date: '2004-11-22 09:13:53'
layout: post
slug: dramatic-events-in-the-middle-of-the-night
status: publish
title: Dramatic events in the middle of the night
wordpress_id: '59'
categories: Travel
A blaring alarm roused us, hearts a pounding, from a deep sleep at 2am. As soon as we realized that it must be the fire alarm we hurriedly threw on clothes and headed down the emergency stairs and joined the other guests in the lobby.
Two Fire Department vehicles came and after investigating for a bit they declared the all clear. Apparently it had been a false alarm.
date: '2004-11-22 09:39:33'
layout: post
slug: loft-523-design
status: publish
title: Loft 523 Design
wordpress_id: '60'
categories: Travel
Agape Spoon tub. Modern fan co. Vola bathroom accessories. Fortuny lamp.
date: '2004-11-21 07:48:32'
layout: post
slug: arrived-in-new-orleans
status: publish
title: Arrived in New Orleans
wordpress_id: '55'
categories: Travel
Arrived in New Orleans yesterday for a short vacation before spending Thanksgiving in Texas.
We had a reservation in the International House hotel, but when we arrived we found we had been bumped (“upgraded” in their words) to their nearby sister hotel Loft 523. We are in an ultra-modernistic room with a concrete floor and spartan furniture. Ã like it.
After exploring the French Quarter a bit, we had dinner at 201.
date: '2004-11-21 16:36:45'
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slug: daytime-in-le-vieux-carre
status: publish
title: Daytime in le Vieux Carre
wordpress_id: '57'
categories:
– Travel
Back in our funky hotel room resting our tired feet after spending the day in the French Quarter. After a lovely brunch we wandered around listening to street musicians and exploring and exploring art galleries.
Despite being November it was quite warm and, of course very humid. During the hottest part of the early afternoon we took refuge in the Ursalines Convent, the oldest extant structure in the Mississippi valley, and took a tour. After a stop for refreshments we did a little more exploring and then took the streetcar back to the hotel.
date: '2004-11-21 20:36:54'
layout: post
slug: wonderful-meal-in-fins
status: publish
title: Wonderful meal in Fins
wordpress_id: '58'
categories: Travel
Wine: La crema, Anderson Valley, 2001
date: '2004-11-21 12:53:18'
layout: post
slug: brunch-at-begues
status: publish
title: Brunch at Begue's.
wordpress_id: '56'
categories: Travel
Yummy. Great buffet with lots of variety.
date: '2004-11-18 18:29:33'
layout: post
slug: film-analysis
status: publish
ref: https://web.archive.org/web/20151105210850/https://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/
title: Film Analysis
wordpress_id: '54'
categories: Product
Yale's Film Analysis site is a great reference for understanding how films are made, along with lots of illustrative stills and some clips.
date: '2004-11-09 19:05:55'
layout: post
slug: c-tutorial
status: publish
ref: https://web.archive.org/web/20100112012813/http://www.softsteel.co.uk/tutorials/cSharp/contents.html
title: C# Tutorial
wordpress_id: '53'
categories: Programming
It looks like it would be convenient to write some Windows device-access code in C#. This C# Tutorial looks like a good quick start.
date: '2004-11-02 11:34:42'
layout: post
slug: nerves-are-racked
status: publish
ref: http://www.electoral-vote.com/
title: Nerves are racked
wordpress_id: '52'
categories: Society
Man, it's nerve racking! electoral-vote.com is showing Kerry ahead by a single electoral vote. Meta-Analysis of State Polls – election.princeon.edu with somewhat more sophisticated statistical methods is predicting Kerry 311/Bush 227. The Iowa electronic market which had shown Bush ahead for the last few months is now closing towards dead even.
As a disenfranchised expatriate living in the U.S. it is frustrating not being able to vote. Though I did help the literacy student I am tutoring to register to vote, and I am going with her to the polls this afternoon to help guide her through the process. And as an extra bonus she is mostly going to vote the way I would (I was as objective in my tutoring, honest!)
date: '2004-10-26 21:01:44'
layout: post
slug: a-handy-cheat-sheet-for-election-night
status: publish
ref: http://contrapositive.blogspot.com/2004/10/election-night-cheat-sheet-as-promised.html
title: A handy cheat-sheet for election night
wordpress_id: '51'
categories: Society
Here is a handy cheat-sheet for election night.