Comments on: 12 of 12 V – April 2010 http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/ Living the Digital Lifestyle Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: patty http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39347 patty Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:27:34 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39347 first off i have to say your flowers are so beautiful and your pastries are your local baker are just sinful and to die for. you're making me hungry. thanks for sharing, pete! first off i have to say your flowers are so beautiful
and your pastries are your local baker are just sinful and to die for. you’re making me hungry. thanks for sharing, pete!

]]> By: Hibe http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39316 Hibe Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:33:14 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39316 Hey Pete, Nice 12... Will's looking good as usual. Your right, photos of the local villages always go over well. You can never go bad with food shots either. I guess you hit the trifecta with the flowers... they are gorgeous. I know what you mean about taking photos, but you shouldn't feel self-conscience about taking a few shots of something on public display. I do ask before I take any close ups of anyone and I get permission before I put them on public display. ...just common courtesy I think. On another note, I finally pulled the trigger on my build. Still setting it up, but I'm on it now. Went with 80g Intel X25-M SSD for system/application drive, a 4 x 500g 7200rpm RAID 10 data drive, P6X58D ASUS mother board with I7 930 2.8ghz processor. Have Windows 7 Professional on it. I've been setting it up for the SSD... first moved the paging, caches, temps files and user profiles off the SSD and out to the HDD. I'm hoping I don't miss anything. I don't want succesive rewrites on the system disk... need to save the life and space on that SSD. I only got 80g because that's the break point right now. I figure by the time I'm ready for something bigger the price will have gone down and the reliability will have gone up. Oh yeah, had a pair of Nvidia GTS 250 video cards installed and found a NEC EA231wmi monitor which has a pretty nice gamut for editing my photos (IPS to). All in all I think I got a good deal on everything. Picking up a used Epson stylus pro from NYC on Friday. It will take a month or more till I get everything installed on this thing. Don't even have my e-mail installed yet, but I really want to be careful about loading programs on here because most applications want to put everything on the C: drive including all the scratch and cache files. Sorry for going on, and on, and on... but I figure you're one person who could appreciate it. Take care till next month, Hey Pete,

Nice 12… Will’s looking good as usual. Your right, photos of the local villages always go over well. You can never go bad with food shots either. I guess you hit the trifecta with the flowers… they are gorgeous. I know what you mean about taking photos, but you shouldn’t feel self-conscience about taking a few shots of something on public display. I do ask before I take any close ups of anyone and I get permission before I put them on public display. …just common courtesy I think.

On another note, I finally pulled the trigger on my build. Still setting it up, but I’m on it now. Went with 80g Intel X25-M SSD for system/application drive, a 4 x 500g 7200rpm RAID 10 data drive, P6X58D ASUS mother board with I7 930 2.8ghz processor. Have Windows 7 Professional on it. I’ve been setting it up for the SSD… first moved the paging, caches, temps files and user profiles off the SSD and out to the HDD. I’m hoping I don’t miss anything. I don’t want succesive rewrites on the system disk… need to save the life and space on that SSD. I only got 80g because that’s the break point right now. I figure by the time I’m ready for something bigger the price will have gone down and the reliability will have gone up. Oh yeah, had a pair of Nvidia GTS 250 video cards installed and found a NEC EA231wmi monitor which has a pretty nice gamut for editing my photos (IPS to). All in all I think I got a good deal on everything. Picking up a used Epson stylus pro from NYC on Friday. It will take a month or more till I get everything installed on this thing. Don’t even have my e-mail installed yet, but I really want to be careful about loading programs on here because most applications want to put everything on the C: drive including all the scratch and cache files. Sorry for going on, and on, and on… but I figure you’re one person who could appreciate it.

