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September 16, 2005

What a pain in the ass. Some 11 year old just ran a script and ruined my blog. If only I had his/her parent's email address, I could get them grounded. Alas.

July 15, 2005

This just in...

As of today, I have caught up to, oh, I'd say around 2003 or so, in terms of technology. That's right, I've now decided to test out using a blogging program. Why? Well, every one of these lovely posts I put up is actually written out in html, then posted, then later cut and pasted into archives in a slow, mind-numbing process. Apparently (nobody ever told me) this silly ritual is completely unnecessary, and was made obsolete years ago by blogging programs. Who knew.

So from now on, if all goes well, I'll be posting on blog.aaronwilliamson.com, which I'll likely do more often because the process won't be quite so nauseatingly boring.

July 12, 2005

One major indicator that I'm a geek: I only feel that I've really settled in at our new place now that I have internet access and email. Well, that's just something that I'm going to have to deal with.

We had our housewarming party this weekend. It was meant to be a quasi-civilized afternoon barbeque with blender drinks and a Mexican theme. Somehow things went...well...a little differently than had been expected. I blame the tequila. Suffice it to say that the house has now been suitably warmed. If only we'd had internet access, we could have been listening to one of those all-salsa music-all-the-time web radio stations. I guess that means we might need to have a repeat.

Yesterday Laura and I discovered the joy that is the hanger steak. Not all that easy to come by, but man, are they ever worth the trouble. I sauteed a couple up with a shallot and wine sauce last night, and decided to push the bistro theme a little further with glazed carrots vichy and pommes dauphine...Laura couldn't stop eating and hurt herself.

July 3, 2005

Alright, a general apology to everyone for having briefly dropped off the face of the planet, so much so that I've started getting emails from people wondering if everything is okay. Not to worry; all is well, except for the fact that I can't really access the internet (though I have to give thanks to whoever this is whose network connection I have found open).

Laura and I have now officially moved into our new place. Much time has been spent over the last month shuttling our belongings between apartments in a Corrolla, slowly moving our things over in tiny loads.

Moving was such a good thing, though. As I write this, I am sitting on our back patio, surrounded by all the vegetables I have growing in our garden, basking in the shade of our grape vine. A definite move up in the world.

So, as people may have guessed, we don't have internet yet, and won't until we can a) get some wiring finished in our house, and b) persuade Bell Canada to send out a technician (they're on strike.) Our upstairs neighbours have been waiting a month for Bell to show up. I can receive email by sitting on street corners with my laptop, but for complicated and boring reasons I am no longer able to send any (no valid SMTP server), though I will try to resolve that soon. So, sorry if I haven't written you, but I will as soon as I can.

As far as the book is concerned, I am now working on the second draft, and the first draft ended up at 535 pages, albeit with an incomplete ending. Work is going along well, though the task is somewhat daunting, as the manuscript is over six inches thick. Lots of work to go, but the end, at least, is in sight.

As far as the much promised food blog, there is plenty to put up, as summer has inspired some innovation in the kitchen. I'm fairly excited about my newly invented recipe for Clamato juice, which - if I may say so - makes the best damn Caesar you'll ever have.

Happy Canada day, and with luck, I'll be able to post things a little more regularly. Cheers.

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