At least I know that I have until November to keep doing this. After that, I’m screwed.

Summer is here

It’s finally nice out. The temperatures are slowly rising. The sun rises earlier and sets later during the day. You see more people wearing t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops. Yes… it’s the beginning of the summer season in Toronto!

I decided not to work so much this summertime. I’m also applying somewhere else at the moment. I think it’s about time to move on from that retail job to other things. If that doesn’t work out, at least I know I have this job to fall back on. I’m just deciding on my availability for June-August at the moment and I’m having a hard time which days to take off. I definitely know for sure that I have to take Fridays off so that Allie and myself can work on our new website project, so I’m leaning more towards taking Saturdays off too. Also, maybe another weekday off as well. What could go wrong with a 4-day work week? I’ll have to see. I have until Sunday to change my availability for the season. At least Sheryl reminded me today that her graduation was on June 14th or else I would’ve totally worked that day. It was quite funny that when I was talking to Amanda, I knew that I was supposed to book a weekday off (for that week), but I just couldn’t remember which day or what reason. Thank God she was there or else I would’ve been scheduled for that day!

I’m going to be booking off a lot of days as well because of June birthdays (5 to be exact!), Pride Week, and just plain ol’ relaxation time. We’ll see how this all plans out. For now, it’s time to enjoy the sun!