Weighed in at 215 this morning! I had a horrible week as far as eating and this weekend the temptations are going to be all over. Going out tonight with Mary and her co-workers, Saturday night is JJ's b-day party and Sunday is the Superbowl!
man...I hope the force is strong
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Hairspray The Broadway Musical
Yup you read right, Hairspray the musical. Mary, Joey and I went to see it last night at the Tennessee theater. Mary's dad has season tickets but since he has moved to Ohio wasn't able to go. Mary's mom had other obligations so that left a sit open. Not REALLY wanting to go I told Mary if she wanted me to I would.
I haven't been to the Tennessee theater since before its restoration. It is quite the place. It looks old and classic but it has a new refreshed, clean feel. Nothing is understated and nothing went untouched. Inside the theater is just nuts. Its got enough designs, patterns and colors to make any theater historian's head explode.
Our seats were close, I was impressed. About 15-20 seconds into the production I would it was going to be good. Not sure what I was expecting but holy cow! They spared no expense. The set designs were intense and I couldn't help think, "I can't believe they travel with all this stuff!" Towards the end there is a scene in which the mother (played by a man) and father have a song together. Slightly before the end of there routine when they are looking one another in the eye they started laughing. It was at a cut in the song and the audience applauded. They picked up again and with the father spinning the mother up against him they busted out again with laughter and the audience followed. They try to start up again but cracked up along with the audience. We gave them one big round of applause once more and they finished off the song. It had us all cracking up!
Not sure what I was thinking expecting not to enjoy this but it was a blast! Glad I got to see it.
I haven't been to the Tennessee theater since before its restoration. It is quite the place. It looks old and classic but it has a new refreshed, clean feel. Nothing is understated and nothing went untouched. Inside the theater is just nuts. Its got enough designs, patterns and colors to make any theater historian's head explode.
Our seats were close, I was impressed. About 15-20 seconds into the production I would it was going to be good. Not sure what I was expecting but holy cow! They spared no expense. The set designs were intense and I couldn't help think, "I can't believe they travel with all this stuff!" Towards the end there is a scene in which the mother (played by a man) and father have a song together. Slightly before the end of there routine when they are looking one another in the eye they started laughing. It was at a cut in the song and the audience applauded. They picked up again and with the father spinning the mother up against him they busted out again with laughter and the audience followed. They try to start up again but cracked up along with the audience. We gave them one big round of applause once more and they finished off the song. It had us all cracking up!
Not sure what I was thinking expecting not to enjoy this but it was a blast! Glad I got to see it.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wine Wine Wine
I have been updating the wines I have been trying so here we go!
3 weeks ago
Francis Coppola Pinot Noir - Pretty good stuff. It had been in the fridge for about 3 weeks before I dove in but I was surprised by the taste. It was sweet but not to sweet. I really enjoyed it cold and I usually don't like my reds cool.
After letting it sit out (corked of course) a had another tasting. It was too sweet and a little dry. Didn't like it, and it got worse each day. Probably won't be trying that one again.
2 weeks ago
Bully Hill Love My Goat - It's a mixed red and one of my favorites. It's cheap too! $8 a bottle. It's getting more popular too. It's now available at the package store I frequent. It's a very smooth easy to drink wine. I recommend it to all!
Currently drinking
Box Head Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon mix - It's 72% Shiraz, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is why I think it's a little to sweet for me. I like Cab much more than Shiraz but I still thought this might be good. The label is what caught my eye (I have been designing wine labels lately). But the wine fell a bit short. Probably going to skip this one next time.
3 weeks agoFrancis Coppola Pinot Noir - Pretty good stuff. It had been in the fridge for about 3 weeks before I dove in but I was surprised by the taste. It was sweet but not to sweet. I really enjoyed it cold and I usually don't like my reds cool.
After letting it sit out (corked of course) a had another tasting. It was too sweet and a little dry. Didn't like it, and it got worse each day. Probably won't be trying that one again.
2 weeks agoBully Hill Love My Goat - It's a mixed red and one of my favorites. It's cheap too! $8 a bottle. It's getting more popular too. It's now available at the package store I frequent. It's a very smooth easy to drink wine. I recommend it to all!
