Soupergenius

Just a note to myself, when installing a certificate and using either the mmc or the lync deployment wizard, the private key does not come in with the certificate which makes it inaccessible to assign to the edge role. When importing the certificate, go into IIS and use the ‘Complete Certificate Request’ option under server certificates to apply the certificate to the computer. This lets the certificate be accessible to the lync deployment wizard.

I just saw my first real live hummingbird in the wild. It flew to our front porch and started hovering while eating out of our plants in the front. I was surprised at how big the bird was and how fast it could fly. My camera taking skills were too slow to capture a picture, but maybe I will see it again in the future.

So where were you during the earthquake of 2011? I was sitting in my office wondering why the people were running around on the floor above me. Then I was wondering what they were throwing around. Finally I was like, either the crane fell on our building it’s an earthquake. Almost everyone started filing outdoors, but by then it was over. That. Had to be one of the weirdest things because I did not expect it to happen. Luckily it was not too bad but just like during other major occurrences, cell phones stopped working. Actually land lines and cell towers became overwhelmed and were useless for a short while. Eventually I was able to talk to friends and family and determine everyone was fine. I don’t think I will ever forget the weird feeling of helplessness, I guess you just have to ride these things out. Nothing like a hurricane or tornado that you can usually hear or see coming or have advanced warnings.

It only took a year, but the ceiling is now up in the dining room. The day that we were moving in, the toilet overflowed for about 10 or 15 minutes upstairs and no one noticed. It ended up leaking onto the ceiling of the dining room and messed up almost all of the drywall, so we took it down. Now, a little over a year later, with the help of my dad, we got the ceiling up again. I still have to tape, mud and paint it, but at least it is closer to being done. I rented a drywall lift, wow that was a time saver. I also removed all of the metal post holders that were left in our yard after removing the old fence. I was worried that someone would trip and land on one and we would be liable. Now that is no longer a worry. Hopefully our old windows will also be replaced in the next month or so. The guy came and took measurements and tested for lead. He said we were lead free so that was good news. Little by little, things are getting done, but now we are going to need more furniture to fill up the rooms.