i’ve had these board PCs at work for awhile and never had a chance to work on them. i took them out of the box this week and found that they needed power supplies. i took one from kerri’s old computer and brought it in to work, only to discover that without having the board plugged in to a motherboard, there was no way to turn on the power supply itself. i did a little research and found out that there was a piece of equipment we could use to close the circuit and turn on the power supply. fortunately, we had the equipment in the lab…a paperclip.

i was happy to not have blown up the lab when i plugged the power supply in, and i have since wrapped up the paper clip with electrical tape, just in case.

i’ve spent some time each night since we’ve been back getting organized. i’ve organized all of my photography files, at least by year, and put a new snapshot on my server. i’m starting to burn copies of the backups on to DVD, and i just got in the new portable hard drive. backups are good. the more i do my research and want to get more “pro” with everything, i see the value of backups and organization in not only the files, but the process, resources, and equipment, too.

it’s starting to flow into other areas now, this whole organization thing. i can see the glass of the desk in my office at home. things are finding their way back to their places. i went through the box of magazines i have to catch up on and put into recycling the ones that were irrelevant and outdate and made it easier for me to identify the oldest of the issues i did keep. i organized the units from my photography class, and have the bundle ready for the unit on which i am currently working so that i can jump back in to it.

it feels good. the honeymoon put a lot of things in perspective, and i’m glad the flight back didn’t squash my good intentions. i’ve even started making lists again, which got really long, really fast. but it seemed to make things easier when i actually stayed on top of them, and they still work great at work. i added a photography project to the list that i want to work on, on top of working on the honeymoon “keepers”. i’ve set a few goals for myself in a few different areas, too. they should be realistic, and accomplishing them will give me a rewarding feeling to build bigger goals. perspective is good. realizing it’s a journey and enjoying the trip is better.

so, the honeymoon is over. well, not in that way. the actual honeymoon is over…i’m still the luckies mofo i know (it rhymes!). 2 beautiful weeks in fiji and australia. i’ve put a few pictures up on flickr. there is a set specifically for some fiji pictures, too. i’ll be getting the rest of the fiji ones and the australia ones up soon, as well.

the trip was amazing. i’m hoping that it is going to lead to more posts, but i wanted to at least get one up, so where else to start than at the beginning? and since i’m tired, i’ll do an easy post…

we were in the security line in LA and kerri nudges me and says ‘look behind you’. i do, and who should i see by Nigel Lythgoe from (among other things) “So you think you can dance” which I have never seen, of course (read: I watch every episode). He was kind enough to let us get a few pictures after we got through security. we were both so excited that we both didn’t notice that he had not even had a chance to tie his shoes.