Thirty-four

Today I turned thirty-four.

Here are some personally memorable events since my last birthday post:

  • March - Liz and I spent a weekend at Newport on the Oregon coast. The highlight was the visit to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Also, after three-and-a-half years at Intel, I left to join Small Society to make cool iOS apps. I started at Small Society on 22nd March.
  • June - While in LA, Liz had to undergo emergency surgery for the removal of her ruptured appendix. She returned home a week after that and has recuperated well. Got an iPhone 4 which has a decent enough camera that for the first time ever I'm comfortable with my phone being the only camera on my person when I travel.
  • July - I had to fly down to LA and drive our car back from there since we flew Liz up to Portland after her surgery. Traded in the MINI for a Subaru Outback. We had to let Yoshi go.
  • August - My parents visited us in Portland and we had a great time showing them around Portland. We also visited Seattle, Crater Lake and Bend.
  • September - Visited Disney World in Florida for ten days. It was a vacation for us and a chance for my parents to meet Liz's parents for the first time. We all had a great time there. I also visited family in Chicago for a few days.

It was another amazing year and I’m looking forward to the next one.

And lastly, here’s more about the number 34.

A two-panel black and white comic strip depicting waiters in a formal restaurant pretending to praise a customer's choice while actually mocking it.

“What they say…”

A group of pigeons standing on a paved surface.

Pigeon breakfast

A colorful, glowing geodesic sphere against a black background.

Exiting EPCOT.

A tall antenna tower with a colorful neon sign stands against a backdrop of dramatic sunset clouds.
A tall monument topped with a globe and a sign reading "Crossroads of the World."
A towering, golden-orange cloud rises above silhouettes of palm trees.
Silhouettes of palm trees against a dramatic golden sunset sky.

Floridian skies are quite pretty in the evening.

A decorative bridge designed to look like ships with colorful sails spans a body of water.

Going to Epcot. I’m on a boat.

A smiling woman wearing leopard-print mouse ears carries a Yoda plush on her back.

Liz carrying her new friend.

Fireworks display surrounding a brightly lit fairy tale castle at night.

Current status

A view through a narrow window of a city street with green trees and a red brick wall.
A view of a city street and buildings through a window.

iPhone 4 HDR works pretty well. Here’s normal v. HDR..

A man and a woman smile behind a beer tasting flight on a wooden table.

Mom and dad taste some beers at Bend Brewing.