The cat… or Baby is out of the bag!

That’s right, if you haven’t already heard Kerry and I are having our first baby. As of today she is 10.5 weeks along and doing great. We have already had one OBGYN appointment and will have another this Friday. I’m really excited because we may get to hear the heart! As of our last appointment, which was when she was 7 weeks the baby was 7mm long (looked like a grain of rice). Can’t wait to see him or her again this Friday! Currently her projected due date is May 27, 2006.

A night with Henry Rollins

Went to see Henry Rollins last night with Matt and Sean. Yes, this is the same Henry Rollins from Black Flag and the Rollins Band. He is currently doing his “Spoken Word” tour where he goes around and basically just talks about whatever he wants to talk about. If you have no idea who he is this may sound boring. But trust me, its hilarious. After an almost 3 hour show, my gut hurt from laughing so much. He takes his show around so if you are interested go to www.henryrollins.com.

Going to the Big House!

Kerry and I are really exited, we have just purchased Michigan football tickets. We’ve been meaning to go for several years but just haven’t had the time or money. For outsiders, U of M football is huge. Its always sold out and the tickets can get pretty expensive. Even though they may not be having their greatest year, it will be a good time in the Big House! We will be attending the Indiana game on Nov 12th.

The Needle

Just finished reading Ken Follet’s, “The Needle.” Wow, the best spy book I have ever read. This book takes place shortly before the Normandy Landing in WW2, where the allies are desperately trying to keep secret their initial strike location. A German spy who could ruin it all is frantically trying to get back to his motherland and an entire country races to stop him. I like this book because he writes spies not as techno-geeks with 101 gadgets, but as smart, deceiving agents who knows how to manipulate people to achieve their goals. If you like this genera, I highly suggest you pick this up. Its been out for a while so you may be able to buy it second hand.

The hum of silence….

Its 11:45PM and I’m sitting in a server room in Little Rock, AR watching my server import several years of data. For people who have never experienced a “Server Room” it is an interesting experience. Those IBM commercials where engineers are in those completely white rooms with cool windows, clean floors and perfect walls is a total pipe dream. I’ve spent a good part of my professional life in server rooms that usually reside in the basement of old buildings with un-used steam pipes protruding from the walls and unorganized cables hanging from the ceiling. The weirdest thing about server rooms in the hum. Electronic devices (usually fans and hard drives) produce a humming sound that you usually block out after a few hours. But when you leave after a 12 hour day and get your first bite of silence, suddenly you realize just how much your ears are hurting. It usually takes me a few hours for my ears to stop ringing after I leave. I’m coming on a 14 hour day so I’m guessing my ears will be ringing into the night. No worry, Friday is quickly approaching!

Code in the night…

So its midnight and I’m sitting in a Hampton Inn in Little Rock, AR writing code. I’m officially a child of the technology era. The light at the end of the tunnel is that I’ll be flying home Friday for a little break. Professionally, this past week and weekend has been the most trying I’ve ever had. It will all pay off when we go live (or go up in a big ball of flame). Write more later.

Fun in the Sun

Since August is looking to be a very busy month for me, Kerry and I decided to take a few days for R & R before the flood hits. We are currently taking a 4 day weekend to Charlevoix, MI. If you live in the Michigan area, this is a great place to visit, it has great food, some of the cleanest beaches I have ever seen on Lake Michigan, and some very low-key for a tourist town in summer. I’ll post more after our vacation is over, until then enjoy the pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonandkerry.