Mk's Journal

10/19/2006 01:03 #29315

fun website/pictures/just because
Category: just because

So I'm in the midst of my week off of school. It is really crazy how lucky (e:Mike) (e:Jill) and I were to not lose power even once during the storm. (e:Mike) told me that over 90% of people in Kenmore-Tonawanda lost power. That's so crazy/awesome, because I basically get a week off of school for no reason. At least for me.

I really love my Macbook but it definitely prevents me from going to bed early anymore. Now that I have wireless internet, I carry it with me right to bed and just chat online or browse the Internet until all hours of the night. It's been okay since I don't really have to get up for anything this week, but I wil have to start restraining myself once normal life sets back in and we actually have school. I 'm glad to have the week off but I know I will pay for it sooner or later by missing days off of some vacation or something. Ohhhh well.

Hey by the way everyone check this out...you can see how many people in the United States have the same name as you! I'm not sure how accurate it is but it's still entertaining. I think there are like 29 people who share my name...

Here's the link

Just cuz I feel like it I'm going to put up some pictures that I've taken with my Macbook - and yes there MIGHT be an effect on a couple of them...guess which ones. Goodnight everyone and I hope that everyone gets power back very very very soon.

puppies!!

me and (e:Mike)

me and (e:Diana)

(e:Mike) and (e:Diana) spending a snowy Friday the 13th at my house

me contemplating life...or just playing with my computer

kookcity2000 - 10/19/06 22:37
According to the site, there are (0) people with the name Henry Winthrope.

(I usually use Sir Henry Winthrope for restaraunt reservations)

jenks - 10/19/06 19:42
Wow, alexis is the 689th most popular first name in the US. But "no one" has my last name. (not true, I have cousins). But I guess not enough to make the list. neat-o.

leetee - 10/19/06 12:05
There are:
0
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

Go me for having a weird name!

10/14/2006 22:48 #29314

ooh ooh my turn for pictures

Thanks so much to (e:jenks) for the photo resizing advice! Here are a couple pictures from Kenmore and the way my street looks (as well as pretty much every other street I ran by today). I'm also putting some pics from the housewarming party on the 30th. p.s. Happy birthday (e:lilho) and I hope you're all having a good time at the mansion!

And some housewarming party pictures for your entertainment...

10/14/2006 15:13 #29313

estrip techie question

(e:Paul) ...or anyone else who may know...since the pictures I take on my digital camera are too big to put into my journal, what is a quick way to make them smaller or more compact so that they are the correct size? The only way I've been doing it is taking a picture of the screen and cropping out the picture that I want.

Granted that doesn't take THAT long but I feel like there must be another way. Oh and I have a MacBook, if that helps. Thanks people.

jenks - 10/14/06 18:26
The way I do it is... in iPhoto, pick the pix you want. Then say "export" under the...File, I think, menu. In the options that come up, you can restrict the size to 400 pixels wide. I just export them to the desktop. Then when writing your post, just upload the exported pix from your desktop. Hope that makes sense.

10/14/2006 01:34 #29312

le snow

Days and nights like these make me want to always be within walking distance of my best friends...

jenks - 10/14/06 12:38
Yeah... I cried the whole way home after college graduation because I realized I'd probably never had that again. It sucks.

mike - 10/14/06 11:43
me too. It was so nice yesterday to be able to just walk to the store and my friends house. I guess that is a combination of luckiness of living near all my friends and being in the special little circle of power havers that is my part of Kenmore.

10/12/2006 18:06 #29311

Roller Skates

Does anyone know where one would purchase adultsized roller skates for not a whole lot of money? I looked online today and the cheapest pair I saw was about $60. Considering we will probably wear these skates for one night (and they are doomed from the start because we will most likely get quite inebriated while wearing them)....I'd rather not spend a whole lot of money. So if anyone has any creative ideas....or any skates!!...NOT roller blades...let me know! Thanks :)

iriesara - 10/12/06 18:15
There is one store here in San Diego that sells old-school roller skates - for $200.
$60 doesn't sound so bad.

carolinian - 10/12/06 18:11
"Any skates?" you say? If you drink enough vodka, ice skates will work as good as roller skates.