Wednesday, September 20, 2006

FIRE!

Well, we had some excitement this evening. Julie and I were sitting upstairs and noticed a smokey smell coming from outside. I figured, "Well, it's cool outside, and someone must have lit their fireplace!" Yeah, well, it wasn't to be. No, instead, it was some kids who lit a tree on fire. I was downstairs starting to make dinner when a firetruck comes down the street! Went outside, and directly across the street there's a tree with several squirrel holes and smoke pouring out of them. Needless to say, this was enough excitement to get the whole street to come outside and check out what was going on. In a matter of minutes they had the fire put out and were gone.

I saw the dumb ass kids coming out of the woods shortly after we first noticed the smell. And if our neighbor hadn't been driving by, and noticed it, god only knows if someone else would have called the fire department! I just wish I had my digital camera so I could have taken some pictures to post online. I guess you'll just have to use your imagination.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

The Fog of Dave

As I sit here writing this, I'm kindof in a fog. No, not a nice alcohol induced fog, but rather a strange, unbalanced, dizzy fog. Apparently I have something wrong with my head (um, yeah, there's a nice opening for someone). For the past week I've been walking around in an unsteady haze. It gets better from time to time, but it's making it really hard to concentrate on anything for prolonged periods of time. I'm hoping it's some sort of inner ear infection, and that it'll go away soon. I'm going to my doctor tomorrow - which guarantees it'll be gone tomorrow morning - but I'm going anyway. Hopefully it's just that, and nothing more, but we'll see tomorrow.

Otherwise, things are going pretty darn good. Work is busy but constantly interesting. Submitted another SBIR a few weeks ago thanks to Claire being in the office. And now I'm looking at starting another company with some help in a pseudo medical endeavor. Found a very interesting niche that isn't really being addressed, and I'm hoping there's a business there. Gotta start talking to the right group of potential collaborators to see if they're interested in pursuing this futher. Javelin itself has got a lot on its plate, and I'm still hoping that things get to the point where I can hire at least one full time person and a part-time paid intern.

On the baby front, I can't believe we're less than 3 months away! The hard parts of the room are done, and now it's just a waiting game until the furniture comes in. According to Simon's Baby Furniture, it's getting close. That's good to hear - and it's nice to see we've nearly paid the stuff off. Man, my dad would be like, "What the hell are you doing?! Buying all this new furniture? Are you NUTS?!" But, we at least bought stuff that can transition with our daughter as she gets older. For instance, the crib converts to a toddler bed, which later converts to a full size bed. It's really nice furniture, and I think it's sufficiently "girly" enough so that as she gets older, she won't think it's too "kiddy" or cheap. Let's hope so... then again, dad would add here, "She's bound to hate anything you buy for her... especially as she gets older."

Julie had to work a 16-hour shift last night, and apparently it was OK. But these long hours definitely are taking their toll. I'd love to tell her she can just quit her job! Hopefully some of these big business deals will actually happen and we can consider it. But right now, it sure is nice having health insurance! ("Um, sorry honey, but you'll have to deliver the baby at home, uh, without any painkillers, or doctors. Oh, who needs doctors?!")

That's about it. Guess the only other interesting stuff is that I've finally edited my MySpace page. Yes, yes, I know. MySpace sucks. Or, more generally, MySpace is used by a certain demographic that I am not a member of. But, considering the number of people who use it, I might as well have a minimally updated page which actually drives traffic back to my regular web log. That's where the action is!