Catching Up
Friday, 13 November 2009 15:20
Matt O
Stressful day on the tech front as I update the ShoeHardware.com website and hope it all goes according to plan.
I finished my green screen, too, which is pretty rad. I'll post pictures below the jump.
Now I'm working on ilpunali (again, I know) and hoping that we're going to be ready to go in mere days, rather than in, oh, never? This thing, while awesome in theory, has become a nightmare in practice. I'm a little past frustrated with this thing, and I'm ready to see some sales. I'm gunshy, of course, because I sent out 1000 emails last time and ended up looking like a fool in front of all those people. This time, we're going to soft-launch and take things as they go. At least, I am.
I also bought a Pelican Case yesterday to fit our Presidentials setup, which is good, because we booked a new gig for Tuesday. Fun times. Pictures of that, too, below the jump.
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 November 2009 18:58 )
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Building Spree!
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:13
Matt O
UPDATE: Gallery of the first part of the process is now after the break.
It's not 100% accurate to call it a "spree," but considering how little I've done in the past few months, two shelves are a real start.
At the end of last week, I built the Tim Stormer Memorial Shelf for the garage, aiming at getting his stuff into a place where it actually had somewhere to be (rather than on the floor), and that was a roaring success. Yesterday afternoon, I reinforced the "back" desk and last night I put together a nice little hutch for atop that desk. It's actually quite a nice piece. It's still un-stained, but that's what this afternoon is for.
Also for this afternoon, I've been taking things out of my office (an absurdly difficult task, actually) and cleaning the dirtier things as I move them (how the laser printer is still working is beyond me). I'm going to install a ceiling fan this afternoon, too. If I'm really lucky, I'll get the fan installed, the hutch stained AND the desk moved into place, all before tonight. We'll see, though. I don't want to be overzealous. you know. I need a new rug in here, too. Maybe.
Fun times. And I swear I have pictures to put up, but I'm in the building zone, man - the ZONE.
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Cheffin' it up!
Friday, 25 September 2009 13:45
Matt O
Last night, I made a tasty wine sauce to compliment some broiled Londone Broil that I made. Scott showed me a broiling trick with tin foil that I'd never seen when I was in Portland, so I was eager to use it, and the steak, while it had probably lived in the freezer for too long, was tasty. The sauce, designed in true French fashion to mask the potential blandness of the steak, worked flawlessly. So yay for that.
Right now, I'm at Cathryn's, giving Craig a much-needed break, then I'm going to head home and build an awesomely-huge shelf in the garage for my stuff and Tim's stuff. It'll be fun. I'll take pictures for you. This is the build-up for the desk hutch and the new office configuration. Should be fun.
I've missed you!
Thursday, 24 September 2009 07:41
Matt O
Portland was awesome
and New York was long
if you beg to differ
I'll tell you you're wrong.
There. A poem for you. That's what you come to clapboard for, right? The poetry? And the naked chicks. Sorry about that, by the way - I know you're still waiting, but I'll get around to it eventually. Probably on a subdomain, but still.
Driving to and from Portland was pretty amazing - the changes in the enviornment were breathtaking. Even though it took a long time to see those changes occur, my brain works slow, so it's okay. I'd love to do the drive someday with a time-lapse camera pointed out a side window shooting a picture every minute or so, too.
Anyway, Scott & Sharon's place is awesome - you should probably go visit them to see for yourself. I'm already looking forward to the chance to go back. I bought a couple of bottles of Oregon Pinot Noir, which were good, but a little more expensive than their CA counterparts. Probably to do with the amount of competition and the level of recognition that California wines enjoy. Regardless of their quality, if you price a wine high, it's going to get a little mindshare as a "good" wine. At least, that's how I'd do it.
I'll have pics up a little later, now that I'm back in the swing of things.
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