Here's Andi sticking her stomach out for some reason. The muppet is included for scale.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Pictures for Devyn
Here's Andi sticking her stomach out for some reason. The muppet is included for scale.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
A few Washington pictures
I'm too lazy to go crazy with the captioning, so here ya go (lots of pictures of the nephew in there):
Washington Trip August 2007
I have more, as well as these in higher-res, if anybody wants to see them.
Washington Trip August 2007
I have more, as well as these in higher-res, if anybody wants to see them.
I'm a winner!
Who says that nothing good can come from drinking a gallon of Diet Mt. Dew every day in order to avalanche the "Transform Your Summer" promotional contest with hundreds of entries? I guess that my aching liver and aspartame-poisoned future self might speak up, but I can only smile my gap-toothed smile and roll my "EXTREME(tm)"ly green-jaundiced eyes while pointing at the FREE Panasonic PV-GS80 that was awaiting me upon our return from the Northwest.
Take that, real work. It only cost me $1723.50 to buy enough Dew to win a $220 camera!
(And, yes, that is a picture of Super Sloth.)
Friday, August 3, 2007
The Land of Ports (or something)
Well, we’ve been to Portland twice, now. Andi’s appointments have been mixed, meaning that we still have yet to discover our relocation-indecision panacea.
At this point, it seems that Spokane has a slight edge, as it has a good opportunity for Andi’s career, good job prospects for me, and a tolerable location – Actually, the downtown is fine, and the wilderness access would be very cool; I’m just a little shaky about the slightly scary suburbs. It would not be cool to move to someplace with none of the perks – but all of the faults – of city living. It’s still too early in the game to make any decisions, but I do think Spokane could, nonetheless, be a good choice, as long as we are very careful about where and what we buy on the house front.
Portland, on the other hand, might not be worth the expense, lifestyle-wise, although the city has grown on me. The biggest selling points are family-proximity and wider opportunities for me, although the latter may or may not be at all certain. If I’m committing to a few years of learning the in-the-trenches librarianship, Spokane, Albuquerque, or lots of places could be just as viable.
The x-factors on my career front, I guess, are my feelings about PhD work. I need to start making those decisions, but I will be much more informed after a few months of EPA work and the more advanced seminar classes that I’m taking this fall. Unfortunately, I think that I (and Andi) might need to be a bit patient with that front. Although, on the third hand, we will need to start undertaking interviews and doing house shopping, et cetera, et cetera. Oh, and there might be one or two other family-and home-life considerations, too…
Oh vell, c’est la vie, no?
I have been taking pictures, but have yet to enjoy the proper alignment of camera, cable, and connectivity that would allow me to post them. I’ll put some up when I’m home (or, possibly, if I’m motivated enough to use Taylor’s new data service).
At this point, it seems that Spokane has a slight edge, as it has a good opportunity for Andi’s career, good job prospects for me, and a tolerable location – Actually, the downtown is fine, and the wilderness access would be very cool; I’m just a little shaky about the slightly scary suburbs. It would not be cool to move to someplace with none of the perks – but all of the faults – of city living. It’s still too early in the game to make any decisions, but I do think Spokane could, nonetheless, be a good choice, as long as we are very careful about where and what we buy on the house front.
Portland, on the other hand, might not be worth the expense, lifestyle-wise, although the city has grown on me. The biggest selling points are family-proximity and wider opportunities for me, although the latter may or may not be at all certain. If I’m committing to a few years of learning the in-the-trenches librarianship, Spokane, Albuquerque, or lots of places could be just as viable.
The x-factors on my career front, I guess, are my feelings about PhD work. I need to start making those decisions, but I will be much more informed after a few months of EPA work and the more advanced seminar classes that I’m taking this fall. Unfortunately, I think that I (and Andi) might need to be a bit patient with that front. Although, on the third hand, we will need to start undertaking interviews and doing house shopping, et cetera, et cetera. Oh, and there might be one or two other family-and home-life considerations, too…
Oh vell, c’est la vie, no?
I have been taking pictures, but have yet to enjoy the proper alignment of camera, cable, and connectivity that would allow me to post them. I’ll put some up when I’m home (or, possibly, if I’m motivated enough to use Taylor’s new data service).
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
In Spokane...
Nice town. I'll post more later, once untethered from the woefully slow internet at the hotel.
In other news, saw the Simpsons with Andi and Anna over the weekend. Pretty good. I'd give it a "D'eh."