Currently drinkingBox Head Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon mix - It's 72% Shiraz, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is why I think it's a little to sweet for me. I like Cab much more than Shiraz but I still thought this might be good. The label is what caught my eye (I have been designing wine labels lately). But the wine fell a bit short. Probably going to skip this one next time.
Monday, January 26, 2009
What Have We Become website
The 3 hour website! Done for the local band What Have We Become.
Designed and coded in under 3 hours. Not the prettiest site I have done but very cost efficient, haHA.
www.whathavewebecome.net
Designed and coded in under 3 hours. Not the prettiest site I have done but very cost efficient, haHA.www.whathavewebecome.net
HCD week 4 - day 21
Welp, it's the start of week 4 and I feel pretty good. I still think I could be doing better on the the diet. I wasn't feeling super great last week so I skipped out on running in the cold but I still did all the workouts.
I slipped up once again and cheated more than I should of this past week. Mary's dad was in town and we all went out to eat at Carrabbas. I battled some bad acid reflux the last 2 times I ate Salmon so I ate Chicken Parmesan, which is hard to pass up there. :) So going to the scale this morning felt like it was going to be a bust, but...to my surprise I didn't gain like I thought.
I'm getting there.
I slipped up once again and cheated more than I should of this past week. Mary's dad was in town and we all went out to eat at Carrabbas. I battled some bad acid reflux the last 2 times I ate Salmon so I ate Chicken Parmesan, which is hard to pass up there. :) So going to the scale this morning felt like it was going to be a bust, but...to my surprise I didn't gain like I thought.
I'm getting there.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Honeymoon Booked!
It took us a while to decided where we wanted to go for our honeymoon. First thought was Bora Bora but not only was the price a little outrageous but the food choices were just simply gross. Next we thought a all-inclusive would be the way to go. We looked into St.Lucia but after a little research and talking to several people we decided Sandals in the Bahamas would suit us the best. The have tons of food choices (for us picky ones) and all kinds of attivities. So today my parents being so generous booked it for us! We are super exctied!
Above is a picture of the one we got. It's set back in the resort, suppose to be a little more romantic.
This is our flight agenda:
Less than 5 months!
Above is a picture of the one we got. It's set back in the resort, suppose to be a little more romantic.This is our flight agenda:
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| US AIRWAYS - Flight No: 2302 Operated By US AIRWAYS | ||
| Depart Knoxville, TN, US (TYS) 06/29/2009 - 05:40 AM | Arrive Charlotte, NC, US (CLT) 06/29/2009 - 06:31 AM | |
| US AIRWAYS - Flight No: 1053 Operated By US AIRWAYS | ||
| Depart Charlotte, NC, US (CLT) 06/29/2009 - 09:39 AM | Arrive Nassau, BS (NAS) 06/29/2009 - 11:55 AM | |
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| US AIRWAYS - Flight No: 1976 Operated By US AIRWAYS | ||
| Depart Nassau, BS (NAS) 07/06/2009 - 04:30 PM | Arrive Charlotte, NC, US (CLT) 07/06/2009 - 06:44 PM | |
| US AIRWAYS - Flight No: 2597 Operated By US AIRWAYS | ||
| Depart Charlotte, NC, US (CLT) 07/06/2009 - 08:35 PM | Arrive Knoxville, TN, US (TYS) 07/06/2009 - 09:40 PM | |
Less than 5 months!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Well after all these years it happened, I got hacked!
I checked my email this morning and was surprised with an email titled, "Thanks for your purchase." I haven't made an online order since the titans shirt. The body of the email included, "Payment fee received: 1 Quantity Payment for Url_Extractor_X_RP, US 45.00" and all my shipping info. Besides having no clue what a Url Extractor is I have no clue how this happened. Fearing the worst I check my bank account online. Nothing taken out of checking. How about the credit card. BAM! Pending transaction: $2,475! HOLY #*%@! The transaction says it was made through Paypal. So I log in and there we go...6 transactions totaling $2,676.45. Semi freaking out I call Bank of America's credit card division (didn't really know who to call first). The guy informs me since the transaction is pending they can't really do anything yet, but Paypal and possibly the actually company could. He gave me the Paypal number and I gave them a ring. Got a hold of a guy that was super easy and helpful, issued a dispute on all charges and insured me I'd get 100% of my money back. He also was able to track the IP address to Simponville, NC right outside Asheville. That's a little close, so I'm thinking they used some sort of IP scrambler.
