I’ve been pretty silent lately (well, for several months) and it’s mainly because I’m just so busy. I successfully launched my website, Obsidian Portal, and enhancing and managing the site has been eating up a lot of my spare time. In addition, I’m trying to manage a startup company surrounding Obsidian Portal called AisleTen. My partner Ryan and I maintain a blog for AisleTen. So, that’s been eating a big chunk of my time as well.

Sarah got me a new digital camera for my birthday. Our previous camera was always taking blurry pictures for some reason. Some would be good, some not so good. She got tired of hearing me complain and just bought a new one for us. Hopefully I’ll get better at uploading them to the gallery so I can show some here on the blog.

I took a sick day for my birthday, but I really am sick, so I’m OK karma-wise. It’s a gorgeous day, too, so it was a good one to spend at home on the porch. I’ve got to go do some cleaning since we have guests coming over to celebrate tonight. It’s good to have friends.

Thanks to all for wishing me a happy birthday! Enjoy some pictures of the event.

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Sarah, the dogs, and I spent the morning on the porch, enjoying the great weather.

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I took some pictures of our backyard.

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Dotty enjoys just sitting in the sun.

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We have a spider that lives in our garden. I throw grasshoppers to her every now and then.

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From left to right: Bart, Paul, Sarah, Robin, and Paul. They all came to wish me a happy birthday, and Robin and Paul brought a cake!

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As always, there are very few pictures of the camera man. Bart was kind enough to offer to stand behind the lens every now and then.

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Boxey helped me blow out the candles on my cake. I asked not to do it, since I’m sick and the idea of blowing my germs across the whole caked seemed like a bad idea. Still, everyone insisted and I obliged.

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We spent the rest of the night on the porch just enjoying the evening.

There are several more pictures in the gallery album.