This one goes out to the Facebook crowd (because I'm still too retarded to get real with my MySpace profile)...for the rest of the month, I'm accepting all friend requests, all group requests, applications, gifts, whatever.
I don't even know what half of this stuff is all about or who comes up with it all.
So if you sent me an invitation to join/add something in the past and I declined it, try again. There's no saying "no" this time. I'm going all in.
7.25.2007
WHOA!!! A baby on the way!! (also see "Oh Baby!")
Well, big news folks. A few of you are already aware, the rest of you are probably shocked out of your minds...we're having a baby! Hilary is about 9 1/2 weeks along now (still not sure on the math, we'll find out for sure once we have the first ultrasound in a few more weeks).
The baby is due the last week of February. So there's a chance we'll have ourselves a leap baby (February 29th is within the range of possible dates for now...depending on the math).
I'm pretty psyched, though really not sure what's all in store just yet. Lots of doctor appointments, fixing up the house and baby room and all that jazz. There's a little bit of hesitance for the two of us right now, thinking about all the stuff to do. For now, though, the main thing is going to be just staying positive and keeping healthy. We're in the last part of that window where the likelihood of a miscarriage or other complication is still high(er), so we're just going day-to-day and hoping for a healthy kiddo.
I just hope the kid likes ska, 'cause otherwise he/she is gonna be quite disappointed.
So yeah...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The baby is due the last week of February. So there's a chance we'll have ourselves a leap baby (February 29th is within the range of possible dates for now...depending on the math).
I'm pretty psyched, though really not sure what's all in store just yet. Lots of doctor appointments, fixing up the house and baby room and all that jazz. There's a little bit of hesitance for the two of us right now, thinking about all the stuff to do. For now, though, the main thing is going to be just staying positive and keeping healthy. We're in the last part of that window where the likelihood of a miscarriage or other complication is still high(er), so we're just going day-to-day and hoping for a healthy kiddo.
I just hope the kid likes ska, 'cause otherwise he/she is gonna be quite disappointed.
So yeah...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
7.19.2007
Restless Leg Syndrome
Heard this on the news this morning and laughed so loud the dog left the room:
"A new study now shows that restless leg syndrome is found in your genes." - Good Morning America
Okay, I know it's hard to get the joke when it's typed out like that instead of audibly received, but just say it out loud and you'll know what I mean.
Yep, that's where I usually keep my restless legs, right there in my jeans.
I'm a dork.
"A new study now shows that restless leg syndrome is found in your genes." - Good Morning America
Okay, I know it's hard to get the joke when it's typed out like that instead of audibly received, but just say it out loud and you'll know what I mean.
Yep, that's where I usually keep my restless legs, right there in my jeans.
I'm a dork.
7.10.2007
Joshua David Isaac
I met Josh during the summer after my high school graduation when I was helping out with the band camp for next year. He was an upcoming freshman and was pegged by the section leader as one of the people who needed help with some of the basics. He immediately impressed me as being a quick learner, and very glad to get whatever advice he could get. It was apparent that Josh's goal was to exceed expectations, not just be "good enough."
And that's really how Josh was all the time. As I got to know him better through Hilary's family (Hilary and I started dating about 6 months afterward, and her brother Blake was close friends with Josh), I found that in everything he did, he just wanted to do it the right way, the best that he could. This is a rare attitude, and one that everyone could see when they met Josh.
It is unfortunate for us all that he is no longer with us. Events like this serve well to remind us of what little time we have to complete the purpose of our existence. Josh is great evidence that the duration of a life is not the definition of a person. Instead, we look at what that person did with what time they had. Josh made the best of all that he had, and I only hope to live my life so bravely.
Here are a couple of news articles written about Josh:
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Fox 5 - Atlanta
http://content.times-herald.com/292194643543055.bsp
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13643436/detail.html
This is a 10 minute memorial photo montage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HbsnMOA0g
Visitation is tonight in Peachtree City 6pm-8pm at the Mowell Funeral home on Robinson Road near Hwy 54. Funeral is tomorrow at 2pm at Mowell Funeral home with a reception to follow.
4.01.2007
Four Weddings and a Funeral...wait, what?
I got a call early last week from a lady whose mother had just died. My company had been referred to her as possibly being able to produce the funeral video for her. I'll admit, it took me a second to formulate a response - which of course began with some words of sympathy for the loss. Was someone really interested in filming a funeral?
I've read about this in a couple of magazines the last few years, but I had decided that it wasn't the type of business I would enjoy doing. First, profiting from someone else's loss? Sure, a funeral home or cemetery profits from the same thing, but they perform a job that is certainly much more functional and necessary. Video? Possibly a short memorial photo montage set to tasteful music...but that's not what was being requested.
As it turned out, there were some family members that would not be able to make it into town on such short notice. The video would be of the memorial service only, nothing more, and would be shipped ASAP to the out-of-town family.
Long story short, I considered that I am of course a service business, and since my service was being requested and I don't have a moral objection to being at a funeral, it was in everyone's best interest for me to be there. So I did it. And....it wasn't so bad. I got strange looks from some of the people in attendance, but it wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. Hey, we've seen plenty of political and celebrity funerals filmed live on TV...isn't a close loved one much more important than some person whom you've never met?
Would I do it again? Probably. Will I be advertising this service? Probably not...it still seems too...strange, or heartless, something like that. I do feel good about being able to help with the healing process. Some of the people at the service, as with most funerals, had very kind things to say about the departed, and were in seemingly rare form in their declarations. I think it will be a nice recording of their words for them to revisit in the future. I'm not sure I'd want a DVD of a friend or family member's funeral, but what do I know?
I've read about this in a couple of magazines the last few years, but I had decided that it wasn't the type of business I would enjoy doing. First, profiting from someone else's loss? Sure, a funeral home or cemetery profits from the same thing, but they perform a job that is certainly much more functional and necessary. Video? Possibly a short memorial photo montage set to tasteful music...but that's not what was being requested.
As it turned out, there were some family members that would not be able to make it into town on such short notice. The video would be of the memorial service only, nothing more, and would be shipped ASAP to the out-of-town family.
Long story short, I considered that I am of course a service business, and since my service was being requested and I don't have a moral objection to being at a funeral, it was in everyone's best interest for me to be there. So I did it. And....it wasn't so bad. I got strange looks from some of the people in attendance, but it wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. Hey, we've seen plenty of political and celebrity funerals filmed live on TV...isn't a close loved one much more important than some person whom you've never met?
Would I do it again? Probably. Will I be advertising this service? Probably not...it still seems too...strange, or heartless, something like that. I do feel good about being able to help with the healing process. Some of the people at the service, as with most funerals, had very kind things to say about the departed, and were in seemingly rare form in their declarations. I think it will be a nice recording of their words for them to revisit in the future. I'm not sure I'd want a DVD of a friend or family member's funeral, but what do I know?
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