The weekend

I cannot wake up this morning. My brain just feels like it's in a fog. I had a terrible time getting out of bed, and if I wasn't taking tomorrow off, I'd probably have taken a half day today. As it is, I need to get the bulk of my defects resolved by the end of today so I'm not getting calls while I'm on the road tomorrow. Having a cloudy brain makes that a little bit harder.

( mom & dad & art )

( The Oscars )

The iPod is still giving me some trouble. I used the external hard drive functionality of it to get all my mp3s off my work laptop, but I need to upload them to my desktop machine, then use iTunes to sync the iPod in order to actually be able to listen to them. So right now, I only have about 5 CDs on here to listen to. The weird thing is, I thought there were other songs on here as well, but I can't see any of them. So I need to find out if I have to manually organize them or what.

I haven't had luck finding any documentation for the problem I'm having where the iPod is causing my whole system to crash. It keeps corrupting my Netscape files. It's very strange. I think I need to go in and fiddle with some of the auto-settings in XP, because I suspect it's starting a bunch of stuff that I really don't need to have running automatically and hogging my processor.

I need to take a little drive tonight and figure out how to get the FM transmitter to work so we have music tomorrow in the car. I didn't have much luck trying it with the radio in my bedroom, so I may have to take this one back and try a different type. If so, I might go get a car charger too, because I'm quickly realizing that the battery really does only last 8 hours. I may be out of power by lunchtime.

Chihuly Photos

I just discovered the joys of the "Create Web Photo Album" command in Dreamweaver. It took me longer to delete enough stuff off my server space to have room for this than it did to actually put it together.

Like flowers? Specifically orchids? How about butterflies and art glass? Check out the photos. I just now realized that I completely forgot to use the macro lens, so some of my closeups are a bit blurry. I'm so used to my APS camera (the original Canon Elph) that is currently in Spain with automat76 that I completely forgot that the digital camera has all these cool features.

I'm happy enough with some of these that I may have prints made, so that I have some color in my cube at work.

In other news, I think I'm in love. My iPod now has about 1/4 of my CD collection on it and I redeemed the 9 free iTunes songs I've won so far from Diet Pepsi.

(( Here's what I got. )

) Much tunage will ensue on the trip to P'burgh tomorrow. Hooray!