I was just looking at the scoreboard: Deadline 6 - DVP 3. I was sure I was going to win this battle and narrow the gap to 6-4. Ah, but that is not how it's going to be. It looks as if this deadline will defeat me. I needed to finish putting things together last night in order to proof/correct and "print" to PDF each page of the magazine today. The new Auto-Upload system will allow me to send files and, within the space of a few minutes (or even seconds) I can have a proof to look at on the printer's site. This eliminates lots of proofing time and speeds up the job, as well as reducing the cost. But now I'm going to widen the gap in the score. I'll be behind 7 to 3 now. I wish there was some 3-point plays in magazine ball. It'll take a long time to catch up and take the lead. Someday, deadline, I'm going to get you!
Speaking of sports, I've been missing some GREAT basketball games in the NBA playoffs this year. Wow. Game 7s. Boston, LA, San Antonio. What's that other team? Detroit? I'd like to see a Celtics-Lakers Final Series, but I'm kinda partial to the San Antonio Spurs, too. We'll see (or not...deadline has me passing up all tv lately...what have I been missing?)...
Thanks to Frank Hart (Atomic Opera) for turning me on to the wonderful Cafe Verona blend of Starbucks -- a bright, bold flavor. I can't wait to take my first sip in a few minutes. I should also thank Phil & Ruby Scholling, for Ruby (who used to work with Grrr recordS back in the day, when she met her guitar playing husband, who played metal licks for Philadelphia back in the day) told me about this private Edmund's Blend at this local coffee place in Northwest Austin. And then there's Manuel Castillo, the flute playing vocalist for the San Antonio power metal band Paradox. He's the first one to train me how to make coffee not taste so much like coffee (by adding cocoa, creme, and honey). I guess we'll throw in Juan Valdez, too. Just because...
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at May 21, 2008 08:05 AM