Dang...not travelling

Information Stored

2005-05-07T03:45:19Z

When I think of things in storage, I think of them being inert. Set aside. Able to be retrieved, but truly not in a place that they can be pulled out of and used in an instant, at least not without some penalty on the utility.

So, where are the tools out there to help. I am digitizing a lot of photos. I want them “stored” but very searchable. I like to use picasa as a means of associating labels to them and allow picture A to be view when look at label 1, 2, or 3.

What do you use to store, organize, retrieve your stored images, music, video.

This is all part of process of digitizing all of my the images of my life and my families. I will have a few thousand of them at least; I have done about 200 at this time. 10 since I started this post.

I am looking at any suggestions for software or techniques for Windows system to organize the data.

Feel free to Comment or email exportryan at Gmail.com

Hiking

2005-02-04T18:11:32Z

Who's down for some hiking tomorrow?
Something easy, probalbly little Si. Because I am woefully outta shape, friends.

!!BATTLE ROYAL!!

2004-12-07T07:03:41Z

I am a mild mannered kind of guy. A peace loving, no confrontational man. Like a heavy weight Jesus, except without the Son of God thing.

So I am sitting in the parking lot outside of my office, talking on my phone. I am gazing across the muddy and mostly ignored lawn that stretches between my building campus and the adjoining office. Somewhere in the middle is the property line. I have no thought about this line, who cares? But today, it was "Yard Maintenance Day". For both office buildings. There are some big ole leafy trees there. That means that the grass is covered with leaves. Big soggy leaves. Now, Team A headed up my Marcos (I know his name, he and I shared a knowing nod when a guy ran over the gigantic stainless steel post box in the parking lot) is blowing leaves onto the Team B's turf. There is a perfect line, on our side...green green grass. On their side, soggy soggy leaves. Beauty Clark, there is the property line. Well, the insidious leader of Team B, let's call him Cobra Commander comes out. Zroooooom, he's got his leaf blower out and starts blowing all Marcos' hard blown leaves over back onto our land! Well, I really should go inside and work. But damn it, that bastard is befouling my LAND. I start rooting for Marcos, who is now counter blowing....

The leaves are now in a frenzy. Did you see Hero? Yeah, picture that. Except instead of Brilliant Reds and Crisp Blues...picture Soggy Greens and Muted Browns. Brilliant. Marcos and Cobra Commander are engaging in the delicate ballet where their feet stay forever anchored to the ground, but the send the leaves whirling out into the air like little fairy marionettes. Sigh. Beauty.

However, Cobra Commander Stars getting the upper hand. I get mad. I have heard of Nationalism, Clanism, but never Parking Lotism. I HATE Cobra Commander. That punk bastard is moving his leaves over near my yard!

I stopped just short of rummaging through my trunk of my ice-axe. I was going to Arms Race that Bastard.

Diversions are good. Divisions are bad. Remember where the line falls, children. Tread it carefully.

In Which Our Hero Talks About Idle Minds

2004-12-07T04:53:21Z

They say Idle hands are the devils playsomething or others. Pssh.

The truth friends is far worse. Believe me, I am slothfull...I have spend days with idle hands. The idle mind is a whole 'nother ball of wax. By the way, not to harp on this mourning thing..but it will be mentioned. Quite a bit. But then I will talk about something..followed by something else!

So, Idle minds. I function pretty good these days. Seamless, as long as you get me in the right light and such. No sense being all dreary. But damn, I miss my Ma. I have heard it said it's like the tide. That's bull. The tide is regular and easy to play around with. You can dance and flitter around the surf forever. "Whoo, who's tough now ocean?" Sissy ass ocean, yeah it's big but easy to spot. No. The real enemy is something more insidious and lurking. Like the Dutch. It waits, and waits. Generally, it is when you are the best day, everything is going good. You are rounding the corner, let's say holding the hand of some very dear to you and whistling, while eating cotton candy, and a rabbit just hoped by...basically a good time,right? Then you get straight jacked! Bam. You don't know where it came from, but there it is.

