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Tuesday, 4-27-2010

Another stressful day at work, but on the plus side I got to tear down a bunch of old systems that I had grown to despise.  Yay!  Susan and the kids were sick with head colds.  Watched some Desperate Housewives and played The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom.  I slept on the couch, not because I was in trouble, but because I wake Susan up at night and she needs her sleep.

Sunday, 4-25-2010

1.  Susan went out for 5 hours or so and I stayed home with the kids.  They were really good, especially considering that the weather sucked and we had to stay inside most of the day.  

2.  During Sophie's nap, I kind of passed out on the couch while Rainer watched cartoons.  I awoke to Rainer, sitting on my shoulder, blowing into my ear.

3.  We saw a raccoon (it was apparently the first real raccoon they'd seen).

4.  After they went to bed, Susan played D&D Online with me.  I rolled fighter, she rolled wizard.  I had a great time...  We'll see if she wants to play it with me again.

5.  Read some of The Furies of Calderon.

Saturday, 4-24-2010

1.  Susan went to Zumba in the morning.

2.  I went out, alone, to play Starcraft:  The Board Game for a few hours during the day.  I played The Overmind, renamed creep "Soylent Purple," and had a damned good time.  

3.  Won the raffle for the board game, so walked away with almost $100 worth of swag.  

4.  Watched some Desperate Housewives with Susan.

5.  May have convinced Susan to play Dungeons & Dragons Online with me...  Only time will tell if this works.

Sunday, 3-7-2010 - Friday, 4-23-2010

It's been a busy 7 weeks and I haven't had the motivation to update the blog until now...  So, here goes:

Education
  • Strongly considering going to grad school in the Spring 2011 term to get an M.S. in either Media Arts and Science or Human-Computer Interaction
  • Considering moving to the Broad Ripple or Lawrence areas to make the commute to IUPUI less intense
Gaming
  • Continued playing Dragon Age:  Origins...  Still haven't finished it
  • Played and beat Fortix
Health
  • Found out that dad has Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (AVRC), which basically causes your heart to randomly stop working
  • Dad got a defibrillator
  • I got a blood test to determine whether I have AVRC (since it's a dominant genetic trait, there's a 50% chance)...  No results yet, though
Reading
  • Started reading The Furies of Calderon, which Lee Cherolis bought me for Christmas.

Social
  • Met Zankruti Mehta for the first time.
  • Met Jillian Bull for the first time.
  • Started hanging out with Steve Jendraszak for the first time since high school
  • Met Lindsey Jendraszak for the first time
  • Birthday parties!  Rainer turned 4 and Sophia turned 2.  Birthday included fireworks, green and blue cakes, and lots of friends.

Tradeskills
  • Learned how to make beer
  • Made a batch of amber beer
  • Learned how to tailor
  • Made a cape (pics forthcoming)

Work
  • Work has been super busy, which is partially why I haven't been updating the blog
  • Finally got a second IT guy...  Hopefully work will become less busy as a result

Saturday, 3-6-2010

1.  Still sick.

2.  Susan took Rainer to basketball camp.  Sophia was distraught that they left, so I asked her what she wanted to do.  Sobbing, she responded "I want chocolate!"  So, we went to Starbucks.  I had a cinnamon latte, she had chocolate-covered graham crackers. 

3.  Dad & Sheila came up for the weekend, we met them for lunch (along with Jessica, Christopher, Halie, and Cooper) at Eddie's corner cafe.  

4.  Susan and Rainer went to one of Rainer's friend's birthday parties...  Sophie and I took naps.

5.  After nap time, it was beautiful outside (for early March).  The kids and I played outside for a couple hours.

6.  Played Fallen Earth.

Sunday, 2-28-2010 - Friday, 3-5-2010

Sunday:

1.  Hung out at mom's house.  Realized we had left the space heater on (to dry up the water from the previous night).  So, Susan drove back, turned the space heater off, went to Zumba, then returned to the party.

Monday:  

1.  Went to work at Barnes & Noble.    

Tuesday:

1.  Susan and the kids started getting sick.

2.  Played D&D over at Studio 301.  

Wednesday:

1.  Susan was so sick that she wouldn't get out of bed until 10:30.  Took a half day and watched the kids so she could sleep.

2.  Won a free copy of Fallen Earth off of MMORPG.com!

Thursday:

1.  Started getting sick.

2.  Played Fallen Earth.

Friday:

1.  Continued being sick.

2.  Played Fallen Earth.

Saturday, 2-27-2010

1.  Felt better!

2.  Rushed over to the YMCA with the kids so Susan could go to Zumba.  Put the kids in "Child Watch" and read a book in the lobby.

3.  Susan's dad brought over Mexican food for lunch and watched the kids for the afternoon!  Susan and I bummed around Castleton Mall for a few hours.  Bought some curtain rods and hung out in the Borders in the mall for the rest of the time.  

4.  Erin, Nick, and the kids came over in the evening.  Had pizza.

5.  After the kids went to bed, which was chaotic, we got out some booze, chocolates (which we acquired at the mall), and The Great Dalmuti.  "Your mom" jokes were pretty rampant all evening.

6.  Around 10:00 or so, the water softener decided to start vomiting forth briny water.  Susan caught it pretty early, fortunately, and there was only about 1/4" in the utility room when we got to it.  Nick used some sort of pipemancy and bypassed the water softener!  Going to have to call the plumber back on Monday.  :(