Take care till next month,

]]> By: Aimee @ In THIS Life http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39292 Aimee @ In THIS Life Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:53:08 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39292 Lovely as always! How sweet to remember the day with flowers for your mum. It must have been a difficult one. Happy 12th. :) Lovely as always! How sweet to remember the day with flowers for your mum. It must have been a difficult one. Happy 12th. :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39291 Matt Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:48:28 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39291 How do you always have interesting things to take pics of and post? I think I have the same views in every 12 of 12! Seattle (at least my part) is so boring ... Love the flowers, and the cakes, and the Yankee Candle shop, and Will, and dinner, and and and ... Best of luck with your diet. Seems like you're surviving it! Regards from Seattle. :) How do you always have interesting things to take pics of and post? I think I have the same views in every 12 of 12! Seattle (at least my part) is so boring …

Love the flowers, and the cakes, and the Yankee Candle shop, and Will, and dinner, and and and …

Best of luck with your diet. Seems like you’re surviving it!

Regards from Seattle. :)

]]> By: Julie http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39285 Julie Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:47:42 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39285 I can't believe you didn't enter the pastry shop. I wanted to run right in just from the photo! I can’t believe you didn’t enter the pastry shop. I wanted to run right in just from the photo!

]]> By: Jill http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39284 Jill Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39284 Ohhh, those pastries! I would have a hard time in that store, too. I like the giant traffic cone. I think that's my favorite this month. Thanks! Ohhh, those pastries! I would have a hard time in that store, too.
I like the giant traffic cone. I think that’s my favorite this month.
Thanks!

]]> By: Nici http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39279 Nici Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:33:51 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39279 Rubber Duckies - with bow ties ... wow, I think whoever made these is an NCIS fan *g* Great pictures, Pete. I'm so proud of you that you could just look at the candy without buying them. It's not easy in the beginning, but it really works after a while. I can sit at a table and watch others eating cake without feeling sorry for myself. It took a while, but now it feels great ;) And this food looks really delicious. I'm sure that helps. I'm sorry about your dad. Must have been a sad day :( *sends hugs* And I will check out the website and the book. Sounds like something I might like. Until next month! - Nici Oh, and btw: I learned to ignore people looking at me when I take pictures in public ;) Rubber Duckies – with bow ties … wow, I think whoever made these is an NCIS fan *g*
Great pictures, Pete. I’m so proud of you that you could just look at the candy without buying them. It’s not easy in the beginning, but it really works after a while. I can sit at a table and watch others eating cake without feeling sorry for myself. It took a while, but now it feels great ;)
And this food looks really delicious. I’m sure that helps.

I’m sorry about your dad. Must have been a sad day :( *sends hugs* And I will check out the website and the book. Sounds like something I might like.

Until next month!
- Nici

Oh, and btw: I learned to ignore people looking at me when I take pictures in public ;)

]]> By: BU http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39278 BU Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:21:33 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39278 I see that telecommuting is definitely agreeing with you! I see that telecommuting is definitely agreeing with you!

]]> By: Sunny http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39276 Sunny Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:13:24 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39276 Great photos, Pete. I love it when my European friends show me bits of their homeland. The tulips for your mom are lovely, as is your gesture of getting the book published. Will is simply being a cat, right? Great photos, Pete. I love it when my European friends show me bits of their homeland. The tulips for your mom are lovely, as is your gesture of getting the book published. Will is simply being a cat, right?

]]> By: Pete http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39271 Pete Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:03:32 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39271 He was when he took a swipe at me just after the photo was taken for waking him up! :) He was when he took a swipe at me just after the photo was taken for waking him up! :)

]]> By: Blobby http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39270 Blobby Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:20:45 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39270 cutie - and he doesn't look THAT annoyed. cutie – and he doesn’t look THAT annoyed.

]]> By: Becca http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39268 Becca Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:44 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39268 I know what you mean about feeling self-conscious when taking photos for this project! I was just thinking yesterday that I probably look nuttier trying to conceal the fact that I am taking a photo than if I would just pull the camera out and snap away! The flowers are so pretty, and I hope they brightened what is sure to have been a difficult day for your mother. And, I, too, love that chalkboard/key hook for the meal planning! I just have a boring little notebook! I know what you mean about feeling self-conscious when taking photos for this project! I was just thinking yesterday that I probably look nuttier trying to conceal the fact that I am taking a photo than if I would just pull the camera out and snap away!

The flowers are so pretty, and I hope they brightened what is sure to have been a difficult day for your mother.

