Geek's Lair

Picture

2008-07-09T13:51:00.000-07:00

I found a nifty uploader to "Picasa" for my iPhoto, so upload I did.

Quick Update

2008-04-03T12:34:00.000-07:00

- My sister, Karina, was diagnosed with cancer, and had since been going through hell like a the hero that she is to me. She seems close to remission, I think.
- Roya just turned 2. Cy's almost 5... Oy...

That's all I can do right now.

Long Time

2008-04-03T12:26:00.000-07:00

Not that anyone would notice... but it's been quite a while since I've posted anything.

I s'pose I just do it for my own selfish reasons, but... I'll try to keep up.

Roya Up North

2007-06-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

What Super Hero Are You?

2007-02-15T08:26:00.000-08:00

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man		75%
Iron Man		65%
Green Lantern		60%
Superman		55%
Catwoman		50%
The Flash		50%
Supergirl		47%
Robin		45%
Wonder Woman		42%
Hulk		35%
Batman		15%

You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

2006-12-07T13:07:00.000-08:00

Holy crap!... It's been a little while since I've posted... Sorry to all of you who don't visit.

Not a whole lot new going on...

Ghost got a gig with someone producing a National Geographic Channel series on human mutations. Pretty nifty stuff. We're doing dwarfism and gigantism right now. Tight deadlines of course, but it's more of the sorta thing I like to do - character animation!

Ana has officially survived the Bodyworlds exhibit!... Goodbye and good riddance, I say... It was good for the institution, but hell on the staff. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the show. But I hated how it completely sapped my lovely wife of nearly all of her energy.

ANYWHOO!

On to more pics of me beautiful kids...

By The Way

2006-10-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

For all you people that don't read my blog - ghOst Productions has changed it site. Go check it out!

www.ghostproductions.com

Dara's Progress

2006-09-21T11:41:00.000-07:00

From Dara's Blog:

"Good News!! The lesions on my lungs & liver are shrinking!! After a 40 day chemo cocktail cycle, the CT scan brought good news. Dr. Margolis was pleased with the progress. Since this cocktail is working, we will continue with two weeks on and one week off, repeat. Then another CT scan to check on progress. Which whatever y'all were doing with prayers, energy, thoughts, and such keep up the great work because someone upstairs is listening and I am fortunate to be reaping some of the benefits of a powerful group of people, some of which I do not even know. I only hope someday I can personally thank you."

Pics of A Good Day

2006-09-20T09:42:00.000-07:00

Roya at the playground.
and
Cyrus and Roya on the train.

A Good Day

2006-09-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

Ana had the thought to go ride the same train that she n Cy rode a few weeks ago with his MacD Montessori classmates in Osceola, WI. on Sunday (http://www.obnet.com/polkcounty/tourism/railway.html)... It was a very good idea. Of course, Cyrus thought this was spendid and could barely contain his curly-q'd enthusiasm. I was also pretty psyched. I hadn't been on a train since the bullet-train in France.

Anywhoo... The ride and Saint Croix valley is very beautiful. Cy hardly sat down for the whole time we were on the train. Up to the front, go to the back, look through the tiny hole in the door to see the tiny bit of the engine, back to the back to see the engine attach to the rear to take us back... THEN I got to sit down with Roya while she finally took a nap. There's just something about the rocking of a train that's very soothing and sedating. I nearly nodded off myself.

Next?.. Why not drive through Stillwater and maybe find something to eat? The kids ate on the train, but Ana n I were hungry... But the kids fall asleep, so we keep driving. We get to Afton and decide to just quietly hit a Subway that we saw and let the children sleep... As soon as I get in the shop - BOOP! - they're both awake. So we go over to this awesome playground across the highway to eat and play. Cyrus is in his element - a playgound. We're there for at leaast 30 minutes... It rocked! - save for Cy getting bit by something RIGHT as we were going over to the car to go to Ammotts apple farm. It wasn't a bee, but it was definitely a sting/bite of some sort... Honestly, I'm waiting for his superhero powers to manifest themselves soon.

Now Cy's tired, AND stung, but excited about getting some apples. Mom n dad are actually going to get some wine for dinner, since mom hasn't had any since Roya came into being. (It was very tasty) We go pick our own apples - more than we'll ever need. Mom goes to feed Roya while Cy n I go into the farm's tennis court that's got dozens of little trikes n tractors to ride. Once again, much fun was had. We bribed Cy to the car with an apple oatmeal cookie and went home.

