No wedding yet. I'm not much into it. Also Although I know Kim would love it. Believe me or not, I find the non-married situation more romantic.

Plans : I gotta have a haircut in 2 days. I also start a weblog (in english... damn, may that make me improve my english). I'm keeping on trying to make lame games in flash and trying to keep the band running.

I'm considering buying a new bed (hey that's about $1000) within the next few days, since Kim proposed to Mates of State to stay here for the night for the M.O.S. show she organizes here (a lot of stress and pressure on poor lil kimmie's back)

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She's getting SO BIG now...and her vocabulary is amazing...she's saying everything from "pretzel" to "fish" to "careful"...she's got such a cute personality too...very impish and curious (bordering on mischevious) without being a brat or anything...

Her manners are very refined as well...Aimée and I have been requiring her to say please and thank you anytime she asks for anything, and she's been very good about it...

As for Aimée, she's been really busy as of late...she starts school again later this month to fulfill the requirements she needs for her B.A. degree...she's really determined to finish school and I'm totally stoked on that...the degree will not only allow her to further her career, but will also bolster her self esteem...she kinda coasted through high school and has never though of herself as very scholarly but I know she's extremely capable and intelligent and getting her degree will allow her to prove that to herself...

Aimée has also taken on kind of corporate liason role between her company (Allstate Financial Services) and the Sleeptrain Ampitheater (owned by Clear Channel) in Marysville (about 45 min. away from here)...anyway, what that entails is handling some advertising and marketing at the ampitheater for Allstate during shows and helping generate "leads" (potential sales) at said shows...so far she's seen everyone that's come through there from John Mayer and Dave Matthews to The Warped Tour (which I tagged along for, naturally)...yay for free shows...I usually stay home with Cailtyn while she works though ...but I might go see Iron Maiden later this month ...

As for myself, well...busy at work...busy being the dutiful daddy and husband...and playing some Star Wars: Knights of the Old Rebpublic in the wee hours of the night when my duties are not as urgent...great game by the way ...

We're looking into getting a house of our own...well kind of...we'd be getting a 5 bedroom so my brother an nephew could live with us (for the price of rent of course)...but so far we're just looking...housing has gotten pretty expensive and a five bed would run us close to $300k...no chump change...but with interest rates so low and three incomes, we might be able to pull it off and still eat ...

I got a letter from UC Santa Cruz that I'm on Academic Warning. Only because I had a dropped a class after missing two weeks of school because my dad died. Then after talking to an advisor they informed me that I am one credit short from not being on it. (It just pisses me off and let me tell the advisor could care less that my dad died.)

One of the two roommates that I live with in Santa Cruz informed me one day after the rent was due that she didn't think things were going to work out for next year (she had already been living there for a year). So she left my roommate and I to cover her rent, of $740. The worst thing of it all it all is that she didn't have the guts to call me and tell but she left it on an IM.

i'm going to california in a few days. i was going to tag along with an albatross and sick lipstick on their tour from here down to LA... i guess i'm kind of doing it but an albatross don't know about it yet because their van broke down in utah and i wont see them until san francisco. but it's cool. i can't wait for that and to be in southern california because i get to see some people i LOVE and my friend (who is moving to seattle around the time i go back up) and i are going to go INSANE.

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I leave for school in about 2 weeks and my roommate is really sweet.

I got a job as a bus boy at some snoody club where old people pay money to hang out. I think they are dog lovers too, because it's called the Kennel Club. It isn't hard work, it's decent pay for a student, and the workers are nice. I needed this job so I can get out of school an hour and a half early for Marketing. School starts Monday. Oh shit.

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"Hats off to the nun with the man hands."

Quite a bit actually. I have been working a ton, and trying just to keep myself sane. Clients are so fucking difficult. They never seem to understand that things actually don't happen instantly, and that their delays can actually push production back. I cannot make up for a three day delay in eight to twelve hours. It just doesn't work that way. But enough about work.

Last week I had my laptop stolen OFF OF MY DESK IN MY OFFICE! Somebody came into the suite while I was in the bathroom and swiped it. Stupid bastard. He left the iPod though which was a relief. I only lost one day of work because of that. I was fucking lucky. So the next day I got my new laptop. Another PoweBook, but this one is a ton better. 60 Gig hard drive, DVD burner built in. SWEET!

Other news of note. My softball season ended with my team finishing in third out of 24 teams. Wuite a tournament we had. I ended with 8 homeruns. Very good for me. I was happy.

Lisa and I are doing well. She is in full-on job search mode due to her company's contract not being renewed by the state. She hates looking for a job, but I am being mega supportive and hopeful she can, again, find something she likes to do. As for anything else, well, there is nothing else. Wedding plans are on hold while the job searching continues, as are home improvements.

Of note: My old tower (G4 450, 1.5 gigs of RAM, external 40 gig hard drive and 16X re-writer) from home is now on ebay. I am hoping to get $600 for it. That would be sweet, because my new machine is coming soon. G4's are dirt cheap with the launch of the G5, and they are more than adequate for what I need. With my super deal from a guy I know, my new tower will only cost $900. With a Cd burner/DVD read built in (The laptop has a DVD burner, so I don't need two) 2 gigs of RAM 80 Gigs internal and 60 external (No plu pocket drive!) I cannot wait.

Finally...

I am starting my own graphic design firm. Small scale, catering to startup companies. We/I specialize in corporate identity (logo, business cards, letterhead) and small scale brochures. I have four jobs right now, and things should stay constantly slow. At least that is the hope... Extra money is good. The website is under construction, right now, when it is done I will post the link and ask for critiques.

Other than that, life is the same as always. I guess that means hectic...

Jody, I am so glad to hear that things are going well for you, outside of boring work time. Have you found a house yet? Have you put yours up for sale?

RJ, glad to hear your little angel is doing so well. It is really great. I never ever thought I would utter this statement, but Lisa and I have been talking about having a baby too. Not right now, but in a year or so. Fuck, I can't be dad can I?