I experienced today, for the first time, being a member of a jury pool. I had some expectations going into the process and most of them turned out to be true. There was a lot sitting and a lot of waiting. First there was the pre-jury-selection phase which involved me and the other 30 or more people sitting awkwardly in silence reading our juror booklets provided by the bailiff. I found the material in the booklet to be pretty interesting,...

I’ve got some updates coming soon, including the 2nd episode of my vidcast! I’m working on getting that exported now and will hopefully get it online today. Things have been busy with work so I haven’t had a lot of time to work on other things but I’ve got a few things in the pipeline, all good, all good. For now, here are a few recommendations: Check out Season 1 of the Ricky Gervais show. You owe it to yourself....

Today is August 10th, and five years ago today on a hot Saturday, Kristen and I were married at the First United Methodist Church in Richmond Indiana. It was a whirlwind of a day and we were not too sad to get the day over with and get on with our normal lives. We’ve been through so much together in the five years since we got married and the 10 years since we first started dating. I wouldn’t trade those years for anything and I...

After 6 fruitful and fulfilling months at AuctionFloor.com I’ve accepted a position at a company in California! The company is MemoryTen (memoryx.com) and they are the world’s largest memory store. I’ll be working as a web developer (of course) and it’s going to be a wonderful fit. I’ve been doing some minor contract work for the company over the last few months so I’ve had a taste of what they do and...

After a couple years of using my faithful Minolta Dimage Z1 I’ve just upgraded to a new camera! I ended up getting a Nikon D40 with the kit lens (18-55mm) and I’m already loving it! It’s a little hard to get used to a more professional camera that doesn’t try to hold your hand as much but I’m getting there. I also ordered the Nikon 55-200mm AF-S VR lens, so that should keep me busy for a while. Keep an eye on...

Our plans have changed and rather than going to the New England area for our vacation, which is coming up one week from today, we’re going to take a road trip up to the Niagara Falls/Northern New York area. We’ve been trying to keep the planning to a minimum in hopes that this will be the most laid back and stress-free vacation we’ve ever taken. We know we’re driving and we know we’re going to see Niagara...