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Since we last left our intrepid blogger much has happened.

I picked up a new digital camera, a Canon Powershot SD1000 Digital Elph. Really nice little camera, nowhere near the Nikon D80 that I want, but its definitely a very passable day to day shooter. Ive put up some of the shots I took of the fireworks on the 4th into my flickr, just hit up the photos section here to see them.

Speaking of the 4th brings me to my next topic. I spent the Wednesday of gunpowder worship at a friendsfor a BBQ. We had a good old time sitting in the back yard with thesprinkler going for the kids to play in. Eating ribs and bratwurst. An all around enjoyable time. After the food and revelry I went to meet my folks for some big booms and pretty lights. The small town they live in seems to have a Napoleon complex and puts on huge fireworks shows to make up for its relatively low population. Having Casinos and beer distributors as sponsors helps too I guess.

To go along with the frivolity of my personal life, work has been taking a larger chunk of my awake time than usual. Im trying to get several projects done at the same time so the number of conscious hours spent in the office has gone up by quite a bit. Im also trying to get ahead on work as I plan on spending all of next week in Sin City itself, good old Vegas. So aside from having a short week last week and having a short week this week, as I have a cousins wedding to attend on Friday, and not being in next week Im trying to cram 3 weeks of work into a week and a half. Im failing. Im trying but it just doesnt seem to be working as it should. Oh well, Im the only one around work who knows how half the stuff we make works so I never really get in much trouble when I mess up.

With all the non-work activities I already have planned for the next few months my friends and family just keep convincing me to go out and do more. Ive recently been talked into going to a little music fest thrown by a local radio station (ok it wasnt that hard, Smashing Pumpkins and Social Distortion are headlining so it was something I wanted to see anyway). Im also going camping a couple of times this summer. I appear to have been volunteered for a trip to Disneyland as well. Damn my friends and family. Dont they know that I should be just sitting home alone, staring at the wall and wondering why Im not doing more work.

-nurple