Popping in for a second.
10.24.2005 : 08:55
I have a question to anybody who knows anything about css ( B or Heather?), when this page is viewed in Mozilla based browsers ( which is what I test in )it looks nicely centered and everything is right with the world, but when it's viewed in IE, it's hideously off to the left and I don't know what to do to fix it. The css is here. Help please.
I've also gotten so lazy that I refuse to produce my own picture interface. So that I can still deliver, I've been experimenting with yahoo's Flickr over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/63697230@N00/. Eventually I will work up enough gusto to integrate it into the site like my friend jay has.
_Nathan
I have a question to anybody who knows anything about css ( B or Heather?), when this page is viewed in Mozilla based browsers ( which is what I test in )it looks nicely centered and everything is right with the world, but when it's viewed in IE, it's hideously off to the left and I don't know what to do to fix it. The css is here. Help please.
I've also gotten so lazy that I refuse to produce my own picture interface. So that I can still deliver, I've been experimenting with yahoo's Flickr over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/63697230@N00/. Eventually I will work up enough gusto to integrate it into the site like my friend jay has.
_Nathan
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A long list of tedious chores
10.20.2005 : 06:53
My life has been formatted into a lengthy list of errands. I'm taking life in concise 30 minute blocks of paperwork and tasks. Elizabeth and I have decided to go back to China. I never finished telling all of you about going back to New Orleans to get my stuff and I probably never will. Just know that the story is very long and very sad. Weeping bitterly sad.
I am left with little choice in my financial state except to go to China or plunge deeper into debt escaping to another city with a completely unsure future, but what future is completely sure, huh? I have also been struggling with a deep unending urge to get back to China ever since arriving back in the states and at least that will be relieved. But very equal to my joy at returning to China is the stress and heartache of getting there. The largest and most recent heartache is over my dog Memphis.
It has become abundantly clear that Memphis needs a new and permanent home. He doesn't do well with all of this moving and it would be impossible to take him to China because he also doesn't do well with cages. I have all sorts of family in Searcy, but none of them are willing to take him on as a pet. Elizabeth's parents already kept Memphis for a year the first time we were in China and aren't willing to do so again. So now comes the severely difficult task of calling friends and asking them to be a new home for my dog. On top of all of this is poor Elizabeth's emotional state. Any of you that know Elizabeth, know how much she loves Memphis and can imagine the struggle we're going through. Just pray for me.
I did change the css back to the blackness. I really like the blackness, and it suits my mood right now. I'm working on making some more colorful styles and hopefully one day you may be able to choose your own, but don't get your hopes up. Photos come next, and I've started a Flickr account that should be ready soon. I choose Flickr because you can integrate it into you site with I will hopefully do by next year. So for now, enjoy the blackness and the archives that allow you to read all the old posts ( which I haven't tested ).
_Nathan
My life has been formatted into a lengthy list of errands. I'm taking life in concise 30 minute blocks of paperwork and tasks. Elizabeth and I have decided to go back to China. I never finished telling all of you about going back to New Orleans to get my stuff and I probably never will. Just know that the story is very long and very sad. Weeping bitterly sad.
I am left with little choice in my financial state except to go to China or plunge deeper into debt escaping to another city with a completely unsure future, but what future is completely sure, huh? I have also been struggling with a deep unending urge to get back to China ever since arriving back in the states and at least that will be relieved. But very equal to my joy at returning to China is the stress and heartache of getting there. The largest and most recent heartache is over my dog Memphis.
It has become abundantly clear that Memphis needs a new and permanent home. He doesn't do well with all of this moving and it would be impossible to take him to China because he also doesn't do well with cages. I have all sorts of family in Searcy, but none of them are willing to take him on as a pet. Elizabeth's parents already kept Memphis for a year the first time we were in China and aren't willing to do so again. So now comes the severely difficult task of calling friends and asking them to be a new home for my dog. On top of all of this is poor Elizabeth's emotional state. Any of you that know Elizabeth, know how much she loves Memphis and can imagine the struggle we're going through. Just pray for me.
