I want to try a plugin for my Outlook. In order to do so, I have to post this stupid link and trick it by inviting myself through other email accounts. Lame.
UPDATE 04/30/08
I finally got my invite and installed the plug-in. It provides emails stats on things like who I exchange email with the most and what time of day they send me the most email. I guess it is all somewhat interesting, but not worth the trouble I had to go through to get the plug-in.
After looking at 70+ houses over the last year, yesterday we found out that our bid has been accepted on a house on Long Island. In an unexpected rapid turn of events, the engineer was able to come within 24 hours. This morning we spent 3 hours walking around and through what looks like may become our new house. The engineer’s preliminary results looked good.
Tonight we’re headed to Home Depot to look at flooring.
On Friday, we launched a new promo for Michael Jackson. Using a technology from a company by the name of BigStage, MichaelJackson.com now allows you to insert yourself into the original Thriller video by uploading 3 still shot images. Here’s my video:
Today we took the best tour ever. Literally. I’ve now visited almost every state in the US and Shannon O’Brein of E Noa Tours was the most entertaining tour guide that I have ever had. Thank you, Shannon.
In the first 5 minutes, he circled the block to show us 1.) where they delivered miniture soaps and shampoos to the hotel 2.) the ancient Hawaiian restaurant, “Denny’s” and 3.) where our hotel was located. I was about to bust a gut laughing. (He had to circle the block because of several one-way streets near our hotel.)
The tour took us approximately 120 miles around the perimeter of O’ahu. We saw:
* Slopes of Diamond Head
* Kahala (Hawaii’s Beverly Hills)
* Hanauma Bay
* Halona “Blow Hole” Lookout
* “From Here To Eternity” Beach
* Sandy Beach
* Makapu’u Lookout
* Waimanalo Hawaiian Homestead
* Nu’uanu Pali Lookout and Valley
* Rain forests
* Ko’olau Mountains
* Moli’i Gardens, Macadamia Nut Hut & Fish Pond at Kualoa Ranch (film set for Jurassic Park, Pearl Harbor, etc.)
* North Shore surfing beaches
* Pineapple and agriculture fields
* Dole Plantation
Later, as we were driving through a national park, which had a lot of bamboo, he told everyone that it was marijuana and that the field had been exposed by Cheech and Chong in a 1975 issue of National Geographic.
After taking a quick nap, we put on our bathing suits and headed to Hanuama Bay to go snorkeling. Hanuama Bay is probably best known for Elvis’s movie, Blue Hawaii. From what I understand, the bay is now where a volcano once stood. As time passed and the waves wore away one of the sides and the Bay took its place. The coral in the bay is home to a significant number of fish species. You have to be careful not to step on the coral, as it will kill it and thus, the fish will have less to eat.
Before I left New York, Jack was nice enough to let me borrow his camera. I was able to pick up a waterproof case which allowed me to take digital pictures under water. It is pretty freakin cool.
Ok, no one is ever going to believe this. If Heidi wasn’t there, even I’d think it was a dream. I woke up at around 5 AM. No alarm, wake-up call, or anything. After thumbing through a few of the guidebooks, we decided that we would hike Diamond Head. Diamond Head is a dormant volcano that’s supposed to have a spectacular view of the sunrise.
We grabbed the GPS and hopped in the rental car. It was still dark and while the GPS seems to know most Hawaiian roads, it didn’t know how to get to Diamond Head. Fortunately, we were headed in the right direction, so we were able to follow the signs. When we got there, it was still dark and the parking lot was virtually empty. Not knowing what to expect, we began our hike up the mountain. We could tell the final destination by the number of camera flashes at the top of the mountain. By the time we reached the top, it was already daylight. We’d passed several people who were already on their way back down.
This is my lil' workshop on the web. I created it to let my friends and family know what's going on with me. It quickly became a place for me to rant about my feelings and publicly humiliate myself - not that I needed yet another medium. Generally, I just share whatever is on my mind (stories, photos, etc.) Read the full about me.
