AUTHOR: Kevin
DATE: 11/03/2007
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<div style="clear:both;"></div>Today was one of those days in SoCal that makes people from colder climes particularly jealous. 88 degrees in November, go figure. We drove over to San Marino to visit <a href="http://www.dollhouselady2.com/">Doll House Lady</a> in advance of their permanent closure on 15th December. 70% off everything in the store and they have some really amazing miniatures. I'm really quite amazed that we got out of there for under $100, it's not like I tried to stop Julie from getting more. She came home with a fantastic wood-burning stove and matching copper kettle, a hand cranked sewing machine with table and stool, and loads of other great finds. Now I just have to make the time between home improvement projects to finish the (much assembly required) doll house I got for her ages ago.<br /><br />After the lilliputian furniture hunting, we stopped at the Santa Anita mall for food and a spin on the carousel. The kids rode Seal and Zebra, both on the upper level. I have a feeling they're going to start asking about a return trip soon.<br /><br />If you have two monitors on your computer, be sure to check out <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/make-the-most-of-your-dual-monitors-317479.php">this Lifehacker article</a>. Years ago I had a Matrox dual output card which handled stretching the task bar in the drivers. These days I'm running AMD video and the single-monitor task bar has been driving me nuts. I'm glad I came across that article in my feed because it has lots of great suggestions for getting the most out of your dual display setup.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://juvin.com/labels/los angeles.shtml">los angeles</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://juvin.com/labels/nablopomo.shtml">nablopomo</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://juvin.com/labels/shopping.shtml">shopping</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://juvin.com/labels/toys.shtml">toys</a></p>
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