It's a Boy! The little bugger is tricky. I went to the ultrasound this morning with Vivi, and nothing could be seen - his legs were crossed the whole time and he was mostly turned away from the camera. The doctor tried for a good bit, but gave up in the end. So, I left for work. Then, at lunch, I met Vivi and her brother and folks at an Indian restaurant, and Vivi surprised me with news that we were having a little boy! Apparently, the doctor wanted to try again in case the baby had moved, because they had been unable to see the heart as well as they would have liked.I guess we tricked him in the end, cause they caught him with his pants down!

The little bugger is tricky. I went to the ultrasound this morning with Vivi, and nothing could be seen - his legs were crossed the whole time and he was mostly turned away from the camera. The doctor tried for a good bit, but gave up in the end. So, I left for work. Then, at lunch, I met Vivi and her brother and folks at an Indian restaurant, and Vivi surprised me with news that we were having a little boy! Apparently, the doctor wanted to try again in case the baby had moved, because they had been unable to see the heart as well as they would have liked.

I guess we tricked him in the end, cause they caught him with his pants down!

Learning Bridge While in North Carolina visiting my parents, Vivi and I beseeched them to teach us Bridge - my dad is a very avid player. I've always figured I should learn the game, but never did just because I didn't have anyone to play with and it seemed kind of a bother - all that memorization of bidding conventions. But, Vivi was interested, and Vivi's parents were also once upon a time extremely active Bridge players in Brazil, and friend from work alsom mentioned interest in playing, so it seemed the time was right.I'm excited about it, because Vivi really seems to like it, so it may be something we can both get into and learn together. Tonight we're going to a another friend's house to begin teaching them how to play(!). As though we're pros now or something :-) Hopefully we won't lead them to far astray.JMeter is nearing a 2.1 release, and as always at release time, I find myself dreaming up all the things I'd like to make work for the next development phase. This time is particularly interesting, because I would like to use my new Coinjema project in JMeter - that would provide an excellent proving ground for Coinjema. We'll see.On the game development front, Vivi and I ran into an interesting person while in North Carolina who talked to us about clay modeling techniques. She mentioned using an extruder, and it suddenly dawned on me that an extruder is exactly what I need to make my clay block pieces (forming them by hand is extremely tedious). I asked her about extruders that have a 3/4" aperture, and she suggested that a ceramics shop might have such a thing since ceramic modellers would have need of such a large size. So I'm off to search the web for extruders.

While in North Carolina visiting my parents, Vivi and I beseeched them to teach us Bridge - my dad is a very avid player. I've always figured I should learn the game, but never did just because I didn't have anyone to play with and it seemed kind of a bother - all that memorization of bidding conventions. But, Vivi was interested, and Vivi's parents were also once upon a time extremely active Bridge players in Brazil, and friend from work alsom mentioned interest in playing, so it seemed the time was right.

I'm excited about it, because Vivi really seems to like it, so it may be something we can both get into and learn together. Tonight we're going to a another friend's house to begin teaching them how to play(!). As though we're pros now or something :-) Hopefully we won't lead them to far astray.

JMeter is nearing a 2.1 release, and as always at release time, I find myself dreaming up all the things I'd like to make work for the next development phase. This time is particularly interesting, because I would like to use my new Coinjema project in JMeter - that would provide an excellent proving ground for Coinjema. We'll see.

On the game development front, Vivi and I ran into an interesting person while in North Carolina who talked to us about clay modeling techniques. She mentioned using an extruder, and it suddenly dawned on me that an extruder is exactly what I need to make my clay block pieces (forming them by hand is extremely tedious). I asked her about extruders that have a 3/4" aperture, and she suggested that a ceramics shop might have such a thing since ceramic modellers would have need of such a large size.

So I'm off to search the web for extruders.