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07/15/2010 16:37 #52174
only took me two hrs...07/15/2010 09:32 #52171
Phone advice requested!Category: stuff
I'm on the waiting list for the Droid Incredible, which won't ship until 7/27 :-p
The Droid X is out today. Should I go to the store and get the X and kill the Incredible order?
These are very important questions.
The Droid X is out today. Should I go to the store and get the X and kill the Incredible order?
These are very important questions.
heidi - 07/17/10 12:03
(e:enknot) - I'm going thru battery like mad. I took the bus to NYC yesterday and the ads/website promised outlets & wifi, neither of which was true. Nine-hr bus ride, new phone, couldn't play with it all I wanted :-p I figured out pandora and google listen and wanted to enjoy them but noooooo. At least I conserved enough to meet Lisa's gf at the Port Authority terminal and didn't get lost.
(e:enknot) - I'm going thru battery like mad. I took the bus to NYC yesterday and the ads/website promised outlets & wifi, neither of which was true. Nine-hr bus ride, new phone, couldn't play with it all I wanted :-p I figured out pandora and google listen and wanted to enjoy them but noooooo. At least I conserved enough to meet Lisa's gf at the Port Authority terminal and didn't get lost.
heidi - 07/15/10 19:08
What music/podcast manager should i use?
(I use itunes on my windows laptop & desktop.)
What music/podcast manager should i use?
(I use itunes on my windows laptop & desktop.)
heidi - 07/15/10 18:30
I don't think I want to talk about whether I've touched (e:KeithT)'s big one.
The new phone is humongous compared to my Centro. It feels like I need a big protective pillow for it.
I don't think I want to talk about whether I've touched (e:KeithT)'s big one.
The new phone is humongous compared to my Centro. It feels like I need a big protective pillow for it.
heidi - 07/15/10 14:49
Got it!!!!! And a cute purple case. Yippee!
Apologies to (e:fellyconnelly) for being too impatient.
Got it!!!!! And a cute purple case. Yippee!
Apologies to (e:fellyconnelly) for being too impatient.
enknot - 07/15/10 11:09
I'm glad I have a droid for now and can wait till the perfect storm hits before buying a new one. None of these are going to do it for me (since I'm on sprint to begin with), but if I had to pick one it'd be the one with a longer battery life. Everything else on these devices is so much better than what you have if you have no smart phone I don't think it'll matter, and if you do have one it's such a huge speed improvement you'll be giddy with techy wonder too, but battery life is the little death destroys every good time. Still you can go paul style and get a 2nd battery and charge stand, which you should regardless since it's an ability your phone will have over those eye devices no matter which one you pick.
I'm glad I have a droid for now and can wait till the perfect storm hits before buying a new one. None of these are going to do it for me (since I'm on sprint to begin with), but if I had to pick one it'd be the one with a longer battery life. Everything else on these devices is so much better than what you have if you have no smart phone I don't think it'll matter, and if you do have one it's such a huge speed improvement you'll be giddy with techy wonder too, but battery life is the little death destroys every good time. Still you can go paul style and get a 2nd battery and charge stand, which you should regardless since it's an ability your phone will have over those eye devices no matter which one you pick.
paul - 07/15/10 10:00
I would definitely go for the droidX. Alone, the better battery life sounds good. If you have handled (e:ekeithT)'s big one, you would know how awesome the large size is. Compared to his mine is so average size.
I would definitely go for the droidX. Alone, the better battery life sounds good. If you have handled (e:ekeithT)'s big one, you would know how awesome the large size is. Compared to his mine is so average size.
jim - 07/15/10 09:38
The Droid X is bigger, personally I prefer phones that fit nicely in my pocket, but the bigger screen may be appealing. Droid X and Droid Incredible have very similar screen resolutions, though.
Droid X is supposed to have a better battery.
Droid Incredible also ships with a slightly non-standard version of Android (with HTC's Sense theming), so I *believe* but may be wrong, that the Droid X will tend to get Android OS updates quicker since it's easier to release an update without HTC's issue of needing to update all the custom stuff.
The Droid X is bigger, personally I prefer phones that fit nicely in my pocket, but the bigger screen may be appealing. Droid X and Droid Incredible have very similar screen resolutions, though.
