This week's highlights

[chanaleh]

Grandmothers: No changes as of yet.
New computer: Purchased and set up! First box did not function; back to MicroCenter for direct exchange, second one works fine. Whew. Also, I am now the proud owner of a 2GB USB thumb drive.
Adobe Creative Suite 2: Ordered! Due to arrive Tuesday. I'm also going to order NoteWorthy Composer... and sync up my Treo for the FIRST TIME EVER.
Old computer: Dying! But not dead yet. And fortunately, Tiger Boy figured out how to enable file-sharing between the two PCs across the Ethernet, so all 2.5 GB of useful files from the old box are now safely transferred to the new box. It's so nice to have an MIT Ph.D. around the place.
Project #1 (Kreyol workbook): In progress! Have laid out 4 of, um, 24 chapters. Also still awaiting mss for front and back matter (due Tues). In theory, page proofs need to be complete by this Friday.
Project #2 (Ray Tracing textbook): Signed! Design sample due Wed (after CS2 arrives); full sample ch's 1-2 due Fri.
Bat mitzvah invitations: Done! except for the address labels, list data to come this week from the family.
Ketubahs: Temporarily on hold. (eesti pending new Photoshop software; miraclaire, I'll get back to you shortly about scheduling our next meeting, honest.)
Taxes: Done! Succumbed and bought tax software this year, for peace of mind. Small state refund, nontrivial but manageable federal payment.
Home office: A shambles, but I may still make some more progress on it this week. Did a bunch of file reorganization in the course of tax prep, so that's good.
Dinner tonight: Planned. Chicken-and-white-bean chili. Must head out ca. 6:30pm to pick up remaining ingredients.
Contra dancing: This Tuesday! At MIT (so more geared toward beginners than the hardcore Thursday Night Contras). I haven't gone in way too many months. Anyone else interested?

Expanded to-do list will have many more entries, but I think this will suffice for today. Also, must type up last month's shul board meeting minutes to submit before tomorrow night's meeting...

Comments

[tapuz.livejournal.com]

Happy New Tech Stuff!

[doeeyedbunny.livejournal.com]

Contra dancing: This Tuesday!

I might be. Details?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

8-10:30pm in the MIT Student Center (W20-491). $6 requested donation.
http://mit.edu/fdc/www/contra.html

[moria923.livejournal.com]

Congrats on being so productive!

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

If the thumb drive is one of the super cheapo ones that Micro Center uses as a loss leader, beware connector failure. Mine lasted less than three months.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ha -- duly noted. Of course it *is* one of those. Thanks for the warning -- it explains a lot! I'll plan to use it for project backups, but not depend on it.

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

What's been recommended to me as more reliable are the Sandisk Cruzer types where the connector (and everything attached to it) retract into the body. Relatively cheap although not at the Micro Center giveaway prices.

[drwex]

Did you ever follow up with Bey about the wedding calligraphy?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Just pinged her. Thanks for the reminder.

[drwex]

All part of the service.

[lyriendel.livejournal.com]

Michael said your chili was super delicious (he hates normal chili, so this is exciting)--can I get the recipe from you sometime?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Yes! General concurrence was that it was "more like stew" than chili, despite being composed mostly of meat, beans, and spices (I think it helped that the chicken was cubed rather than ground). The recipe came from Penzeys (picked it up on a slip at the store in Arlington, last time I was over there), but I don't see it online. I'll post it.