2005

Apr072005

Stormy

I worked at the west bank office today for the first time in quite a while. The pleasant of the weather of the past few days was made a distant memory with the heave rain and severe weather throughout the area. Daytime TV was quite frequently interrupted by weather reports concerning tornado warnings and the like. A handful of mobile homes were destroyed in outlying areas. There was also a school shooting in the lower 9th ward that further interrupted the soap operas. There was some dictation to do, which I finished before 11. After I finished cleaning the two hydrocollators around two I ran out of work to do. Mom picked me up after five. We ordered pizza for dinner. The evening was pretty dull.

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Apr062005

No Parking

I had to take the bus to class this afternoon as Dad had to go to the west bank office. I had plenty of time and I stopped in EB Games and walked out with a Xbox live headset, the Halo 2 one. When I got upstairs I spoke briefly with Ms. Snell who told me she cancelled class since students would have been unable to park due to an event at the Superdome. She tried calling while I was on the bus but I didn’t answer the phone. I decided to call Ann for lunch and we met at Purple Roses, 20 minutes late as usual. I took a bus to mid city after lunch to work. There were a number of new patient reports, which I finished with no trouble. Dad and I left the office a few minutes after five to take me downtown for this evening’s class. Rock and Roll History class mostly dealt with punk rock. There was a lengthy lecture and we watched some clips before class was dismissed at quarter to eight. I took a cab to Melanie’s house to visit for the evening since Dad was busy this evening. Tulane played UNO on the lakefront and he went to the game. Tulane won that game, 6-0. Melanie and I watched a couple of movies this evening, Patriot Games and Young Sherlock Holmes. I got a cab home, had a pleasant conversation with the driver and arrived after two.

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Apr042005

CD Review Review

Dad had said we were going to work early today but I arrived at 9:45 which was manageable. There was just some scattered work to do until the doctor arrived around three. Dad took me uptown not long after since it was about to get crowded at the office and I didn’t have any work to do anyway. I sat is the library for a little while before making my way to class. I stopped in the Richardson lab to pick up a security suite CD and then sat outside for a little while before class started. Attendance was a bit light in class this evening. We went over out music CD reviews. They weren’t too bad and the class thought mine was half-decent. She lectured about television for a little while after the workshop as our next assignment is to review a TV show currently in production. Dad picked me up after class. He arrived just as it ended as he had to work late this evening. I didn’t do much of anything in the evening.

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Apr032005

UAB Swept

Dad, Andrew and I went straight from church to the baseball game this afternoon. Jeff went back to school after having been back all last week for spring break. The weather was gorgeous again. Dad was more that slightly naggy about being out in the sun so I bought a hat before the game started. Again, Tulane handily beat UAB with a final score of 13-5. We got home around five after the game. We had field peas for dinner. I spent some time in the evening looking for a ultra-compact AM/FM radio and picked out a Sony model. Later in the evening I did my homework for review writing class, reviewing a recent CD. The Halo 2 soundtrack is the only CD I have less than six months old so I reviews that. I had trouble getting started as I so often do but I think I managed alright. I went to bed having finished that and some laundry shortly after midnight.

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Apr022005

The Office Special

I took my good old time getting up this morning, making it out of bed at around 11. I watched Battlestar Galactica after being up for a while. Dad, my brothers and I left the house some time after one to go to this today’s baseball game. We stopped at the Frostop for lunch first. The weather was quite pleasant this afternoon cool and sunny. Tulane beat UAB again this afternoon, but it wasn’t nearly the blowout as yesterday’s game was. Tulane held a 4-1 lead at the end of the eighth. UAB scored three runs late but it wasn’t enough and Tulane won 4-3. We came home after the game, grandma was there, she stopped by for a visit and dinner. Mom made barbeque shrimp, which was quite good, more buttery than usual. Later in the evening I watched The Office Special, a Christmas special which served as an end to the series. Although the David Brent character is often hard to watch, the latter half made up for that to make one of the best endings to a sitcom. Although I have some disdain for love stories and they are all too often contrived and cheesy, The Office had the best one I can ever remember seeing in either TV or film. I talked to Khadijah on the phone for a little while and went to bed at a half-decent hour.

