Christopher T. Nitchie: Personal StuffNon-technical blogging.(Untitled)- July 17, 2002 The honeymoon troubles are solved; we're staying in a fantastic-looking resort that's gotten unanimously good reviews on Usenet; a set of villas on a hill overlooking the Carribbean, nestled in the jungled valley between two mountains on St. Lucia. The wedding is 4 days away; I leave tomorrow. I'm doing the final preparation, getting everything settled, making sure I'm not forgetting anything (note to self: grab an umbrella), and making sure the apartment is in decent shape for when.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100564/categories/personalStuff/2002/07/16.html#a167 (Untitled)- July 15, 2002 As I switched off my alarm this morning, I had the thought: There's only one more time that I'll do that alone. Pretty wild. I leave Wednesday for New York, where I'll spend a day and a half with my best man and his girlfriend and some other buddies, some of which I haven't seen since College. Then on Friday we drive to Pennsylvania to meet up with Shannon and her family and take care of some pre-wedding business. Saturday, we get married, and Sunday we leave for a week..http://radio.weblogs.com/0100564/categories/personalStuff/2002/07/15.html#a166 (Untitled)- July 1, 2002 I'm not allowed to go to Border's. Whether I need to or not, I always wind up buying a few things. It's awful. No matter how much I tell myself, "OK, you've got about ten books you need to read, you're up on your movie collection and there's no music you want, and besides, self, you don't have too much extra money, so we'll just not buy anything this time." It was just as I was finishing this little litany that I saw Neil Gaiman's new book. I can't not buy a new Gaiman...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100564/categories/personalStuff/2002/06/30.html#a165 (Untitled)- July 1, 2002 Here's an excellent article in the New York Times about what needs to happen for the Music industry to adjust to the internet.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100564/categories/personalStuff/2002/06/30.html#a164 |