the Ink Runway

I slept in, made popcorn and watched Life Tinks on Hulu. we went shopping after Anna returned and got Edward Scissorhands on BD which she hadn’t seen before. I took the dog up to the Mesa during a break in the rain and later checked out the shoreline of del mar. all in all, a pretty good day

first, here is a quick video of a jet and two choppers all in moments of each other. photos are of the sunset, panoramas are from the Mesa yesterday. also, I uploaded a load of photos and panos from the weekend to my ms skydrive here

I’ve uploaded our photos from our trip to Balboa Park

This is my backyard. 

I took Lilly out for a walk after work and saw another magnificent sunset over the mesa.

I got a great 2 mile walk in today. I brought my canon, however it was pretty gray out. as I approached the path up to the Mesa a c-10 galaxy arched overhead and I neglected to get the camera ready in time.

later we saw Sherlock holmes which was pretty good, but definately a renter.

I got lost in a Tom Clancy Splinter Cell book tonight and before I knew it, polished off a bottle of vino. I’ll pay for it tommorrow.

last night before taking Anna out for her birthday I watch 3 chinooks come out over the ocean into the sunset. I was on the Mesa over our apartment complex. later two FA-18s screamed high overhead heading out into the water, but they were too high and it was too dark to capture a shot of them. I love it here

picture says it all… at least Macy’s has husband seats

finally corrected a mistake from my past. I backed the wrong pony last time a bought me an HD-DVD player. Less than 3 months later, Sony paid off Philips and HD-DVD was dead. But like many, I had about a half dozen discs so I just stuck with what I had; the sad song of early adopters.

today after work I made the leap and got a Blu Ray player. I then had to select from the meager assortment available at target. I picked National Lampoons Christmas Vaca and Twister (both on sale for 17). the first was grainy but detailed, nice but not much different from the DVD version. Twister was terrible. BR showed me just how piss poor CGI was in the late 90s. I could pick apart green screen, artifacts and a million flaws in rendering. It was like watching an amateur YouTube effects movie. i guess it isn’t BR’s fault, but still, I’m not enjoying my new toy…

I found a walking trail that takes us up the ridge of the valley our complex is set in. quite a view; you can definately see the ocean over the highway.

we did it, we moved. Friday after swapping the 12′ for the 16′ truck we managed to pack and load in 3 hours. we stopped overnight in Santa barbara and arrived here in San Diego around 6ish. we unloaded the truck into the garage and after some serious trouble dealing with a tight staircase, managed to get the bed up (up and over the railing on the deck). we still have no idea on how to do the couch. i’m totally beat. also, after a week totally decaffed I had my first real joe last night and again today. I felt a mid afternoon crash from just the one cup. who knows, maybe it’s time I get all Mormon on my fluids. not totally though, as I do love my red stripe.