Saturday, January 12, 2013

Signed up with Tumblr for the first time ever. Uninstalled the Mac application called Alfred. For the umpteenth time Alfred failed to find a file I knew existed and when I switched to Spotlight, Spotlight found it. Alfred was indeed faster at finding things than Spotlight, but for it to tell me something doesn't exist when I know it does is unacceptable. (Spotlight is no less guilty, but I am cleaning house you could say.) I had previously tried resolving this problem using troubleshooting tips Alfred provided, but was unsuccessful reliably resolving the problem despite trying all their tips. Lots of vacuuming and continuing to rearrange furniture and sound and computer equipment in the living room. Cut my hair, showered. Ambrosia Bakery. Drove to a cousins reunion at Lani and Rob's in Sunnyvale. Dex brought meats from Freedom Meat Locker and Rob grilled them. Lani prepared panko-encrusted fish fillets, green beans, half-n-half rice, salad. White elephant gift exchange with Rob, Lani, Dex, Johnson, Chika, Alex. Rob received a cookie kit and tin from Dex. Dex received red and green Tupperware cups and Hawaiian salt from Lani, Lani received an original Omniture-branded iPhone in a custom bright green. Chika received a Playstation 1 (1998) from Rob. Johnson received Tina's tagine and cookbook from me. I received a copy of Apple DVD Studio Pro and an Eddie Bauer fold and view mirror from Johnson, Alex received a Palm m105 (2001) and TOMS Shoes (which fit him without socks) and a red Tiger Balm baseball cap. Afterwards we watched football that Rob had recorded earlier: Niners vs. Packers. It was a particularly exciting game with 4 ties. Niners won. To bed late. Wound up with extra cookies from Ambrosia Bakery because no one sent me the address to the party to which I had been invited.