Due to a few jerks that keep comment spamming my site, I’m now moderating all comments. You don’t have to register, but you may have to wait to see the comments you post. I’ve just deleted the spam up until now, but it’s really starting to get on my nerves. As a warning to any would be spammers, I’ll be permanently banning the IPs of anyone submitting comment spam to this site, so you’ve been warned.

When I turned 30, there wasn’t anything I could put my finger on that made me feel older. I don’t mean the physical effects of “feeling older,” but more the types of things that signify a change in one’s world view, personal preferences, that sort of thing. A year later I’ve begun to notice some minor changes in myself that I really didn’t even know were there. It didn’t even hit me until I noticed similarities in the way I was feeling and some things I’d picked up on from older colleagues.

I’m one of those ubergeeks that never throws away a computer because there’s always the possibility that I might need it for something. (I’ve still got a Mac Quadra, some 3/486’s, and a Commodore 64 laying around the house..) My home network looks more like something you’d find at a small office, than a home. However, I’m feeling this urge, for the first time in my life, to simplify. I think it boils down to the fact that I work at solving problems with technology 40 hours a week. When I come home, I just want things to work. Perhaps that’s what’s been drawing me closer to Apple products lately.

Don’t get me wrong; I still love gaming, building PCs and experimenting with new stuff. It’s just that now all that stuff is something I enjoy apart from using the computer. (ie: I don’t want to be fiddling with the firewall, I just want to play my game) Anyway, maybe this is a part of growing older, maybe not. Only time will tell I suppose.

Wow, it seems like this Christmas holiday came and went in a flash. We stayed in town this year, visited our families and had 2 of our best friends come stay with us. Spending time with family is good and we’re both blessed to have ours within a 30min. drive. However, it was the visit from our friends Meg and Rob that really made it special this year. Rob turned 40 this year, and we all went out to the Jump Little Children concert at the Dock Street Theatre. It was a blast! Unbeknownst to me (but knowst to everyone else it seems) JLC does this show annually where they go acoustic and are backed by classical strings, piano and percussion. It was really something to see. After the show we went to Rob’s (and our) favorite restaurant, The Mustard Seed. A treat as always! New Year’s Eve was a lot of fun as well. The 4 of us went out and met up with Nan’s brother Ron and his friend Sumita at Charleston Beer Works. When the band got to be more than we could take, we hopped across the street to Raval. (If you haven’t been there you should check it out.) What a fun night! Ah, if only it didn’t have to end.