Halloween

Nathan's first Halloween.
I went as Harley Quinn and Nathan went as Eeyore! He was so cute.

The Thursday before Halloween we had a costume contest at work. Here are a co-worker and I that won the contest.


Then on Friday I dressed as Harley Quinn and won another costume contest. Here's me and little Eeyore.
My niece went as Batgirl and she was adorable too

My Birthday

October 11th was my 26th Birthday.
Thursday, Oct 9th... There were layoffs at work. Not me but other people I know.
Blizzcon started on October 10th but of course we couldn't afford to go. That Friday I was offered the chance to go by a co-worker. But Patrick was upset I wished to go without him. Soooo I didn't.
Saturday... My friend/old guildie was throwing a party. Not related to my birthday but to Blizzcon. So we ended up going to it after dropping the kidlet off at my parent's house. Things were well for the most part but to sum it up it ended with a broken window... me having to pick up glass for 2 hours... and me screaming at Patrick for a while.
Sunday we were going to dinner with my family at Bennihanas. First my Sis and her family were all sick that weekend so they couldn't come to my b-day dinner. Then my parent's left the house right behind me... yet they managed to get to Bennihanas half an hour after us. They ended up going shopping for me inbetween leaving the house and getting to dinner... Wish they'd told us they were going to be late. And then it was these 2 HIDEOUS dresses... but ah well... Dinner was good though. They made some changes to the show... and Nathan only got upset once which was quickly quelled by a slice of lemon from the bartender.

The next week I went out shopping with my mom and replaced the hideous dresses with a cute little skirt suit and a cute shirt/sweater top from Walmart. Hurrah. So I guess it didn't turn out as bad as I'd thought...

I still owe my friend $150 but have yet to hang out with him since the window incident.

Updating the blog

Sorry I haven't updated in like a month. But I've been busy. So I'm going to make an attempt at catching everyone up on life as I know it.

FREE Ben & Jerrys!

Ben and Jerry's is giving a Free Scoop to voters!

November 4th

Ben & Jerry's wants to thank you for voting by giving you a free scoop of ice cream! Come to participating scoop shops on November 4th
from 5-8pm, show us you voted and you'll get a free scoop of ice cream. Show us your "I Voted"
sticker, a photo of you in front of your polling station, do the "I Voted dance" or just tell us you voted.

Cisco branching into Spanish Music?

Here's a blog entry from a Cisco user as well as an article on SlashDot regarding this little incident.

Apparently someone just got a new Cisco firewall and with it the latest VPN Client Software cd... Or so they thought. When attempting to use the CD they discovered that it instead contained 12 tracks of mexican music.

Ahh to be a fly in the wall at THAT meeting...

"You accidentally did WHAT?!"
"Well... ya see... I was burning the CD for the new VPN Client software and accidentally clicked on the My Music folder instead."
"But... You don't even speak Spanish!"
"So?"

Chirp...

It's too QUIET!!!

I know you're out there... I have a tracker so I know SOMEONE is reading this... But no comments? Come on people!

Except Julie. Thanks Julie!

Friends Don't Let Friends Send Drunken Emails

Gmail Labs is adding a new feature to stop you from sending email you'll later regret.

What it does it after you hit the send button... it checks to confirm you actually wish to send this email. In the easiest way it knows how... to ask you MATH problems! Simple math problems that is...

Thus if you're in an altered state of mind... Intoxicated... Hysterical... Emotional... etc... It will either prevent you from sending it by the sheer inability to answer said math problems... or at least it will give you time to clear your head enough to be Sure you want to send it.

Apparently right now it is only going to be enabled for Evenings on weekends. Which is the most likely time you'd need it. But I think you can mess with the advanced settings if need be.

Hurrah for Bubble Wrap

Stressed? Bored? Just have nothing better to do? Killing Time?

Pop some Bubble Wrap!!!

Go to Manic Mode if you don't want to click to pop them. Might want to have your volume turned down so people don't think you're going postal. ;-)

Brand New Car!

Well sorta... It's Nathan's... And he loves it =)

Wordle!

Yes... I was bored.
Check out how cool my blog looks all scrambled.
Though I think I see some hidden messages in there.
heh.


© 2008 Jonathan Feinberg

Make your own at Wordle.

Updates

So last week I took 3 days off of work. My Mother-In-Law came down on Thursday which was also coincidentally Patrick and My's 4th anniversary. Soooo Wednesday was spent doing laundry and hanging out with my parents for the most part. Thursday we met up with Patrick's mom at her hotel and she got to babysit the little dude while we went out to dinner. We went to Olive Garden... mmmmmm... they had their never-ending pasta bowl. On a related note.. the cheesy marinara sauce is Gooooood and so is their house red wine. Nathan apparently was really good for his grandma baby-sitter and we bought him these toys that strap to his wrists and rattle when he flaps his arms.

