Things are getting a little green around here.

I did such a great job updating this the past month. I apologize about that. The whole point of this is to entertain my audience and the same post for a month isn’t very entertaining.

I got a job. I now work at the Montrose Acme as a packer. Come say hi to me. If you don’t I’ll put your milk on top of your bread…whoops.

I got a new camera. I got the compact camera first. Ended up with a Canon SD1000. I’ve been really happy with it. Its smaller than my Zen and takes better pictures than my Fuji. Got it in a practically-new retail package on eBay for $120. Not bad, considering it is $150 new. One bad thing, I’ve noticed that a few pictures in every set will be blurry, even in the daylight. Don’t know what’s up with that. I’ll have to post some pictures soon.

Ravine Flyer II’s opening was delayed a week 😦 . So now the magic date is May 17th. Three more weeks! The track looks pretty complete. I think testing will start sometime next week.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Waldameer/RavineFlyerIIRollerCoaster

We got our new Canon HV30 HD camcorder at Comtech. But I can’t use it yet. And that makes me sad. It is right there sitting on Harder’s desk in the box. I sure hope I can use it soon, I want to make my music video in HD.

And about the title of this post…no I’m not following along with the “green” sillyness. Will turning off my lights more often save that much energy? I know what I will do. I will say I’m no longer running three computers in my room. I’ll no longer count my laptop. So now I’m running my desktop and server 24/7 with my laptop asleep when I’m not using it. Guess I’ve now gone green. Better not tell Al Gore, he’ll want my money to fund global warming.

What I do mean by “green” is how awesome it is outside lately. The grass is green and this week leaves have sprouted on most of the trees. Some trees are already filling out. Nice.

Where did my ability to add attachments go? Grr…no picture this post I guess. It was a good one, too.

How things change, boy.

Monday it was 60 and sunny. Today its a blizzard that my dad describes as “The most snow I’ve seen at once since 78′.” I’d have to agree with him. I can’t remember a time where snow was continuously coming down for a day and a half, and it is still going. I snow blew the driveway. I’ll be doing it again tomorrow. And if the wind keeps up, I’ll need to do it on Monday.

Its interesting, Montrose is shut down. I think only Bob Evans and the gas stations were still open. The fun part of all this is that the road crews are out of salt. They’re only salting hills. And with how the snow is drifting, plowing doesn’t do much at all.

I finally started building my desk. Got the frame built with the desktop put on and the laminate glued down. I should finish the construction in one more evening of work, which should be sometime this week. Then I’ll need to apply the finish. And clean my room. I’ll bring along my camera for pictures when I go to the shop again.

One final note, I’ve been looking for a new camera. I was thinking about a Digital Rebel XT kit with a second lens, but I learned of a new Fuji camera that really caught my eye. The S1000FD. Its a 10mp SLR-like camera that has all the right specs. Its coming in April, so I’m looking forward to the reviews. MSRP is only $250.

With the S1000FD being so cheap, I may be able to afford a small pocket camera. I’ll probably grab something used. Something with decent picture quality and can survive a day in my pocket. Anyone have suggestions for one that can be had for less than $150 used (because new cameras at this price are garbage)?

Yay for long posts. Because you read all that, here’s a cool overview of Geauga Lake in the 80’s. Photo from Coasterdad’s Time Machine.

What a beautiful day.

When I woke up I didn’t notice anything special. Other than the fact I got up 15 minutes earlier than I usually do (my friend needed a ride). But when I stepped outside, WOW! Today is the nicest day we’ve had since probably October. Warm. Sunny. Just a few scattered clouds. I feel like doing something outside. Maybe my brother will want to pass the football around.

Too bad there’s an ice storm coming tonight. I’m not holding my breath for school being called off, though. It looks that it will be hitting us just early enough for the salt trucks to get out.

If anyone is interested in following Ravine Flyer II construction, the park has a Picasa album which they update every few days. I’m looking forward to see if they post any from today.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Waldameer/RavineFlyerIIRollerCoaster

Since today’s post is about how nice today is. The accompanying picture should also be from a nice day. Here’s a great view of Geauga Lake’s old gigantic wave pool, The Wave. If I had to guess it looks to be from the late 80’s. Picture from Coasterdad’s Time Machine at Geauga Lake Today.