2004

Aug092004

Bayou Segnette

After a good deal of planning, some friends and I rented a cabin at Bayou Segnette for a couple days, the basic idea being to spend some time with friends in a reasonably secluded location. The players in this little adventure include me, Bianca, Khadijah, Toni, and Kali's new roommate Sara. I had done most of my packing the night before but I still had a good deal to do this afternoon. We intended to be there for the check-in time of 3:00 PM but that just wasn't meant to be. At around five Toni stopped by the house to pick up my stuff, as two trips in her small car were required to get everything there. Bianca and I waited at home while the rest of them went to drop off everyone's stuff. Bianca walked to my place while we waited. Bianca told me about some other things we needed to bring so we gathered them up. Toni picked us up soon after. It was then I learned that our little weekend was to be turned into a surprise birthday party for Dorcas, a friend of some of the others. I was certainly disappointed as I wasn't expecting the extra company or the effort and expense of such a thing. After hearing the lovely news we had more stops to make before heading to the cabin. The only one I can remember however is Wal-Mart, where we bought a number of groceries. Following that we made our way to Bayou Segnette and arrived somewhere around ten o'clock. After unpacking everything I started dinner, frozen lasagna. While we waiting we started watching “Signs.” We had dinner around 1:00 AM, quite late. A good while after than and some conversation we went to bed. I wasn't quite tired yet and I went to sit out on the covered deck, where an impressive light show was going on. Kali joined me outside and it started raining. We talked for a while and I went to bed around four.

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Aug072004

Deanie's and Astral Project

This evening I joined the same group as yesterday for dinner. As Juan's suggestion we went to a seafood place called Deanie's on the lakefront. It was a decent place but I'm not sure it was worth going that far out. I had the crawfish etouffee. After dinner I rode with Evan and Dorcas where I was to meet Dad at Snug Harbor to see Astral Project perform. Thanks to Evan's 'swift' driving I got there right on time. Astral Project is a rather unique Jazz band. They had a really good set this evening.

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Aug062004

A Day at Work and A Late Night on Bourbon St.

I was at work at Mid-City this afternoon. Nothing out of the ordinary there, transcribed a few reports. My friend Khadijah got in town this evening. We had plans to go out but nothing materialized until after 11:00. We stopped by Taco Bell first for something to eat. Dorcas and her friend Evan met us there and we elected to go to the French Quarter. We were around there for a while walking around. I got home around 3:30.

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Aug032004

300th Post – Lawn Work and Some Sunlight

This is the 300th post in this log. I was home today without much to do so I decided to mow the lawn which I did. I made spaghetti for dinner and that was pretty much my day.

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Aug022004

Some Phone Calls and A Broken Clock

The weekend was rather quiet. I didn't go anywhere and my brothers were visiting my grandma and aunt in Metarie. I went to work this morning after starting red beans for dinner. I didn't have much to do today aside from answer the phones. I was by myself in the afternoon and fielded several calls from people responding to an ad for a nurse. Aside from that I had nothing else to do so I took an old broken flip clock and tried to fix it. The display mechanism was in pieces. I wasn't able to finish by the time I went home so I spend some time in the evening fixing it. I was on the computer later in the evening.

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Jul302004

A Few Days of Work and an Evening at the Movies

Monday and Tuesday were largely devoid of activity. On Thursday the family got a new computer for the house. I spent part of the evening setting it up. I was able to work on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I was at the west bank office on the first two days. I didn't have much to do on either of those days. I did some reports at Mid-City on Friday afternoon. After leaving work today we stopped to get the car washed. Later in the evening I went with Toni to the movies. We saw The Bourne Supremacy”. I didn't find it to be as good as the first film but it was decent. It would have beel alot more entertaining had there been just a little more humor. The story was less than stellar, but the execution was quite good. I was on the computer and watched some TV later in the evening after getting home.

