Last night, a couple Brian used to work with came over for a visit. I had met both of them before on an occasion or two, but this is the first time we all got to sit down and talk. And, talk we did. Jake happened to be at my parents last night, so it was nice to have an evening with adult-only conversations going on. His stay at my parent’s was not planned specifically for the evening, but it worked out nonetheless. I guess this fulfills our socialization quota for the week, though we did not leave the house.
the godfather: part iii
We finished the Godfather series last night. The third movie in the series wasn’t as good as the first two, but it was still worth watching. There were a number of scenes (particularly the opera one) that dragged on longer than seemed necessary. Part of the problem was that we watched it over two evenings, so we kind of lost some momentum in the passing 24 hours. Luckily, the Sopranos start back up in a few weeks, so we’ll get a good mafia fix in April.
some days you eat the worm, some days the worm eats you
In my new job, I’m learning all sorts of stuff. I started off with SQL and now I’m working in ASP.NET. Throw in a little ADO.NET with the two other things and that adds up to a lot of Google time. I was checking out an article on the GridView control today and proceeded to read the comments on it so that I might glean some more information. One person used the salutation “Worm Regards” to sign off on their comment. He/She wasn’t trying to be funny, but it sure gave me a chuckle.
ocean’s 11
Despite the fact that this film starred Brad Pitt, I didn’t like it. I had high hopes for it, too, but I guess it just wasn’t my kind of movie. Or maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for it. Or maybe it was because Brad Pitt was fully clothed the whole time. I don’t really know. Brian wasn’t into it, either. So, I guess I can remove Ocean’s 12 and Ocean’s 13 from my list.
pinewood derby
Jake competed in his cub scout pack’s Pinewood Derby today. Preparation for the derby started at last month’s den meeting, which was hosted at our house. None of the other dads had a means to cut out the cars, so Brian offered up his woodshop for the evening. As a bonus, the boys got a lesson in shop safety. Jake did the shaping and sanding for his car. Brian filled the car with some weights and did more sanding. Then the car came to my department–the finishing department. After that was completed, Brian installed the wheels. This week, Jake and I ran up to Michael’s and picked up some decals. Jake put those on the car and it was ready to go.
For the first phase of the derby, the dens competed amongst themselves. Jake placed 2nd in his den. Then the finals were next and it was a double elimination match. Unfortunately, Jake lost his first two races. But, on a good note, the 1st place kid from his den went on and took 1st place overall. Here are some pictures from today.