Droid X is supposed to have a better battery.
Droid Incredible also ships with a slightly non-standard version of Android (with HTC's Sense theming), so I *believe* but may be wrong, that the Droid X will tend to get Android OS updates quicker since it's easier to release an update without HTC's issue of needing to update all the custom stuff.
07/09/2010 15:47 #52131
Infringement Festival!Category: holiday
Infringement Festival is quickly approaching! I'm really excited because I'm having my first art show! Please come to the opening reception/party:
Friday, July 23
6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
464 & Blink Galleries
464 & 466 Amherst St. Buffalo, NY
between Elmwood & Grant on Amherst. Street parking.
Food, drinks, live music, (Michael Sheffield and Three Degrees of Separation), DJ, performances, including a 3-D Pop Art piece (glasses provided!).
Our favorite robot music t-shirt guy will also have an installation!
Bring friends!
infringebuffalo.org/
Friday, July 23
6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
464 & Blink Galleries
464 & 466 Amherst St. Buffalo, NY
between Elmwood & Grant on Amherst. Street parking.
Food, drinks, live music, (Michael Sheffield and Three Degrees of Separation), DJ, performances, including a 3-D Pop Art piece (glasses provided!).
Our favorite robot music t-shirt guy will also have an installation!
Bring friends!
infringebuffalo.org/
heidi - 07/10/10 14:24
(e:Joshua) - Infringement is a great way to check out random art, and get to know emerging artists and musicians in the city who you may want to follow later. Almost all the venues/parties/performances/installations/interactions are free/donations welcome. That also means the quality varies from great, interesting, or discussion-worthy to cringingly bad or embarrassing. But there's no commitment - you hate it, walk out until the next performer starts.
Here are some shots I took of last years' festival. :::link::: I saw three different belly dancing groups - one was pretty blah, one was a pro from Lebanon, one was a very neat combo of belly dancing and ballet.
I loved loved loved the firedancers.
I went to a performance art piece (I think by (e:angelal)?) in a 3'-wide alley here on Allen with a full video backdrop, music, costume & make up, and some toplessness, about the fate of asian elephants. It was very well thought through and professionally produced and performed. I don't know if I actually know more about the elephants' problems, but I'm definitely more aware of them. This year I think she's doing something about the fate of the ocean inhabitants.
The schedule is definitely confusing, but the online version is more manageable - you can sort by day and venue and type of thing. The geographic center of the festival is Allen West/Days Park, so just wandering there can drop you into the middle of something interesting. Last year there was a storytelling car ride and a building-it-now interactive photo exhibit.
I'm really impressed with the organizers - I haven't been to any meetings yet but the emails have been pretty organized and professional, and the website database is clean and simple to manage my info in (had to help the db developer debug a couple times :-) They're nonhierarchical, noncommercial, have no corporate sponsorships, they sell some ads and take donations.
DIVE IN! :-) (Hopefully I'll see your dive at 464 on 7/23!)
(e:Joshua) - Infringement is a great way to check out random art, and get to know emerging artists and musicians in the city who you may want to follow later. Almost all the venues/parties/performances/installations/interactions are free/donations welcome. That also means the quality varies from great, interesting, or discussion-worthy to cringingly bad or embarrassing. But there's no commitment - you hate it, walk out until the next performer starts.
Here are some shots I took of last years' festival. :::link::: I saw three different belly dancing groups - one was pretty blah, one was a pro from Lebanon, one was a very neat combo of belly dancing and ballet.
I loved loved loved the firedancers.
I went to a performance art piece (I think by (e:angelal)?) in a 3'-wide alley here on Allen with a full video backdrop, music, costume & make up, and some toplessness, about the fate of asian elephants. It was very well thought through and professionally produced and performed. I don't know if I actually know more about the elephants' problems, but I'm definitely more aware of them. This year I think she's doing something about the fate of the ocean inhabitants.
The schedule is definitely confusing, but the online version is more manageable - you can sort by day and venue and type of thing. The geographic center of the festival is Allen West/Days Park, so just wandering there can drop you into the middle of something interesting. Last year there was a storytelling car ride and a building-it-now interactive photo exhibit.
