Moved in, new toys

I’m finally moved in (99%) and Carol is getting closer (65%?) - we’ll finish up the rest of the move on Sunday, but everything is looking great and our new location is epic.   Now that the nice weather is back (save it, midwest) we can take full advantage of our new-found ocean proximity (3 blocks).

Also, picked up a MiniHD Flip cam the other day just for the heck of it, mostly because of all the insane press they got last week when they were bought by Cisco for $600 million.  This thing is going to be perfect for recording all of my traveling, so small - it’s like the size of a 2nd gen ipod - and records at beautiful 1280×720 Progressive HD.  Nice.

FOWA Featured at Motionspire

My open for the FOWA Conference is featured over at Motionspire right now.

Miami, Sickness, Weight, Moving

Sooo got back the other weekend from Miami, where I was attending the 2009 Future of Web Apps conference.   I was there for 5 days, did some shopping and got some sun - also did some stellar networking and re-upped on inspiration.   I also designed/animated the graphics package for the conference, which you can see samples of here if you are interested.

After I returned to LA, I picked up what must have been the flu, and was literally bed-ridden for about 3.5 days with migraines and fever.  So that was fun.  All better now, just nursing a cough.

In the course of being sick, I lost 8 pounds, so that makes me really happy.  (That’s sarcasm, it actually makes me angry.)

And, lastly, but CERTAINLY not least, Carol and I got the keys to our new apartment on Thursday night!  We are moving into an amazing 4 unit building, three blocks from the beach.  The building was built in 1908 and is historically protected, which means that it has more charm than a southern belle.  Old school door handles, a vintage ironing board, spanish arches in spots and a great open layout.