Monthly Archives: September 2003

University Village Apple

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Ian

I got an email this afternoon from Apple Computer announcing that today was the Grand opening for the new Apple Computer Store in the University Village, which is just east of the University of Washington. I told Mary the news and we quickly adjusted our plans to run down to the store to have a peek.
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About Those Photos,

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Ian

Well, my expectations for the roll of film that I’ve been waiting for couldn’t have been more of a disappointment. I waited for a week and a half for the development and ten more minutes in line today, just to learn that something had gone wrong with the film! The roll was completely blank.
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Ryan Casey’s Cameo

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Ian

One of the first things I did this morning was to make a small, but much needed, adjustment to my homepage. The Amazon button I created for myself was always placing itself at the bottom of the page, and I wanted it to appear just under my Top Ten. It took a little while to see what was going on with the code, but I finally got it nailed down. It’s extremely satisfying to correct something like this when you’ve thinking about it and looking at it for months.
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Losing Three Weeks

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Ian

Well, I had another awkward encounter with one of my agencies again today. Yesterday, I’d left a voicemail for an agent as a follow-up to a job that I was supposed to be starting on Monday. I’d first been approached about this a few weeks ago, but I haven’t heard anything about the assignment since, which made it impossible to prepare. I called again today and got transferred to yet another agent, one whom I’d never spoken to before. Sounding like her report was old news, she plainly offered that the client company had already found a candidate to fill the position in question.
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A Very Nice Wednesday

Posted on September 24, 2003 by Ian

Today’s been great! Having finally resolved all of my site’s transition issues, I chose to address some of those administration issues I’ve been procrastinating on. I even took time to archive my site and the corresponding project folder, complete with exported entries. Long overdue, I’m happy to have this particular CD in my collection.
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