I'm really impressed with the organizers - I haven't been to any meetings yet but the emails have been pretty organized and professional, and the website database is clean and simple to manage my info in (had to help the db developer debug a couple times :-) They're nonhierarchical, noncommercial, have no corporate sponsorships, they sell some ads and take donations.
DIVE IN! :-) (Hopefully I'll see your dive at 464 on 7/23!)
joshua - 07/10/10 12:50
Hmm, as long as I've been here I've never checked this out. I have to admit that I've not been exposed to a lot of this stuff and know very little about it, although I've always liked art and have only been exposed to limited forms of artistic expression. The lineup seems interesting but it is totally confusing to me. Maybe I should just dive in and check stuff out that seems appealing.
Hmm, as long as I've been here I've never checked this out. I have to admit that I've not been exposed to a lot of this stuff and know very little about it, although I've always liked art and have only been exposed to limited forms of artistic expression. The lineup seems interesting but it is totally confusing to me. Maybe I should just dive in and check stuff out that seems appealing.
metalpeter - 07/10/10 09:37
July 23rd I will have to remember that. That is like 2 weeks away I would like to go. I wish you luck. In terms of if you sell anything you might. I can't really say cause I the type of art I buy isn't photogrophy really, so I don't know what gets someone to buy that. But maybe people who buy that type of art will like your stuff, who knows maybe I even will. I'm more of a drawings or photos of someplace that is somewhere else type of person. I wish you luck.......
July 23rd I will have to remember that. That is like 2 weeks away I would like to go. I wish you luck. In terms of if you sell anything you might. I can't really say cause I the type of art I buy isn't photogrophy really, so I don't know what gets someone to buy that. But maybe people who buy that type of art will like your stuff, who knows maybe I even will. I'm more of a drawings or photos of someplace that is somewhere else type of person. I wish you luck.......
lauren - 07/10/10 09:35
well that's very exciting! hopefully we can stop by and see it!
well that's very exciting! hopefully we can stop by and see it!
heidi - 07/09/10 20:09
Photography. I think you've seen everything that will be in the show because I've posted most of my best stuff here over the past two years (since I bought my camera summer '08). It'll be nicely printed and framed, and on display/for sale at an actual art gallery. (Not that I'm expecting to sell anything, but it's part of the deal with the gallery - 20 percent commission.)
Photography. I think you've seen everything that will be in the show because I've posted most of my best stuff here over the past two years (since I bought my camera summer '08). It'll be nicely printed and framed, and on display/for sale at an actual art gallery. (Not that I'm expecting to sell anything, but it's part of the deal with the gallery - 20 percent commission.)
lauren - 07/09/10 18:54
what kind of art heidi???!!!
what kind of art heidi???!!!
07/02/2010 17:52 #52085
RecipesCategory: food
for (e:enknot)... I made these for the camping trip. Yum!
Black bean dip/refried beans
2 14 oz cans black or pinto beans
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
2-3 large garlic cloves
1 large onion
1/2 jalapeno pepper
1/4 c. fresh cilantro
1+ t. oregano
1+ t. cumin
1+ t. black pepper
1+ t. sea salt
olive oil
Chop the garlic, onions, jalapeno and cilantro (use the stems, too!). Heat the oil, saute the garlic, onions and jalapeno until the onions are translucent to lightly tanned. Add the cilantro & stir. Add the cumin, oregano, salt & pepper. Add the beans (use the juice - very important or it'll dry out).
For refried beans, mash them up as you cook them. Add the tomatoes and let it all simmer down and dry out. Make sure to keep stirring so you don't scorch them. They should be pretty dry.
For the wetter bean dip, you don't have to mash as much. Add the tomatoes and simmer down until it's a consistency that works with tortilla chips.
Lentil-Chickpea Salad
(from Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa by Habeeb Salloum, p. 117. I highly recommend this cookbook.)
Serves 8-10
1 c. lentils, washed
water (3 c. min) (broth or bullion is nice - i used a mushroom base)
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 c. lemon juice - that's about 2 fresh lemons worth
1 bunch green onions
3 large tomatoes
1 14 oz. can chickpeas
1/2 c. fresh parsley or cilantro
1 large sweet red pepper
salt & pepper
Cook lentils in water until tender but still intact and slightly firm; allow to cool. (Instructions for cooking lentils.) Drain.
