Month: December 2004

Fine Dining for your Final Meal

We went shopping in Danvers on Wednesday. The Sentillion office was closed because of a coolant leak from the roof — ethylene glycol was pouring down into our electrical closet. So, I figured we’d take the opportunity to do some shopping. We’ve been looking for furniture for our new apartment, and just haven’t been having Fine Dining for your Final Meal

Another DVD Experience on Windows

The other day, We wanted to watch a DVD on my Dell laptop. Instead of popping the DVD in the drive and enjoying the cinematic horror that is Van Helsing, I had to download the latest Windows Media Player. We ultimately watched the DVD on Anna’s PowerBook, because the Dell was taking so long to Another DVD Experience on Windows

Watching DVDs on Windows

Until we finish moving, we’re reduced to watching movies on our laptops. Because the Dell I’ve been issued from work has a large, wide screen, I thought we’d watch that cinematic marvel, Van Helsing, on it. One of my first acts when getting any Windows computer is to uninstall lots of stuff and install other Watching DVDs on Windows

View from the Bedroom

This morning I awoke to find a light dusting of snow covering Newburyport. Looking out our bedroom window, I found this scene reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. Of course, had good old Norman been here, he’d have managed to capture everything without cars zooming through the photo. But then he had the option of View from the Bedroom

Signed the Lease

Well, I signed the lease for our new apartment this morning. So it’s official. I also dropped off our air mattress and my sleeping bag. No more hotels for me! Of course, this also means that I’ll not have a phone until Comcast can set up our combined cable internet and phone connection. Oddly enough, Signed the Lease