Dinner. Wine. Bath. Bed.

What a day!

On the lighter side...

2006-08-28T13:52:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd cheer myself up a little.

Dara's Journey

2006-08-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

I just found out today that one of my dearest friends from my outdoor ed days in CA has cancer.

Dara's Journey

Wow...

Having JUST taken my little girl to get scanned and prodded this morning in an attempt to find out if she has kidney reflux (which they think she doesn't), and talking to Ana about us being lucky that this is such a little thing (having your child strapped to a board with her arms and head tied together) compared to your child having cancer er something TRUELY bad. We felt a little sheepish to have been stressed out by something so, well... benign.

ANYWHOO...

Dara is a beautiful woman that I was in a lovely friendship with during my final Astrocamp days. She is a wonderful, close and comfortable friend to have, and I will always appreciate and cherish that time when I had her in my life... I will never forget it - or her mom's salsa! Holy crap that stuff is good! - I just thought I was getting a little heavy there and needed to lighten up.

Needless to say, here blog will be on my "check daily" website rounds.

Better Office Pics

2006-07-28T11:28:00.000-07:00

Here are some better, more finished pics of the office:

Last SMM shift

2006-07-22T23:02:00.000-07:00

Sigh...

It was my final shift at the museum this evening... Everything was like it always was, until I turned everything off in the office and went down to punch out and turn in my keys/badge... THAT was a thuroughly depressing walk.

Remodel Pics

2006-07-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

Here are those pics of our remodeling at ghOst.

Remodeling ghOst

2006-07-14T20:04:00.000-07:00

Ugh!... I was up until 1am last night trying to get a jump on reorganizing the 3 different crap repositories that had built up over the years. And, like the moron that I am, completely forgot that I'm working tonight at SMM... Damn, I'm tired

ANYWHOO... Back to the actual work that's been done.

We've, yet again, removed a couple of walls at ghOst. Completely knocking down the walls between the pointless "edit suite" that Patrick was condemned to and a portion of a wall where I was - making our production area one big room. It is really nice. Like Stephan said while I was lugging things around last night, "Damn... We shoulda done this from the begining."

I'll try to post a pic er two soon for all you non-existant viewers.

It is a sad SMM day.

2006-07-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

After much internal struggle for the past week, and deliberation with Ana and my boss... I've decided to put in my 2 weeks notice at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

It was a difficult conclusion to come to after 12-13 years of being around an amazing institution like SMM. But the schedule (due to the terriffic Body Worlds exhibit) was going to be too taxing on me and my family. I do harbor the hopes of coming back again after the summer, if the fates allow... But, for now, it is with an extremely heavy heart that I bid SMM a very fond good-bye.

I'll be back in some capacity... Hell. I'm still married to it, thanks to Ana.

A Doting Dad

2006-06-23T14:53:00.000-07:00

I hate to bore all you people that don't view this blog... but aren't kids amazing?

I can't think of too many things that would be better to do when you're dead-ass tired than hang with your kids. - I know, I know... I find myself wishing daily that I could just sit on my ass, well... ANYWHERE... But I see the pure joy and love in the eyes of my kids, and I can't help but find that energy to pick 'em up and play - as Cyrus often says, "Just five more minutes, daddy."

I smile (at least inside) every morning I see Roya snuggled right up to Ana, forcing her onto the first foot of our king-sized bed. I undestand that it's not that comfy for my wife, but she n Roya are a most beautiful sight by morning light.

Cyrus just killed me on Wednesday when I picked him up from daycare. I had to go work at SMM that night. So when he asked me to, "Go play outside?" I was crushed. When I explained to him that I'd hafta go as soon as we got home, he said in his most innocent and gut-wrenching voice, "Just a little bit?" holding his fingers up to make a 'this big' representation of a little bit... Damn. Here's my heart kid. You keep it.

sketch-a-doodle-doo

2006-06-16T12:14:00.000-07:00

sketch-a-doodle-doo

Mike Owens doodleblog

2006-06-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

Some pictures of the Slayre vacation.

I need to make a blog?

2006-06-12T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ok... This is wierd I just wanted to post something on Mike Owens's's's blog (http://sketchadoodledoo.blogspot.com/) and it wanted me to create one of my own... Hmph! Well, we'll see how this goes.