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Not November!

Daniel Cole — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:57:06 +0000

Wow, it’s already November. Time is flying. So to elaborate on my October post, the last few months have been quite crazy! I’ve gotten settled in to my 2-bed, 2-bath apartment that I share with me, myself, and I. I’ve taken my first business trip that lasted 6 days (I worked in Beaverton, OR, near Portland). I’ve gone on a two month spending spree to fill out my apartment. I discovered the gender of my soon-to-be nephew. I’ve installed Windows 7 on my PC and I’m loving it! And I’m planning my schedule for the hectic holiday season.

I love my new Canon EOS Rebel T1i. I’ve got a lot to learn, but ever since I got my first digital camera in 2002 photography has been a passion. These two photos are a few of the things I’ve bought to fill out my apartment. Most of the dishes are dirty at the moment, so the cabinet seems a bit empty. It’s normally full to the brim. I have enough settings for 8 people.

I’m looking forward to the coming months. I’m planning a holiday party for some of my coworkers. This will be a good début of the dishware, my cooking skills, and my hosting abilities. Amanda, my sister is due in January. I’m very excited about the addition to our family. Plus, babies can be used as chick-magnets . I’ve also started planning for the purchase of a house. It probably won’t happen until after 2010, but I want to get a fixer-upper. I don’t want it to be falling apart, but it could be in need of a remodel.

Pre-Seattle Trip

Daniel Cole — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:28:18 +0000

Ok, so today I’m packed and getting ready to fly to Seattle this evening. Last week, I watch the first 3 seasons of The Office. I don’t know how I missed the train on this show! It is so hilarious! I’ll catch up on season 4 on Hulu.com.

I’ve watered my plants for the upcoming week, I’m pretty sure they will be fine. I have about sixteen magazines, fourteen hours left on an eBook, eighteen podcasts, and about 4000 songs I can listen to for the trip.

When I get back, I plan on buying a mini-fridge. I’m excited about buying one; not sure why, I just am. Yesterday, I bought a new wireless router for the apartment. The previous roommate removed the router that had been there, causing the internet to not work right. It’s all fixed now.

Yesterday, I also had my parents pay for Blinn and I filled out my FAFSA. There are so many things to do before you go on a long vacation.

I will be posting pictures, locations, text, and more online as the trip progresses.

Good Day

Daniel Cole — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:37:29 +0000

Today didn’t start out so nice, but quickly improved! I woke up early (negative) and went to class. The class turned out to be cancel and replaced with an online lecture, but the professor felt bad because a couple of us came, so she gave the lecture in person anyway (positive). After that class, I walked to my bank to find out if I was going to need to apply for another debit card when my current one expires; I don’t, another is sent in the mail to me before the old one dies (positive). I had an hour and a half until my next class, so I decided to walk from my bank to Wehner, probably about a mile, along University Dr. (positive). It was very interesting, I don’t know why, but I felt a sense of adventure and exploration. When I arrive at Wehner I still had an hour left, so I got a Blue Bell ice cream sandwich, the cookies ‘n cream kind, and a Starbucks iced coffee (positive). The total was less than $5 (positive). Next, I had class with a few friends (positive). After that class, I had Marketing class. At first I thought it was going to be as boring as it normally is, but today we discussed some of the marketing campaigns Texas A&M University is using and came up with ways to improve or add to them (big positive). It was a lot of fun in my discussion session today.

At work, I was able to complete or, at least, send several ISER’s on their way (positive). After 5 PM, I worked on a project to upgrade all of the PC’s in one department to Office 2003. This involved uninstalling Office 2000, installing Office 2003, and running an audit program that scans the PC for software. All of the PC’s except one were updated and most PC’s had successful audits (moderate positive). I’ve almost completed that project task (positive, I really like completing things, it gives me a sense of accomplishment). So, I was able to leave work at 8:30 PM (moderate negative, it could have been later), totaling a little more than 22 hours for this week (positive).

I made it home in time for Battlestar Galactica and I will watch Battle 360° when it repeats at 1 AM (positive). When I checked my email, I discovered that I might be getting a second job as a web designer from my former boss (major positive)! This has really got me excited!

Later this evening, I’m going to take a hot shower (positive) and go to sleep for close to 11 hours (big positive). I hope everyone had and will have an excellent day!