May 2005 Archives
Almost There
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Unlike Tampa, Reagan National Airport does not have free wireless access. Or any wireless access. Logan in Boston does have wireless, but it's $7.95 for 24-hours. Why anyone would need 24-hours in an airport is beside me. At least it's cheaper than wireless at SFO. So, I'm now hanging out in the baggage claim area of Logan, waiting for the 4:45 bus to New Hampshire, checking my mail and posting here. Oh, this glamerous lifestyle I am a leading. I can't wait to get home. I miss my cats. I miss my sweetie (not necessarily in that order). I missEn Route
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Who would have thought that the Tampa airport would have free wireless access? Not me, that's for sure. I'm switching gears from 4 days spent with my grandmother and aunt to being a consultant and working with clients again. I just hope I don't break into Italian during the stakeholder interviews. :) I have a whole post of "Adventures with Nana" that I'm composing in my head, but no time to write it yet. In the mean time, I'll leave you with one of my Nana's favorite sayings: "Holy Moses, King of the Jews. He sold his wife for aI tell Ya
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
All week they are serving us lunch at the conference. So far it has been beef, chicken, and today was the fish dish. Each day I have to tell the waitstaff that I would like the vegetarian option, and then I have to wait for them to make it. Most times, everyone else at my table is not a veggie, but they have been very supportive. I've had them flag down the waiter and ask about my meal. I had one woman make sure that I got my dessert (even though I really didn't want it) even though everyone elseAdventures So Far
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Yesterday I flew from San Jose, CA to Salt Lake City, UT to Orlando, FL. I'm here in the land of the Big Black Rat for the Wilshire Metadata Conference. Flying cross country is always an adventure, especially for your digestive system. I'm not sure if the lack of food on airplanes these days is a good thing or not. I flew Delta out here, and they give you no food, except for some granola bars. Oh, and about a tablespoon of raisins (ok, they also give you Oreos and cheesewiz and crackers, but I didn't partake in the effortWow
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I'm surprised at the reaction to my post earlier today about Citgo, both here and on LJ. Granted, there have only been 2 comments, but both of them were very much against the idea, pointing out that it wouldn't work as intended, and still supports "the bad guys." Ummm... okay. I guess I need to be a little less flip about the political comments I post here. I admit, I know very little about South American politics. I do not know what the state of human rights are in Venezuela, what the history of the leader is. I also doBuy Your Gas at Citgo: Join the BUY-cott!
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
As published on CommonDreams.org: Citgo is a U.S. refining and marketing firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company. Money you pay to Citgo goes primarily to Venezuela -- not Saudi Arabia or the Middle East. By buying your gasoline at Citgo, you are contributing to the billions of dollars that Venezuela's democratic government is using to provide health care, literacy and education, and subsidized food for the majority of Venezuelans. That is so cool. Stick it to Bush where it hurts, eh? Unfortunately, I don't know of any Citgo stations near me, but I willYou Know...
