Chickenz in tha hood

Exciting news! There are chickens in my neighborhood! I was just on a walk with Foster when, about two blocks away, I came upon a house with a beautiful Barred Rock hen in the yard! When we approached, it scooted into some nearby bushes, where I spied several more hens! Brown and white ones too. There were at least 5 in all, maybe more. And it was a pretty nice house, too. So there is some precedent for keeping sweet chickens in this nice old neighborhood. I will be paying closer attention to that yard.

MacBook & Foster

So I'm spending my days studying for the impending exam. The new computer got here last week, and it is amazing. Incredible technology. One thing it has is the built-in camera, allowing me to have video chats using iChat. If anyone out there has a webcam, my AIM id is boatloadofpigs. I've never been much for instant messaging, but doing it via audio/video is neat!

Also, I have a study buddy with me right now. Foster is here! He is a wonderful gentleman, as ever. He mainly just hangs out while I study, but from time to time we go on walks. A few nights ago I took him to his first Mardi Gras parade. Here is an image of how we're spending our days lately...

Tip of the Day

Don't snorkel in Oregon.

Tip of the Day

Always be careful not to take the wrong bus.

Live from Mobile

I can hear the Mardi Gras parade from my couch right now. Conde Cavaliers, first of the season.

Update

Greetings. It's been a busy and unsettled few weeks, but I'm able to post now. The biggest news is that I just moved to Mobile. Found a great little house in the Oakleigh Historic Garden District, a few blocks from Parks. Yes, after years of following Dan around the country, I felt it was time to make a change. Parks is my new beacon. I left DC last week, got here last Friday, and I'm now basically settled. Come visit.

Painfully, I still don't have my computer back, which made it hard to wrap up my affairs in DC - subletting the apt., etc - but I made do by using other people's computers. The bad news is that it's now been 4 weeks since I had my computer, but the great news is that Apple told me last week that they're replacing my broken iBook with a new MacBook! Amazing! The iBook was still waiting on a part, and they didn't want to make me wait indefinitely, so they're sending me a new one! And it's a huge leap over the old one, so I'm about to jump out of my pants I'm so excited!
Another bit of pleasant computer news is that as of today my DSL service is operational, I've got the wireless going, and I remembered my old Dell laptop still works for simple things, so for the first time in a month, I can sit on the couch and be online. It's a huge relief. But I do need my Mac, with all my data & stuff, before I'm back at full strength.

So there are the headlines. More tales & details will be along in time.