nyankoframe: (*gasp*)
[personal profile] nyankoframe
It's been a year since I last posted... whoa. Lots of stuff has happened, which probably should go under a cut!


I went to Peoria, Chicago and St. Louis last year on my way to the Old-Time Piano Championship. It was a great experience listening to all the musicians and I had a lot of fun! Never mind that I placed last due to going way over time and being extremely nervous. :P There was a film crew as well, who were filming a documentary, and they interviewed me. Perhaps I might appear in the final version?

I also spent a few hours in Chicago and a day in St. Louis - both were great places and I enjoyed myself there a lot! [livejournal.com profile] reannon provided some helpful advice on places to visit in St. Louis, and I went to the Central West End. It's ridiculously easy to spend lots of time there and I had to curtail myself because I didn't want to miss the train back!!

A Flickr album of various photos I took (some with interesting captions) is here. I'll be leaving for Peoria and Chicago again this year - tomorrow, in fact - and it should be just as exciting as last year!

I didn't travel nearly as much as I did in 2008 or 2009, but life in Seattle was quite busy. I went on several dates with people from OKCupid, and dated one of them for a few months. It was an interesting experience and I think I learnt quite a lot from it - definitely things to keep in mind for future relationships.


Work has been really quite busy, with the release of Windows 7 SP1 and other projects still in progress. I've sometimes gotten home around 12 midnight and fed Belle and Lillian, then collapsed in bed. Belle had a minor scare in March when she started losing weight rapidly and developed fatty liver. Fortunately, the vet and I - and other friends who sent their love, light and healing purrs/reiki - were able to reverse it, and she's made a full recovery (and gained a bit too!) She is a lot more agile now and likes climbing up on cat trees.

I recently saw The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which was a 2-hour monologue about Apple, Steve Jobs and conditions in the Chinese factories that produce the vast majority of consumer electronics. Some of the conditions described are literally unspeakable - 14-hour days, 7 days a week, rooms which have beds stacked to the ceiling with about 10 square feet of space, extremely low pay, lack of basic medical care, among others. I will make another post listing some of the things you can do if you believe that this situation should be changed; it's quite Apple-speciifc, but would likely work with other companies as well. [livejournal.com profile] summercomfort, have you seen this? (He started performing in the Bay Area/SF last year and came up to Seattle for a few weeks)

Date: 2011-05-26 07:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wao.livejournal.com
there is a considerable paucity of cat pictures here

Date: 2011-05-26 07:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nyankoframe.livejournal.com
All in good time...

Date: 2011-05-27 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cheyannew.livejournal.com
Yay! The Basket is ok :) good to hear!

Date: 2011-05-27 08:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nyankoframe.livejournal.com
You're still here and ok too!!! OMG!!! *flails*

Date: 2011-05-27 08:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cheyannew.livejournal.com
hahahaha <3 I almost never post on LJ anymore, but I'm on FB too

Date: 2011-05-27 08:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nyankoframe.livejournal.com
Really??? Send me a message with your email! I'd love to stalk add you on FB too :D

Profile

nyankoframe: (Default)
nyankoframe

October 2024

S M T W T F S
  12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728 293031  

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 28th, 2025 10:47 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios