More on bike routes

I picked up some general maps for Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee from Barnes and Nobles this evening. I will be mapping out some private campgrounds (besides the state and national parks already mapped out). Along with the campgrounds marked out, I came across a few websites indicating some good bike routes. Hopefully this will be enough to find some good roads with plenty of camping opportunities.

Indiana: http://www.lafayette-in.com/bikeindiana.html
Kentucky: http://bikewalk.ky.gov/

Departure time is a week away! Still a bunch of stuff needs to be accomplished between now and then.

Sweetwaters

After church this evening I stopped by Sweetwater's donuts to redeem my "One free donut or coffee" coupon from Bronco Bash back in the fall. I first picked out the Reeses donut (Chocolate cake topped with peanut butter creme and chocolate). The lady asked if any others looked good to me, of course all of the donuts looked good to me, but I wasn't sure if she was trying to get me to just buy a second donut or offering a second free donut. After a bit of enticing, I gave in and said the New York Cheesecake (Cream cheese filling with strawberry creme on top). Turns out she gave it to me free as well! And my oh my, a very good second choice. I think I almost like the New York Cheesecake better than the Reeses.

On that note, you should go patronize Sweetwater's Donuts on Stadium, because I sure will! Two free donuts, gets my stomach's vote.

Website - Sweetwater's Donut Mill

Movin' on out, movin' on up!

My apartment is feeling pretty empty now that I have taken nearly 10 car loads of my junk back to my house. I also feel like I have way too much junk. What do I need all this stuff for?

On that note, it feels like Christmas. Yesterday I picked up a bunch of stuff for my bike, which should basically complete all the requirements for my bike trip. This trip seems like it is burning a hole in my wallet. At the end, I hope I see it as a good investment of some kind?


stuff...junk...all I want is a little bit of food and a Bible, and maybe one of these: http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/The_Torch-74-0.html

AdventureWorks Database

Tips on installing AdventureWorksDW for the analysis tutorial for SQL 2005:
1) Download the file at: http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4004 (No longer at downloaded at Microsoft)
2) Select the AdventureWorksBI.msi (This is the database for the ssas tutorials).
3) Run the msi installer that you just downloaded, default installation is fine.
4) The msi installer for the sql 2005 Adventure Works database does not automatically attach the database files to a SQL Instance. There are multiple ways of accomplishing this:
a) Open Sql Managment Studio, New Query, Copy the text below (If you made any changes to the install location, or the drive is not on C, then make the appropriate changes in the file names. Just search for AdventureWorks if you're not sure of the file location)

exec sp_attach_db @dbname = N'AdventureWorks',
@filename1 = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorks_Data.mdf',
@filename2 = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorks_log.ldf'

[http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/Wiki/View.aspx?title=SQLServerDatabasesandSamplesOverview&referringTitle=Home]

b) Connect to the SQL Server Instance that you would like to install the AdventureWorks database. Right click the database folder and select "Attach...". This will bring up a SQL Server Attach Databases Dialog. Click the Add button and locate the AdventureWorks_Data.mdf file.


Basically it's really easy, you need to know that the msi file does not automatically attach the database.

Strike 3

Fire alarm just started going off again...gargh!

[Edit] 7:21am they finally turned off the alarm. Time to file a complaint with the city for non-working fire alarms.
[Edit2] 7:19pm - My ears still hurt because of the fire alarm.

Wake up call

5am is a perfect time for the fire alarm in my apartment building to be set off. This is the second time, and yet again, it took another 30 minutes before they could the fire alarm turned off. The fire alarms are pretty poor, either it is deafening loud like in my apartment, or barely audible. Well time to fall asleep for 1 or 2 more hours. Positive outlook: I'm moving out of these apartments in a few more days and school is finished for the semester?

Sufjan Stevens is Super!

Bones

After my computer architecture class, I walked back to my apartment taking an extended detour through the field and woods. The weather is phenomenal, warm, slight breeze, and sunny. While walking I came across some bones almost like a leg. My guess is that the bones were from a deer, but it was strange that no other bones were around.

Anyways, always check your entire body for ticks after a walk through a field and/or woods...cause they are sneaky.