I did change the css back to the blackness. I really like the blackness, and it suits my mood right now. I'm working on making some more colorful styles and hopefully one day you may be able to choose your own, but don't get your hopes up. Photos come next, and I've started a Flickr account that should be ready soon. I choose Flickr because you can integrate it into you site with I will hopefully do by next year. So for now, enjoy the blackness and the archives that allow you to read all the old posts ( which I haven't tested ).
_Nathan
A brief interruption
10.13.2005 : 05:19
Welcome to the New WhereIsNathan.com!!! You'll notice how totally different it looks! No? Really? Well that because most of the change happened underneath. I've taken the first step to join the xhtml/css revolution ( not really a revolution ) and changed all the ugly old table based html to less ugly div tags styled with css. Many of you may not care, but I do. I really really do. Soon you may even get to look at pictures and get some sort of archives to really all the old crap I've put it. If you lucky, that is.
_Nathan
Welcome to the New WhereIsNathan.com!!! You'll notice how totally different it looks! No? Really? Well that because most of the change happened underneath. I've taken the first step to join the xhtml/css revolution ( not really a revolution ) and changed all the ugly old table based html to less ugly div tags styled with css. Many of you may not care, but I do. I really really do. Soon you may even get to look at pictures and get some sort of archives to really all the old crap I've put it. If you lucky, that is.
_Nathan
New Orleans re-visited ( part 1 )
10.12.2005 : 04:36
I have returned from New Orleans and I'm, as you can imagine, very tired. I've returned to Searcy with most of my belongings, a mostly complete plan for the future, and a healthy helping of closure. We arrived last Thursday evening and since then have unpacked my stuff in no less than 3 places and have tried to get a jump on rebuilding some semblance of a life. I'm going to try for brevity in telling you about the trip, but I'm not very good at it. So if I fail, feel free to quit reading whenever you feel comfortable.
The whole thing started when Mayor Nagin opened up my zip code and I called U-haul to try and get a truck. They said the closest truck to New Orleans was either in Shreveport or Jackson. And since Shreveport isn't on my way I took the one in Jackson. Now I made a reservation ( which was my only option ) but that doesn't really do anything. We left Monday Oct. 3rd to go to Jackson, because our "reservation" was for Tuesday. Well on Tuesday morning around 8am when we called, there wasn't a truck to be had in the city of Jackson. I tried to explain why this wasn't acceptable to the U-haul lady, but to no avail since it wasn't her fault the U-haul was very un-organized in this whole thing. I manage to up my mileage to 600 miles (still not enough to drive to New Orleans and back to Searcy ) and get the truck for an additional day, but that was of course still assuming that I would get a truck. After 2 hours we did find a truck 80 miles north ( back the way I had come ) in Greenwood, MS. I had reserved a 17ft truck, but instead they gave me a 14ft and a 5x8 trailer. So Elizabeth and I checked out of the hotel and got to Greenwood as fast as possible in the hopes that this truck wouldn't disappear. An hour and a half later we pull up to a Liquor Store that also rents U-haul equipment and claimed the worst U-haul truck I have ever seen. It was dented, old, the motor was about worn out, there was a large gash in the driver's side, the air conditioning didn't work, and one of the tail lights on the trailer didn't work. But at least we didn't leave empty handed. So I threw some U-haul blankets in the back, 3 or 4 bottles of water in the cab, cranked down the windows and we were headed for New Orleans.
