2005

Apr202005

Citizen Kane

As usual, there was no rush to get to work this morning, we arrived at 11. There were some reports to do, none of which required significant effort. We left the office around one. Before taking me uptown, we stopped at an attorney’s office just up Carrolton to drop something off. Dad dropped me of at The Boot. I got something to eat and typed up some log entries while I was there. I walked over to the library around three. I read the last chapter of the film class textbook, which pertained to the movie we watched this evening. I walked to Norman Mayer around quarter past five. There was a short review for the final exam in this evening's class. We then watched Citizen Kane, a landmark film in several respects. Dad picked me up after class.

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Apr192005

Tulane Kick’s LSU’s Ass… Again

I took the bus downtown again this morning to get to class this afternoon. This afternoon’s marketing class, one of the last, pertained to customer relationship management. Ms. Snell boiled it down pretty well as she always does. I took another bus up Tulane to work after class. I arrived at one and didn’t have much to do when I got there. Don picked me up in a little U-Haul truck at about 1:30 because his wife had some surplus chairs at her office that were to be used at the clinic. The office was just up Airline Dr. so it wasn’t much of an ordeal. There were just four chairs, we loaded them up and took them back to the clinic, no problem. There wasn’t so much dictation today but I was still pretty occupied. The clinic was pretty bust as it always is so there’s usually some little thing to do. An attorney called asking for records copied on like eight patients so that took a little while. Dad arrived at the office sometime after three with Andrew. We left the office shortly after six having learned that the late patients weren’t going to show up. Dad, Andrew and I went straight to Zypher Field for tonight’ highly anticipated Tulane baseball game versus LSU. The game started at six, a time which had been adjusted to be earlier for television. The game was broadcast live on ESPN 2. The sizable parking lot was full so we parked somewhat awkwardly, close to the stadium entrance off Airline. We arrived early in the second inning if I recall correctly. LSU was at bat to start and scored three runs in the top of the first. Tulane managed one in the bottom. Although it was mildly discouraging to walk in to a score of 3-1, things got better. Both teams scored a single run in the second. Tulane tied the game in the third with two runs for a score of 4-4. In the bottom of the fourth, Tulane managed to load the bases twice and score seven runs, sharply resetting the tone of the game with a score of 11-4. Tulane didn’t score any more runs in the game. Although they managed to score four more in later innings, it wasn’t enough and Tulane won the game ever so sweetly with a final of 11-8. Beating LSU is quite nice in itself, having victory broadcast live on ESPN was even better. This game also marked the largest attendance of a college baseball game ever in Louisiana with an attendance of 12,069. We were lucky in leaving the station considering out awkward parking spot onside the road where most people were trying to exit. We went to Caf� Du Monde for some beignets after the game, which were great as always. My long streak of no powdered sugar on my clothing was not broken. Later in the evening after getting home I talked to Khadijah on the phone for about an hour before going to bed.

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Apr182005

Full Day at Work – Camera Arrived

I had more than a little trouble getting up rather early this morning. Mom took me to the office early this morning. I arrived at about 7:45. I had to spend the first few hours of the day finishing my review writing assignment while doing some work in between. I was done with that around noon and took care of the little dictation that remained from Friday. There were some faxes to send a patient files to copy, but things were pretty slow overall. Dad arrived from the westbank sometime after one. He gave me some assorted work to do that kept me marginally occupied until we left shortly after five. Dad took me uptown for class this evening before heading home himself. We had a guest speaker in review writing class, someone who actually writes reviews for a living, quite a feat I’d say. He talked for a little while about his work during a break in the workshop. The review I wrote in the 11th hour wasn’t burned to a crisp. There were a few valid criticisms that I’ll correct. There was no lecture but we still didn’t get out until eight. That was early enough for me to catch the shuttle bus downtown, however. From the medical school I walked down Canal St. to the river to catch the ferry. I was pretty lucky with the timing in catching the ferry. The one I caught was largely unoccupied, just three cars and a handful of pedestrians. I stood at the bow as it made the trip across. It seemed to move a lot faster than I remember, especially in turning around. It being dark outside may have had something to do with that perception. Dad picked me up on the other side to take me the rest of the way home. The camera I bought on ebay arrived in the mail today, a Sony DSC-V1, so I got to play with that for a while in the evening. I also talked to Khadijah on the phone for a good while before getting to bed.

