Here are some quickie videos I shot with my new Flip video camera. Actually, I handed the camera to my nephew Donnie so he gets co-directing credit 
Also, I’ve added all my Christmas photos to Flickr.
Christmas Videos
January 4th, 2009Fall 2008 Update
November 28th, 2008
As usual, I’ve gotten wicked busy and have gotten behind on blog posts. But I’ve got four days off for Thanksgiving and blog updates were on my to-do list.
So geez, where to start. Speaking of Thanksgiving, we had a good one. As with last year, we stayed at home, and Brenda made a small turkey. Everything was fabulous as usual. Even had a couple pies, pumpkin bread, veggies and shrimp for me!
We watched the Macy’s parade and the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special, and then a couple unexciting football games. Then we decorated the apartment, which is way faster than decorating our old house. And capped it off with the Opus & Bill Christmas special, and Mickey’s Christmas Carol. This year, we’re committed to getting through all our holiday videos :) I’ve also resolved to read the original Christmas Carol by Dickens.
Speaking of reading, I’ve been doing a ton of reading since I started taking the train to work. I have an Audible account for audiobooks, and it was great when I was driving. Unfortunately my mind wanders when listening to audiobooks on the train and I realize I haven’t been paying attention for a few miles and have to rewind. I hadn’t really read anything but computer books since high school, so I’m really loving getting back into it.
Books read so far:
Watchmen (graphic novel)
The Dark Knight Strikes Again (graphic novel)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
The Bourne Identity
Neverwhere
Joomla Development (okay, this is a programming book)
Currently I’m reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman (who also wrote Neverwhere and Stardust, which is also a fantastic movie).
On the work front, things are going as well as can be expected, given the current economy. We’ve had some layoffs and some people quit, but we seem to be weathering the storm so far. And I’m on my sixth desk, but I now have a fabulous spot with a window! I’ve learned to not get too comfortable in any one spot, though.
Besides our recent loss of Sasha, the animals are doing just fine. We had to deal with a flea problem over the last couple months, but I think we have it licked. Apparently fleas were particularly bad this year.
I’ve also been trying to do more artwork, or as much as my schedule will allow. Been crazy busy at work and I often work late, or work at home. I haven’t posted anything in a couple weeks, but gotta start thinking about this year’s Christmas card.
To follow my artwork, just go here. I’ve got ideas for more stuff, just gotta find the time.
Amazingly, there’s little else to report. Seems we’ve just been working and that’s it. Upside is that we both have the entire week of Christmas off, probably 4-5 days spent in Ohio (and on the road). I really prefer to fly, but with the flight and car rental, we’re probably looking at almost a grand, as opposed to a couple hundred to drive.
More updates as soon as something remotely interesting happens.
First NFL Game!
November 26th, 2008
On November 16th, we saw our first NFL game. It was at the Georgia Dome and the Falcons played the Denver Broncos. Unfortunately due to a couple bonehead moves, we lost 20-24.
Overall, we had fun. Being able to take the train directly to the Dome was really nice, although we’ll be more prepared next time for the thousands of other people that feel the same way. I’ve been taking the train to work for months and had never seen cars so full.
I think I need to go again to get a better feel for it, but overall I’ve enjoyed Braves games much more. I think the worst part of a football game is as you get higher up, the seats get smaller and closer together. Plus, nobody came by selling beer. What’s up with that? Also, football stops and starts a lot more than baseball, and there’s less entertainment going on during breaks. And I REALLY missed the giant video screen Turner Field has.
But all in all, a good day, and we’ll definitely try to get to at least one game a season.
Now I just need to get to a hockey game
RIP, Sasha
November 26th, 2008I wish my long blogging hiatus could have been broken by better news. Unfortunately, it’s with a heavy heart that I must report our kitty Sash passed away today. As you may or may not know, Sasha has been sick for a few months. It started out as a thyroid problem, for which she was taking medication. But she was also anemic.
Over the last few months, our once fat cat had become skin and bones, despite her still eating like a horse. A week or so ago her stomach started getting bloated and the vet removed quite a lot of fluid from her stomach. She also noticed a mass near her lung. The vet was almost positive it was cancer, probably lymphatic. Unfortunately the proceedures for finding out for sure would have been too hard on Sasha’s body.
So they put her on another medication and we debated about giving her kemo drugs. But today Sasha just seemed to collapse and was unable to stand or hold her head up for a half hour. We got her to the vet and she’d lost even more weight and was unable to hold her temperature. The vet said her systems were shutting down and only gave her maybe a couple more days.
It was really, really hard, but we felt it best to spare her from suffering through it, so we decided to put her to sleep. Sasha was 14, but we’d only had her for about six years. We wish we’d had her longer, but are thankful we were able to give her six good years. We truly enjoyed her and will always miss her.
My Drawing A Day
August 6th, 2008
I’ve come up with this crazy experiment to post a “Drawing A Day”. With all my sites, it’s a pain to post to all of them, so I’ve created an account with a popular artist site. Check them out daily (or until I can’t sustain this anymore) by going here.
