Of course I would end up being the good guys (again)

Personally, I’m thinking of making a Disciple of Khaine because the game mechanic seems interesting. We’ll see.

Warren, his sister, father and I harvested over 200 lbs of Cynthiana grapes two weekends ago. He has taken graduated from wine kits to the real deal. We had a great time, and it was good to get outside and do something physical for once. I’ve been stuck behind the keyboard for most of the year and stretching my legs felt good. It wasn’t hard work and was over in a few hours. Cynthiana (aka Norton) grapes are a difficult grape to use, but does well in the area. This part of Texas has a few issues with a disease that kills most of the ‘noble’ grape lines, so it’s hit or miss.

In other news, I’m taking the next week off on vacation. We’re going to Austin for a few days but nothing really major. I had hoped to spend the week playing the beta of warhammer online but it doesn’t start until the 7th (doh!). Oh well, I have a ton of technical books I want to get caught up on. In either case, I don’t have to worry about work and can just take it easy.

When I was in high school, I was in Navy JROTC. Recently, an old friend of mine found me on MySpace and invited me to a website devoted to people that were in the same organization. Talk about old memories. I’ve forgotten how much fun it was to be part of something like that. I was on the armed drill team (yes, I know…), and pretty much everything else. Going through pictures on one of the pages, I found the following:

I can’t believe how skinny I was. Definitely needed a sammich back then.

2007 has come and gone. What a crazy ride it was:

• Sold our first house
• Built our first house
• Spent a full year at the new job
• Moved into the ‘big city’

It’s already hard to remember what it was like living in the ‘burbs. I have to say I wouldn’t go back unless forced at this point. Being able to go out and do just about anything at any time is really nice. Not that I take advantage of that… It’s just nice knowing I could if I wanted to.

With the house and work, it was extremely hard to find time to sleep and think, much less post on the blog. The team finished some major work yesterday, so I’m allowing myself the day off and will rest (you’ll note this is on a Saturday I write this). I’d go jogging, but it’s so cold outside that I’m wearing three layers of clothes in the office. I’d probably freeze into a popsicle on the side of the road if I did.

Speaking of jogging, last weekend was the Houston marathon. I wasn’t able to train for it last year, and didn’t even realize it was happening until the middle of Saturday. My knees still give me twinges so it’s probably for the better that I didn’t. I’d like to do something similar in the future, though. The amount of camaraderie the training group had was really nice. It’d be fun to be in a group like that again.

My personal DNA:

These things are always interesting to do. I don’t know where the empathy thing came from though…