::Ted’s Blog::

So, it’s been a while since I’ve updated this site so I thought I’d sort of recap what’s going on in my life:

My Mom’s Cancer: She’s reacting VERY well to her chemo. She had her fifth of six chemo treatments yesterday (6/25/2008). Her doc is very excited about her treatment and doesn’t expect that the cancer will rear its ugly head again. Pure speculation at this point, but he keeps telling her that she’s the “perfect cancer patient.” Mom and Dad are flying down this Saturday to spend a few days with us and (hopefully) baby Lauren. (See below)

Baby #2: Lauren was due 6/21 and it’s now the 26th. If she doesn’t come naturally by June 2nd, we’re going in to induce at 9:00 AM. I’m taking the next three weeks off of work to stay at home with Jen, Claire, and baby Lauren.

I’ve been using Twitter waaaay more than blogging recently so if you wanna see what I’ve been up to, check it out.

Priya Jayaswal was born at 11:06 PM last night after her mommy’s water broke at 1:00 PM yesterday afternoon.

7 lbs, 10 ozs. 19 3/4 inches tall.

Mommy and baby are doing well according to Amy’s sister.

I’ve got a pretty good musical library. Not as good as, say, Tom’s or Gene’s, but it’s pretty good. I’ve got several hundred CDs (mostly ska) scattered throughout the house and on my MP3 players.

That said, I’ve got some pretty big holes in my collection that, thanks to Tom and Gene’s Musical Playground (c)(tm) I’m going to try to fill.

This week it’s The Pixies. I’m, of course, familiar with them and some of their songs (Wave of Mutilation, Where is My Mind, There Goes Your Man), but don’t know their library. This will change over the course of the next week and I’ll have a report here for you. Stay tuned.

Oh, if you have any suggestions on bands I should add to my Getting Acquainted With List, leave me a comment!

(5:17:49 PM) Joel: geez, ted, you slacker. it’s only 97 in more liver. it’s 99 here
(5:17:56 PM) Ted: my bad
(5:18:05 PM) Ted: i’ll pump the AC up to high on the car
(5:18:15 PM) Ted: while i leave it running in the lot all day
(5:18:28 PM) Ted: win/win for the environment AND the oil industry
(5:18:58 PM) Joel: that’s because you’re a team player
(5:19:06 PM) Ted: i try
(5:19:19 PM) Ted: brb, gonna start a tire fire
(5:20:35 PM) Joel:
(5:22:32 PM) Ted: back, sorry. took longer than i thought to fly my private jet to ANWAR
(5:22:50 PM) Joel: exactly

Click here and be amazed.

If I had my dad’s credit card and was 13, I might do the same. Then book a flight for a non-extradition country…

Got a PC? Wanna see something wicked cool? Check out Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope. Think Google Earth, only on a galactic scope. I’ve downloaded the Spring Beta on my work machine and have only spent a few minutes checking it out but, damn, it’s cool!

That is all.

I know you’re both very busy trying to get the nomination for Democratic nominee for President of these United States of America, and I wish you both the best of luck in getting nominated. (I do have a bias, but that’s not germane to this posting, so let’s just let that slide for now, OK?)

I would like to humbly suggest that, once you’ve landed the nomination, you consider General Wesley Clark as your running mate. He’s got 34 years of professional military experience and is untouchable by the right for his military views.

Please, in order to take the White House back from the Republicans, consider General Clark as your running mate. He’s, in my humble opinion, the perfect choice.

Oh, he knows why…

Guess I won’t need that loan.

*Shaking fist*

A: I love bacon.
B: It’s the smartest (no, seriously, most of the strips are math/programming jokes) web comic on the intertubes.

Check it out. New strips Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kevin from work and I are going to see the new Iron Man movie tonight. Iron Man is, by far, my favorite Marvel Comics character and everything I’ve heard about this movie is good. That said, I’m going into it with my skeptic glasses on so I’m not disappointed. (Star Wars Episode I, I’m looking in your direction!)

I married my wonderful wife. We’ve had our ups and downs over the past 10 years but I can honestly say that I love her more today then I did the day we were married. Happy anniversary Jen, I love you.

Mom started her chemo tonight. I mean, right now, as I type this they’re filling her with a poison designed to kill the cancer before it kills her. A little bitter? Damn right I am, but I’m happy for her more than anything.

Here’s how it started:

1. Got a call at home from my dad who tells Jen (I’m in the office working on a down server) that they found out what kind of lymphoma it is. It’s called Diffused Large D Cell Lymphoma.

2. I called my dad on his cell and he tells me that it’s a good thing that they caught it when they did, a few more weeks and she would have been “a goner.”

3. The steroids her doc gave her, it turns out, may very well be the only way she’s gonna get through this (and she is gonna get through this, the docs are super-confidant). God bless her doc, he had the foresight to get the treatment going soon and this helped stop or slow down the cancer.

4. Called mom at her hospital room, left a message. Called her cell (both per dad’s recommendation by the way) and got her voice mail. Left her a message.

I’m flying up to see them next week after my Microsoft seminar in Seattle. I fly up Tuesday, do my thing until Thursday afternoon and then haul ass up to my folks’ place for Thursday - Sunday then fly home and get back just in time for Claire’s nap to be done.

Here’s my lineup for my Fantasy Baseball League:

I’ve got some winners and I’ve got some not-so-great guys, but it is what it is for a while. Wish me luck!