Thoughts in Veeberland

[Originally published May 31, 2006]

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in a while.  Sarah and I went to her Aunt’s house for a week.  We installed about 750 square feet of laminate floor, which was a lot of fun and extremely hard work.  I don’t know if I’ve ever physically worked that hard in my life.  Kindof sad.  Stopped by my parents place to setup her new laptop (D820) with a docking station.  It’s pretty sweet.  I’m still trying to get her wireless to work throughout the house.  The place is just too big. read more »

[originally posted October 8, 2007]

For those of you who have stayed over at our new house, rejoice, rejoice we have fixed the leaky toilet. We ordered two new toilets online from toiletwarehouse.com We got the Toto Drake which was reviewed in this pretty interesting study. The study’s pretty cool, and you should read it. It’s pretty interesting. I’ve already “christened” the toilet and it’s a pretty nice toilet. It takes a little getting used to since it uses so little water. But of course there is more to this story than just the new toilet, thus the title read more »

Ok, What is up with people? This is just flat out wrong.  I know I shouldn’t be judgemental, but this just seems way beyond anything a rational person would do or think of.

So as of Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 4pm I have completed all my coursework for my MBA.  No homework, no tests, no projects, or classes left.  It’s all over.  I’m just waiting for my final grades and the diploma in the mail.  I started in June of 2007 right after returning from a short trip in China and plowed ahead.  It’s been an amazing time, lots of work, and lots of new friendships, that hopefully I’ll be better at maintaining. read more »

[Originally published April 25, 2006]

Oh boy was yesterday just a comedy.  To understand what’s going on I guess I need to go back a few weeks.

So back in December a company came and did a pitch on replacing our windows.  We were quite impressed, so we decided to get all 5 of our sliding windows replaced, and chose to put in new doors.  A new front door and two sets of French doors on the back.  It took us 4 months after that to get our Home Owner’s Association to approve the work, because it was changing an external architectural detail.

After some production delays our doors and windows were delivered, and it turns out they measured the basement door incorrectly and now we have to wait for a new one to be made for them to install it.  We haven’t been all that happy with the job they did on the other two doors.  The windows have ultimately turned out ok.  A few minor details, but they will come and fix them soon enough. read more »

[originally posted November 12, 2007]

I need to come up with better titles, but eh I’m just not that creative. We went up to NY this weekend. Back when we had the accident Acura sent us the wrong door panel so we had one leather panel and one felt. Looked a little funny. Dad’s been holding the panel for us for over a month. Given the training and store opening schedule we couldn’t make it up until now. I put up Mom’s new house numbers. Looks good, but I probably should have mounted it six inches higher. read more »

[Originally posted February 27, 2006]

Peter posted a bunch of pictures of our dinner party that we had.  We had a lot of fun, and it was great making all the food.  The recipes will go up in time, with the first one posted below.

While the night wasn’t a complete surprise to them, it seems like everyone had a great deal of fun.  And in the vein of the whole evening, Susanna posted a “review” of the night.  Now we’ll need to start planning for how to top the event next year!

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From the CLC Times…

“Head chef Vee and his assistants outdid themselves!  Guests raved about their gourmet dining experience from the elegant china and table decor to the excellent service.  The three-course meal was superb and faultless.  For the appetizer, the shrimp were cooked just right, not overdone and the flavor of the cocktail sauce melted in our mouths.  The filet was cooked to perfection and the bernaise sauce complimented the peppercorn crusted meat without overpowering.  The chicken was juicy and still tender with just the perfect hint of rosemary.  The presentation of the entree was precise and artful.  The dessert was divine!  The fruit selection was the finest and sweetest, and the combination of chocolate and cheesecake kept our mouths begging for more.  The service was noteworthy.  The servers were conscientious and attentive to our needs.  This was a culinary adventure worth taking again!”

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5 stars
Reviewed by Bang CG ladies

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[Originally published May 5, 2006

We had a plumber come by yesterday.  I had put in a request to ServiceMagic about needing the fixtures in our guest bath changed out.  The knobs were leaky and the shower diverter was jammed.  We went to Home Depot the day before and bought the only two handle kit they had.  Looked ok, but the display in Home Depot is deceptive.  I can get to that later.   read more »

[originally posted March 14, 2006]

This is so much better than that molded cranberry jelly most people use.  I can definitely understand if you choose to use jelly for the convenience, but this sauce actually gets soaked up by the turkey so you don’t just have the bouncy, squigly, topping, but an actual flavor agent.  You can make this quite a bit in advance and just reheat it when you need it. read more »

I’m probably the last person who’s seen this, but I stumbled across TED about a week ago.  TED is an annual conference which gives a variety of speakers 18 minutes to talk about anything.  They’ve been posting the videos on their site and some of them have been really interesting.  Really give yourself a chance to think differently, wait isn’t that Apple’s slogan?  Argh, darn advertisers are winning the war.  Well check it out if you have time.

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