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Wave invites

Derek Park — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:47:15 +0000

I have a few Google Wave invites. Let me know if you want one. (It will probably take a while between me sending the invite and you receiving it, though. They’re really slow for some reason.)

New Photos Up

Derek Park — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:35:16 +0000

I’ve uploaded a bunch of new galleries in the photos.

Among them are:

There are a ot of pictures from our trip to San Francisco that I haven’t taken the time to post. I’ll put those up son a well.

More pictures

Derek Park — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:20:41 +0000

I’ve put up a few more pictures. I added pictures from California and pictures of Kristen’s graduation (2 sets) and Seleena’s graduation.

Also, for anyone who’s missed the memo, Kristen and I are now engaged. No, we don’t know when the wedding will be. Also, I’ve taken a job with Yahoo in Santa Clara. I start early June.

New photos up

Derek Park — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:26:17 +0000

I put up some new photos. The photos site now has the pictures Kristen and I took in Boston and pictures of my mangled car.

I have not put up pictures from Kristen’s graduation yet.

Amazon, sometimes I really hate you

Derek Park — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:24:37 +0000

I ordered three Christmas gifts yesterday. All three were and are marked in stock. All three say I can get them tomorrow if I order now and select one-day shipping.

So what’s the expected shipping date for my order? November 26. What the hell? Come on, Amazon. You always do this to me. It’s like we have this abusive relationship. You treat me like crap, but I always come back because you’re such a charmer. Why do you treat me so?

Technological Progress

Derek Park — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:18:19 +0000

I just got this cool, new thing installed at my apartment. They call it running water. It’s really amazing. I turn a handle, and water just jumps out of a pipe in the wall. It’s pretty awesome. I’ve got like six of these pipes installed, and they all spit out clean water whenever I want.

I just took what I like to call a standing bath, but I think it’s technically called a “shower”, or something like that. I also used this thing called a “water closet” and “flushed” it when I was finished. I even flushed it again just for kicks! And then I washed my hands under one of those running water pipes. Cleanliness is next to godliness, you know.

All in all, it really is awe-inspiring. It’s only the year 2007 A.D., and I’ve already got running water in my house. The future has never looked brighter!

Still No Water

Derek Park — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:04:08 +0000

So I talked to my landlord around 8:00 last night. Turns out that the water problem is on their side of things. Supposedly he told the plumber to come check it out early yesterday afternoon, but he apparently didn’t. The plumber didn’t get here until about an hour after I talked to my landlord. And then didn’t really do anything except cut off the water to stop it from flooding the back yard

It’s been almost 24 hours since my water went out, and it’s still not working. I can look out back and see that they’ve dug a pretty big hole, presumably around the broken connection. I can also see that ther’s no one actually out there now, though, so I assume that the pipe is supposed to fix itself.

I think I’m going to either call up a coworker or head to the turner center to take a shower soon. I’ve got no idea how long it will be before my water comes back on, and I’ve got no desire to spend the day gross again.

No Water

Derek Park — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:58:49 +0000

So my water’s not working. It’s been out since shortly after I woke up. This wouldn’t be so bad if I’d taken a shower immediately after waking up, but I didn’t. I figured I’d take an hour “soon”, only the water went out “sooner”, so now it’s almost six pm, and I still haven’t been able to take a shower.

This is seriously lame. About two or three hours ago I passed from feeling gross to feeling disgusting. I haven’t gotten anything done today because I can’t leave my house, due to the fact that I look like I haven’t had a shower in 36 hours. I can’t shower. I can’t wash dishes. I can’t do laundry. I’m brushing my teeth and washing my hands with bottled water. Damn it.

I’ve got no idea what’s going on. I called my landlord mid-afternoon, but he was at the game and we couldn’t hear each other. It’s not really his fault/problem anyway, but I wanted to find out if anyone had at least notified the city, or whoever, that our water is out. I don’t even know who to contact about this.

At some point, I’ll probably break down and try to take a “bath” with the rest of my Ozarka. I somehow doubt that it will be very effective, and I’ll probably end up spending the rest of the night covered in soap. Might be an improvement over feeling greasy.

A Regular Trip to Borders

Derek Park — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:42:09 +0000

So, I was in Borders browsing for a new book, when I walked past the “graphic novels” section. You can roughly translate that as “thick manga books” if you want, since that’s what 99 percent of graphic novels are. There was one guy there, thumbing through some manga, mouthbreathing and generally looking unwashed. As I walked past, he took that very moment to adjust himself.

What’s so unusual about this that it deserves a blog post (when I post maybe once a month lately)? Nothing. The guy I just described is probably the average manga reader, which is why if you read graphic novels, you probably should keep it to yourself.

Two Weeks of Tampa is Too Much

Derek Park — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:24:53 +0000

I’ve been in Tampa for the past two weeks with Andy, Courtney, and Tobin. Well, technically, we’ve been mostly in Largo and Clearwater, but there’s enough tiny towns crowded around that it’s easier just to say Tampa.

Okay. They just called for me to board. So I’ll be cutting this short. I’m actually in first class (I got bumped up), so that’s a plus, at least.

I’m going to be glad to be home.