I am fairly tough man. I have crashed motorcycles and walked, Ridden an avalanche (a very small one), tamed a chicken. But this, friends, is a whole nother breed of pain. One finds their lungs compressed and suddenly denied the Air that they are so accustomed to. I find myself audibilizing it, groooan. Wait. Pause. No sense wigging out, your lungs will start pumping in a second. Let it roll.

It is almost part of my day to day life these days. Le sigh.

My advice? The fillibuster. My internal monologue has gone through the roof! Or whatever the generally accepted limiting factor is for monologuing, I broke that. Try it. If you find yourself in a similar position, firstly I feel ya. Call me. I am there for you. But then, get to talking to yourself. A lot.

My friend Holly, so a genius of sometype I don't fully understand got me a book on Death. I read it cover to cover the night she got it for me. I didn't identify with it really. Not my thing, I am not angry or guilty. But, it had some great quotes in it, starting each chapter. Those quotes got me thinking, and I have been going every sense. I am not trying to come off all Colonel Smarty McSmartington, I am still the loveable huggable bumbling fella I have always been, it's just that I have been taking refuge in some often unused parts of my mental landscape goodstuff.

Ok, so the Subject..."In which our Hero Talks about idle Minds". Does that make some sense now? Get it? Yeah. I thought you might.

I may have lied about that something else part. Sorry, but someone very precious to me is calling. Deal with it.

More Store Stuff

2004-11-07T21:51:27Z

What the crap?!

Did I just get crazy and release more and newer Stuff?!

Yes, these are not Exportryan branded, but they are still wicked cool. Based on the people's love of monkeys!

Also for a little new ExportRyan blood...

NaNoWriMo

2004-10-23T03:09:53Z

So if you want to try an write a novel, mosey on over to http://nanowrimo.org and get cracking. I have no idea why I am doing this, I think I am bored or something along those lines. I will be posting anything I write undedited, mostly in English to my blog at http://www.exportryan.com/novel .

The general idea is to write 50k words between 12:01AM 11/01 and 11:59pm 11/30. Good on ya mate.

If you don't want to do it, fine. But I am tired of all your nay saying.

longwalkhome @ 2004-10-18T20:24:00

2004-10-19T03:26:37Z

Yvonne Rae Hoffman
1956 - 2004
Yvonne Hoffman of Kent died October 8, 2004 of complications from pancreatic cancer at Valley Medical Center in Renton. She was 48. Born February 16, 1956 in Yakima, Yvonne spent her early childhood in Sunnyside and then from grade school to high school lived in Yakima. She graduated from Eisenhower H.S. in 1974. In March of 1975, she married her high school sweetheart, Rod Hoffman. During the early years of their marriage, Rod and Yvonne lived in Mississippi and California before returning to the Kent area in 1982. Yvonne was a dedicated mother to her two sons, Chad and Ryan. As a full-time homemaker, she was active in their school, church and sports activities and home-schooled both sons through most of their grade school years. An accomplished chef and home decorator, Yvonne was known by friends and family as a generous host who always made visitors feel right at home and offered up wonderful meals. Yvonne blended a passion for antiques with her business skills while working at large Antique Malls in Kent and Issaquah for several years. It was in her day to day dealings with both customers and antique/ collectable dealers that Yvonne was able to touch so many lives with her compassionate and loving attitude. Yvonne is survived by her husband of 29 years, Rod Hoffman; her sons, Chad and Ryan Hoffman, of Kent; and her brother, Greg Mott, of Yakima. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, October 30th at the Doxa Church, 7551 35th Avenue SW in West Seattle.

longwalkhome @ 2004-10-18T13:15:00

2004-10-18T21:06:45Z

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longwalkhome @ 2004-10-08T23:19:00

2004-10-09T06:20:57Z

My Ma passed away at about 10:30 tonight.
Thanks for those that had us in their hearts, thoughts and prayers. Please continue to do so.
Love,
Ryan

Potential for Sucking

2004-09-28T04:22:18Z

My Ma is sick. Things are speeding up fast. Concern is growing and answers aren't coming.
I myself am not doing to good, good be worse.

