Archive for August, 2005

Montreal photos

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Christ Church Cathedral reflected in the windows of the Place de la Cathédrale office building:

The Montreal skyline at night, seen from the roof of our hotel, Le Cantlie Suites:

Every day we had a really big breakfast. Here’s my friend Candy and me, at Eggspectation, a “resto-cafe-bar”. I had a huge waffle covered with […]

Recent happenings

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

Well, my wrists haven’t been feeling any better, despite buying an ergonomic keyboard. I’m not sure why they’re giving me trouble, because I haven’t been typing any more than usual, and while I’ve been playing a good amount of music lately, it’s still less than I was doing in college. I’ve tried icing […]

Ergonomic keyboard

Monday, August 15th, 2005

Well, this past weekend was a sales tax holiday here in Massachusetts, so of course I had to go out shopping.

I didn’t really get all that much: some shoes and clothing (no advantage there - clothes are always tax-free in Massachusetts), an inexpensive shredder (to shred all those pre-approved credit card offers until my opting […]

Silly and fun classical parodies

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Yesterday, as I was driving to work, I turned on the radio and flipped stations until I found some nice-sounding chamber music on WGBH.

Wait, they’re quoting Auld Lang Syne! Not my favorite tune, but it’s interesting to hear it quoted in chamber music. I wonder what piece this is.

Then I some heard ascending […]

How to opt out of those pre-approved offers you get in the mail

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Tired of getting all of those credit card offers in the mail? I didn’t even realize, but you can actually opt out of those. I found this out by actually looking a little more closely at one of those offers. At the bottom, in a box, it said,

You can choose to […]

Chloe’s new favorite spot

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Meghan never let the kitties up on top of the entertainment center, especially on her stereo and turntable, but now that she doesn’t live here any more, Chloe has made it one of her favorite napping spots. (Yes, I am too indulgent.)