This month's update is both coming on the wrong day and is missing a picture. Unfortunately, the fan on my Macbook Air died, so it's being looked at by the Apple "Geniuses". (Which is also why there wasn't a Monday post.) I was pleased to find that I didn't need an appointment or need to wait in line for my problem; they recognized that it was a clear hardware issue and let me use their "QuickDrop" to just drop it off and leave it there. Supposedly, a Genius will call me today or tomorrow to update me with the status. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a way to find out the status until they call, even though I have a reference number.
Anyway, August was filled with some more travel. I got to visit Connecticut twice to a very nice house on the Long Island Sound. I went to the Borgata in Atlantic City. with my brother and our SOs for my birthday where we gambled and at wonderful food at Ombra. It was my first time playing poker with more than $5, and I actually did it in the Borgata Poker room. We just played $2/$4 Limit Hold'em and I was expecting to just blow a couple hundred while taking advantage of the drinks, but I did a lot better than expected, and the waitresses were being slow anyway. I think all the hours of kibitzing John Kranyak play poker on his laptop (and clicking for him while he went out for a smoke) somehow helped. Now I have the itch to play again.
My boyfriend and I took our third couples cooking class together. We pretty much never cook at home, but we're slowly trying to learn. In the class, we made pesto bruschetta, grilled portobello salad with a vinaigrette dressing that we emulsified ourselves, grilled lamb, potatoes au gratin, and creme caramel. Everything came out delicious.
I played bridge at the Hunt Valley Regional. My corporate league ultimate team didn't make it past the first round of the playoffs while my advanced league ultimate team lost in the semifinals.
My cellphone contract with Sprint finally ended, so I bought a 16gb white iPhone for myself and added my brother to my plan, getting him an 8gb black iPhone. We're both very happy with them.
I was nominated for the Hot Blogger Calendar, but unfortunately, I did not win, so no photo shoot for me.
I miss my Macbook Air.
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2 comments:
Condolences on not winning this pageant, but think of the support that you did get. The people who voted for you are like the people who prefer to use Macs and Linux. We may only be five percent, but we're the top five percent!
Way to go with the cooking. It's the best way to win friends and influence people, and I swear it's even saved my marriage on several occasions. Even if you don't persist with it, make sure your bf does. :)
Thanks. =)
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