  I don't ever recall "needing" a weekend like I need this weekend. Work has been stressful this entire week - with lots of concept work for Cox Communications. Combine that with freelance work, and I've about reached my limit with patience. The lawn needs mowing more than boxing needs a white heavyweight!
Janet and I are still trying to find window coverings for the house. We haven't quite decided what to get yet, but after a year of having what was in the house when we moved in, we're definitely ready. On the brighter side, we got a call from Wayne ( urlLink Superstar Billy Graham - Kate's organ donor recipient and former pro wrestler) letting us know that he has comped us tickets to the upcoming " urlLink SummerSlam " pay-per-view event at America West Arena.
My parents have never been to a WWE pro-wrestling event, so it should be interesting to see their reaction to it. Janet and I went to one a few years ago and had a great time. I also finally got to see and hear from someone I met on the internet about two years ago who lives in Canada. I met Alec on the urlLink MacCentral web forums and we've had a pretty good "online friendship" since then. Since he lives in Canada, there isn't much opportunity to hook up for a quick beer, but this past week we video conferenced over the computer for a few minutes. Anyone who has the opportunity to use video conferencing should give it a shot if you know someone who also has a web cam. It didn't cost us a dime, and it's better than a phone call because you can actually see the person.
We used urlLink iChat from Apple to hook up, but there are many conferencing apps available. I used our Sony CamCorder hooked up to the computer. It's not the ideal web cam, but it works. I will probably be getting Apple's urlLink iSight web cam soon, which will make for a more pleasant experience. 
