Friday, May 10, 2002
I trained Kristina on how to use the laptop. She's taking it to a retreat for the Health Policy and Management Pathway at Sonoma Mission Inn (lucky her!). I told her to go to the baths there if at all possible. The digital camera I ordered under Susie's account arrived today, so I had fun setting it up. It's a Canon Powershot G2. Originally I had ordered a Kodak DC4800 but it seems Kodak was discontinuing it and I couldn't find a place that still had it that would also take purchase orders. At the computer meeting yesterday they announced VPN clients for Mac OS 8 and 9 and Windows XP, so today I updated our operating system requirements page on the Web site to remove the warnings about workarounds for no VPN clients for these operating systems. I shopped for an Iomega Microdrive 340 MB for the new camera. I shopped for a new computer and monitor and printer for James. I shopped for a new computer for Chris. Bought flowers, bussed home. Dinner at Watergate with Patrick. When we arrived, we saw what we call the Yeti Motorcycle parked on the sidewalk in front. This motorcycle had hair growing out of it, like a living beast. It's hard to explain, so when we put more pictures up, this one will be among them. We had a special dinner to celebrate getting settled in our new apartment and Patrick having cooked many good meals in it already. Patrick had ahi tuna carpaccio, roasted wild boar (which tasted like pork—not chicken!), chocolate pecan tart. I had seared day boat scallops, filet mignon medium (it was so cute!), banana nut bread. After that we stopped at Brian and Kelly's to hang out. We searched the Web for old Anything Box tunes and a sound clip of the Sad Mac "Chimes of Death" but we were unsuccessful at both. (Google needs an audio tab, huh?) Brian bemoaned the possibility of being laid off soon. They told of last weekend's indulgence at (we think) Le Jardin d'Eau in San Jose. They showed off the giant Dymo labeller they found on eBay. It's about 8" x 16" x 16". It's got a letter dial as big as a dinner plate (or maybe a charger, even). They have two type wheels, and we were all quick to complain the inability to kern or change font sizes to whatever we wanted.