As some of you have heard, I cut my left thumb a while ago while slicing a bell pepper (ouch). My nail has a huge gash in it (I'm sure it will fall off) so I've been wearing a series of band-aids.
So, I've recently discovered this amazing blog that follows the letters of a soldier from WWI( www.wwar1.blogspot.com ) and now I am inspired to start writing a blog again. If you get a chance check it out. It was started back in 2006 by the great grandson of a WWI soldier who is posting the letters exactly 90 years later to the day. So we as readers (like the soldier's family) don't know when the next letter will come. I find it interesting.
So here's whats happening in my life since last I wrote. I bought a house, I got married, and I am in the process of starting up a fanastic website with one of my coworkers that will bring in the dough. Of course I am exaggerating on that last part but if we follow through I think we could really make something of this. I will post later when things are more fleshed out. We are in prototype mode at the moment.
So my New Year's Resolutions are these:
- eat heathly
- read 50 books this year
So to begin my 50 books in 2008, I start with "The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President" by Mark Halperin. I will post back with a thoughts.
Well thats all for now.
So, I've recently discovered this amazing blog that follows the letters of a soldier from WWI( www.wwar1.blogspot.com ) and now I am inspired to start writing a blog again. If you get a chance check it out. It was started back in 2006 by the great grandson of a WWI soldier who is posting the letters exactly 90 years later to the day. So we as readers (like the soldier's family) don't know when the next letter will come. I find it interesting.
So here's whats happening in my life since last I wrote. I bought a house, I got married, and I am in the process of starting up a fanastic website with one of my coworkers that will bring in the dough. Of course I am exaggerating on that last part but if we follow through I think we could really make something of this. I will post later when things are more fleshed out. We are in prototype mode at the moment.
So my New Year's Resolutions are these:
- eat heathly
- read 50 books this year
So to begin my 50 books in 2008, I start with "The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President" by Mark Halperin. I will post back with a thoughts.
Well thats all for now.
The trip was awesome. We really saw a lot, spending only a few nights in any one place. It was a special treat to meet Kenji's Japanese family and to share this experience with my mother-in-law.
Now, if only we could sleep on a normal schedule...
Happy birthday, Becca!
Or at least that is what it feels like. I had the great fortune (note sarcasm) to receive summons for a grand jury. It started yesterday and is every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday through December 20. Yikes. Yesterday and today I went to work after jury duty ended at 5:00, which made for two very long days.
Yesterday was super boring -- mostly sitting around while they dealt with the logistical issues of background checks, ID badges, etc. Today we actually started hearing cases, which was interesting but terribly depressing. We will potentially review 200 cases (!) during my tenure.
At least I will now really know what intersections to avoid in D.C., right?
Kenji turns 27 today. Woot!
What are your plans for the holiday weekend?
Well, we kicked it off today with yummy brunch at Luna Cafe, followed by a hardcore bike ride from our apartment in DC to Kenji's parents' house in Alexandria! It wasn't that hardcore, actually. The ride was a little over two hours and the rain let up as soon as we got out of the city. I fell down after riding too quickly around a curve. :( At least it was a fun reason for wiping out!
Tomorrow we are going to Kings Dominion with Misako and Andrew. Neither of us has been in years and it seemed like an appropriate "last hurrah" for summer.
I have a newfound appreciation for yurts.
How cool would it be to live in one of those, next to a gorgeous lake or river, for a while?
I'm finally getting around to creating albums of our wedding photos
for our parents, and I am looking for some advice. Have any of you used
iPhoto, Shutterfly.com, photoworks.com, etc. etc. to create books using
digital photos and online templates? From what I have seen, they are
pretty limited in terms of design. I can't really judge the quality.
Help!