About 5 and a half hours after picking up the truck we were driving through the swamp to the west of the city. I took about 45 minutes or so ( I don't really remember ) to drive from Hammond to Metairie. I saw plenty of destruction but none of it really phased me, some of it was very impressive, like a two story storage rental building with all of its outside walls peeled off and the stuff still inside. But when I got to the superdome a chill just ran down my back, which surprised me. I mean every person on the planet has seen a picture of the superdome with it's white outer membrane ripped off, but somehow seeing it in person and remembering that I used to see it everyday on my drive home from work just brought it all home. It only got worse as I left I-10 onto Claiborne and Esplanade. Everything was dead, every plant and tree was brown and disfigured, there was trash everywhere that had floated out of homes and businesses, and there wasn't a car or person to be seen. Every traffic light was without power or malfunctioning so there are temporary stop signs at every corner. As I crossed Rampart into the Quarter I saw plenty of people, but most were construction crews and electrical workers cutting up trees or working on powerlines. It was after six when we got to the apartment and so people were beginning to disperse for the curfew and the streets became empty again. When I got out of the truck the smell hit me. I thought that the whole city would stink, but really the smell would come and go as I drove in. But now as I approached our building there was a deadly reek. Luckily it wasn't coming from our building, but from the corner of Bourbon and Esplanade where someone had dumped and taped a few refrigerators. Elizabeth and I finally worked up the nerve to go inside and were pleasantly surprised to find everything just as we had left it. Then I went upstairs and saw the bathroom. My guess is that during Katrina our building lost a bunch of shingles and then during Rita a lot of rain had gotten in the ceiling. Well that rain had rotted the drywall and the whole ceiling had collapsed and ruined the bathroom. But again, we were very lucky that this was the worst of our damage. The closet which was also upstairs had a fair amount of mold on the ceiling as well, but most of the things in there were still in rubbermaids.
The sun went down about 7:00 ( or at least it was too dark to see ) and the power still wasn't back on so it was about 90 degrees and we had to use flashlights to walk around. With the ceiling being down upstairs there was kind of a stink and so we decided to sleep downstairs ( Elizabeth on the couch and me on the floor ) and there wasn't much to be done so we went to "bed" around 9 o'clock. Sleep was a little difficult an I of course felt a little gross, but I was up with the sun at 6:00am.
I think I'll stop for now and rename this post "part 1". I've got lots of pictures that I'm working hard to put up. I just got my computers set up yesterday but not having internet there, I'm left to think up new ways to work on my site. But hopefully by the time "part 2" rolls around I'll have some pictures for you.
On a final note: B, I will be in Searcy this week. And more than likely next week too.
_Nathan
I have returned from New Orleans and I'm, as you can imagine, very tired. I've returned to Searcy with most of my belongings, a mostly complete plan for the future, and a healthy helping of closure. We arrived last Thursday evening and since then have unpacked my stuff in no less than 3 places and have tried to get a jump on rebuilding some semblance of a life. I'm going to try for brevity in telling you about the trip, but I'm not very good at it. So if I fail, feel free to quit reading whenever you feel comfortable.
The whole thing started when Mayor Nagin opened up my zip code and I called U-haul to try and get a truck. They said the closest truck to New Orleans was either in Shreveport or Jackson. And since Shreveport isn't on my way I took the one in Jackson. Now I made a reservation ( which was my only option ) but that doesn't really do anything. We left Monday Oct. 3rd to go to Jackson, because our "reservation" was for Tuesday. Well on Tuesday morning around 8am when we called, there wasn't a truck to be had in the city of Jackson. I tried to explain why this wasn't acceptable to the U-haul lady, but to no avail since it wasn't her fault the U-haul was very un-organized in this whole thing. I manage to up my mileage to 600 miles (still not enough to drive to New Orleans and back to Searcy ) and get the truck for an additional day, but that was of course still assuming that I would get a truck. After 2 hours we did find a truck 80 miles north ( back the way I had come ) in Greenwood, MS. I had reserved a 17ft truck, but instead they gave me a 14ft and a 5x8 trailer. So Elizabeth and I checked out of the hotel and got to Greenwood as fast as possible in the hopes that this truck wouldn't disappear. An hour and a half later we pull up to a Liquor Store that also rents U-haul equipment and claimed the worst U-haul truck I have ever seen. It was dented, old, the motor was about worn out, there was a large gash in the driver's side, the air conditioning didn't work, and one of the tail lights on the trailer didn't work. But at least we didn't leave empty handed. So I threw some U-haul blankets in the back, 3 or 4 bottles of water in the cab, cranked down the windows and we were headed for New Orleans.