It will be ok.
Things are going to get worse before they get better.
She will be ok.

longwalkhome @ 2004-07-26T13:58:00

2004-07-26T20:59:21Z

I have been posting occasionally at www.exportryan.com/blog
But not that much.
Eh, what can ya do?

Twin Sister Maybe...OoooH

2004-07-26T20:20:04Z

longwalkhome @ 2004-06-22T09:52:00

2004-06-22T16:46:48Z

What Classic Movie Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com
Plus you are one hard motha! Seriously, when people cross you...other people are like "Wait..don't cross him!He's crazy!"

Going Camping...back in a few days. Happy Fathers day were applicable.

2004-06-19T13:23:40Z

Going Camping...back in a few days. Happy Fathers day were applicable.

Suggestions Please

2004-06-16T17:45:31Z

Time to get digital.
I want/need a camera. Of the digital sort.
Price range 300ish. Suggestions?

Don't be shy. Throw down.
Gimme any ideas you may have.

Memorable thoughts

2004-06-10T21:24:02Z

So I was sitting here trying to remember the context of these quotes from friends. Then I realized, screw the context...I like them like this. These are excerpts from my Wednessday night hang outs with my peeps.

memorable thoughts: 05/19/04
“Hey Buddha, shut it.” - Joe Elenbaas
“Hey Amsterdamian, bring it.” - Ryan Hoffman
“There’s nothing like a good flogging to get someone talking.” - Ryan Hoffman
“All I see in front of me is a dead Dutchman — It’s go time.” - Ryan Hoffman
“They were saying: Here’s your King. Check it . . . Rome, baby!” - Ryan Hoffman
“They gave him the Emeril treatment and banged it up a notch.” - Doran Nugent
“Like some strange lady’s house, when you go into her drawers and smell her panties.” - Nathan Clark
“I would say is it finished, or just beginning?” - Brandi Gist
“I would do every possible thing in the world to avoid being crucified.” - Ryan Hoffman
“It’s hard to gain respect of my peers, without feeling like I have to hide a part of myself.” - Katie Cline
“I’d do it with an e-card later.” - Ryan Hoffman
“Devin, the voice inside your head is a wuss.” - Joe Elenbaas
“Oh, I thought I was the only person that saw the lizard people.” - Doran Nugent
“I’m out of juice.” - Ryan Hoffman

Lists

2004-06-10T17:55:48Z

I have been talking to a lady at work about lists. Specically list of what you want to do.
These things are great. Yeah it's cool to have a list of goals, but it is nice to share them. You learn a lot about people from their lists.
Do your own list.
Here are 25 from my list~There are about 80 total on there.
1) Learn Spanish
2) Read the Bible
3) Learn Origami
4) Climb Mount Rainier
5) Have kids
6) Learn to play the Harmonica, well.
7) Take year off
8) Take another year off
9) Live in the mountains
10) Live in the city
11) Learn to Salsa Dance
12) Travel the karakorum
13) Swim in the Amazon
14) Through hike around Mt rainier
15) Travel to every Central and South American country
16) Learn to cook excellent Tamales
17) Hitchhike the Baja Penninsula
18) Live on the beach
19) Write a book
20) Be prepared to save a life
21) Learn Hebrew
22) Start in Britain...End in Japan
23) Hike the length of New Zealand
24) Build a house
25) Learn to Sail

Not on this list but worth mentioning
"Rock out with Stryper! Who are back, and better then ever!"

longwalkhome @ 2004-06-09T09:29:00

2004-06-09T16:25:34Z

I need a shirt that says "I have some Sexy Guns"
I think the fact I have them, (sexy guns) should be enough...but apparently it's not.

