Yes, that is not the entire key
30/10/06 08:13 Filed in: Crazy Stuff
Today was
interesting... Kate had her first 5 a.m. shift. She
first got up at 4. She was gracious enough to let me
sleep until about 4:40 when I had to take her to
work. After getting back I was unable to get back to
sleep. I think this is the longest I have been awake
since traveling to Europe a few years ago. Sad, I
know, but it's true. After Kate got off work we went
to Brigham Young Memorial site to take some pictures
with me and my trombone (the park is just across the
street). When we came back in this happened:
Not
awesome. Luckily, the maintenance man was able
to get it out without a hitch. It's too bad the
maintenance man doesn't also teach karate,
because that would be a beautiful 80's throwback
that I would most definitely have to take part
in! And then I would definitely have to dress up
as the shower curtain for Halloween tomorrow
night. As it stands, there will be no dressing
up tomorrow since I am in class in the evening.
Sad. That's ok, I had my share of dressing up
last weekend (see post below about Halloween
concerts). Cheers.
Not
awesome. Luckily, the maintenance man was able
to get it out without a hitch. It's too bad the
maintenance man doesn't also teach karate,
because that would be a beautiful 80's throwback
that I would most definitely have to take part
in! And then I would definitely have to dress up
as the shower curtain for Halloween tomorrow
night. As it stands, there will be no dressing
up tomorrow since I am in class in the evening.
Sad. That's ok, I had my share of dressing up
last weekend (see post below about Halloween
concerts). Cheers.
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Shostakovich 11
29/10/06 08:12 Filed in: Concerts
Last night
Kate and I went to the Utah Symphony at Abravanel
Hall to listen to Shostakovich 11. It was phenomenal!
This orchestra is one of the more underrated in the
United States, in my opinion. The brass and winds are
top notch. I was extremely pleased with the
performance and now I am looking for a good
recording!
New iPod Today...
28/10/06 08:12 Filed in: Apple
While
listening to the second movement of the Wagenseil
Alto Trombone Concerto in the car yesterday, my iPod
starting clicking quite loudly. Since I was on the
way to pick up Kate at work, I stopped in at the
Apple Store just a few doors down. They would not see
me, which I understand: retail stores are always busy
on Friday nights. The thing that I found to be most
strange was that I was not able to set an appointment
for Saturday. You have to do it by the day. Very
strange. That was ok, I had the Halloween Concert
Friday night anyways. Late Friday night/early
Saturday morning I set an appointment for Saturday
when Kate was working, so I only had to make one
trip. I simply let the genius know that the
hard drive was toast. He looked at me like I was an
idiot and says "that doesn't happen". So, I handed
the "genius" the iPod and let him play with it. After
about two seconds, his eyes popped open and he says
"yeah, that doesn't sound good". I simply said the
exact same thing I had before with identical
inflection "The hard drive is toast". He fills out
some paperworks and then goes to the back to get a
replacement. The one he brings out looks a little
thicker than mine, so I say "I think that is the 5th
generation, not the 5.5 like mine". He says "no, this
is the right one." Ok. As he types the serial numbers
into his computer, an error message comes up that he
isn't familiar with, so he had to get someone else to
help. The 'help' states that the error means that he
got the wrong iPod from the back. Jonathan 2:
"Genius" 0 He went back and got me another iPod and
all is well. This bizarre customer service situation
was nothing more than comical. I am amazed that such
basic skill as listening to the customer completely
failed this individual. Genius? Not
today
Halloween Concerts
27/10/06 08:10 Filed in: Trombone
Last night
and tonight the University of Utah Symphony Orchestra
performs thier annual Halloween Concert. This year's
concert features works by John Williams, Alan Menken,
Gluck, Mozart, and Berlioz. Tickets are $7 for
non-students and $5 for students. Tonight's concert
is nearly sold out, so get there early! Pictures to
follow!
Sick Kate
25/10/06 12:00 Filed in: Family
Today was
kind of a down day. When Kate and I woke up this
morning she was feeling really sick. She has had some
health problems in the past, so we didn't want to
risk it. We went the IHC InstaCare here in Salt Lake.
Several hours later we find out that she was ok. huh.
Unfortunately I had to miss Orchestra and Wind
Ensemble today. I especially bad since we have a
concert tomorrow night. There is still one more
rehearsal tomorrow, but still.
Web Maintenance
22/10/06 12:00 Filed in: Everything
Else
I stayed
up way too late working on this site yesterday. I
started around nine and worked straight to almost
one. I got much of the content that want as of now. I
still need to work out some kinks in the photos page.
Right now it is very blog-y. I would much rather have
it be thumbnails opening to larger images. It's not a
problem, I just haven't taken the time to do it
yet.
Happy Birthday to me!
21/10/06 08:06 Filed in: Everything
Else
Today is
my 26th birthday! I can't believe another year has
gone by. I am up way too late too! Couldn't sleep.
I have had a good birthday though. Kate had to
work way to early at her new job for Old Navy. Even
though the shifts start really early, I think she is
going to like it. After I dropped Kate off, I came
back to the apartment and finished reading Speaker
for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. The whole series is
so well written. It remains one of my favorites.
After that, I got cleaned up, went to CompUSA to
spend my birthday money from my parents! And I
decided on the Shure e2 headphones. They have pretty
good reviews and people seem to like them, so I
thought that I would give them a try. They come with
several adapters for different size ear canals for
the best fit. I think that I have really small
canals. We'll see. So far, the sound is great, but
the comfort level is less than perfect. I need a few
days for a true test. After that, I got a haircut and
then headed home to re-clean up post hair cut. After
that whole shindig, I treated myself to a game of
Super Mario World (I love emulators! So many great,
classic games at your disposal without having to
search for the old consoles, controllers and games!).
That was fun. Once kate got off work, she let me open
my presents! Yeah! (still a kid, I know!) Got some
goodies! Then she took me to Texas Roadhouse for
steak. Yum!! She sure treated me well today! Thanks
to all for the birthday wishes!