my life, one day at a time

dreaming…

Lawrence — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:32:01 +0000

I had a really strange dream last night. two parts one involves a pre-cognitive accident involving an airplane (that I was in) and the ground that I won’t get into now.

The cool part of my dream is that Kaitlyn was in it. the really strange thing was that she was like 14 and really tall. I gave her a big hug and it warmed my heart.

I miss her so.

OMG it’s OCTOBER

Lawrence — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:19:47 +0000

It has just been absolutely crazy the past few weeks. It’s now 220am and I’m still up multi-tasking. Feeling like I’ve been up for days. Need to slow down a bit and get balance back.

Just TOO busy

Lawrence — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:13:21 +0000

It’s been crazy lately. Tons going on at work, travelling for three days next week. Finished one dragonfly project and starting another (small ones thankfully). Learning like 10 new things (computers/programming stuff). I need a break. (Not really, since I thrive on this sort of thing, but it is somewhat overwhelming).

Sometimes I do wonder what life would be like without all the computers phones and gadget goodness. Would life really be that much simpler? Would it be boring? What would I do with my time?

On the flip side, I can’t even image what it will be like for the kids when they get their first “real” jobs decades from now.

The one good thing about travel is the plane time gives me the opportunity to 1) sleep 2) think a quiet thought without interruption for at LEAST 5 minutes and 3) sleep. Sometimes it’s so bad that I can sleep through takeoff right up to touchdown (2-3 hour flight). Guess that means my body needs it, but heck, the mind over matter, right?

Video blog tomorrow.

The Ting Tings

Lawrence — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:08:29 +0000

I’m going to start posting links to some free music that can be found on the web. Anyone who knows me knows that I love music of all sorts and typically have an MP3 player (or two) within reach.

To kick things off, here is an awesome remix of a track by The Ting Tings. Fun, funky and will get you rockin in your mauve-colored task chair at the office before you know it.

That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings

Joomla! / WordPress / PHP / MySQL / AJAX (blah, blah blah)

Lawrence — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:04:55 +0000

Where does it end. A few weeks back I got turned-on (in true geek fashion) to the technology behind the popular blogging software WordPress. Having done a little bit of coding for fun here and there, I was floored by the simplicity and accessibility of these tools and now my brain hurts trying to take it all in.

I figured a long time ago that as you age, you become more sedentary in your thinking and begin to get used to things the way that they are and your “sphere” of knowledge flexes a bit, but generally stays about the same. Then you learn something completely new and for a while, your brain hurts (probably not really, but it feels that way). I think it’s from your brain having to shift how it thinks to accomodate the new information and how it could/would/should apply to other things related or not.

In any case, my brain hurts. EOM

Sweet Life just released!!

Lawrence — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:25:25 +0000

My sister is a writer (she goes by Mia King) and just released her second book! It’s called Sweet Life and it goes on sale today. I am very proud of her and in the day and age when published books rarely see the shelves of a retail store like Borders or Barnes & Noble, it’s amazing to walk in and see her book(s) sitting there. Both her and Darrin (her husband) have been able to grace the book tables and I couldn’t be more proud of that accomplishment. I know a lot of people who write and having a book published is a dream of theirs.

Anyhow, here’s a link to a Contest she’s got going as well as the link to the book on Amazon (in case you don’t actually go into a bookstore anymore). Please support them!!

Contest | Sweet Life on Amazon | Darrin Gee’s Seven Principles of Golf

The most awesomest thing EVER!

Lawrence — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:57:35 +0000

Ok, 12 minutes to go and I have to put this in to save it for eternity (or for however long I keep this running). I remember way back when I got my very first lego set. It was the Galaxy Explorer. I was reminded of this with a post on Gizmodo where a flurry of memories came rushing back.

Amazing post if you have any interest.

But now they have the most amazing sets, the pinnacle of which has got to be the Star Wars Death Star. I mean seriously, this has it all for Lego fans/Star Wars fans. I cannot wait for Ian to get older where I can get him toys that I can play with. ** I’m perfectly comfortable accepting this as a gift too!! **

http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=10188&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US

Oh, and yes. I’m a total geek for still liking Legos, but I firmly believe that it is the root of my creative mind and my ability to construct/deconstruct life’s situations. So there!

I’m gonna do it,

Lawrence — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:42:23 +0000

I’m gonna go to bed before midnight and hopefully get more than 6 hours sleep. Been feeling not-so-hot these days and still getting over the “family cold” with a nagging, itchy, painful cough. Hopefully the sleep will help.

This week will be a busy one. Lots going on and a few project deadlines that have my name tied to it. Luckily, I only have one dragonfly project that is small and only needs a contract put together this week.

Better shut down before I think of other things to do!

Craft time!

Lawrence — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:05:58 +0000

Melia was doing crafts and I was doing some work and we thought we’d say hi. HI!!!!

The middle of a long weekend.

Lawrence — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:56:48 +0000

There’s just something about not having to go to work on a Monday that makes the middle of a long weekend that much more relaxing. Normally, Sunday afternoons are reserved for the last sets of activities that you can do before you have to start the process of getting ready for Monday. There’s so much less pressure to get it all done.

So far it’s been a pretty productive weekend. Here’s my punchlist:

Buy and assemble kids shelf from IKEA
Shopping for groceries
Orchid clips
Light switch (to fix a broken lamp)
Help Darien launch her new blog site (www.miaking.com)
Give Henry a bath
Clip Henry’s nails
Meet with Ryan/Louise to talk about their a new web development project

And that’s just for today! What will I do tomorrow?