Ian | November 1, 2009 | 8:47 pm
As these two blogs are going to be very interrelated for the next month I am reposting the original article I wrote here.
On September 11th, 2009 I turned 30 years old. The morning of, I went to the doctor’s office to have a stitch taken out of my neck. The stich had been put in after a biopsy incision had failed to cauterize. I sat there reclining and staring up at hot air balloons he projected onto the ceiling (presumably to pacify any nervous patients) while he prodded at the wound on my neck he’d put there a week earlier and informed me that the skin had an infection he’d have to give me something for.
He left the room to get his prescription pad and returned with a manila folder instead. When asked, he told me that apparently the biopsy results had come back. He flipped open the folder and scanned it’s contents. Then followed 30 seconds of silence which he decided to end with a punctuating, “Hunh.”
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Ian | September 3, 2009 | 5:35 am
Blog?
Well Luke and I have clearly hit the skids for a bit. As is so often the case, and I forecast in my first post, life will occasionally step out and get in the way of the best laid plans. For my own part that has meant finding a new apartment, moving, and spending time getting to know my girlfriend again.
Luke has a crazier story that I will leave to him to relate.
Now that the dust appears to be settling for both of us I have a strong feeling that things are about to get back on track. For the person who may still be reading this out there, stick with us. We’ll be getting back on track shortly.
…probably.
Ian | July 29, 2009 | 9:13 pm
Now that my 30th birthday is less than two months away and the depressing realization that I have still to nail down exactly, what “it” is that I’m doing with my life is setting in, I hear the same phrase with increasing regularity. From consoling family members to encouraging friends, everyone wants me to know that “30 Is The New 20.” That’s a nice thought. It means I shouldn’t feel so much pressure or disappointment in the fact that I’m not “on my way” just yet (presumably towards whatever “It” is.) Read more »
Ian | July 5, 2009 | 6:42 pm
Mental Wha?
While our itinerary this time through China has been much fuller than I’d anticipated, I’ve no doubt that I have been procrastinating sitting down to write this as I had been waiting for some traveler’s clarity to spring into my conscious mind which would help me tie a neat little bow around China and serve it up in something concise and palatable. Perhaps four days in one of the most complex and historically diverse countries in the entire world will not be enough for me to understand yet the implications of what this trip means to me. This may occur as something more of a travelog then, but since the point is to keep writing…
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Ian | June 16, 2009 | 6:51 am
I'm really not this deep...
It seems a right of passage for all good nerds to try, at one time or another, and blog. We’re a strange bunch, we techies (or tech-ers if you prefer.) Normally by trade, many of us amass volumes of disconnected technical knowledge and ability in a range of many powerful creative tools. At first glance than, it must seem a natural fit to take that step onto the internet and apply the knowledge to a medium like blogging. Invariably though, knowing how to use a hammer and being able to build a house end up being two different things. My friends tell me too, you may not realize that you didn’t WANT to build the house until after you’ve started.
I guess I’ve just held out about as long as I can, Read more »