Weekend Recap

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I'm trying to determine if I have an eventful life or not, so figured I should recap what I did over the weekend, given that I was remiss in blogging during the time it was happening.

Friday — After a rather productive day at the office (refer earlier posts), I got home and realized that I was in dire need of a haircut – so off I went and got that done. I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the result, but it's manageable and shorter. I didn't go to the FriscoPride coffee event as I wasn't feeling totally 100%. Grabbed a bit to eat with Paul, Brian and Chris at Terillis (very yummy), and then headed over to the Cru Wine Bar in Plano. It was my first time there, and I have to say it was very pleasant, and something I'm glad we have easy access to.

Saturday — It was only two days ago, but I'm having difficulty remembering what I did. I think I actually just played with Picasa (a digi-pics organizing tool, and more).  It went through everything, and I've found images that I forgot I have — yes, even those embarassing ones from years gone by.  I was just reading their site again, and saw that if you use Picasa and blog (who doesn't now-a-days?), then you can download a tool to instantly insert images into your blog direct from Picasa (linky poo).

Saturday evening Chris and I ventured over to his boss's house for their annual holiday party.  I thought I wrote about it last year, but in reviewing my entries for December 2003 I couldn't find it.  Anyway, they go all out in their dinner.  I think there are 6-7 courses, and each one is delicious, if not a little (er, lot) rich. We started off with appertifs; pate and bread; salad (cesar with yummy croutons); main course was Turducken (a chicken cooked inside a duck, which is cooked inside a Turkey); cheese platter; chocolate/vanilla log; digestifs and coffee. 

We also enjoyed a Christmas Swap (sort of like a white elephant, but different).  Each person bought a gift, and then each is given a number.  The person with number one goes and selects a gift (random), and opens it.  Next, the person who has number two, can decide to take the gift that number 1 has, or select a new gift (if they take the gift, the first person then selects another random gift).  Once there are a couple of gifts “out” it can get interesting, as you can have gifts being “stolen” from people all over the place. The margarita package (tequila, mix, glasses in a cute basket) was passed around A LOT.  At the end of the evening we ended up with Cranium (Turbo) and a water feature (indoor).

Sunday — Woke up with a sore throat.  Continued my work on sorting through my images and organizing my digital pictures.  I didn't realize I had so many.  Chatted online, and then Chris wanted to go get some holiday shopping done, so we did that.  I had planned to get an early night, but ended up clicking through the web and found lots of kewl little tools that I could use one day.  The bad news is that I think I have a cold.

James

James Nunn keeps himself busy running his business, volunteering when possible, hosting exchange students, sticking his nose into social issues but is generally considered a good guy. He loves to keep track of things using technology. He has a waning social media presence and is an occasional blogger capturing life's little (and big) moments. He was born in Australia, but now lives in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) with his husband and two dogs.