And, I, too, love that chalkboard/key hook for the meal planning! I just have a boring little notebook!

]]> By: Pete http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39266 Pete Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:55:57 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39266 Aww, thanks Steffi, but it's just a small diet. 1 stone to lose, nice and easy :) Aww, thanks Steffi, but it’s just a small diet. 1 stone to lose, nice and easy :)

]]> By: Steffi http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39265 Steffi Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:53:51 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39265 Thanks for sharing, Pete. Although it was probably a sad day, specially for your Mom. Love the fooood :O) But why on earth are you on diet?!? Love Steffi. Thanks for sharing, Pete. Although it was probably a sad day, specially for your Mom.

Love the fooood :O) But why on earth are you on diet?!?

Love
Steffi.

]]> By: Eliane http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39248 Eliane Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:10:24 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39248 what is the opposite of eye sore (my english is not too good for those specials) maybe eye healer? your tulips definitely are healers! and me to I like those cute chalk boards. but not the shop, look like lots of artificila aromas and not natural, sorry about that, as aromatherapist I have a fifth sense of fragrances! last month I did my 12-er-homework but was stuck in a hotel without the slightest hint of an internet line! cheers from sunny Ireland eliane what is the opposite of eye sore (my english is not too good for those specials) maybe eye healer? your tulips definitely are healers! and me to I like those cute chalk boards. but not the shop, look like lots of artificila aromas and not natural, sorry about that, as aromatherapist I have a fifth sense of fragrances! last month I did my 12-er-homework but was stuck in a hotel without the slightest hint of an internet line! cheers from sunny Ireland eliane

]]> By: Sharron http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39244 Sharron Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:35:42 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39244 Happy Anniversary to a very special couple, although apart, they are as one. Beautiful tulips so colourful. Also loving the cream cakes and the New Forest piccies oh memories memories. Hey, good luck with the diet, chalkboards are ace idea. Until next month. :) Happy Anniversary to a very special couple, although apart, they are as one. Beautiful tulips so colourful. Also loving the cream cakes and the New Forest piccies oh memories memories. Hey, good luck with the diet, chalkboards are ace idea. Until next month. :)

]]> By: Tony http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39242 Tony Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:52:07 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39242 Hey there I really love your 12 of 12 photos this month. Actually I always enjoy seeing your photos. This month I really like the tulips, their so bright and colourful. I like the key rack and would love to have one myself. The home store looks lovely. I love stores like that especially if they have candles. I love my candles. Last but not least I love the giant traffic cone seat.. Anyway as always thanks for sharing and I look forward to next months. Oh one more thing, I just want to wish you all the best of luck with the book. I'm going to pop over and have a look at it now. Hey there I really love your 12 of 12 photos this month. Actually I always enjoy seeing your photos. This month I really like the tulips, their so bright and colourful. I like the key rack and would love to have one myself. The home store looks lovely. I love stores like that especially if they have candles. I love my candles. Last but not least I love the giant traffic cone seat.. Anyway as always thanks for sharing and I look forward to next months. Oh one more thing, I just want to wish you all the best of luck with the book. I’m going to pop over and have a look at it now.

]]> By: Helen (Dogeared) http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39239 Helen (Dogeared) Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:25:04 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39239 It's always lovely to see where you live, Pete! And I love those tulips, that's a sweet thing to do. And I love the little day chalk boards for your meals! I think I need something like that, so I can plan ahead, and it be cute :D It’s always lovely to see where you live, Pete! And I love those tulips, that’s a sweet thing to do.

And I love the little day chalk boards for your meals! I think I need something like that, so I can plan ahead, and it be cute :D

]]> By: Pete http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39237 Pete Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:32:14 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39237 0/10 Endar sheesh ;) 0/10 Endar sheesh ;)

]]> By: Ursl http://www.petecullen.net/general/12-of-12-v-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-39236 Ursl Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=2281#comment-39236 I love the pic of this shop selling soaps. Course I make soap by myself. But I don´t sell it! I love the pic of this shop selling soaps. Course I make soap by myself. But I don´t sell it!

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