I talked to my boss this morning and now I’m taking Wednesday off as well. That means I’ll be burning 64 vacation hours. Tomorrow night, I’m meeting up with Beth and Paul to drop off Reggie. Oh, I’m going to miss the little shit. He’s been so good lately. Tonight, though, he’s not too happy… Continue reading Getting Closer
Month: April 2007
Insurance Increase
I just got the revised bill for my insurance now that I have the new car. My insurance has more than doubled. Keep in mind that I didn’t have full coverage on my car before, so that justifies some of the increase. I really can’t complain because my insurance is still half of what I… Continue reading Insurance Increase
Oakland Highway Collapse
(link) Earlier today, I got a message from another Pug Villager asking me what airport I was flying into. He said that if I was flying into Oakland, it would take me quite some time to get into San Francisco from the airport. Fortunately, I’m flying into San Francisco International, and that means my transportation… Continue reading Oakland Highway Collapse
Protective Brutus
DSCN0273 Originally uploaded by mikehillwig. My friend Liz has a little guy who just turned a year old. He’s a cute little thing. We were all at Beth and Paul’s house yesterday, and I was wondering how the Pugs would react with the little guy. Reggie really wasn’t interested in him, and I… Continue reading Protective Brutus
Roasted Tomato Soup
DSCN0287 Originally uploaded by mikehillwig. Today was Sunday, and I didn’t want to cook up a ton of food since I’m leaving very early Thursday morning. It was a good day to make soup. I opened a few cans of tomatoes and chopped up some fresh roma tomatoes. Then I chopped up an… Continue reading Roasted Tomato Soup
Blogger API Entry
PICT3452.JPG Originally uploaded by mikehillwig. I’m working on a project right now, going through all of the pictures in my iPhoto library and uploading tons of them to my Flickr account. I started with my Reggie pictures from 2005, then some of my family, and now I’m doing all of my Buddy and… Continue reading Blogger API Entry
Where Portland Eats
I did a quick Google search for “Portland eats” to see what I could find in terms of food. It led me to whereportlandeats.com. It looks like a good starting point to find some good eats in Portland. Citysearch also led me to Cheap Eats.
Friends, Food, and Fun
Today was a good day. Reggie and I went out to Beth and Paul’s house. They were having a little gathering because his parents are in from the UK. Sam came up with Murphy and Howie. Dave and Liz had Alex with them. He’s getting SO big. It was a great day, and Beth, as… Continue reading Friends, Food, and Fun
Dear Food Network
Sandra Lee is a disaster of a celebrity on your network. Please cancel her show. She is everything that should NOT be put on television for people who love food. I can tolerate Rachel Ray. But Sandra Lee is horrendous.
Trip Ideas
What do I want to do on this trip? I’ve been to San Francisco many times but never Portland. I have a week to fill and so far zero plans. Any suggestions?