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First of all, thanks to Christian for showing me this really amazing web comic: http://xkcd.com There are some real gems in there (and some swearing). Anyhow, I often feel like we sort of trap ourselves based on our own ideas of conforming to normal.  A common one I see all the time, and I fight…

Today I worked in a local coffee house, Richmond Beach Coffee Company, with Russell, a good friend and fellow ATG architect.  Since I work from home it’s good to get out of the house once a week, and great to be able to talk shop in person every once in a while.  The coffee house…

I’ve been playing some Halo 3 lately. While it does suck up time I could be spending on other project I guess, it’s a lot of fun, and I love playing online with my friends. Social without having to schedule something serious. It’s far easier to jump online for an hour of fighting aliens than…

It’s gotten cold and wet.  Luckily, with a nice wood stove, a ton of homemade hot chocolate and excellent teas, some comfy blankets and pillows, and good company, we are well equipped for the weather:) I played some Halo 3 last night with Russell, which was lots of fun.  I really like the new Halo. …

I drove my friend Gordon downtown to pick up his new Ducati.  On my way home, my car died suddenly about a mile from home.  It would start, idle roughly, and die at any touch of the gas pedal.  I couldn’t even limp it a few feet.  I called AAA, and waited, and waited, and…

I just returned home from four days in Vancouver, BC.  I went up in order to meet with the tech lead on my project at work, and get some face time working on the design and development tasks for the next phase of the project. First I want to say that it is weird, but…