6:10am Alarm
6:50am I get up
7:15am I'm outside, thinking I'll water my garden plot first
8:00am I finish chatting with fellow gardener and get running.
8:45am Back home, shower, breakfast, etc.
I'm going to have to speed the process up a little. :-)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Learning to Sew
The pattern: http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8643-products-10785.php
The result:
Because what I really need is another hobby. :-D
The result:
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Because what I really need is another hobby. :-D
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, May 06, 2010
I Won a Kindle!
Really! I answered a survey, and put down my email address for a chance to win either a Kindle, Sony E-Reader, or Netbook. I picked Kindle.
It's a pretty cool toy, I have to say.
The best feature is the screen. It's really contrasty, and very easy to read, even in full sunlight. (I took it outside to test this.) It really is like almost like reading on paper.
I also like the way the Globe and Mail gets delivered, wirelessly, every morning.
The worst feature is the amount of control that Amazon keeps. They even keep track of which parts of which book you highlight and publish the aggregate data somewhere.
I don't think it can replace a real book though, at least for my generation. While the actual reading is fine, I miss holding the book in my hands and knowing how far through I am just by the number of pages read. It's not the same as seeing "31%" at the bottom of the screen. But I can see how some of the younger kids who grew up with these things could get used to these e-readers very quickly. If nothing else, e-books will make moving day much easier. :-)
It's a pretty cool toy, I have to say.
The best feature is the screen. It's really contrasty, and very easy to read, even in full sunlight. (I took it outside to test this.) It really is like almost like reading on paper.
I also like the way the Globe and Mail gets delivered, wirelessly, every morning.
The worst feature is the amount of control that Amazon keeps. They even keep track of which parts of which book you highlight and publish the aggregate data somewhere.
I don't think it can replace a real book though, at least for my generation. While the actual reading is fine, I miss holding the book in my hands and knowing how far through I am just by the number of pages read. It's not the same as seeing "31%" at the bottom of the screen. But I can see how some of the younger kids who grew up with these things could get used to these e-readers very quickly. If nothing else, e-books will make moving day much easier. :-)
Monday, May 03, 2010
New World Symphony
I went to tonight to see the Nova Scotia Symphony perform (among other things) Symphony #9, From the New World. It was wonderful! I'm too tired now to go on, but I'll try to write it up tomorrow.
(next day)
Meh, I just don't have the words. It was really nice. I don't think I'd ever really been to a performance of that size before. (I've always been to chamber music type events, or choral performances.) The guest soloist (Giora Schmidt) was really something. The New World Symphony went quite well, and I thought that the strings got it together very nicely during the whole piece.
It's hard not to walk out of such an event and not be pondering the meaning of life, beauty, feelings, and all that. It's neat how music can make us feel.
D.
(next day)
Meh, I just don't have the words. It was really nice. I don't think I'd ever really been to a performance of that size before. (I've always been to chamber music type events, or choral performances.) The guest soloist (Giora Schmidt) was really something. The New World Symphony went quite well, and I thought that the strings got it together very nicely during the whole piece.
It's hard not to walk out of such an event and not be pondering the meaning of life, beauty, feelings, and all that. It's neat how music can make us feel.
D.
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