November 11, 2007

i'm the operator with my pocket calculator

so i built a computer and it works, finally. it was actually harder than i imagined to do b/c there was something wrong with the first motherboard and it took me a while to figure out that the motherboard was at fault. i think it helps if you add stuff on gradually rather than build everything at once, so that if one component isn't working, it's easily identifiable since you know all the others are working fine. but it's working now and no complaints.


(i need to redecorate)


i bought a half-gallon of cider from the NW side of the union square greenmarket. it's marked "breezy hill orchards" and it's the awesomest cider i've ever tasted. i got it from a stand where i usually buy pies and cobblers for thanksgiving. i don't know what their name is, but i always recognize them. the place was mobbed on saturday morning. that market is the best around this time of year b/c everyone sells cookies and pumpkin bread and i love pumpkin bread. i tried a new pumpkin bread recipe 2 weeks ago but i failed. i personalized it with some additional ingredients and no matter how long i baked it, it never cooked thoroughly. so i nuked individual slices until i thought it was cooked. it tasted pretty good but looked like dog crap. i had some at work and one of my coworkers was all like, "ewww what are you eating?" i gotta work on presentation.

i just had blitz out. it's my favorite weather right now - brisk but not painfully cold. hope this sticks around before it becomes hellish outside.

if anyone knows of any decent themes for XP, can you send me a link?

Posted by L at November 11, 2007 02:38 PM