This thread made me think of the documentary "Hornets From Hell" about Giant Japanese Hornets that I saw on Discovery or some other channel last week. It gave me the heeby jeebies! Talk about a scary flying, stinging insect! http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/magazine...f_article.html Check out...
I found a really cool web site that will do apparel as well as posters/prints called Zazzle. I created a custom t-shirt for my wife for Valentine's Day on Thursday and it was at my house on Monday. The design interface is really slick IMHO. The prices seem to be competitive as well and...
The big night has come and gone. I hit a grand slam! I took Friday off work (without the wife's knowledge) and spent the day cleaning the house and preparing everything. I called her during the day to inform her that she had a surprise date that evening to heighten her anticipation. Our...
Lew- Thanks for the great ideas! I really appreciate the time you spent to compose the long post. Holadem - Thanks for the compliment! I should add that this romantic dinner is part of my New Year's resolution. We've been married for 10 years, have two kids, and we've gotten too much into the...
I'd like to cook a romantic dinner for my wife next Friday evening. I've already made plans for the kids to spend the night somewhere. I am planning to use our good china and silver with a tablecloth, linen napkins, fresh flowers, classical music, champagne, and a fire in the fireplace...
I am sending this offer in myself with Finding Nemo, Santa Claus 2, and PotC. I just received SC2 and PotC from the DeepDiscountDVD sale and sent everything in earlier this week. However, as I looked through the fine print on the copies I made of everything before I sent it, I noticed...
Stability should be exactly the same since they are the same "under the hood". XP Pro basically just gives you more stuff: Remote Desktop Offline files and folders Multiprocessor support Encrypted file system Better security Ability to join a domain plus a few more I can't think of...
Thanks for the great link, Greg! This is exactly the kind of thing my wife has been bugging me for. We just got a digital camera and I haven't had the time to play around with Photoshop Elements to figure out how to clean up pictures. Can anyone else recommend links, books, etc. with...
Since there are quite a few U of M fans posting, I'll add my two cents. Navarre is beginning to grow on me. Hopefully after the season is over, we'll be comparing him to Griese. Just efficient (and a national championship QB). One of my main concerns, believe it or not is Chris Perry...
There are a ton of hotel rooms in downtown Indy. If you want to go on the cheap, check out Hampton Inn, Best Western, or Courtyard Marriott. It also couldn't hurt to check out the convention rates at the Hyatt, Crowne Plaza, or Embassy Suites. I'd take a look at Priceline and/or Hotels.com as...
Castleton Arts is the only special interest theatre in Indy I can think of off the top of my head. We also have an IMAX downtown but their website doesn't list what will be showing then yet. Other stuff to do: Downtown is really nice in general. Lots of restaurants and things to do. Check...
Some good posts so far... My two cents: "Can you negotiate with a homebuilder?" Definitely, although it depends on the market. Here in Indianapolis, it is definitely a buyers market. We built our first house almost two years ago and negotiated a significant discount (IMHO). "Can...
Thanks for all the replys. I'm leaning towards one of the following digitals - Canon A70, Canon S230, or Canon S400. I am pretty much a novice at this point, so all the manual controls won't do much for me right now. I think I'll buy the digital and then see after a month or so if I think it's...
Looking for a new camera(s). Until now, we've always used a standard point-and-shoot film camera. The Samsung we currently have is a piece of junk and 1/2 the pictures we take turn out fuzzy even though it's supposed to auto-focus. I'm ready to throw it in the trash. I've considered buying a...
My wife and I are taking a 7-day cruise through French Polynesia for our 10th wedding anniversary in October. We'll be visiting Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea, and Huahine. I'm looking through the possibilities for to the best things to do in each place. Possible excursions include: -Visiting...
Don't forget who is always in charge - YOU! Everyone and their brother is opening up mortgage companies these days. Don't just shop around just for rates, but also for companies that take the time to answer your questions and explain everything thoroughly. Better yet, talk to friends and have...
Couple of comments: 1) Whatever you do, please do it safely. I'll admit to having bottle rocket fights in my youth. However, that was before my younger sister almost lost her right eye when a bottle rocket hit her there. She was lucky to get away with only impaired vision in one eye. 2) We...
Matt- I sincerely hope my post didn't come across as implying that you skimped on your photographer. That was not my intent at all. I'm not a lawyer, but almost all of the problems you mentioned sound like things that were completely in the photographers control - wrong lighting settings...
Dude, that SUCKS! I feel for you two big time. Photography was the ONE thing we didn't skimp on at our wedding. We found one of the best studios in our metro area and paid their going rate. We've seen many, many wedding albums of friends/family since then and haven't seen one that comes close...
Is DoD free like Counterstrike then if you already own HL? BTW - I did purchase MOH Deluxe Edition (AA and Spearhead) last night and got them installed, but haven't had a chance to try it out. I also downloaded Enemy Territory but haven't installed it yet. America's Army is on my list to...
I missed the show (and forgot to tape it). There were supposedly two people from Indiana on it as well which is what peaked my interest. The basketball court one was from Lafayette and according to The Indianapolis Star, there was also supposed to be one with a batting or pitching cage in it...
I agree Hildi is terrible, but still fun to watch. It's like rubberneckers at a car wreck, you just can't turn away because you want to see people's reactions. You have to keep in mind that one of the reasons this show is so popular is the "unique" decorating ideas and the homeowners reactions...