a little story about the lost dixie lid.

i often wonder why we continue eating at claim jumper with all the interesting experiences we've had there. i mean... it's a rare occasion when i don't have to ask for a new fork or knife because the one on the table is dirty. [i know some people aren't bothered by that, but i can't handle it.] then. when the drinks come, usually one of us has something nasty on our glass. you know a crusty, lipstick, food remnant... something like that. for radhika's birthday, they gave james the wrong kind of salmon, and when he finally got their attention about 10 minutes later they said there was a mix up, picked it up, and gave it to the person at the table next to us. they didn't even ask james if he had touched it or anything. gross. and tonight. my iced tea had a plastic dixie lid in it. i started laughing out loud, and was laughing so hard that james had to tell the server about it. he was like "there's a what in the drink!? i've never seen something like that before." ha. the manager said that the takeout lids must have fallen into the ice. anyway. i know we probably shouldn't give them our business anymore, but the food is so good! i can't help it. i just make sure to pay a little more attention and look for things like that when we go there.

a dixie lid. so funny.

oh. i also wanted to share a little photo printing tip in case anyone who reads this prints at home. i don't use photoshop. i have it, i managed to install it, but that's all. i'm way too impatient to learn how to use it when iPhoto is so stinking easy and user-friendly. the only thing i really wish i knew how to do in photoshop [but again, am too impatient to figure out] is making a canvas to print different sized photos on one page. the reason for this is two-fold. first, the only paper i've found that i like for home printing is only available in 8x10 or larger. i can't just print a 4x6 and waste the whole rest of the paper. i just cannot do it. and second, iPhoto allows for several different printing options, which generally do the job... but sometimes i can't get exactly what i want [as far as photo sizes and the arrangement on the page] with the available printing options. so. let me get to my point... my solution. i've started using a word document. :] i formated the page size to 8x10, and i can easily arrange the photos exactly how i want them on the page and then print. it's so easy. and it can be done for sizes other than 8x10 too. it's a really simple way to create collages/clusters of photos that you don't intend to cut apart too. i'm having a lot of fun playing around with this, and i hope if you are afraid of photoshop like me, you'll find this helpful. one more note: you can do this in powerpoint as well by just resizing the slide to your paper size. this would probably be even more simple than using word because it would be easier to move the photos around on the slide [or canvas].

oh yes. to answer your question alyssa... i go back to school next tuesday. usually i'm feeling ready to head back by now, but i am so not ready yet! i just keep telling myself that this is my last back to school, so i should be excited. it's not really working though. ha. :]