From Cool to Smoky- A Day in the Life of a Computer Geek: A Photo Essay


This is about my life starting in Cool, CA and our move to the Smoky Mountains of TN. I am the homeschooling 17 year old son of Paul and Gena Suarez, Publishers of TOS Magazine. Please look at my website: www.ShatteringWindows.com

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We Went to the Beach!

Posted at 12:27 AM on Apr. 26, 2007

 

Ah, warp! I’m really mad right now! I spent a lot of time writing an entry about our trip to the ocean. I had lots of pictures and everything. But at the very end of the post I hit the back button and lost it all!

 

Boy, I’m not very thrilled right now!

 

This is going to be a real quick entry!



Yep, that's the beach!


Levi and his prize seeshell.


The kids are trying to run as far out as they can before getting wet.


High-Tide! Run!


Now, aren't I clever!


It kept out the water (kinda, not really)! Well, at least it kept out the sand!


Sorry, these pictures are a bit blurry.


I saw this clam lying on the beach. When I picked it up, it sucked itself back into it's shell!


And WOULDN'T come out!


Neat background.


What is that???



It's a puffer fish thing!

It got washed up onto the shore.


Sorry I'm not up to rewriting the whole thing.

But real quick, I'll tell you where we were.

We went down to Charleston, SC to do some speaking.
And then drove up the coast into NC.


We had a lot of fun as a family!

I really enjoy going on road trips around and outside of the country.

Thanks Mom and Dad for taking us with you on all the speaking engagements.




Ok, I'm going to bed!
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Posted by JoeM at 10:46 AM on Apr. 26, 2007
I love the photos. Especially of the one with the waves crashing in the background and the first one of the fish.

Man, it's been a while since we have been to the ocean. Last time I was there it was raining so it was no fun.

Your not the first person I've told this to: You should write your entries in Gmail. Just act like your going to compose a email and just write out your entry. It has an auto save feature which has saved numerous posts of mine. Let me know if you want a Gmail invite yet =P
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Posted by DancingFeet at 2:10 PM on Apr. 26, 2007
Hello,
My name is Briana, and I'm a friend of Coie's. I was wondering if you might be able to give me some computer help. I want to know how to make animation on web sites, and I don't know if I need a special program or anything. Someone told me that you might be able to tell me.
Thanks!
Briana
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weirdo

Posted by jess4him at 6:59 PM on Apr. 26, 2007
why'd you post on my blog and then take it away?
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Posted by CountryAtHeart at 7:24 PM on Apr. 26, 2007
Did you leave the fish on Shore?
Was is dead?
Nice pictures, at our beach we once found a jelly fish.

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Posted by poprocksandcoke42 at 9:07 PM on Apr. 26, 2007
wOw, that's a WEIRD fish in those last 2 pics!!!
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Eeewww

Posted by Jocelyndixon at 11:52 PM on Apr. 26, 2007
Referring to the puffer fish! LOL That's weirdo!

And, yes, don't worry about the award. I am founding my own and it has a Christian base. I will let you know when I post it.

Really cool pics!

Jocelyn
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Posted by Chris at 7:46 AM on Apr. 27, 2007
Hi, and thanx for letting me know my quote was offensive. It is a quote for a Christian band and my intentions were not to offend anyone. I have but the implied comma in brackets in the quote in case anyone else misunderstands it.
Thanks again.

P.S. Where did you get the idea for the "Protect the ozone" for your comments?
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~ GIMP ~

Posted by SincerelyAmanda at 1:29 PM on Apr. 27, 2007
Yes, I finally downloaded it and it worked!

Thanks for the link.

Wow...puffer fish...wonder what it was doing there.

~Amanda~
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Posted by Rach at 8:32 PM on Apr. 27, 2007
Wow! Love the pics! Doesn't seem very busy, and the stilty-dock-whatever-it-is looks fun to play around. Wonder how the waves compare to the ones in FL. I almost went to the beach today, but it didn't work out. haha, that puffer thing is pretty funny. :p
Rachel
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Posted by anyachristine at 10:46 AM on Apr. 28, 2007
Great pictures, Paulie. Thanks for sharing! We used to live in Charleston and have visited the NC coast...makes me want to go back :) Looks like you guys had a blast!
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Wow!

Posted by rjdjohn316 at 3:18 PM on Apr. 28, 2007
Did you touch that big, huge 'puffer-thingy'? It looks huge! How big is it? I wouldn't touch that thing if I had seen it...I don't like touching fish. When we went to my grandpa's in Bedford, I had to take the fish off the fishing line...I don't like doing that!

Thanks for commenting on my blog again... and I did NOT delete your comment! I just posted another entry for you to comment on. I posted ANOTHER entry today.

I looked at all the pictures that had loaded, two or three didn't of them didn't load all the way.

I was glad you had fun at our house, I had fun talking and going in the barn with you all! I hope you guys can stay longer than 12hours next time! Glad you played chess with Jocelyn...We all had fun with the chess boards!