Friday was mostly spent walking around the mall. We were going to get pictures taken but there wasn't an appointment til 5pm and my MiL had other stuff to do. We also were going to go to lunch at Outback but they were CLOSED!! Who ever heard of a resterant being closed for lunch? At least one that has Lunch type stuff and is open for lunch on Sundays. But we went to Gangis Khan's instead which was good and Nathan's grandma bought him a HUGE Stuffed Eeyore which he absolutely loves despite it being bigger than he is. After the mall we went to her best friend's house and their kids attempted to play with and entertain Nathan.

Saturday we went to a resturant called Walt's in Seal Beach. It was nice and had good seafood. It was a little strange that you needed to make reservations for lunch but they didnt take them for dinner. I'd definately recomend it. They had good pasta salad too. But just as a warning Parking Sucks! as it does in all beach towns on main street.

Sunday was just very relaxed... Monday we took Patrick into an actual Pediatrist for his foot. FINALLY! There were X-rays and stuff and the doctor even talked into a tape recorder. Of course nothing has come of it yet but at least they scheduled him for an MRI on this Monday so hopefully they'll find something. After having to drag him in kicking and screaming I'd rather not be proven wrong about them being able to do anything to help the 9year old pain.

Other than that... This week has been pretty much same ol' same ol'.

Disneyland gives B-day Presents!

That's right. For the entire year of 2009 Disneyland will award Birthday boys and girls of all ages with free admission to one park on the happy day.
Isn't that awesome?
Don't believe me?
Check it out for yourself!

As per the website it is advised that you pre-register.
And no worries if you already have tickets or an annual pass because they have alternatives in just such a case.

• A birthday fun card in an amount equal to the price of a 1-day One Day/One Park base ticket* for you to use on your birthday for merchandise, recreation or fun activities at select participating locations at Disneyland® Resort; or
• A special birthday FASTPASS® ticket+ for certain attractions at the Theme Park you visit on your birthday; or
• A 1-day One Day/One Park base ticket for you to use any time until your next birthday

Just thought I'd spread the news.

Maynard makes Wine?!?!

Yeah, news to me too.
I just found out this week that Maynard, the lead singer of my favorite band Tool, owns a vineyard!
Apparently they make really good wine there too. As per the opinions of a few wine enthusiasts. And decently priced to boot!
Unfortunately the only way to get any is to either order it online or go to the actual vineyard in Arizona. I was so sad when I found out Maynard had been in Hollywood signing bottels and selling them for like $25!

I really gotta try some

Anyway, check out his vineyard's website. It's a pretty cool design too, for a website that is.
Caduceus Vineyard

ArrRRRRrrrrr!!!!

Avast ye mateys!
Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!!!

If you have no idea what I'm talking about visit The Official Site and listen to Kevin and Bean once in a while on KROQ.

Oops I Did It Again

No not the song... but almost as bad! I've been neglecting you. Again with the being way too busy. But have no fear. I've been writing blogs all week just haven't gotten around to posting them but I'm working on it today soooo enjoy or something.

New Poem

Ok so I've been having that writing itch lately again. Here's my latest creation.

Never Knew

Never thought I was lost,
until I was found.
Never noticed the sky,
until my feet touched ground.

I never minded the silence,
until I heard sound.
And I never realized I'd been alone,
until you were around.

Somehow you've taken over...
Every depth of my heart...
If I couldn't see your smile...
My day would never start.

You laugh play smile and such...
opening my eyes to see...
that I love you oh so much.

Your cries hurts sorrow and strife...
all are felt by me...
for you are my life.

And though sometimes...
it may not show...
you mean more to me...
than you'll ever know.

With that all being said...
no matter where we are...
or how far apart we've been lead...
you will always be my soul...
and always in my head.

Quote

"What seems to be the matter dear?
Why do you cry and shake with fear?
I've only had the best dub me insane"
~Disturbed

Dr. Seuss, Tech Writer

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report...

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless and your system's going to crash!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risk,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM...
Quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom.

Busy Busy Busy

Ok I know I've been neglecting my log a bit lately... ok alot lately. But I've been really really busy! Between work... household stuff... doctor appointments... playing with the baby... family obligations... I don't know how I've even had time to sleep and breath. Ok sleep I may have neglected a bit too here and there.

But no worries. I will try to make up for it...

Reminds me of my job

FLAT TIRE

A software manager, a hardware manager, and a marketing manager are driving to a meeting when a tire blows. They get out of the car and look at the problem.

The software manager says, "I can't do anything about this - it's a hardware problem."

The hardware manager says, "Maybe if we turned the car off and on again, it would fix itself."

The marketing manager says, "Hey, 75% of it is working - let's ship it!"