About 5 and a half hours after picking up the truck we were driving through the swamp to the west of the city. I took about 45 minutes or so ( I don't really remember ) to drive from Hammond to Metairie. I saw plenty of destruction but none of it really phased me, some of it was very impressive, like a two story storage rental building with all of its outside walls peeled off and the stuff still inside. But when I got to the superdome a chill just ran down my back, which surprised me. I mean every person on the planet has seen a picture of the superdome with it's white outer membrane ripped off, but somehow seeing it in person and remembering that I used to see it everyday on my drive home from work just brought it all home. It only got worse as I left I-10 onto Claiborne and Esplanade. Everything was dead, every plant and tree was brown and disfigured, there was trash everywhere that had floated out of homes and businesses, and there wasn't a car or person to be seen. Every traffic light was without power or malfunctioning so there are temporary stop signs at every corner. As I crossed Rampart into the Quarter I saw plenty of people, but most were construction crews and electrical workers cutting up trees or working on powerlines. It was after six when we got to the apartment and so people were beginning to disperse for the curfew and the streets became empty again. When I got out of the truck the smell hit me. I thought that the whole city would stink, but really the smell would come and go as I drove in. But now as I approached our building there was a deadly reek. Luckily it wasn't coming from our building, but from the corner of Bourbon and Esplanade where someone had dumped and taped a few refrigerators. Elizabeth and I finally worked up the nerve to go inside and were pleasantly surprised to find everything just as we had left it. Then I went upstairs and saw the bathroom. My guess is that during Katrina our building lost a bunch of shingles and then during Rita a lot of rain had gotten in the ceiling. Well that rain had rotted the drywall and the whole ceiling had collapsed and ruined the bathroom. But again, we were very lucky that this was the worst of our damage. The closet which was also upstairs had a fair amount of mold on the ceiling as well, but most of the things in there were still in rubbermaids.
The sun went down about 7:00 ( or at least it was too dark to see ) and the power still wasn't back on so it was about 90 degrees and we had to use flashlights to walk around. With the ceiling being down upstairs there was kind of a stink and so we decided to sleep downstairs ( Elizabeth on the couch and me on the floor ) and there wasn't much to be done so we went to "bed" around 9 o'clock. Sleep was a little difficult an I of course felt a little gross, but I was up with the sun at 6:00am.
I think I'll stop for now and rename this post "part 1". I've got lots of pictures that I'm working hard to put up. I just got my computers set up yesterday but not having internet there, I'm left to think up new ways to work on my site. But hopefully by the time "part 2" rolls around I'll have some pictures for you.
On a final note: B, I will be in Searcy this week. And more than likely next week too.
_Nathan
New Orleans re-visited ( pre-trip )
10.03.2005 : 08:03
Ok, I'm on my way out the door so let me just give you a synopsis. I have a U-haul truck reserved in Jackson, MS and I'm picking it up on tues. Tomorrow I'll leave for Jackson and spend the night there. I'll then go back to New Orleans, get my stuff, settle my affairs, and then come back to Searcy and sort out my life. I should be back on Thursday or so.
I got some news about Carrollton Avenue ( the church I was going to ) and saw some pictures. It looks pretty messed up and the preacher has decided not to come, both things are very sad to me.
On a final note, did anyone see Against Me! on Conan on friday night? I was just flipping channels and there they were. Conan is so awesome.
_Nathan
Ok, I'm on my way out the door so let me just give you a synopsis. I have a U-haul truck reserved in Jackson, MS and I'm picking it up on tues. Tomorrow I'll leave for Jackson and spend the night there. I'll then go back to New Orleans, get my stuff, settle my affairs, and then come back to Searcy and sort out my life. I should be back on Thursday or so.
I got some news about Carrollton Avenue ( the church I was going to ) and saw some pictures. It looks pretty messed up and the preacher has decided not to come, both things are very sad to me.
On a final note, did anyone see Against Me! on Conan on friday night? I was just flipping channels and there they were. Conan is so awesome.
_Nathan