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01/21/2008 17:06 #42976

The New Estrip Server Is Deployed
Category: estrip
i switched server's today. I am sure there are somethings that need ironing out but generally I think it is all good. Hopefully, I will not need to stress out for my birthday tonight/tomorrow. It is an exciting first step in estrip v6 coming to life.

Here is the server at home before we left
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During our last snuggle
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In the car on the way to artvoice
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At its new home in Artvoice's basement
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The old server home on retirement. I am turning into a backup machine and 3D rendering station like it used to be.
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fellyconnelly - 01/23/08 07:05
hoorah paul!
museumchick - 01/22/08 16:01
Happy Birthday! I hope it's been a great day.
jbeatty - 01/21/08 20:54
Thanks for running the site Paul! I don't know the first thing about what you put into it but I can imagine its a lot.
news - 01/21/08 17:22
Wow, this server is so much better. I can pretty much use it like it is in the next room.
news - 01/21/08 17:15
Wow paul, you look crazy snuggling with that server!

01/20/2008 23:55 #42968

My 31st Birthday - Family Party
Category: holiday
More fish. For my birthday my mom cooked more seafood. This time Calamari with cinamon, clove sauce which I love.

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I feel bad because I ate orange roughy which is great other than my enviro checker fish site says it is bad to eat. We didn't release before. It tastes just about like lobster. It is so good. Too bad I will probably never have it again.

And shrimp
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This hickory smoked salmon was much like bacon in flavor, yum.
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And chicken because not everyone likes fish ;(
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After blowing on the candles on the lemon menrigue, wheat-free, dairy-free cake I opened my presents.

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And got the juicer I really wanted from my parents.
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joshua - 01/22/08 12:35
Damn you are lucky - that juicer is nice!
theecarey - 01/21/08 20:32
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! *hug*
metalpeter - 01/21/08 17:34
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!
ladycroft - 01/21/08 12:28
happy happy birthday!
hodown - 01/21/08 12:11
oopsie- forgot your bday. Happy 31st old man!!
jenks - 01/21/08 10:18
haaaaaappy Birthday!!!!!
fellyconnelly - 01/21/08 09:45
im so excited for your power juicer!
i feel really weird saying that too.. hehe..

happy birthday (e:paul)!
james - 01/21/08 09:03
calamari in cinnamon and clove sauce? That goes against everything i know about cooking with seafood but sounds so delicious!
carolinian - 01/21/08 09:01
Happy thirtysomething!
jim - 01/21/08 08:45
Jack LaLanne! :::link:::
paul - 01/21/08 00:20
I hadn't had wheat or dairy for a couple days before that. But (e:matthew) is gluten intolerant so we usually have gluten free stuff at home all the time.
jbeatty - 01/21/08 00:15
Happy birthday!
mrdeadlier - 01/21/08 00:02
Before you took your blood test a few days ago, were you already abstaining from wheat? I've heard that doing so can throw off the different tests they do (having a significant other with celiac, I've picked up on some of this stuff).

Just curious because you mentioned the wheat-free cake.

Ps, happy pre-emptive birthday!

01/20/2008 02:13 #42959

Dinner At Fuji Grill
Category: food
So I have been eating more and more new stuff to see how I feel and so far, so good. Still never went back to eating any milk products.

We went to dinner with (e:jim) and (e:james) at fuji grill. I ate lots of yummy sushi and decided I definately like Mackerel the best and not the bland spanish one but the silvery, really fatty one.

I ate live scallops. Not sure how much more alive they were as the normal dead ones in sashimi- I mean they didn't move.
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I ordered a lot of flavors that all tasted great. I really liked the real crab rolls. The mackerel on the front of this plate was the Spanish kind and it was so very bland compared to the other kind I got on the second round that was so delicious.
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I am sure that the surf clam was also one of my favorites. It was the sweetest, yummiest one for me.
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So I eat way more fish than anyone I know. Like maybe its unreasonable to eat fish everyday, multiple times, or is it?

I guess there are some of them I should avoid.

Here is a good chart to help you make healthy and environmentally sound choices about your seafood, although I am still convinced I should try skate someday.

Okay, this picture is not from Fuji grill but I looks so good.
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paul - 01/20/08 20:10
I bet you'd never expect me to hate something from the sea but I freakin' hate disgusting sea urchin. It is so gross.
jenks - 01/20/08 19:28
yuck! mackerel and surf clam are my two LEAST favorite I think.

I had tuna cheek there though- it was good. I guess it's usually not on the menu but most places have it if you ask.

And I had sea urchin- supposed to be a big delicacy... personally I thought it was kinda gross... it's the gonads you eat and they're orange and mushy.
YUM!
empireoflight - 01/20/08 19:17
Funny to hear how much you like mackerel-I grew up eating it at least once a month as the south shore of Long Island was loaded with it...I always thought it was way fishy, oily, dark, and generally gross but maybe it was the way we prepared it. In any case I never order it off the sushi menu but maybe I'll give it another shot
james - 01/20/08 10:00
Thank you for having us.

01/19/2008 16:10 #42954

Bye, bye OLPC - Sold
Category: technology
Well that was quick, I sold the OLPC (e:paul,42673)

I can't believe someone bought it for "buy it now" $300 on ebay in like 10 minutes after I put it up. Clearly, I underestimated the value. Considering we spend $400 for both and one was for charity, making $300 back on it was an insane deal. We also got a free year of tmobile hot spots out of it.

Well that pays for the nokia n810 which I think is a much better linux based internet device for me.

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paul - 01/20/08 02:17
That's the pic that sold it. Do you think having the sexy macbook pro in the pic is like having a sexy lady in a car ad?
mrdeadlier - 01/19/08 18:41
I can't stop thinking about a not-phone. Hm, maybe a tax return expenditure?

01/19/2008 15:08 #42953

Happy Birthday To Me - the Nokia N810
Category: mobile
I have purchased myself yet another linux internet tablet for myself for my birthday. This time it has a freakin' keyboard.

Hopefully, it will make me feel like the old one did (e:paul,38513)

I lied, after checking my own journal it appears I bought my current one last march which means it must have arrived the night of some other party, not my birthday party, hm - maybe I just have a problem.

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I don't agree that this make steh iphone feel old but this article has some good pics

here is the developer site

The nice thing about there is unlike a real phone they have no monthly service fee or anything.

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metalpeter - 01/19/08 16:58
I think that sometimes the best Birthday is to buy your self something you really want, hope this turns out to be one of those and hope You have a great Birthday.
jenks - 01/19/08 15:24
enjoy your new toy!