November 12, 2003
Two Weeks Worth

So my trip to Texas last week was actually a good one. The prototype build went incredibly smoothly, I ate lots of steak, and I even smooth-talked my way to Dallas to see my step-sister, brother-in-law, and 9-month old nephew. I'm really glad I drove the 200+ miles to see them - that kid is growing quick as a weed, but he's still cute as a button!

This weekend Janine and I went into downtown. She went to a Sex and The City party a former co-worker of mine threw, and since it was girls only I tooled around my old stomping grounds in the city. We ended up getting a room in the south loop for under $70, and seeing that most other hotels in the city were above $125/night we got a good deal but got what we paid for. The only good thing about it was the free parking on the street. The banging radiator and the L rolling by every 5 minutes, not so good.

Back at work this week, and things are rolling along very well here, too. The prototype boards I build last week are working as expected - which sounds dumb, but you never know until you plug it in to a battery and watch it work or smoke - and I'm even learning a little more about Bluetooth. This is turning out to be one of those rare "good" work weeks. Let's hope it keeps on rolling.

By now a few of you have received letters or postcards in the mail. I actually missed writing.

This week is also turning into a cleaning-fest at home, seeing that the in-laws are coming for a visit this weekend. I'm trying to avoid tossing stuff from one room to another, but it's pretty damn tempting!

Posted by Austin at November 12, 2003 03:16 PM