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.

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.