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Apr012005

Tulane vs. UAB

I got to work most unusually early for a Friday, Dad had to be at the west bank office in the morning and that meant bringing me to mid city even earlier. It was rather gloomy outside this morning but it got much better later in the afternoon. I clocked in at 7:45. I don’t remember doing all that much in the morning but I had dictation to do in the afternoon. Dad came back to the office in the afternoon and we both left at 2:45 to get Andrew. On the way we stopped at Moldaner’s to drop off a roll of 120 film that I shot with the Mamiyaflex. We were a bit late in picking up Andrew due to that stop and the heavy traffic. Before making it home we stopped so Dad could wash the car. Dad, Jeff, Andrew and myself went out to the game after dinner this evening. Tulane played the University of Alabama-Birmingham baseball team in the first game of the series this evening. The school newspaper recently described UAB as “Tulane’s perennial bitch,” as Tulane’s various athletic teams have been beating Tulane recently, most notably in a football game last season. That trend continued this evening with an easy win for Tulane with a final of 11-3. The weather grew more than somewhat cold after the sun went down and we left the game during the seventh inning stretch, at which time Tulane already had a pretty safe lead. Later in the evening I talked to Bianca on the phone for a little while and browsed ebay for a while before bed.

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Mar312005

How to Ruin Your Life

Dad and I left the house shortly after nine this morning. I did a couple reports before dad took me to this afternoon’s class. Ms. Snell lectured about advertising and PR for about 50 minutes, longer than the 30 minute classes we’ve grown all too comfortable with. After class I returned the shoes I bought on Monday as they didn’t really fit. I got some lunch at a little seafood place stuck in obscurity from the rest of the food court. As I was walking to the bus stop on Tulane I saw Renee and Murial from the bookstore standing just outside. I stopped into the store for just a minute to say hi to Ann, who I haven’t had lunch with lately. I caught a bus back to work and arrived back at 2:15. I remained at the office until 5:30 when I left and got a cab uptown. Melanie and I went to see Ben Stein Speak at Tulane this evening at McAlister auditorium. We arrived shortly after 6:30, about a half hour before the talk was about to start. A line had formed at the door, which was mildly surprising. That line got a lot longer shortly after we took our place. Ben Stein was introduced about ten past seven. The night’s topic was “How to Ruin Your Life,” also the title of one of his books. He opened with a few lengthy, well-crafted jokes. He then spoke for a while about both how to ruin and how to save your life, remarking about things critical for success. He took questions for over 30 minutes after the speech. His appearance ended after he said “Bueller” by request of s student. Melanie and I walked back to her house after we left. We talked for a while and watched The Incredibles. I got a cab home around two.

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Mar302005

Ghost World

I went to work with Dad this morning for 10:15. We stopped at the west bank office for a while before making our way across the river. I had nothing to do there so I just sat around until we left. When we got to the mid city office we stayed for just a little while, long enough for me to vacuum the floor. Dad took me uptown afterward. I had him drop me off at a camera shop on Maple St. that was closing down in a couple days. I was there for a little while. Someone there gave me a OM mount 2x tele-converter that he had been unable to sell on ebay, which I thought was rather considerate. I bought a camera strap to fit the Mamiyaflex, a micro fiber cloth and a roll of TMAX 3200. I thought it might be interesting to try shooting a much faster film. All that in hand, I got something to eat before walking to the library. I remained there for a few hours, most of which was spent browsing ebay. I walked to class shortly after five. There was one presentation in film class this evening and we watched Ghost World. After class I walked to the library because it was going to take a little while for Dad to arrive to take me home. Later in the evening I was on ebay some more, I did some laundry and talked to Melanie on the phone for a while before bed.

