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my iPod is dead

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Yep. It looks like my wonderful little iPod has reached it’s end.

What a sad, sad day. It started acting up yesterday on the way home from work. I changed selections and it froze. So, I let the battery die (not that I had a choice) and let it rest for a while. Plugged it in to see what would happen and still had issues. Then, this morning, I was able to do a reset on it. Looked like it would work, but, did not. t just won’t play.

So, tonight I tried to do a restore and that is what I got. :(

I was so hoping an orange nano would come out before it died. I really want orange, but the shuffle just won’t fit my needs. I’ll likely get the (PRODUCT) RED nano, but we’ll have to see.

**UPDATE: It’s lives!!!!!!! Tricia helped me get it to restore. Then the thing just kept wanting to restore. But, looking on Apple.com I found a good article. I popped it into disk mode, ran it through a disk check, and then the restore finished and I could start putting music on it. Wooohooo.

the countdown

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just counting the days until March 16th….. soon…. so soon….

the stress should be better on that day. The massive project will be coming to an end… and oh, am I looking forward to it.

New Orleans – bildit

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This is exciting. New Orleans architecture/design company Bildit looks like it’s putting up some wonderful new homes in the Big Easy.

Dawn and I are due for another of our ‘every 5 years’ trips to New Orleans this year and plan to take Little Man. Hopefully I’ll be able to see some of their designs in person this October.

<link via architechnophilia>

Disturbing

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So tonight we were driving home and I happened to see a disturbing bumper sticker that I just had to comment on. It was a marine corp sticker that stated “give war a chance”. Though I know we’re in a war currently (but I’ll leave that comment alone – don’t get me started on that one) it amazes me that there are people in this world that are that ignorant.

Then, I started reading CNN.com and read about the backlash on an article that was published in AsianWeek magazine. I’m not even going to bring up what it was about on here, it was horrid though. Here’s a link to the CNN.com article.

I guess sometimes people can be so disappointing…..

Renunciation

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Quite a few Catholics that I know are having their time of lent now. (or it may have just ended, apologies for not knowing exactly. Is it a week, or the full 40 days?)

I can relate to this in some ways. On one hand; Buddhist retreats I’ve gone to have been put together in such a way that you give up things during the time you’re there. Whether it’s:

  • eating a full dinner at night (they’re quite easy on us with this, compared to the Theravadan monastics, whom do not eat anything past noon – ever)
  • sleeping in comfort (typically a blanket and the floor – or the worlds stiffest bed)
  • wearing jewelry (admittedly an easy one for me)
  • living in silence (sounds wonderful, but let me tell you – this is SERIOUSLY hard)
  • and quite a few others, but you get my point

each of the pieces you give up provide a very direct way of learning. If you think of not wearing jewelry, you consider that it truly is ego that wears the jewelry. If you think of sleeping in comfort, you think of making every waking moment one of practice.

And, on another hand, I’ve personally decided to give up some things for life. Meat. I’m a fairly strict vegetarian. If a sentient being had to die – through skillful means I cannot consider making that my meal. Alcohol. I do not drink. Period. These are personal choices I’ve made. Vegetarianism came from seeing no other choice in my own practice. Giving up alcohol came from very specific vows I took.

So, to my Catholic friends; good luck to you. May each of you find peace in your practice. May your choice to give up, whatever it may be, help you in your life. I know my choices on the things I’ve given up have truly helped me.

BoKlok

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IKEA is now in the prefab business.

Unfortunately it’s not currently in the US. Only Scandinavia, and the UK. Well, hopefully it will come here soon, I would love to see new developments all built this way, and IKEA has the ability to bring good design to the masses with their prices.