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Apr172005

More Sharper

After church, Dad, Andrew and I went to the third and final game of the Houston series. The weather was beautiful again, mild and sunny. Tulane seemed to play even better today than they did yesterday. The score was tied at one after the 1st inning, but Tulane built a small lead by scoring the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th innings. Houston only got one more run in the 7th, amounting to a final of 7-2. We stopped at the store on the way home to pick up some things for dinner this evening. I picked up a roll of film I dropped off earlier in the week. Somehow, I managed to run the roll through the camera twice. There were pictures from Christmas other images double exposed from the baseball game a couple weeks ago. It was as amusing as it was frustrating, as some of the pictures would have been decent and of course it’s a waste of money. Dad grilled hamburgers and sausages for dinner. Later in the evening I tried unsuccessfully to create a mirror of the laptop I just restored, cooked some seasoning for red beans tomorrow and started on a class assignment due in about 12 hours.

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Apr162005

Sharper Performance

I worked on getting my laptop back up to spec after getting up this morning. Dad, Andrew and I went to the baseball game this afternoon. Tulane played Houston again. This game was considerably more enjoyable to watch. Scoring was a little more liberally scattered this afternoon. It was 2-1 Tulane after the 1st. The score was tied at three after the 4th. Tulane took the lead with a run in the 7th. Houston answered with a run in the top of the ninth with two outs to tie the score at four after Tulane almost had the game won. Tulane responded in kind, however. Brad Emaus, the first at-bat in the bottom of the ninth, hit a home run out of right field to win the game 5-4. We went home after the game. We had dinner not too long after arriving. Mom made lemon chicken. Later in the evening I worked on my laptop some more and watched Gaslight.

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Apr162005

Winning Streak Ends

This entry is late so the little things are forgotten. I'm sure I went to work for a little while I'm sure. We went to the Tulane baseball game this evening, the first in the Houston series. Tulane didn't play very well this evening, not all that well at all. Scoring was light ly sparced this evening. Houston scored three in third. That was the only scoring until the bottom of the seventh when Tulane scored four runs, briefly taking the lead. Houston immediately answered, however, with three more runs. That was essnetially the end of the game for a 6-4 final, Tulane's fist loss at Turchin since the Cal State Fullerton series.

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Apr152005

Dusty PC

I took the bus to this afternoon’s class since Dad went to work at the westbank office this morning. I was pretty lucky with the wait. This afternoon’s marketing class dealt with pricing. She covered two chapters on the subject which took a bit longer than most of her sessions. We also got our last test and homework assignment back, both of which I had A’s. I took the bus to work after class. There was some dictation to which I spread over the better part of the workday. Mom picked me up around 5:15. Shortly after I got home I took my computer outside to clean it up a bit. IT was pretty dusty inside and it seems like it’s been a good while since I’ve been home before sunset. It took me a good while but I got it cleaned up fine. I called Melanie and spoke with her ever so briefly this evening since we haven’t talked in a week. She said had been rather sick but this was news to me, which was more than somewhat infuriating. This may be the first time I’ve ever been pissed off at someone who is ill. Bianca called around 11 and we spoke for a little while about her being in town this weekend.

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Apr142005

Short Film Class

I went to work somewhat early with Dad this morning. There was some dictation to do, while I worked on while I was at the westbank office. We left that office around noon sometime to go to the Mid City office. I finished working on the reports I started. Dad took me uptown sometime after one. Shortly after arriving on campus, I went to see Dr. Houston at her office. She asked all her students to stop by sometime to discuss their work and the class itself. We talked about my papers briefly and then for a short while about extracurricular stuff. She lent me a copy of Doom 3 for Xbox to write a review about for a makeup assignment. I got something to eat in the bubble after that. I walked back to Gibson Hall and sat on the back steps and read my film class textbook for a good while. In this evening’s film class, we just had a number of students give their class presentations. There was no lecture and class was dismissed at 7:15. Dad picked me up a good while after that around eight, he wasn’t expecting me to finish so early. Later in the evening after getting home I watched Sweet Smell of Success while folding some clothes before bed.

