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February 28, 2009

Wow, sorry, it has been a while since my last post. It has been a crazy busy month. One full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and, of course, coo0kies. Well, probably not enough cookies, really. But are there ever?
Work has been great. I am finding my stride and making some good progress. I intend to not discuss work so much in here. The job has taken me to a new place, but my life is far more than the sum of my job experience and career.
I got to visit Decatur recently. It was great to see friends and family after being away in Ohio. Pete and I rented an SUV to make the trip. It was an Acadia, very comfortable.
I went to visit Rick and Pat. Rick was pretty zonked out. We will get to see him next time I am sure. Pat is doing well. Geoff was there too, he is in culinary school, very cool. We intended to get over to Sean's new place, but time got in the way. We will touch base over there next time. I am pretty sure he is still in the moving in process anyway.
Shauna and the great folks at the site are doing wonderfully. A bunch of us got together for lunch while I was there. They have done a ton with the site, it has grown beyond what anyone would have thought even two months ago.
It was great to see everyone there. Blake, I'm sorry I missed you. I'm sure we will get a chance to catch up next time. Mike, I have the picture of Charlie at my desk.
We had dinner with Olivia, Gary and Larry Friday night. It was a blast. It is pretty clear they were made for each other. Their senses of humor compliment each other well. Little Larry is doing well too.
Saturday we went to visit the Smiths. It was a super lazy sit around visit. Those are the best kind. They are all as Smithy as ever. Larry and I are going to try to set up something like versus in 30 long didstance. Speaking of which, I brought back much of the previous collection. Hopefully it will be scanned and up soon.
Saturday night we had pizza with Annie. I miss her so much! She is so very funny and a joy to be around. We all just sat around and made each other laugh while we ate. It was a great way to end the visit.
Sunday we stopped over in Bloomington/Normal to visit Topher. We would have liked to see Jody and Lauren too, but that will have to wait until next time. Topher is doing great with his new teaching gig. He really has a passion for what he does, it is great to see. It was a little odd to hear him speak with a PG 13 vocabulary. Hardly any cursing at all.
:)
Special thanks to Brian, who is keeping the house in great shape. Keep up the great work and thank you SO much for hooking us up with food ahead of the game. Your contribution is invaluable and we appreciate it!
Well, that is enough for this time. March is coming up tomorrow. Get ready for some great stuff and some big changes ahead. I can feel it.

February 8, 2009

My medicine finally came. I can't tell you how relieved I am about that. Pete says I should order it before I run out next time (smart ass). I usually do but I had some unexpected expenses in December and January that I had to budget around.
I was only without for about a week or so. Don't tell my doctor. All is well that ends well.
:)

Work is fantastic. This team has a lot of talent and we are seeing some very good results. They have made it easy for me to find my stride. It is nice to be in a head space where I know I made the right decision.

All ya'll back home, Pete and I will be visiting the 20th and 21st. I miss you all tons. It has been the hardest part of this move being away from you all.

My folks are doing well. Daddy hurt his finger real good like working on the new house. He is a trooper though. He has kept working on the house without really taking any time off to heal. That's just the way he is.

The snow here melted a lot this weekend as temperatures got into the 50's. There is still plenty on the ground, but it isn't as pretty as it was when it was cold. People here tell me there will be more snow before the spring makes an appearance.

So thats it today. I am going to grind out a short story I have been thinking about. If all goes well I will try to post it next week.

January 31, 2009

After a bunch of scans, some set up, digging through code, and testing, I am happy to announce we now have three galleries up. You can find the index to all our galleries through the Dork Scribbles link. Those galleries related to Appalachia can also be found through the Appalachia link.
We also have the forum up in full force. I sent out notification to many this week. I also posted a link on Facebook. Welcome to all who have found us. Touching base with friends, old and new, is a wonderful thing. We are happy to see the forum functioning as it was intended.

For those of you who haven't followed any of the links lately, Mike Zeck is posting regularly again. He is one of the greats so please visit his site. Byrne Robotics is still up and strong as well. Oh, and Applegeeks has a guest artist currently. Her stuff is very good, go check it out.

I have been in Mansfield for a little over a month now. In that time we have gotten about two feet of snow. It is the most beautiful thing I have seen in months. Mansfield is about half way between Columbus and Cleveland. There are very pleasant rolling hills here and it is pretty beautiful no matter what time of year it is.
My job here is pretty fantastic. I am a part of a great team and I think we are making some very good progress. It is a great chance to learn more and grow while sharing my talents to make things even stronger. I love it here.

So that's the news today. I will try to get some more pictures posted tomorrow. I am going to work more on the book this evening.

January 29, 2009

The new gallery is up and started. You can reach it through the Dork Scribbles link. Eventually you will be able to reach galleries for each project through their particular pages as well.

January 25, 2009

Welcome to the 2009 revamp of MuShinGirl.com. We are sorry for any confusion finding the new digs. It has been a little topsy-turvey the past couple months. Things are starting to settle down now.

Those of you used to visiting mushingirl.samizdata.org, welcome to the original. For about two and a half years I piggy-backed off of samizdata.org. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the fine administrator at samizdata.org for his assistance and guidance. I learned a great deal in my time there.
That said, we are going back to the original domain. In the course of the next year we will have our own server up and running. For now, however, we will continue to outsource for our server space.

So, general life update, I have moved to Mansfield, Ohio. The company I work for, which is fantastic, had an opportunity for me here. After some thought and prayer I decided it was too good an opportunity to pass up.
Pete already moved out here, with the same company, last July. It was a no brainer for us to move in together. A chance to share expenses and live with one of my best friends.
So things are great at work and at home. The boys are fine. Marley is on my lap as I type this.

The site will be under construction for the next couple weeks. My job keeps me pretty busy, but I will be able to make time on weekends at the very least.