Normally, I am really good about processing and filing photos on my desktop computer.  Uncharacteristically for me, the last month has been a bit disorganized.  After my LJ post yesterday I continued to locate, upload and file various sets of photos from the last 30 days.  They were on the desktop of my tower PC, strewn about my MacBook, and ( Read more... )

A lot of stuff happened this last weekend, although it was pretty laid back.  That's a nice mix of things for sure.

Thursday night


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I learned how to cook at a very early age.  My parents were big on self-reliance. Moreover, Mom often worked evening/night shifts and Dad only knew how to cook with the temperature up on "high." So I cooked quite a bit in order to avoid eating heavily burnt food.  At some point as an adult, however, I got tired of making meals for one and my income ( Read more... )

Two weekends in a row where I actually stayed in town.  WHOOT!  It was nice.

FridayFriday was one of those days where the whole time I was at work should have been labeled "Emergency by extrinsic forces."  I didn't get anything done that I planned.  I was working non-stop for about 11 hours straight.  It wasn't awful, but it wasn't fun either ( Read more... )

Last night I was out at the Sofo Tap celebrating Earl's 50th Birthday.


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I had a good weekend.  Well, it was a mixed weekend.

I recently learned that the Chicago Park District has open volleyball at the Broadway Park Armory on Friday nights during the volleybal season.  So a group of us has been going there on Friday evenings to practice.  The people who show up tend to be a lot more competitive and the setting tend to ( Read more... )

Saturday
Last weekend was pretty busy.  My friend Jeremy and I signed up for one of those LivingSocial events where you get on a bus, go to an adjacent state, shoot 9mm pistols and AK-47s, and then stop by a brewery/winery on the way home to drink.

Yep, that was my Saturday.


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It is the end of a lovely 3-day weekend.

I greatly enjoyed it.

Friday
Friday night I went out with some friends to check out open court volleyball with the Chicago Park District at the Broadway Armory. It was a lot of fun, and the groups there are really a lot more competitive than the current division I play in for volleyball. Which was great, ( Read more... )

So last Friday night we started the summer beach volleyball season.  Things went well, we won two and lost two games as everyone was getting used to playing on sand again. Great night to be on the beach.


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So the week is just about over.  My friend and ex-roommate, Matt, is visiting Chicago and staying at my place for the next couple of days. Beyond that, I just hope softball doesn't get rained out again this Sunday.


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