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Jul242004

"Select-A-Seat" Day

Dad and I went to the Superdome this afternoon to the Saint's Select a Seat day. It an event for season ticket holders and those interested to see their seats and pick others. We have already purchased two seats so I guess Dad just wanted to see the view. They're up pretty high but they're quite decent. After leaving there we went to the New Orleans Center to look around a bit. I walked out with an Xbox controller and we went to lunch. We ate at a nice little place in the quarter called the Olde Nawlins Cookery. we both had a cup of gumbo and bread pudding. I can't recall ever having better bread pudding. After lunch we walked over to Tower Records and browsed around there for a while. After a while I picked out this box set that I turned out to not even like. It was a gamble as is buying any music without hearing it first. Oh well. Later in the evening I watched some TV, helped clear out the kitchen, and talked to some friends and played a little trivia game about people from high school.

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Jul232004

"Double Feature" and IHOP

I joined Toni, Bianca, Dorcas and her friend Evan for the evening. After meeting up with everybody and waiting for Toni, we sped over to the movie theater to catch the 7 o'clock showing of Catwoman. We were late so we had to sit up front. Bad seats didn't help the lousy movie at all. Halle Berry's costume was the sole redeeming attribute of the whole film. The corny plot involved an evil makeup corporation. Immediately after that movie we decided to see I, Robot so we just walked into another theater and waited for the next showing to start. I was my second viewing but Dorcas and Evan hadn't seen it yet. It's an entertaining film so I had no problem with seeing it again… and we got good seats for that show, which filled up. After I, Robot it was about 11 o'clock and we decided to get something to eat so we went to IHOP. I had a hamburger and onion rings. We were there for a while just talking and joking about the service at the restaurant. It was a good opportunity to tweak my skills as a smart-ass. I got home around 1:30 and went to bed.

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Jul222004

Nick Blann Killed in Auto Accident

Well today was another 24 hour period largely devoid of circumstance. I did get a call this afternoon regarding the death of Nicholas Blann. I understand that he and his friend Ezra were driving to Kentucky, I presume to visit his mother and sister, when a tire blew out and consequently the vehicle flipped over, killing Nick instantly. I believe Ezra suffered minor injuries requiring stitches. I feel somewhat obligated to have this posted in some small form. Nick was a classmate at Edna Karr that I was not well acquainted with but was certainly aware of. News of his death was rather shocking, seeing as how we just graduated. [ News Article ]

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Jul212004

So Far… Nothing

Moday and Tuesday have been rather dull days. I've been home all this week so far. I'm in the middle of watching “Cleopatra” right now. It's quite a chore to watch. I've spent some time fooling with my X-Box too. Late this evening I learned a former classmate, nicholas blann, was killed in a car accident today in Kentucky. I didn't know him very well, nor do I yet know any details regarding his death. He was a nice enough kid, although I remember him as egocentric at times. In any case, it was just far too soon.

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Jul192004

Another Sunday Devoid of Circumstance

I don't remember doing anything today aside from church.

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Jul182004

Dinner, a Movie and Bourbon Street With Some Friends

This evening I joined Bianca and Toni for an evening out. We got a late start so we ended up eating first and seeing a later movie. We had dinner at Semolina's, which is essentially in the theater parking lot so it was rather convenient. We hurried to finish eating so we would catch our show. We saw the 7:00 showing of I, Robot. We were late in arriving but still got decent seats in the crowded theater. It was a rather amusing movie, with Will Smith and his obligatory one-liners. I understand the movie respects Asimov's book of the same name faithfully. After the movie we made our way to the French Quarter and had a little adventure finding a parking space. With that out of the way we walked to Bourbon Street and spent the rest of the evening walking up and down, stopping in a number of places. We made our way home around midnight. I was hardly tired after getting home so I watched some TV before making it to bed.

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Jul172004

…A Few Hours Worked on Friday

I wentto work this morning and didn't have too much to do. I only recall working on one report. Over the past week I've been watching the series “I Love the 90's,” and continued to do so this evening. Today was also the series premiere od “Stargate: Atlantis.” It looks to be a promising show.

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Jul132004

…And Now For the Curtain Racks

I got up this morning to start dinner, slow cooked white beans. This afternoon I went to the west bank office with my dad to help hang some curtain racks to match the new tables we assembled yesterday. It was somewhat difficult work drilling metal racks to metal supports in the ceiling but we got it done. We left around one o'clock and stopped at McDonalds for lunch before heading home. I saw Dorcas there, a friend of a friend and classmate. This evening I finished watching “Gallipoli” and updated this log.

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