Sincerely,
Rachel
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YIKES

Posted by JacqueDixonSoulRestES at 6:50 PM on Apr. 29, 2007
I hate it when I lose a post like that!
I don't post on IE anymore, only Mozilla. It saves posts on the back button. Other than that, I type it up and put links into an email and save it for later. Rea-a-lly stinks to spend all of that time and have something like that happen!!!

I love all of your photos. Looks like you all had a lot of fun! Glad your mom got to relax a bit...

So, what did you learn about that "puffer fish thing"?
Sounds like a great chance to look up a few things online about... maybe wax eloquent in a post and show us all the things you learned... thrill us... make a video about it. ( ;

I'll expect a full report on it next time I come by.
Well, about that or the tide, the ocean, something...
< ;

Mrs. D
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Posted by DancingFeet at 9:32 AM on Apr. 30, 2007
Ok, what I'm wanting to do is make a Christian alternative to sites for girls like barbie.com and myscene.com . I want to know how to make the animated games and characters like on these sites.
~Briana, the friend of Coie :-)
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Posted by DancingFeet at 1:23 PM on Apr. 30, 2007
Well, I don't generally classify myself as a "computer geek", but I have learned HTML and I like to mess around with computers like that.
What is the program and how much does it cost?
As far as games go, I'm talking about the types of games that are on those sites that I mentioned. Interactive stuff like that.
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Posted by JoeM at 11:10 PM on May. 2, 2007
Man, you are averaging 12 hits a day and my blog is only averaging 9. Knock it off, would you?!?! LOL! J/K
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~ Hmm....~

Posted by SincerelyAmanda at 11:32 PM on May. 2, 2007
How dandy is that - you're stuck with making a banner for me! ;D

~Amanda~
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~ Multi -Tasking? ~

Posted by SincerelyAmanda at 10:00 PM on May. 3, 2007
Oh, that's fine. I'm not in a hurry - no need to rush anything at all.

I can relate to that sort of busy-ness. I'm behind in a few things myself, so I need to get moving.

Talk later -

~Amanda~
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In Response to your comment:

Posted by SuperAngel at 11:02 PM on May. 5, 2007
I am back to blogging. There are many changes that have occured during my absence.
SWEETNESS has a name... Not what I wanted though.
The pics you posted of when you came were fine... I hated the one that Joc took of me. It totally scared me when I saw it. Especially when it had come through the mail b/c you hadn't resized them. AHH!! So you can delete that one.
That is a huge fish... Holy giant fish, Batman!! Very creative with the bags on the shoes. I would have probably done the same thing!! LOL!!
So you probably haven't blogged b/c you are working over time on Joc's blinkie, huh?? Well I am going to starting blogging again, so you should too!!
Thanks for your comment!!
Love...
!!SUPERANGEL!! !!Amanda!!
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Hey Paul

Posted by LibertyandJustice at 2:37 PM on May. 7, 2007
Hey Paul! Thanks for the comment. I've got another blog on my website, the link should be in my profile.

Nice pics!

Oh, and I'm getting lots of weird special characters instead of bullets in FF2. Might wanna look at that.
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Posted by Rach at 7:54 PM on May. 8, 2007
Heard ya'll might be coming to Florida soon -- is that working out?
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Awww, Paul!

Posted by Mariel at 12:13 AM on May. 11, 2007
Don't say your website's going nowhere! It just takes time. I mean, no website starts up like a rocket when you first open it! By the way, I think it looks marvelous! And don't feel bad about not commenting so much either, (I can't say the same to Coie who NEVER responds to me, but you're nice. ;+)) your friends understand! I mean, it's not like we're going to desert you! But really, the pictures make up for it! :+)

Thanks for bein' my friend,

Mariel



P.S. Tell Luke he needs to work on eye/hand coordination! (For example: Not dropping the keys down the elevator shaft again!)
Hellos and Hugs!
Mariel


P.P.S. If you are wondering where this comment is coming from, I saw your comment on SincerelyAmanda's latest post.
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Posted by Mariel at 12:20 AM on May. 11, 2007
"Aren't [You] Clever?" Mmm-hmm, so tell me, did you share that genius with your SIBLINGS?! Ha! No need to "Run from the tide" then! That fish is really neat! What a specimen! (Oh, but I wonder how long it had been sitting there....) Yeah, did you leave it there?

That picture with Luke and Julie is really funny! (Luke having the time of his life, as usual.) I love running from tides! Oh, did you do it yourself?

Lovely seashell, Levi! I love spirals! Oh, Paul, did you actually see the calm go back in, or were you just guessing? I would LOVE to see that! (Not you guessing, the clam)

Adios!

Mariel
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Posted by walkbyfaith at 12:50 AM on May. 12, 2007
You have not posted in a while. :)

Alycia
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Posted by PoorBoyHat at 2:39 PM on May. 12, 2007
Dude, accept my referral to Conquer Club!

:P

~Timothy
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