Surviving with More Kids (part. 2)

Well, I don't want to say that the honeymoon phase is over, but I will say that things have become a lot more... hectic.

My new addition

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Surviving with More Kids (part. 1)

Yesterday, after a particularly long series of events. My wife and I have had the opportunity to care for two (2) more girls; one aged 3 and the other aged 1. I won’t go into the details of where we got them or how we got them, but they are here and it’s nice to see how they interact with our girls.

My favorite new feature of facebook

Recently, I noticed something new in the email notifications that I get from facebook. They have allowed you to reply to a conversation without having to log into the website! This is awesome because you can follow along with a conversation without leaving your "productive" environment.

Here's another screenshot using LittleSnapper and the post is from MarsEdit.

Review (January 22nd, 2010)

This week, I’ve been really ill. Maybe it’s all the stress that I’ve been under: Looking for a new place to live, Asking for a raise, unresolved issues with my family, weird sleeping schedule (the kids), pressure to produce _something_!

Anyway, here’s a quick review:

Accomplishments:
* Asked for a raise (Which was quickly followed by questions of “How do you do that special XYZ thing you do?)
* Keep my head when I found out my account information was used to make some weird purchases
* Make a post to email-init to further information about email clients

Things on my mind:
* Find a place to live
* Work on my personal relationships
* Do a deeper review than this


Basically the same thing as last week

Hacked!

Today, I got a notification that someone had stolen my account information to buy things online and that my account is going to be closed for the time being. It just goes to show that you have to be on top of this kind of stuff and people will take your money even if you don’t have a lot in the first place.

On top of that, I just got the bill for the fixes to my doorway that was kicked in last year.

$326!

You must be out of your mind!


Talk about bad timing!

How I use email

Recently, Mac Developer Brent Simmons discussed on his blog about the importance of a good email client. Although, he said he wouldn't spearhead the project, he did start up a mailing list (ironic) for it. The list has been going crazy with people going back and forth over what the ideal mail client was and what should be in the 1.0 release.

Review (January 15, 2010)

I'd like to take this time to thank myself for not going completely crazy this last week. Crying babies, very little sleep and just the aftermath of all the drama from last month and I'm still standing...

...although a little wobbly!

But, I'd like to take some time and do a little weekly review.

Personal accomplishments this week:
1) Finish two projects for work that will reward the company for a while
2) Keep my cool despite the constant pressure to find a new place and money to pay for it.
3) Cut back on my liquid sugar intake. No soda!
4) Did a weekly review

Things Still on my Mind:
*) How to make more income
*) How to improve the relationship I have with my family
*) What are some more activities that I can do with my children in the winter time

The day after being sick

It just feels weird for a variety of reasons. There is the traditional protestant guilt that one is supposed to be working everyday combined with questioning wether or not you are contagious topped with the delicious pressure of all the things that need to be done.
Yay!

Pick yourself up and hit it again…

Although you can’t tell by only looking at my blog, but I’ve made a commitment with myself to write more often. It’s usually how I cope with some of the “opportunities” that life presents to me and I typically feel much better about myself and my path in life.

Recently, I’ve been having some difficulty getting started on some posts. I catch myself worrying more about what tool I'm going to use then the actual content of m writing.

I was going to wonder what the pros use, but it doesn't matter. The important thing to do is to just write something.

Writers write
Programmer program
Simple

The nightmare

Today, I woke up from a nightmare. I dreamed that I was unable to move forward with my life. That there was some list out there that kept track of my every mistake and that it prevented me from getting a raise at my current job or to move to another job.
There was a guy who let me look at the list and it was filled with minute and cryptic offenses. The whole time I stood there shocked because there wasn't a way to defend myself... it was all on the paper that I wasn't supposed to see in the first place.
What do I do? How can this be fair? Some of the things were so small as to seems inconsequential. Some of them had nothing to do with who I was, what I had done in the past or how I had changed over the years.

Waking up, I realized that I was looking at the fear I've of just letting my past mistakes dictate who I am and denying myself of the possibility of being better.

Goals for the year

My goals for the year include (in no particular order):
* Get into great shape
* Learn and document a programming language
* Continue to be a good father

Well, let's see how it goes.