While lentils are cooking, chop the onions, tomatoes, parsley/cilantro, pepper, and juice the lemons. Since it's a salad, you want the veggies pretty small. Put them all in a big bowl, add the chickpeas, salt & pepper and mix. Mix in the lentils before serving.
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I think I'm going to make this for a picnic tomorrow. I'll probably add garlic. It has a very clean, mild taste to it.
Black bean dip/refried beans
2 14 oz cans black or pinto beans
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
2-3 large garlic cloves
1 large onion
1/2 jalapeno pepper
1/4 c. fresh cilantro
1+ t. oregano
1+ t. cumin
1+ t. black pepper
1+ t. sea salt
olive oil
Chop the garlic, onions, jalapeno and cilantro (use the stems, too!). Heat the oil, saute the garlic, onions and jalapeno until the onions are translucent to lightly tanned. Add the cilantro & stir. Add the cumin, oregano, salt & pepper. Add the beans (use the juice - very important or it'll dry out).
For refried beans, mash them up as you cook them. Add the tomatoes and let it all simmer down and dry out. Make sure to keep stirring so you don't scorch them. They should be pretty dry.
For the wetter bean dip, you don't have to mash as much. Add the tomatoes and simmer down until it's a consistency that works with tortilla chips.
Lentil-Chickpea Salad
(from Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa by Habeeb Salloum, p. 117. I highly recommend this cookbook.)
Serves 8-10
1 c. lentils, washed
water (3 c. min) (broth or bullion is nice - i used a mushroom base)
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 c. lemon juice - that's about 2 fresh lemons worth
1 bunch green onions
3 large tomatoes
1 14 oz. can chickpeas
1/2 c. fresh parsley or cilantro
1 large sweet red pepper
salt & pepper
Cook lentils in water until tender but still intact and slightly firm; allow to cool. (Instructions for cooking lentils.) Drain.
While lentils are cooking, chop the onions, tomatoes, parsley/cilantro, pepper, and juice the lemons. Since it's a salad, you want the veggies pretty small. Put them all in a big bowl, add the chickpeas, salt & pepper and mix. Mix in the lentils before serving.
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I think I'm going to make this for a picnic tomorrow. I'll probably add garlic. It has a very clean, mild taste to it.
heidi - 05/25/12 13:19
I'm making the chickpea-lentil salad today, too! I'm also making a red cabbage salad. Camping! Mountains! Stars! Bluegrass! Woo!
I'm making the chickpea-lentil salad today, too! I'm also making a red cabbage salad. Camping! Mountains! Stars! Bluegrass! Woo!
enknot - 05/25/12 06:02
After all these years I'm making these recipes today. Pray that the lentil scum doesn't clog my pressure valve. Kisses on your Heidi face.
After all these years I'm making these recipes today. Pray that the lentil scum doesn't clog my pressure valve. Kisses on your Heidi face.
heidi - 07/03/10 17:32
I'm sure it would :-) Next time...
I added 1 big garlic clove for today's picnic batch. Yum!
I'm sure it would :-) Next time...
I added 1 big garlic clove for today's picnic batch. Yum!
paul - 07/03/10 16:31
I do love chickpeas. I think the parsley option would make it much better ;)
I do love chickpeas. I think the parsley option would make it much better ;)
Have a great time in NYC (Assuming it is for fun)...........
Well, I'm going to be really adventurous and *not* take my DSLR to NYC this weekend, so I should have it down pat for Infringement. :-)
I look forward to seeing mobile posts on here and facebook (Just an idea try it out over there and get it worked out and down pat so you can do mobile from the infringement festival)
Yeah, I do. It's speedy!!! I've been so envious of google chat on the phone - that's an important communication method for me and the bffs - and now i've got it! and so much more. My Palm Centro is only about three years old (the model, not my specific phone) but it's so dated and limited now.
I was so focused on my phone that I locked my keys in the truck when I got to my apartment, and then the phone battery went dead. Luckily someone let me in my building and there's an outlet in the first floor hallway, so I charged while I talked to the geico roadside assistance. All better now.
Do you like the phone so far?