almost two months since i’ve last put up a post…. but, please believe: i have not been wastin time in the mean time. what’s been shakin?

1. IE8: the browser that many love to hate (and hate to love) by the company that many love to hate (and hate to love) has arrived and is available for the world! IE8 is by far the best browser that MSFT has released, ever. and i think it’s the best browser that i’ve ever helped to release :-)
   if you run windows xp or vista, you can download it here.
   and there’s articles about it here, here, and (for some humor) here.
2. 6 months: feb 4 was my 6 month anniversary at microsoft. it’s been a wild ride, but i’ve learned a bunch about software development, the internet, and IE. i’m pretty sure i’ve mentioned this before, but i work on a great team with plenty of people who have helped me adjust (and still helping me adjust)
3. kickin it: as usual, it’s always good times when i get to chill with daniel and his family or yasmin and dave. ‘nuff said
4. lucy: now that i have more time, i’m starting to explore a little more of the area. i went to the pacific science center to see the exhibit called lucy’s legacy. while it only took me 2 minutes to look at the pile of bones, i spent almost 2 hours looking through the part of the exhibit that was deditcated to ethiopian history and culture. it was fascinating to practically walk through time, from Makeda to Ras Tafari, with pictures and artifacts and stories along the way. i haven’t taken a history class since my junior year in high school (on purpose), but this could probably keep my interest for quite some time
5. eastside: so, i’ve been takin eastside church a lot more seriously the past couple of weeks. i’ve been going to a great small group on weds nights (quick shout out to troy!) and fan the flame has been off the chains
6. springtime!: the days are getting longer, the sun makes attempts to break through the clouds, and it’s starting to get warmer. and we released ie8 just in time for it….
7. rock ‘n roll marathon: ya boy signed up for the seattle rock ‘n roll half marathon at the end of june. since i’ve paid the race fee, i feel even more motivated to train for the race. i did a 6 mile run yesterday, and it actually felt pretty good. let’s see if i can keep this up
8. back in the lou next weekend: i’ll be back in town next weekend for my uncle’s birthday party and the visions concert at washu. i won’t be there long, so i’m only tryna catch up with the fam and washu peeps (no offense to all my other friends in stl… i’ll hollatchyall when i come back in may)
9. 2GB: i bought an additional 2GB of RAM for my laptop yesterday, which puts me at 3GB. i’m sure somebody somewhere is just as excited as i am about it

so, to sum up the blog post: it’s all good in the ‘hood (i.e., kirkland :-)

peace