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July 2008

And Then There Were Peaches

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Yesterday marks the first time I’ve ever gone fruit picking in an orchard and I have to say that it was a most pleasurable experience. Kate and I bumped into Tessa and Mike while out for drinks on Friday night and were invited to go along to Godfrey Farm to pick fruit. “Sure!” was the reply and Saturday morning took us in a borrowed Tahoe (most enormous car I’ve been in to date) to the middle of Sudlersville, MD to the farm in question. With just a few navigational gaffes we found the proper rows of peaches and set to work. Little did we know that peaches grow like gangbusters and the most work you have to do to get them is put out an arm in any given direction.

And that is how we wound up with a half bushel of fresh, delicious peaches. So begins the task of figuring out what to do with them all. If you are within walking distance, expect to receive at least one handfruit this week.

Pet fucking peeve…

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Nick: “Can I place this order online?”
Verizon: “Yes, you can.
N: “Is there any fee associated with doing this?”
V: “I’m not sure…they may have charges that we don’t?”
N: “Aren’t ‘they’ Verizon, too? You are all one company, correct?”
V: “The online orders division has its own procedures and policies.”
N: “That’s totally ridiculous.”

I hate it when companies act as though their individual pieces are wholly separate entities. Especially when talking to customers. Really, it makes the MOST sense from a customer service standpoint to present one solid set of talking points – the same prices, rules and methods. Don’t make me order online because it’s cheaper and then slap me with a fee that I wouldn’t have encountered over the phone. That’s fucking ludicrous.

And don’t make me sign up for another two years of service because I want to change my account to save some money when I’ve already been a loyal customer for one and a half years. Dicks.

Wednesday…

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All along the Eastern Shore,
put your circuits in the sea
This is what the world is for:
making electricity

“Electric Feel” by MGMT

Fun with Fireworks

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Last night marked my first ever trip to the urban landscape of Franklin, PA for a fireworks watching excursion. Usually we go to Clarion’s river hill for this, but there was just no way (save for teleportation) that I was going to be able to go to work and make it home in time on Thursday. However, despite changing tradition, we actually had a better time of it in Franklin. The show itself was more spectacular and the location – the back lawn of one of my dad’s coworkers – provided a much better view of the festivities. My cousin, Seth, took it upon himself to orchestrate a miniature fireworks display before the main event started. All of these sparkly lights provided me plenty of opportunity to play with the Nikon D80 work just bought me. I’ve made a really lovely Flickr set, which you can view here thanks to the wonder of Flash!