In other news, saw the Simpsons with Andi and Anna over the weekend. Pretty good. I'd give it a "D'eh."
Thursday, July 26, 2007
New Family Member!
The Accord came down with a flat tire this morning, which triggered a chain of events that resulted in the procurement of our second (as yet unnamed) car. Pretty cool lookin', eh?:
Aussie turns down a 5 billion AUD offer...
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/gone_fishing_ma.php
"I'm not interested in money. I've got a job; I can buy tucker; I can go fishing and hunting. That's all that matters to me."
"I'm not interested in money. I've got a job; I can buy tucker; I can go fishing and hunting. That's all that matters to me."
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Potter was pretty good...
...I didn't think that Hallows was Hollow! Bwah-ha-ha!!! Ha!
...see, it's a pun.
...
OK, not really.
Never mind.
Anyway...
I feel that Rowling hit the beats that she needed to hit in order to finish off the Harry Potter story, without too much tap-dancing to tie up her loose ends. I definitely enjoyed the ride, and it was kind of fun to feel the synergy of sharing the read with so many other people (I saw tons of copies of Deadly Hallows running around campus today).
It struck me -- as I was pondering the "quality" of the writing, which is a hot-topic and favorite target for the semilliterati talking heads, both large and small -- that my experience of Harry Potter has really benefited from the movies. I think that many of the shortcomings of the novels are improved by the pacing and visual experience of the movies, and, of course, the intricacies and depth of the written narrative make the movies a much better experience. I will say, though, that the movies, alone, would really suffer if evaluated as isolated creations.
...see, it's a pun.
...
OK, not really.
Never mind.
Anyway...
I feel that Rowling hit the beats that she needed to hit in order to finish off the Harry Potter story, without too much tap-dancing to tie up her loose ends. I definitely enjoyed the ride, and it was kind of fun to feel the synergy of sharing the read with so many other people (I saw tons of copies of Deadly Hallows running around campus today).
It struck me -- as I was pondering the "quality" of the writing, which is a hot-topic and favorite target for the semilliterati talking heads, both large and small -- that my experience of Harry Potter has really benefited from the movies. I think that many of the shortcomings of the novels are improved by the pacing and visual experience of the movies, and, of course, the intricacies and depth of the written narrative make the movies a much better experience. I will say, though, that the movies, alone, would really suffer if evaluated as isolated creations.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Pott-heads
Oh, and, of course: The Deadly Hallows came yesterday. I'm trying to take my time, so I'm only about a third of the way through, but it's pretty good so far. Amazingly, I've dodged any significant spoilers, so I'm probably reading on borrowed time.
Terminal
Well, the end of Summer Session II is upon me and I've a couple o' papers to write. Not really a lot of work, but my motivation is a little low. For whatever reason, I'm having a hard time getting organized and prioritized as of late. Oh well, this, too, shall pass.
In more important news, everybody is doing fairly well around here (with the exception of Piper, who's broken toe and hot spot problems are making for a pretty depressing experience right now).
On the horizon: Our tour of Washington and Oregon (well, just Spokane and Portland, really).
In more important news, everybody is doing fairly well around here (with the exception of Piper, who's broken toe and hot spot problems are making for a pretty depressing experience right now).
On the horizon: Our tour of Washington and Oregon (well, just Spokane and Portland, really).
Friday, July 13, 2007
If we haven't had a chance to tell you...
...here's the BIG news: Elektra turned out to be a Skrull in New Avengers #31! Craziness! This certainly hints at some seriously wacky implications for the post-"Civil War" Marvel Comics universe.
Oh, and Andi is pregnant. We're pretty sure I'm the father (*fingers crossed*).
Our early attempts to control the information seemed somewhat slipshod, so I'm not sure who knows and who does not -- If you see this before one of us tells you, please don't be insulted. I expect that I'll put together some sort of online something to keep friends and family up to speed, but here's what they call a "teaser" image.
It is a very exciting thing and we're both looking forward to taking a more active role in the corruption of future generations of monkeys.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
The Order of the Phoenix!
OK, this isn't about the movie. Or the book. Instead, I just wanted to share this joke from Daniel Radcliffe (courtesy of http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33245):
A guy goes into his doctor and he says, "Doctor, doctor! I think I'm going deaf."
The doctor says, "Well, please... I think you should stop masturbating."
The guys says, "Why? Would that help?"
He says, "No, but it's affecting the other patients."
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