My mom and kissmary's parents are both here today.  We had a tasty breakfast of Johnnycakes, which my mom used to call me to my shame.  Now she had to eat those words.  Ironically they were tasty.

Henry is doing great as his "well baby visit" showed.  He is still variable on sleeping and eating, but we are getting more used to it.  I may not get to see Iron Man this weekend, so I will refrain from reading spoilers.  If anyone sees the movie with jameel, let me know about every time he squeals with glee (Nick Fury?)

Today we are going to buy some porch furniture, a lawn mower, and various other outdoor supplies.  Too bad it may rain on my grilling plan.

Check my Flickr account regularly for more baby goodness.

Posting with left hand.  Henry in right arm.  Being a dad rules!

Date:	2008-04-19 13:34
Subject:	Baby has arrived
Security:	Public
Mood:	tired

If you missed kissmary's post, we are now the proud parents of little Henry.  Now for some recovery at Mt Nittany Medical Center and then we can all go home.

Date:	2008-03-18 12:35
Subject:	I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords
Security:	Public
Mood:	chipper
Music:	constant buzzing

"After Dark" by Haruki Murakami
"Second Person" by Pat Harrigan, Noah Wardrip-Fruin (eds)
"Glasshouse" by Charles Stross
"The Tick: Mighty Blue Justice" by Greg Hyland
"A Mid-Semester Nights Dream" by Margaret Meacham
"Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture" by Trevor Kelley, Leslie Simon

Mary and I are unpacking books (a daunting prospect) in our new house.  It is a bit colder here in the downstairs "family room".  I also have to new, more accurate livejournal icons.

Date:	2007-06-27 16:52
Subject:	I copied mary
Security:	Public
Mood:	full

( more books )

I will be at the beach in NC for a whole week, see you later (or soon!)

Date:	2007-05-03 09:28
Subject:	All this from a health insurance mailing (COBRA!)
Security:	Public
Mood:	blah
Music:	take a guess

We're Cold Slither; you'll be joining us soon.
A band of vipers playin' our tune.
With iron fists and a reptile hiss we shall roar!

We're tired of words! We've heard it before.
We're not gonna play the game no more!
Don't tell us what's right, don't tell us what's wrong!
Too late to resist, 'cause Cobra is strong.

We're Cold Slither, heavy metal machine
Through the eyes of a lizard, in you will dream.
When the venom stings, a new order brings our control!

We're tired of words! We've heard it before...

This seems to be the entire lyrics for the song. I wonder if anybody could come up with a few more verses?

Tagged by agreenbunny.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
6. Tag five other people to do the same.

***

But the focus of attention was never a female of any sort but the urbane man of affairs, whose bounded duty was to orchestrate the pageant of his domestic life with such taut refinement and graceful superiority that he could be trusted to go on, according to Plutarch's stuffy Maxims for Marriage, to "harmonize state, forum, and friends." Pleasure, seldom an articulated motive among ancient Jews, was of conscious importance to Greeks and Romans, for whom visual, gustatory, and tactile pleasures were both the lifetime work of many artisans - architects, artists, musicians, chefs, trainers, masseurs, and courtesans - and the subjects of extensive philosophical commentary. Hardly puritanical, Greco-Roman caution about sex concerned possibly all-consuming tyrrany of pleasure, not its extirpation.

stpatricks07
Originally uploaded by johnmeier1.

Date:	2007-03-05 12:54
Subject:	Shelfari and Librarything both RULE!
Security:	Public
Mood:	energetic

http://www.shelfari.com/johnmeier1/shelf

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=johnmeier1

Though Shelfari is better in the Social Networking department.

I got a new LJ icon - petey eating my arm if you can't tell -expect future as we now have a very nice camera that is apparently only for taking pictures of cat antics.

( Also a picture of my alter ego )

Date:	2006-12-29 08:36
Subject:	Big News
Security:	Public
Mood:	excited
Music:	Cartman - Oh Holy Night

I was offered and have accepted a position as Science Librarian at Penn State University in State College, PA. This comes with a hefty salary increase, more responsibility as a departmental librarian (for the PAMS library), and an emphasis on research and publishing. Mary and I are moving in late January since my appointment begins February 1st. I am very happy to be making this move :)

Date:	2006-12-28 21:30
Subject:	50 Book Challenge
Security:	Public
Mood:	tired

( It was quite a long year, but without audio books I couldn't have done it )

Thank you Google for the Megatron Love!

Date:	2006-12-03 16:45
Subject:	50 book challenge, 365 beer
Security:	Public
Mood:	cold

( Books )

( Beers )

Date:	2006-10-19 09:18
Subject:	Musicality
Security:	Public
Mood:	tired
Music:	construction equipment

Last night I took advantage of the New Orleans music scene for the 2nd time (not counting outdoor festivals) by going to see MC Chris.

( The Venue )
( The Opener )
( The Man )

Date:	2006-08-10 08:59
Subject:	Just to do it
Security:	Public
Mood:	pensive
Music:	abba - dancing queen

I haven't updated in a while, so I will make it brief and to the point(s).

1) Now the Engineering Librarian at UNO instead of Science. A great lateral move for my background and future career.

2) kissmary is working evenings at Tulane, which leaves me home watching movies and cooking dinner for the next day. A mixed blessing, but she is applying for a normal full time position there.

3) My maternal grandfather has been very sick for a while, but took a turn for the worse. It reminded me of the rich time I spent with him when I was too young to remember and the small time since. Wisconsin is so far away...

4) Our planned vacation to Hawaii looks like it will happen but maybe not until next spring. Any ideas for a fall trip?