Wednesday, October 14, 2009

turned off protected twitter updates.


Apparently google was consuming them for the blog, and there was an error on the side of the page. not so much.

I am going to get a haircut, as I have a corporate gig tomorrow AM. I fly into Las Vegas tonight, and fly back tomorrow night. I will be gone for 30 hours total, then a load in the next day.




Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Peaceful buddha spa

I just had the best massage of my life! Please go visit Peaceful Buddha Spa if you get the chance down here in NOLA. The prices are very reasonable, and Carey delivered great service.

House pictures coming soon.

I fixed the spa tub today. I had ordered a replacement motor and it arrived today. Now I only have a hairline fracture on the return line in the tub, which will probably not get fixed until we remodel the bathroom. (definitely a 2010 proposition, no sooner) The return line is sandwiched between the interior wall which divides the master bath and the efficiency bathroom. I can live with a trickle of water, especially since it looks like the original owner didn't do a great job on the remodel post katrina, and eventually the bathroom will have to get an overhaul anyway.

The plumber is coming on Friday to reconnect the sewer line in bathroom #1, fix the shower in bathroom #2, and possibly fix another cracked drainage line in the laundry room.

it's been too long


Sorry about the delays in posting, dear readership (by this, I think I mean, my parents and family)

Beth and I bought a house! Pictures will follow soon, but I don't want to have pictures with boxes that haven't been unpacked.
The dogs are sleeping on the couch, and I am about to have a massage at the peaceful buddha day spa. Full report to follow.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

538.com

http://www.538host.com/healthpac2.PNG

This is a list of all the senators in congress, how much money they took from PAC's that lobby for the health care industry, and wether they support a public option for Health Care.

I need health care.  As a freelance guy, it is really expensive to get any kind of real coverage.  Real healthcare via Beth's job costs approximately $700 / month, which is about what we anticipate our house note to cost.   Senators get world class health care, which is payed for at taxpayer expense, I might add.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Superdrives and keyboard covers

This feels slightly strange, typing through a rubber mat, every push  of my keyboard mediated by this soft, spongy material.  The translucent blue makes my keyboard look dirty.


I don't know if you are the right decision for me, KB keyboard cover.  You cost $30, which is a considerable sum for a piece of gelled plastic.  I have pored through your website, attempting to glean any significant information, so that I can know definitively, via a glimpse of your soul, perhaps, if you are the one for me.


Should I purchase the Dvorak layout, confusing my friends and enemies, but leave my keyboard layout in QWERTY, confusing them further?  What would make this decision easier?  Lately, my keyboard backlight has been turned off, which makes me sad.  I enjoyed manipulating the brightness of the keys, even in full daylight.


I bought a cheap cover at frys electronics store last night, thinking that I could replace you with a $10 variant.  I know not if I can replace you.  The cheap cover slides this way and that, feeling powdery like dried latex.


Your keyboard cover stays firmly in place, sturdy, unmoving.  I like you and I think I will buy you KB keyboard cover; I could grow used to you.


In other news, my superdrive quit working briefly, reject every disk inserted into the slot.  I called apple care, and they ran me through a list of quick fixes. 

1. Zap the P-Ram.

2. Remove the battery and hold down the power button for 15 seconds.

3. Create another user account and try from the account.

4. Schedule an appointment with the genius store.


I ended up going with option 5, however Applecare won't schedule an appointment for more than 5 days out, and I was out of town, so I  ended up not scheduling an apointment at all.


The actual fix involved rotating the mac so that the screen  was flat against a table, and the superdrive was oriented vertically.  After I did this, whatever mechanical problem I had stopped, and I haven't had any problems with inserting or ejecting CDs.


Monday, May 18, 2009

nothing

I am currently in Indian Wells, California, on a gig for expo productions. I haven't updated the blog in a while so I thought I would just post a quick hello. Tori Amos is playing in the background, Beth is in New Orleans interviewing for jobs, and she has also picked up a stray dog. This would be stray dog number two for us, but I am assured that some of our relatives will take the dog.

Fishing was good, we caught a mess of speckled trout and redfish thanks to the nice guys at Captain Phil Robichaux's charter fishing service. I am peeling from my exposure to the sun!
I am making an Aunt Betty fish face.

My father, grandmother, and Aunt helped me pack up the house.
I didn't download the pictures to the computer so here is a picture of our friend Julian Guillory with a redfish.



Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Kellers


Sarah and Donald got married on April 17, 2009. It was a perfect day overcast, but no rain and nice and cool. Mom must have held it off for us. I'm happy to share our photos of the wedding weekend. We had a blast! It was very magical!
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Pictures uploaded to picasa web albums

This first link is mainly pictures of our nephew Rigby.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bloch.chris/RigbyAtThePierces?feat=directlink

Robichauxs and crawfish at the compound.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bloch.chris/RobichauxsAndCrawfishBoils?feat=directlink

Josh and Heather Nobles Wedding.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bloch.chris/TheWeddingToEndAllWeddings?feat=directlink

Chickens and Plants (Those are Donald Kellers chickens, not mine).
http://picasaweb.google.com/bloch.chris/ChickensAndPlants?feat=directlink