I was notified today that I’ll be laid off on March 2nd, 2007. After 7 years of working in the same job, that’s a little scary. I have severance, COBRA, can collect unemployment and all of that, so it could be much worse. But it still feels unlike any “end” I’ve ever experienced. With school…

Kei and I took a trip to San Jose last weekend. We visited Kei’s niece and nephew, Eryk and Carolyne, while their parents went to a holiday party. Before they left, Tomi, Kei and the children and I went to the local ice skating rink for their ice skating lessons. Here is a video of…

Footprints in the snow Originally uploaded by meherenow. Seattle was dusted with a couple of inches of snow today. The photo to the right shows Kei’s footprints leading to the bus stop. Roads are very icy today. Luckily I only need to walk a mile to work. Otherwise I’d need to stay home with a…

Apple releases the iPhone, iTV, and other cool stuff. I must say that phone is really impressive. It has an accelerometer(!) that detects if the phone is in landscape and portrait mode…and no buttons, save an off button. Unfortunately, they don’t sell it unlocked. You must sign over your first born to Sin-gular in order…

Operation veg drop Originally uploaded by meherenow. Kei and I took Jordan out for Shabu Shabu. Shabu Shabu is a dinner where you are forced to cook your own food. It’s called shabu shabu, because of the sound your flesh makes when you get too close to the fire cone emanating from the pot.

I’m sold on Nuun. No, it’s not a swedish nun. It’s these little tablets you drop in water to make it into gatorade. It’s sugarfree, portable, and helps you avoid dehydration. I take them when I sail. I used to have to take bottles of gatorade. Not only was it annoying to have to stock…