We're missing a "supermoon" tonight because of some relatively crappy weather in the Bay Area. Specifically south Bay. Like San Jose.
Not many recent updates, huh? Well, how about that...
I guess we'll have to fix that. Keep it locked.
P.S. R.I.P. Nate Dogg.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hello, 2011
class Sample : Object {
void greeting () {
stdout.printf ("Hello World\n");
}
static void main (string[] args) {
var sample = new Sample ();
sample.greeting();
}
}
(or, in non-Vala English, "Hello, world!")
Hey all! It's been a while since we last updated this blog of ours, but look forward to continuing weekly updates, probably Sunday evenings but maybe Monday mornings. We'll see.
Things are going quite well and hectic here in the 408 (that's San Jo to all you non-Yay Area folks). The weather has been all over the place during the past months, but the last several days have been consistently warm and sunny. We miss a lot of things about New York, but the -14 degree winters are not one of them.
Life has been VERY busy for us here in SJ. Nicole works literally 90+ hours a week because several people have been let go from her project and she's about the only fully-committed person left working on that particular project. Hopefully that will change by March at the latest, but it's been several weeks of heck and will continue to be that way for the foreseeable future. It's a fantastic start to her career, but quite taxing on her. Fortunately she's working had for a reason: she's been given duties and responsibilities far above her position (and pay!) and she's executing amazingly. Hopefully the ROI will be solid.
As for Jesse, he's still being taken advantage of by Starbucks and wasting time / money / energy at school... in all seriousness, he has been working very hard at getting a promotion and busting his buns to get through school. Having been diagnosed with Adult ADHD and getting medication for that has helped a lot, too, and he's looking forward to tackling classes at a local college with his mind and focus intact! Woo! Hold on, West Valley / Mission College(s), here comes JMoney. He has also refined his chosen career path from general Computer Science to something more specific: Management Information Systems. It's a similar degree, but it incorporates business and project management.
The kids are also faring well. Lucy is her healthy, plucky self. She is always cute, always loving, always ready to play, and always a good little girl. Our cat buddy, Gizmo, is also doing well and is the healthiest he's probably ever been in his (very difficult) life. Now he loves his quiet, safe home and eats only the best kitty food (sorry, Treg, he LOVES Castor & Pollux treats, but he can't get enough of his Wellness wet food).
Yay! We're going to Disneyland for Valentine's Day / Nicole's birthday ( February 14th and 15th, respectively). We're super excited as neither one of us has been to the Happiest Place on Earth in some time, we've never gone together, and come on ... it's Disneyland! Expect us to get our act together regarding pictures, and we'll certainly post them online for all to enjoy. Can't wait!
Sorry it's been a while since we updated this weblog (or just blog, for short). Count on weekly updates from here on out. Talk to y'all soon!
Jesse & Nicole & Lucy & Gizmo
P.S. Support organic software! Grab the Firefox 4 beta and make the web better.
void greeting () {
stdout.printf ("Hello World\n");
}
static void main (string[] args) {
var sample = new Sample ();
sample.greeting();
}
}
(or, in non-Vala English, "Hello, world!")
Hey all! It's been a while since we last updated this blog of ours, but look forward to continuing weekly updates, probably Sunday evenings but maybe Monday mornings. We'll see.
Things are going quite well and hectic here in the 408 (that's San Jo to all you non-Yay Area folks). The weather has been all over the place during the past months, but the last several days have been consistently warm and sunny. We miss a lot of things about New York, but the -14 degree winters are not one of them.
Life has been VERY busy for us here in SJ. Nicole works literally 90+ hours a week because several people have been let go from her project and she's about the only fully-committed person left working on that particular project. Hopefully that will change by March at the latest, but it's been several weeks of heck and will continue to be that way for the foreseeable future. It's a fantastic start to her career, but quite taxing on her. Fortunately she's working had for a reason: she's been given duties and responsibilities far above her position (and pay!) and she's executing amazingly. Hopefully the ROI will be solid.
As for Jesse, he's still being taken advantage of by Starbucks and wasting time / money / energy at school... in all seriousness, he has been working very hard at getting a promotion and busting his buns to get through school. Having been diagnosed with Adult ADHD and getting medication for that has helped a lot, too, and he's looking forward to tackling classes at a local college with his mind and focus intact! Woo! Hold on, West Valley / Mission College(s), here comes JMoney. He has also refined his chosen career path from general Computer Science to something more specific: Management Information Systems. It's a similar degree, but it incorporates business and project management.
The kids are also faring well. Lucy is her healthy, plucky self. She is always cute, always loving, always ready to play, and always a good little girl. Our cat buddy, Gizmo, is also doing well and is the healthiest he's probably ever been in his (very difficult) life. Now he loves his quiet, safe home and eats only the best kitty food (sorry, Treg, he LOVES Castor & Pollux treats, but he can't get enough of his Wellness wet food).
Yay! We're going to Disneyland for Valentine's Day / Nicole's birthday ( February 14th and 15th, respectively). We're super excited as neither one of us has been to the Happiest Place on Earth in some time, we've never gone together, and come on ... it's Disneyland! Expect us to get our act together regarding pictures, and we'll certainly post them online for all to enjoy. Can't wait!
Sorry it's been a while since we updated this weblog (or just blog, for short). Count on weekly updates from here on out. Talk to y'all soon!