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Mar292005

Back From Break

Today marked the end of Tulane’s spring break not that it was terribly eventful anyway. Of course that’s hardly a bad thing. I went to work earlier that usual this morning. Dad basically dropped me off at the office; he couldn’t stay because he had to take his car in for service. I was at the office between nine and four. I can’t say I remember doing much work, but that would be only because there wasn’t much to be done. I did finish going through the patient files again. It would seem that the database wasn’t in too poor of shape. Dad dropped me off uptown shortly after four o’clock. I sat just outside the library for a while, as the weather was so pleasant today, as it has been off and on all week. I intended to read some handouts from class but I just spent the time browsing ebay. I walked to Norman Mayer about a half hour before this evening’s review writing class started. We discussed the class reviews this evening. I talked to Ami on the phone during the break, she had an small problem with some software I sent. I was surprised that the package I sent out on Saturday arrived in Arizona so soon. After the workshop, Dr. Houston discussed music and reviews on the subject at length. Out next assignment requires us to review a recent album. Dad picked me up shortly after class. I talked to Ami for a while after I got home. Later in the evening I watched The Killing before going to bed at a half decent hour.

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Mar292005

Xbox Live

We were a little late in leaving the house this morning, not that it was of any circumstance. Dad and I arrived at the mall with just a couple minutes to spare before class started this afternoon. Ms. Snell discussed “integrated marketing communications” advertising. Dad waited in the mall at Macy’s for me to finish class. I waited to call him after class so I could pick up some t-shirts. I saw me at the checkout at Macy’s and we left for work shortly thereafter. There were a few things to do at work today but I didn’t feel busy. We left the office sometime before five. Dad dropped me off at the New Orleans Center again for this evening’s class. Randy showed up a number of clips from Woodstock. That made up the better part of the class. He lectured for a short while about the 70’s and gave us our mid-terms. I was surprised to get a ‘B’ as I was more than somewhat disappointed with my knowledge of the material. Class was dismissed earlier than usual at 7:40. I called Dad and he said he’d be around before long to pick me up. I went to a couple of stores in the mean time. I bought a picture frame I didn’t need, contemplated buying a PSP and got some shoes, all-black Converse. Later in the evening after I got home, I activated an Xbox Live trial I had that was about to expire. I only played for a little while but I got all the content downloads for the games I have. I went to bed a while after I finished fooling with that.

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Mar282005

Easter Sunday

Shortly after we got home from church, Grandma Janet came by the house for a couple hours to visit. Sometime after five o’clock, we went to Grandma Laughlin’s house for dinner this evening. As usual, grandma thought the food would be lousy, and as usual, it was excellent. We visited with her for a few hours after dinner. Grandma gave me her old Kodak Bantam f4.5 camera, which is unfortunately no longer viably usable since the 828 film is no longer manufactured. Later in the evening after getting home, I watched the season (series?) finale of Carnivale. I was assuming this would the conclusion of the series, but it seems to have been left somewhat open-ended, so perhaps there will be a 3rd season. In any event, it’s been an amazing show to watch. I cannot articulate all the weird stuff I’ve seen. I went to bed afterward at about 11:30.

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Mar272005

Brownies and Monsters

update to come

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Mar262005

Sci-Fi Friday

I went to work with dad for about 10:30 this morning. I didn’t have much to do when I got there. There was some dictation to do later in the day after doc had been there a couple hours. Dad had planned on us leaving around one but a new patient got called in around 11 but he still hadn’t shown up at 1:30. Dad took my suggestion and we went to lunch at Bangkok Cuisine across Carrollton. After about a half hour lunch we went back to the office for just a minute before leaving to go home. A little while after getting home I washed my car. Mom and Dad went to the Hornet’s game this evening. I had the Sci-Fi channel off for a few hours this evening. I watched Stargate SG-1, Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica in order.

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Mar242005

Flipping Through Files

We had a few stops to make before getting to the office this morning. First, Dad had to stop at the Gretna Courthouse to renew the occupational license for the west bank office. With that in hand we stopped at that office for a few minutes. Dad needed to take some pictures of the clinic. We got to the mid city office at 11:15. There was no dictation but there was plenty of work to do just after lunch. Due to the discrepancies in the patient database, I spend the day going through all the unsettled cases, checking them against the computer. I did that until I left at quarter to sox. I hadn’t quite finished when I left. Jeff came home this evening for spring break. I was in front of the computer for the better part of the evening. I talked to Khadijah on the phone for a while before bed.

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