Well, my first (and second) day is over at Solutionary. It seems to be going quite well. I'm doing no web development. Instead, I'm just involved in backend programming. I actually think I'm going to like it! The company has a strict policy on divulging details, since they do the security thing. So, yeah. Just... just come closer.. closer.. *whisper whisper whisper* So yeah, now I get to kill you!
Well, finally we're moved in. Not only are we moved in, but we're actually unpacked (mostly). Several boxes are organized into the corner of our tiny apartment, but all the important things are unpacked. The TV, DVD player/Theater system, modem, router, etc. are unpacked and set up. We eventually picked up a new tv stand to put our tv on, as the rotating wall mounts are $400. My X-Box 360 is still packed, but in a box next to the tv. As soon as I have time, I'll open it up!
Moving sucked! Big time. But, at the same time it went as well as could be expected. Dwight was here to help, as well as the Browns, my parents, and Laurie's parents also.
Sunday, we headed over to Laurie's parents' house to do an offline draft for our fantasy football league. It was ok, but the sandwiches were great, and the company was good too! Stacey gave me the final piece of the present from the wedding/birthday/house warming gift, four medium sized hurricane glasses. Because of that, Laurie decided she won't unpack my Mall of America Rainforest Cafe glasses... I'm sad.
Tomorrow is my first day of work at Solutionary, Inc. We'll see how it goes.
Yes, it is true. We are still packing. But now we're really close. We've spent part of today cleaning the two bedrooms in the apartment. Now that those are spotless, and all the miscellaneous items are getting packed, it's starting to come together. The big challenge was moving all the heaviest boxes down to the basement, and continuing to haul junk to the dumpster... I'm tired of junk, so I'm glad we're getting rid of ours.
Several people have offered to come help tomorrow, including Steve Valland, Ty, Jason, and possibly Tyler and Aaron Propst. It'll be cake, since we've done a fairly nice job packing, IMO.
On another note, we forwarded our address, canceled our utilities, and ordered Cox Digital Cable and High Speed Internet in our Omaha apartment. This ensures no interruption in access. If that fails for some reason, I will hack into the Thomasville free wifi in the clubhouse, and set up a string of wireless routers to our apartment... well, maybe not, but it sounds fun!
Well, we're almost done packing. Things are still not quite looking bare because we haven't moved the furniture, but virtually everything is in a box, bin, or tote of some kind. My desk is clean!
Tonight, there will apparently be a little get together at Steamboat Park in our honor. Ty and Amber Margheim have contacted a few people from church and asked them to show up. I'm not sure what's planned though. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do my final lessons with my young students but that's ok. I'll just have to come back and visit them.
I have released a preview version of the new Super Laurie website, at SuperLaurie.org. Check it out, and subscribe to the feed.
I have recently had just a tad more time on my hands (a temporary situation, I assure you). Therefore, I've been developing several websites. One in particular is SuperLaurie.org! For some of you, this is a day long coming. For others, you're a bit confused. Here's the lowdown:
Super Laurie is my wife, at least, that's her alter ego (nickname). Super Laurie is also a comic book character created by my wife. Several Super Laurie comic strips exist in a notebook that Laurie has kept with her since high school. The comic strip had taken on a life of its own for quite some time in college, when several of her friends seemed very interested to become "characters" in "The Adventures of Super Laurie"... then, Laurie met me.
Apparently, this had an adverse effect on her diligence to meet the demands of her fans, and the comic strip died. Until now!!! Since I was responsible for the death of this once loved comic book superhero, I figured I'd try and help bring her back. So, I'm here to tell you people that Super Laurie has gone digital! So, without further ado, I give you SuperLaurie.org.
Now, please keep in mind that this is a preview. We've had no time to really get into this, but interest from you guys will certainly give us some incentive to get it going after we finish moving.
I've added some superfluous updates to my contact page. I call them superfluous because, frankly, I don't even know why I did it. *sigh* Oh well. My twitter status is updated on the site, and there's a link to my facebook profile. Woohoo!
It's late... and guess what. I'm up just wasting my time browsing around in the social networking world. What an absolute waste of time. But, since there's sooo much to see, you can't help but waste your time if you want to actually browse. Ugh!
And is all I want to do is add a couple of cool badges to my site for my various profiles. Seeing little icons for various social networking sites seems to give visitors warm fuzzies. Blah! Why do I even bother.
Well, we're back in Pierre. It's that time... yep.. moving time! We'll be spending the next week seeing some close friends, getting a few stern looks at church from those who couldn't dream of anyone wanting to live anywhere other than Pierre, and finishing packing. There's at most one item in that list that will be pleasant. Can you guess which?
Seeing Chris and Karen was nice, as usual. I'm glad Laurie was able to see little Jonathan, finally. Chris alternated between gushing over his baby (which is quite respectable), and speaking (and encouraging me to speak) geek-ish nonsense that caused Laurie and Karen to promptly ignore us.
And naturally, eating lunch with the in-laws was nice also. It was nice to see them feeling over the rush of craziness involved in the wedding. Once we're back in town, we'll have them over and treat them to some grilled food.
We're back in Omaha, and everything is attempting to settle down. Cleaning up the reception site went smoothly, except for a wait for the maintenance dep't of Arbor State Park to get a ladder for us to get the lights down with. The bride's parents are de-stressing a little. Poor Shadow (the dog) didn't fare too well on the trip back from the kennel, and is in a state of exhausted anxiety, as well as pain in her failing hips.
I feel like I ought to mention that the "trickling" effect from this morning's hangover crowd didn't include me (despite the opinion to the contrary of the naysayers out there... just kidding...). However, as usual I woke up 15 minutes late. It's just my style. (have I mentioned I hate mornings?)