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Apr132005

Work and School

I woke up with a sore throat this morning with kinda dampened my whole day, even though it was a minor ailment. I went to work with Dad at the west bank office this morning. There was some dictation to do that had been waiting over the weekend. That and fighting to open the packaging of a two line cordless phone was the only real work of the day, however. We went to the mid city office for a while after we left the west bank around one. I remember nothing from that though. Dad took me uptown for this evening’s class around five. We discussed the TV review assignments in review writing class this evening. I took a bus downtown after class, which I had to wait a while for. Dad picked me up downtown to go home. I was pretty tired, or at least I felt tired, early in the evening and went to bed around 10.

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Apr132005

Windy Day at FQF

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Apr132005

French Quarter Festival 2005

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Apr122005

Margaret Kattengell Dead at 56

There was little trace of the thunderstorm from the night before. The streets were dry and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Dad had to go to the west bank office this morning so I had to find my own way to this afternoon’s class. I took the bus and arrived at the mall not too long after 11. I got a milkshake and eventually made my way to class. We had a test in Marketing today, which I completed with little circumstance. I got out of class at 12:30. A choir from San Jose, CA was performing in the mall. I walked to Tulane Ave. and caught a bus to ‘work’ with little wait and arrived just after one. I didn’t really have anything to do. I didn’t have my laptop with me as it hasn’t worked properly since I installed McAfee, so I read some magazines. Dad picked me up to go to this evening’s class just before five. Randy lectured briefly before showing This is Spinal Tap. I left class early to just catch a shuttle uptown. I didn’t remember the times correctly, however, so I missed the shuttle by 10 minutes. I sat in a hotel lobby and read a magazine while I waited for the next one. I got on the 8:30 and got dropped off in front of Rosen House. I walked to Turchin for this evening’s Tulane baseball game against Nicholls State. I arrived around the 5th inning. Tulane had a healthy 4-0 lead. The field lights went out before the 7th inning, darkening the stadium for about 15 minutes, providing a little excitement. Tulane scored 4 runs in the sixth and three in the seventh bringing the score to 11-1, invoking the ten-run rule and ending the game. Dad and I stopped at the post office before making our way home. Shortly after I got home this evening, Mom pointed out the death notice of Margaret Kattengell in the newspaper. She was my American History teacher through my junior year of high school. It was shocking news since she was only 56. Although I didn’t enjoy all of her classes, she was a pretty cool lady. Later in the evening I talked to Khadijah on the phone for a while before going to bed.

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Apr082005

Friday Night at Home

I went to work as usual this morning. Nothing of any particular circumstance took place. On the way home we picked up Andrew from school and Dad stopped to wash his car. Jeff arrived for the weekend today. I spent the evening at home as I wasn’t really in the mood to go out. Mom and Dad went downtown for the French Quarter Festival.

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Apr082005

Better Weather

This morning left no evidence of yesterday’s stormy weather. It was beautiful outside this morning, cool, sunny and partly cloudy. I took the bus to class this morning since Dad had to go to the westbank today. Today’s marketing class had something to do with personal selling. Ms. Snell went over the upcoming exam before class ended. I took a bus up Tulane Ave. to work after class. There was quite literally nothing to do at work so I didn’t stay very long. I left the office around four to go to Melanie’s house to visit for the evening. Not long after I arrived, we watched The 39 Steps, one of Hitchcock’s earlier films. It’s largely thought of as a great movie but I thought it was merely satisfactory. We started watching Independance Day as Melanie’s mom finished cooking chicken stir-fry for dinner. Later in the evening, we watched The Importance of Being Earnest. I left to go home around 2:30.

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