Time time time
It has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy. And I rebuilt my laptop, so that didn't help since I haven't put the blog software back on. We have been having a good time with Mason, he is doing good. Strong little bugger. And he has begun smiling at times. It is cool. I have posted a bunch more pics...
Other than that, nothing really exciting to note.
Busy Busy
So amazingly enough, life with a baby has created a time crunch of sorts... So I will attempt to recap things... I will be random, forgive me...
this weekend rebecca took mason to the burbs with her and they went to get paper for the birth announcements. They done chose good stuff. I went out the garage with dylan to hang out and work on cars. In typical Dylan/Bryan fashion, we spent more time driving around and eating then working, but it was a nice break none the less. We got work done on the rabbit, I cleaned out the Honda, reseated the stereo, and finally got the CD changer magazine out (rebecca hasn't seen those CDs in a long time). Then we picked up Sarah and went back to our house.
We hung out a bit, then Dylan and I went to pickup Robs as well as Mr. Salsa and Thai. We all hung out at the house for a bit, it was nice. We ate at the table. It was cool. In hindsight, it is really funny. Like we haven't ever had that many people over and eaten at the table. I think we should have more things like that. Not even dinner parties, but just people over and then we eat. Perhaps we could throw in a game of some kind as well. I love Cranium. That could rule. I may be on to something here. I need a card table or something though if we are going to play around the couch. or a coffee table. hmmmmmmmmm....
We also sold the Honda to Dylan for Sarah's folks, so that car is no longer in our arsenal.
Sunday we stayed in for the most part. I ran a few errands. I installed the timer control for the front porch light. It is pretty neat. It occupies the place where the switch was and it is fully programmable as well as has a full look up table for sunrise/sunsets. I have it set to on at sunset and off at sunrise. It is pretty cool.
Monday I installed the projector to the wall and set that up. I forgot how nice it is to have a huge TV and video games. I played some Burnout-Takedown until Rebecca got annoyed. It was dope. The xbox mod chips come this week too, and I picked up a 160gb HD for it. Micheal and I are going to mod them up and I am all over installing xbox media center on mine. It will make watching all the tv and videos I have on the computer way easier. It will be nice. And I love tinkering with things.
We also stopped by the wabansia house and saw the kittens. Damn kittens are cool. They are so playful and entertaining. Michael needs to take more pictures. Michael's dad built this incredible cat castle. it is insane. HUGE! totally cool, although it makes them look kinda dorky, but that is certainly ok with me. It would actually get bonus points in my book!
Mason is doing great, check his blog for more updates. He is still eating and sleeping and pooping, but he is awake more now than ever. He is also a bit fussier, not such that we can't get him to be quiet, but it is still kinda annoying. He still grunts and groans as he tries to move around and use his muscles and whatnot. It is funny. But you can tell his vision is improving and he can focus better, which is neat. His dexterity is also improved, as he now actually will hold onto things, like a blanket, etc. It is cute.
I am sure there are other things that have happened, but I forget things.
Tonight we are going over to Robyn's to see the new place, have dinner, hangout, etc. It is gonna rule. Mason will get to see a new place and new cats.
CAMERA
So I was doing some side IT work for a gentleman in my office building whom I have done work for for a couple years, although never much more than a couple hours here and there. So yesterday I was setting up his new wireless network and I was showing off pictures of Mason from my fotki and he commented on the fact that some of the pics were taken with a Canon 20D, and he was impressed that I had a 20D. I explained how it was a friends, and that I was looking to buy a Digital SLR but hadn't decided on it, money, etc.
He responded that he wanted to upgrade from his Canon Digital Rebel (300D) to a Canon 5D and was I interested in purchasing his old on, since we was gonna put it on eBay... We worked it out that I traded both previously done work not yet invoiced and a little bit of work in the future for the camera. Since I hadn't invoiced him in nearly a year, it was not in the for front of my mind and thus I had forgotten about it, so it was like a free camera to me!
The Canon Digital Rebel (300D) has gotten great reviews over time and is a solid little camera. The kit lens is an 18-55, which is ok, although a bit slow. I will likely pick up a lens or two in the future, but it is fine for now. I ordered a 2gb card and a card reader which should arrive next week.
So I got a great camera for little out of pocket, and I now get to take more pics and I finally get the control that I so missed when I switched from film SLRs. Depth of field is cool. I am very excited. I have already started taking more pics of Mason, but I haven't really sat down and taken anything really good yet... You know I will get more car pics too...
Ben Folds and Ikea…
some times I forgot how good Ben Folds is. So good.
Life is good. I am getting a lightly used Canon Rebel 300D Digital SLR in exchange for some IT work I have done, so that will be nice. Baby is doing good (and rest assured I will have more pics in the next week once I pickup the new camera). I have lots of work to do, but it isn't bad.
And we are going to ikea tonight so that I can buy the shelves I need for the den downstairs, which means I can wire and set up the projector and get the tv up and running. I am excited. Robyn is coming over tomorrow night. Everything is coming together nicely.