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
We live in an age where man has walked on the moon. We can cross whole continents in a matter of hours. They are stopping the freakin' speed of light in physics labs. So tell me, please, why can't I get my fucking socks to stay up? Just once I would like to wear a pair of non-sports socks that don't slide down my ankles and bunch up under my arch, all the while twisting so the heel part is on the top of my foot. GAH!Necklaces for the Kittens
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I've never had my cats wear collars. I'm not exactly sure why. I guess I never felt the need, since they were always indoor-only cats. I think my very first cat, Markers, had a collar at one time. But she always took it off, so we gave up. For some reason, I'm more concerned about the kids getting out of the house at the new place, than in past places. I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe it's because we live on a busier street, and not an apartment complex. I don't know. But yesterday I stopped at Petco and IHear Ye Hear Ye
Posted by Chiara | Category weight
I've decided that I'm not going to keep the New Me Blog updated anymore. Instead, I will be posting on this topic over on LiveJournal. This is mostly for privacy reasons, since I can restrict the posts to friends only. If you'd like, look me up over there. I'm cfox74.R.I.P. Harold
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I have sad news to report. Harold, the beloved beta fish, has passed on to the great ocean in the sky. Harold was at least 3 years old, if not older. I'm not sure what the life expectancy of a beta fish is. I like to think that he had a good life. Apparently the move to Berkeley was too much for him though. We will all miss you Harold.Unbelievable
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I am in awe of the amount of hair that two long-haired felines and one long-haired human can loose. I have always lived with wall-to-wall carpeting. And apparently I have always underestimated the amount of hair that a carpet can indigest. Which is really a disgusting thought if you think about it. Because now, well, I have hard wood floors. No carpet anywhere (well, except for the little throw rugs that Smudge plays with until they are a little mass in the corner of the room). And the hair, well, it doesn't disappear anywhere. It just sits there on theTV is of the Wurm
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
TV is evil. I've spent the last 13 months without cable television and about 3-4 channels, depending upon the weather. Since I got such poor TV reception, I stopped watching that much TV. I pretty much only watched "That 70's Show" reruns from 7-8 while I ate dinner (mostly for the background noise). The rest of the evening I would spend reading or on the computer or whatever. I felt this was a Good Thing. Kate was kind enough to give me her old TV, now that I've moved to Berkeley. I went to Radio Shaft the other day andIdea for Playlists
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I'm getting tired of my iPod play lists. They include a lot of my favorite songs, but hearing them over and over gets kind of boring. I've found that I just put my iPod on the "shuffle the whole damn thing" setting and then just fast forward all the Christmas and classical music that comes up. I had an idea for making new playlists this morning on the train. Like I'm sure many of you had, I used to have boxes full of "mix tapes" that I used to play in my car during high school and college. Tapes thatStarting Again
Posted by Chiara | Category weight
E and I have decided to join Weight Watchers together. Both of us are unhappy with the way we feel and how we look. We're going to do the program online and go to meetings. There is a Thursday night meeting in Sunnyvale that we are going to go to. That way I can take the train down and we can go to our meeting together. This will also help with my feeling that we need to connect more during the week. And it will help make sure that we both keep going to the meetings. It should be good.The Man of the House
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The Rest of the House Be Damned
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I don't need to unpack anything else. The important things have been found.Okay, This is Neat
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
This morning as I was walking to the train, I sneaked some peaks at The Hive (aka the future Kingdom Hall). In addition to some obvious construction worker looking guys, there were a large number of everyday looking folks dressed in working clothes. They had tents set up with water and coffee and donuts and stuff. And it occurred to me... I think they are going to build the church as a Habitat for Humanity type project. Meaning that everyone in the church helps to build the church. That is really, really neat. No matter what I think of theirKnock Knock
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I had a knock on my door tonight and opened to find two well-dressed strangers. They said they were my new neighbors next door. Which confused me at first, because my neighbors next door are a) not really new, since they were here before me and b) as far as I can tell, white. Okay... this is strange... They then handed me a piece of paper and said that the construction would be getting noisy over the next few days and they just wanted to let me know. Oh, they are the neighbors in the other direction. Wow, that's kindMeet Henry
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I am a homewrecker. Ever since I've moved into my new apartment, I have been cleaning cobwebs, squashing ants, and generally displacing all the creepy crawlies that had taken up residence there (the place had been empty for a month or more before I got there). The biggest displacement so far has been Henry. Henry lived in the ceiling above my second bedroom. When I first moved in I could hear him scratching around in the ceiling. E insisted he was a rat. Maybe more than one rat. Personally, I found the idea of Giant Rats of NIMH with theirIA Summit Redux
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The IA Summit Redux in San Francisco is set for Friday, May 6th at 12:30 pm For those who attended the summit, come see the presentations you missed! And for those who couldn't make it to Montreal, here's your chance to see some great topics presented and catch up with other IA's in the area! When: Friday, May 6th. Start time: 12:30 Where: Offices of Adaptive Path, 363 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107 Who: You! and bring a friend who might be interested... Thanks to our sponsors, who have provided a comfortable meeting space and lots of great munchies!Monthly Archives
