Well, technology has changed a lot since I started this little blog. It’s been fun to keep a log of events, musings, personal events etc. and playing around with PHP, HTML and CSS. But the truth is, it takes a lot of time and effort to maintain a blog. I’m finding myself using Twitter and (gasp) Facebook more for keeping in touch with people. So, I think it is time to retire the blog! I will keep it running in archive mode, so I can go back and see past articles and laugh at them, but for now, reyman : blog is officially closed!

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Talk about major changes! Over the last couple weeks, a bunch of things have changed for Jill and me…
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As Jill and I were unpacking stuff in our new place, the dryer emitted an extremely loud buzz which totally startled us! A tad freaked out, Jill exclaimed:

That’s a new sound!

The look on her face was priceless. :)

I’ve been out of school for less than a year and one of the things I love about not having homework is being able to catch up on video games! For the last few months, I have been plugging away on some cool older games — and enjoying every minute of it. Since I refuse to get a PlayStation 3 until the price tag is reasonable and I am not quite desperate enough to get an XBox 360 (Dead Rising, Lost Planet and Gears of War look pretty darn cool, though…), I have been digging some older PS2/Wii games…

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Jill and I got each other skiboards for Christmas and decided we needed to get away from the Bay Area for a few days, so we packed up the car and went skiing at Bear Valley! read the rest of the article…

First impressions on the Nintendo Wii.

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Woman

 My son is gettin' sick of waitin' for the PS3, so I think I wanna get him an XBOX 360.

GameStop Employee

Oh, ok, great. We have a special deal right now — if you buy an XBOX 360 with a game priced at $59.99 or more, you get two free games from this list. (Points to list of older bargain games.)

Woman

Oh, that sounds good. Do you have-ah the GRAN-THEFT-AUTO for the XBOX 360?

GameStop Employee

Well, no. G.T.A. comes out next year. But, there is this other game called Saint's Row, that is just like it. If your son likes Grand Theft Auto, he'll love Saint's Row.

Woman

Hmmmm… Is Saint's Row obscene?

GameStop Employee

Um, well, if you let your son play Grand Theft Auto, which is arguably the worse game out there in terms of questionable content, you have nothing to worry about with Saint's Row!

Woman

Hmmmph. Ok, I'll take it.

Yikes! It has been a few months since I've updated the blog, which of course means that Jill and I have been incredibly busy. So without further ado, it is time for one of those dreaded round-up posts…

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She did it! After 5 years of working full time and going to school at Diablo Valley College and Merritt College, Jill got her Associate in Science (Nutrition and Dietetic Technology Major) degree!

I am so proud of her! Congratulations!

See more images from her graduation on Jill's Flickr page.

In a moment of utter frustration playing Final Fantasy X, Jill exclaims:

No more butterflies—I’m going to run like hell!