So for my birthday, I want a nice...simple shirt that says ungarish type face
"I have sexy Guns"

Nuff said.

longwalkhome @ 2004-06-05T20:21:00

2004-06-06T03:25:18Z

Ronald Reagan just died. Not "just" died, but today.
Geez.
That makes only 3 surviving Ex-Presidents...
Somehow that affects me.

Gonna go eat a big ole bag of Jelly Beans and reflect on the passing of a historic dude. Oh and watch a movie, but not of his..I don't care for his acting.

longwalkhome @ 2004-06-02T23:59:00

2004-06-03T06:59:32Z

If there is one person you can't stop thinking about, post this same exact sentence in your journal.

Settle down?

2004-06-02T18:41:45Z

Crap!
Forget flying machines.
2 words for you, Kyle.

House Boat
Well technical it is one word, but 2 is always a little more dramatic then 1.
Picture me, living it up in my sweet ass houseboat, picture you coming over to my sweet ass house boat to play exciting games like Houseboat Jenga and Houseboat Sorry! Ah yah, that will be the shit!

The other option is that I think I can make decent house boat...then I could just park it in my folks lake and take a dingy to shore when needed. I wonder if there is a law against just hanging out in the middle of a lake?

Perhaps a new breed of hermit is possible where-in the hermit just chills in plain site of everyone and carries on his hermetic ways.

I could do that.

longwalkhome @ 2004-06-01T20:37:00

2004-06-02T03:38:59Z

So I checked Mad Dawgs photosite, which if you are not familiar with you should be
http://doranosaurus.fotopages.com/

and found this thing by following the links. It is a quick time of an elderly dancing. Good for her.

http://www.visionarydance.com/HelenDancing01.mov

Dreams of Flight

2004-05-28T16:21:48Z

Man! ever see that Simpsons where Homer fights Drederick Tatum?
Remember how Moe saved the day by using the Fan Man flying fan machine?

Sometimes I really really want to go buy one of those and just meander around the country...on fan power!
I settle in everyonce and while, but all along I would spread the Gospel of Fan. Like a modern day Johnny Appleseed and what not.

Forget the Segway my friend...Go FAN, man!

Seriously this is occupying my mind a lot this morning, dreams of hoping for hill top to hill top. Whee!
Also, I want to get some really big helium balloons. I have this really good idea!

Similar to the fan, but stealthy and quiet. Like a ninja.

Up my Sleeve

2004-05-27T06:12:44Z

So I a was talking to Holly.

I told her how my boss had asked if there was a special lady in my life, on account me not telling any stories of stupid or dangerous things I'd done the recent past.

Well, I tells her...you know I tend to do one thing a week for sake of doing it. Going and bonding with hill folk at 1AM in Ravensdale, late night Top Foods adventures, whatever. Nothing to exciting, but it beats watching TV.

Holly, having never heard these stories says "Why haven't you told them to me?"

To which I reply "I like to keep something up my sleeve, for emergencies and such."

This is a central theme in my life, keeping stuff back just in case. Whether it be money, packets of M&M's, massive physical strength, socks, stories, even feelings. I tend to keep a portion of what I got in reserve.

When you play Life (The board game the whole family can enjoy) do you hide your money under the board? I do.

longwalkhome @ 2004-05-26T15:00:00

2004-05-26T21:59:31Z

I have been spending time playing with this site:
http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

It's cool, and by cool I mean ridiculously full of more information then I could ever use. It has listings of all 7000 languages spoken.

EMERILLON: a language of French Guiana
Population 200 (1987 Cheryl Jensen).
Region Southern border area. None in Brazil.
Alternate names EMERILON, MEREO, MEREYO, EMEREÑON, TECO
Classification Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Oyampi (VIII).
Comments Probably not intelligible with Wayampí. Heavy borrowing from Wayana.

200 people speak this, it is listed. I wonder if 199 of you want to get together and pound something out, we could get listed.

Note:Klingon nor Elven is listed...anywhere.

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