2010


Skating

I let a whole week go by without a log entry and I was debating how much time to put into catching up. I’ve decided to do a half-assed job.Last Tuesday, we had a bowl game to wait for prior to going on the air with the late news show finally finished around 11:45. As soon as I was done prompting I learned of a shooting that happened almost an hour before. I elected not to send anyone.On Friday, I received a Nintendo DSi that I purchased the day before. I really didn’t need it but was sufficiently curious about any potential improvements over the DS lite which I have been using frequently with a flash card to play old games with emulators. It’s a very incremental upgrade and not really worth the $170 I paid. It might prove to be more valuable in the future if the homebrew scene can make use of the increased CPU power and RAM. I will probably sell my Lite to offset my stupidity.I worked at the station Saturday and Sunday evening. I spent a good portion of Saturday evening hanging out with the sports photographer, Edwin who was editing a few things. He was following the Cardinals/Packers game with great interest because he and Rob would be flying to the winning team’s city the following morning. Obviously, Phoenix offers considerably better weather. Arizona pulled off a win with a turnover and touchdown in overtime. Edwin had the last laugh after some taunting from other folks in edit world.I went with Andrey and his little brother to Baton Rouge Sunday afternoon to go ice skating. I went with him last year for an evening outing that was pretty fun. I didn’t enjoy myself quite as much this time though. The Centroplex, which we went to last year was no longer open for public skating sessions. Instead, we went to a place called Leo’s Ice Skating & Hockey Complex. They had a full size rink that was nearly overflowing with little kids thanks to a couple birthday parties being held there. The session was well underway when we arrived. The ice was in need of resurfacing and it was littered with children. They were also permitting people to use plastic chairs as walkers on the ice, something I never saw skating on Colorado.After the skating session ended we went to find a place to eat. We ended up at Don’s Seafood and Steakhouse on Airline highway. I had the crawfish etoufee and Andrey and his brother both had hamburger steaks. My food was good and my sample of the hamburger steak was also quite good.Following dinner we drove back to New Orleans. Andrey dropped me off at WVUE for work this evening. Work was not particularly eventful. We had Jonathan Vilma in for Final Play this evening, a first in a couple weeks.

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Fiesta Bowl

I must have stayed up too late last night because I was terribly tired this morning and didn’t feel great through the day. I skipped lunch at the doctor’s office.By this afternoon I felt better. Preparation for the five o’clock news was more lively due to a big development in the Tim Whitmer ‘scandal’ with his resignation after not quite 30 years of service as Jefferson Parish CAO. The evening newscast was delayed this evening by the Fiesta Bowl which we were airing this evening. We had to wait for the football game and post game to show to end before we went on air. We finally did go on shortly after 11. That newscast went just fine. We certainly had enough time to prepare it and we only did a half-hour show.I wasn’t alone long for monitoring the scanners. I was fortunate to have another evening with no shootings or other calamities. I was late in getting to bed this evening. I watched yesterday’s Top Gear episode and found myself playing Nintendo until almost 4 AM.

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Back to Work

We were up for about seven this morning to be out the door at eight. I did not want to have to rush the return trip this time. During my last visit to Ruston I boarded the train about 20 seconds before departure. Today I had even more time to spare than I would have expected.At eight we went to Waffle House for breakfast but Krystle was not feeling well and decided not to eat anything. The two hour drive to Jackson was uneventful. Unlike some previous days, the sun was out today. Just after I arrived at the train station, it was announced that the train would be over an hour late. After parting ways with Krystle I walked over to the Hilton hotel across the street and camped out there with my laptop until noon.Shortly after I got back to the station, the train pulled in and departed around half past 12. In spite of the delay we still arrived in New Orleans “on schedule” at about 3:45. I took a cab from the station to WVUE where I was scheduled to work my regular 5-10 PM shift. The evening passed without incident although I did feel unwell, mostly tired. I finally arrived back home this evening around 11 and promptly went to bed.

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The Good Night

If I remember right, I was up at a more respectable hour this morning. After a visit to Krystle’s mom this morning, we went out to lunch at a new restaurant in Ruston, Portico. Apparently the place was just built and has been very popular. We both found the food to unremarkable and rather expensive, however.After lunch, Krystle gathered some laundry at her place and we paid another visit to her mom’s house. Krystle’s new apartment does not have laundry facilities. We hung around there for a couple hours. I played a couple games of chess with Krystle and later taught her younger brother Jacob how to play the game. Later in the evening we both went back to Krystle’s place for dinner. She cooked steak and potatoes which turned out quite well. Before bed we watched a movie called The Good Night.

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A Little Shopping

I was about as tardy in getting up today as yesterday. Krystle and I went to Chili’s for lunch and afterward drove out to Monroe to do a little shopping. We went to Academy Sports and I got a couple pairs of jeans. We also stopped at Pier 1 so Krystle could look at furniture and various knick-knacks.After that we went to Best Buy so I could ogle some things myself. I bought a case for my DS since I am actually using it now and taking it with me when I go places. We also stopped at a nearby clothing store and later the mall down the street. We got there 15 minutes before the mall closed at six, however, so that was a wasted stop.When we got back to Ruston we visited Krystle’s mom’s house again. We had some time to kill before meeting some people later this evening. At 7:30, we went to see several of Krystle’s friends at Jessica’s house. A handful of people were there including Krystle’s friend Kristin who was in Ruston for a brief visit. Most of the time was spent chatting, eating and playing Mario Party on the WIi. I believe it was after 12 when we left for the evening. After we got back to her place we realized we had a bit more shopping that needed doing so we made a quick stop at Walmart.

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