On top of "hacker wit" he/she seemed pretty smart. Ordered the lower priced items with my debit account and the larger priced item with my credit card. Ironically enough the $2,475 purchase was Adobe Creative Suite which is a grouping of programs used for digital art and programs I use every day at work. Sorta strange eh?
Back to dealing with this little issue. Since the 5 smaller amounts were charged to my checking account Paypal can't do anything without the companies whom payment was sent to interacting. Mr. Paypal said I could possibly catch them with Bank of America. I call the checking account division. I'm informed they see what I see online and since there are no transactions or pending charges I have two options. Freeze the account (only able to reopen at a local branch) or sit it out. Freezing the account for a little over 200$ doesn't seem logical to me so I decided to wait.
I then recalled I have a folder in my entourage (email program) that grabs all my Paypal emails. In this folder we have 6, "your payment has been sent" emails. I find the email (from the German paypal) regarding the credit card charge naming the company as Digital River. Also there was a shipping address to CA. The address was a dummy. Well, I searched for a phone number for this company. After an unfortunately longer than anticipated search I found it and give them a call. I'm connected quickly and speak with a very nice gentlemen who submits the matter to their dispute department and insures me no charge will be assessed to me.
I have since received confirmation that 3 of the 6 disputes are resolved and the transactions has been reversed. This included the large credit card charge.
All of the purchases were software and 5 of 6 seem to be from the actual company that developed them. Their programs are just downloaded straight off their site, so there is no actual hands on product. Meaning the hacker was able to grab them instantly. I can't help but wonder if they are out their software or what happens for them. They were scammed just as bad as me. Fortunately I was sent the product serial number for one of the products, so Mr. hacker is out that program at least.
After some research and changing my password to almost a sentence I have discovered there really is no hiding. Simple password, hard password, change it every week, if a hacker locks in on you, you're going to get hacked. It just makes me smile a little that it probably took the hacker 4 times longer to actually hack me and purchase items then it took me to counteract his work. Four phone calls = mission foiled.
On top of "hacker wit" he/she seemed pretty smart. Ordered the lower priced items with my debit account and the larger priced item with my credit card. Ironically enough the $2,475 purchase was Adobe Creative Suite which is a grouping of programs used for digital art and programs I use every day at work. Sorta strange eh?
Back to dealing with this little issue. Since the 5 smaller amounts were charged to my checking account Paypal can't do anything without the companies whom payment was sent to interacting. Mr. Paypal said I could possibly catch them with Bank of America. I call the checking account division. I'm informed they see what I see online and since there are no transactions or pending charges I have two options. Freeze the account (only able to reopen at a local branch) or sit it out. Freezing the account for a little over 200$ doesn't seem logical to me so I decided to wait.
I then recalled I have a folder in my entourage (email program) that grabs all my Paypal emails. In this folder we have 6, "your payment has been sent" emails. I find the email (from the German paypal) regarding the credit card charge naming the company as Digital River. Also there was a shipping address to CA. The address was a dummy. Well, I searched for a phone number for this company. After an unfortunately longer than anticipated search I found it and give them a call. I'm connected quickly and speak with a very nice gentlemen who submits the matter to their dispute department and insures me no charge will be assessed to me.
I have since received confirmation that 3 of the 6 disputes are resolved and the transactions has been reversed. This included the large credit card charge.
All of the purchases were software and 5 of 6 seem to be from the actual company that developed them. Their programs are just downloaded straight off their site, so there is no actual hands on product. Meaning the hacker was able to grab them instantly. I can't help but wonder if they are out their software or what happens for them. They were scammed just as bad as me. Fortunately I was sent the product serial number for one of the products, so Mr. hacker is out that program at least.
After some research and changing my password to almost a sentence I have discovered there really is no hiding. Simple password, hard password, change it every week, if a hacker locks in on you, you're going to get hacked. It just makes me smile a little that it probably took the hacker 4 times longer to actually hack me and purchase items then it took me to counteract his work. Four phone calls = mission foiled.
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