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Knock on wood…

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Life has been good these days, and often I feel like I need to pinch myself. I hope I’m not dreaming and will likely wake up any minute to realize it’s all been too good to be true.
I’m now a Team Lead for my group at work. My current manager is new at management, but […]

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End of Year Wrap-Up 2007

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Bought a house
Took a 10-day cruise to Alaska.
Travelled to Orlando and visited Disneyworld
Helped design the 2007 iPod

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really have official New Year’s resolutions. I am constantly setting goals […]

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Two years and time for a change

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Change seemed imminent. Two years on one team, and it felt like time to move on. Further details are insignificant now, but the timing was appropriate.
It’s been over 3 months now working on the iPod UI team. So far, I couldn’t be happier. The team consists of individuals who truly feel like my family away […]

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Owning a house

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

This summer brought a welcome change…the best of which was a house.
Though Michael and I had not intended on looking for a house until this summer, we ended up buying one about 6 or 7 months earlier than anticipated. The numbers worked in our favor, and we had no reason to wait.
We found a beautiful, […]

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Fall is approaching

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

It’s almost that time of year again. Fall is approaching. The leaves have not begun to change color nor have they started piling up on the sidewalks, but the weather is cooling down. It actually felt chilly tonight—a welcome change, I would say.
Kids are back in school. College has started as well. We approach the […]

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Become an M&M

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Create your own M&M character athttp://www.becomeanmm.com.
Here’s mine, based on a photo of mine.

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Photos of the new house

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

These are all photos of the Hyacinth “model”, but if gives you a good idea of what our home will look like.

Here is the patio area. Our particular unit actually has a larger patio area than the model which will be great to put a large bar-b-que grill and some patio furniture.

The front entrance. Each […]

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Our new house

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Michael and I just put down a deposit on a brand new town home in Sunnyvale in a development called the Parkside Villas. This is our first home, so obviously, we’re very excited!
I’m sure you’re curious as to what it looks like, so I’ll include an illustration and a link to the floor plan.

I’ll try […]

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Which Superhero Are You?

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Take this fun quiz to find out which superhero you are.
Here are my results.

Here are Michael’s results.

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End-of-Year Wrap Up 2006

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Saw products I helped design annouced and featured at MacWorld.
Took a swim class to officially learn how to swim.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really have official New Year’s resolutions. I am constantly […]

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