Jesse & Nicole & Lucy & Gizmo
P.S. Support organic software! Grab the Firefox 4 beta and make the web better.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Little Update
Hey all! Just wanted to drop a quick line and let everyone know how life is going for us - not that anyone actually reads this blog, it's almost more like a personal journal or diary...
Nicole has a new Accenture client: VMware, in Palo Alto. Jesse is obviously very jealous, even though she's not working in the same capacity as he would want to. Still, it's a fun behind-the-scenes job at a cool tech company. Woot.
Jesse has transferred Starbucks stores to a location much closer to the new apartment. It's also in a geographic area that should provide MUCH more upward mobility, so keep your fingers crossed. It's still making lattes, but a pay raise would be freakin' rad.
Otherwise, all is well if not financially tight. Lucy the yorkie is maturing into a fine young woman (she's 3 1/2 and still loves to smell her butt), our cat Gizmo is lazy like all cats but very affectionate in the mornings and evenings, and we no longer have to deal with skunks under our house. Yay!!!
Take care, stay tuned, I'll keep y'all posted...
J&N (&L&G)
P.S. Jolicloud - distro-hopping done.
Nicole has a new Accenture client: VMware, in Palo Alto. Jesse is obviously very jealous, even though she's not working in the same capacity as he would want to. Still, it's a fun behind-the-scenes job at a cool tech company. Woot.
Jesse has transferred Starbucks stores to a location much closer to the new apartment. It's also in a geographic area that should provide MUCH more upward mobility, so keep your fingers crossed. It's still making lattes, but a pay raise would be freakin' rad.
Otherwise, all is well if not financially tight. Lucy the yorkie is maturing into a fine young woman (she's 3 1/2 and still loves to smell her butt), our cat Gizmo is lazy like all cats but very affectionate in the mornings and evenings, and we no longer have to deal with skunks under our house. Yay!!!
Take care, stay tuned, I'll keep y'all posted...
J&N (&L&G)
P.S. Jolicloud - distro-hopping done.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Mixing It Up
Hello to everyone who reads our blog! I'm sure both of you will be excited to see the changes made to the design of the page. There's more updates to come very soon, as things are rapidly changing in our lives. Stay tuned to this fire-hot blog for all the incredible and compelling news as it unfolds...
L,
J&N&L&G
P.S. Failure is not an option - it comes bundled with Windows.
L,
J&N&L&G
P.S. Failure is not an option - it comes bundled with Windows.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Well, we're moving! As of July 24th we will be living in a very excellent apartment complex just inside San Jose called "Avalon at Cahill Park." We are so excited it's ridiculous. After six years of living together, Nicole and I will finally have: a dishwasher, a disposal, a decent sized fridge, our own washers and dryers, respectable neighbors, reserved parking, modern appliances, a home with more than two rooms, consistent internet access and reliable cell phone coverage, and ... a cat. Seriously, his name is Gizmo and he's the sweetest old persian cat ever (once he gets to know you, otherwise he's quite shy). He'll be coming with us, so we're gonna need an indoor cat shitter, or "litterbox" in layman's. It must be terrible to be a layman, yeah?
So ... we're bouncing outta this beez, moving to: 754 The Alameda, San Jose, CA. Booyah.
The dog is on my lap, willing me to get off my computer at 12:58am after I've been at work for the last 8 hours. Time for some sleep. Peace. You ain't said nothin' but a word, and I'm Audi 5000. See you on the flip side, time to dip, I gotta roll. I gotta split, it's been real, let's do lunch sometime, have your people call my people. Aight, dogg, we 'bout to be up outta this bitch. Forgiveness please, we must depart.
Lates,
Jesse and Nicole and Lucy and Gizmo
P.S. Honestly, Arch Linux +KDE SC gnome-shell = the best, most modern, highly secure, and prettiest OS available. Period. Even compared to Apple and Microsoft. Support Free Software and the freedom of choice, from the clothes you wear to the software you use.
So ... we're bouncing outta this beez, moving to: 754 The Alameda, San Jose, CA. Booyah.
The dog is on my lap, willing me to get off my computer at 12:58am after I've been at work for the last 8 hours. Time for some sleep. Peace. You ain't said nothin' but a word, and I'm Audi 5000. See you on the flip side, time to dip, I gotta roll. I gotta split, it's been real, let's do lunch sometime, have your people call my people. Aight, dogg, we 'bout to be up outta this bitch. Forgiveness please, we must depart.
Lates,
Jesse and Nicole and Lucy and Gizmo
P.S. Honestly, Arch Linux +
Monday, April 19, 2010
Saint Charles, IL
Well, she's gone. Off to Saint Charles, Illinois! Nicole will be there from today (April 18th) until April 30th. Jesse has been alone for a mere 12 hours and is already bored to tears. Check his public Google profile buzz to see how he's been occupying his time...
While in Saint Charles, Nicole will be staying at a former college turned corporate training facility, the Q Center. Her hotel room is roughly the size of a New York kitchen, which is roughly the size of a postage stamp.
So now Nicole has to sit through nearly two weeks of redundant training and Jesse has to figure out how to not go crazy. Stay tuned for revelations from the brink of reason.
Thank us Brahman for cell phones and the internet.
Fortified with vitamins and minerals,
J & N (& L)
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