December 30, 2008 at 09:15 PM · Posted under books, family, learning, programming, television
Hey, I’m managing to take the time to write at least one more blog post before 2009. Woo!
My paternal Grandmother died this week. She was an amazing lady and I’m sure she’s much more comfortable now. I always think of her when I hear a piano playing. I don’t know that many grandmas could transpose songs to different keys on the fly just for kicks.
Speaking of music, one of the things I got for Christmas was a five string banjo and a new guitar. Edward loves to play with the banjo strings and I find it to be a most enjoyable instrument to learn. The first string is the highest pitch, the standard G tuning is a little weird coming from a guitar, but it all somehow comes together to make picking out seemingly any combination of notes sound really good. I’m focusing on getting used to the fingerpicks and the four finger rolls.
I’m also flooded with computer books from the Pragmatic Programmers, yay! I’m current enjoying learning about linear vs. rich brain processing with “Pragmatic Thinking and Learning” and will either dig into computer science concepts with Python, a book on crunching data, or a book on Clojure after that.
Work continues to go well, getting paid to think is nice.
Edward can, when he puts his mind to it, manage to pull himself up to standing from sitting. We will have to baby-proof sooner rather than later.
Sarah and I are finding School Rumble to be highly hilarious. It’s kind of a Scrubs/High School Romance silly anime.
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November 10, 2008 at 09:51 PM · Posted under videogames
Fallout 3 is simply an astonishing work. Randomly wandering around the ruined landscape surrounding Washington DC in the year 2277 is one of the most amazing gaming experiences I’ve ever had. I watched the sun rise from a small village set on a half ruined overpass and could actually see the birds circling the nearby town of Megaton, off in the distance I could barly make out the ruined tower of the Washington Monument with the Capital Building beyond. Beautiful.
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November 05, 2008 at 09:02 AM · Posted under politics
It isn’t January yet.
[Indy and his father have boarded the airship]
Indiana Jones: Well, we made it!
Professor Henry Jones: [looking out from behind his newspaper] When we are airborne, with Germany behind us, then I will share that sentiment.
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October 31, 2008 at 11:31 PM · Posted under family
Happy Halloween Internets! Sarah and I couldn’t resist getting Edward a costume. He’s a chili pepper!
Since this is practically turning into an Edward photo blog, how about I just throw in some more cuteness.
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October 23, 2008 at 12:33 PM · Posted under family
Sarah and I have already been hit by a bad cold once this year, and only a couple of months ago. Now we get another strike? Isn’t that against some kind of pact or agreement with the virus collective? I demand reparations for sick days!
What’s worse is that Edward got the bug this time around. A sick baby is a sad little monster. Although he does impressively manage to keep smiling and playing, except when he is extremely tired and the sick won’t let him sleep. I yearn for the day when he can avail himself of the great Nyquil.
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