Jason Austin's Blog Life and times of a PHP Developer in Raleigh, NC

Update Mashup

None of the following warranted an entire post to itself, so here is a little recap of the Jason Awesome happenings of late...

Vegetarian Update

We've made it this far...only 13 days left.  I have found that I am OK without eating meat, but I am currently incredibly bored with my food choices.  I don't think I can eat anymore cheese pizza or pasta without freaking out.  We have found some good places to eat vegetarian (Red Robin, Flying Biscuit, Moe's FTW!) and some places that FAIL like none other (Village Draft House, anywhere Chinese, Chili's).  In case anyone was wondering about my health over the last month+, I have lost a few pounds, but nothing significant.  We actually ate much healthier when we ate meat than we do now.  Also my energy level has been sustained by eating almonds, taking vitamins, and keeping my protein up.  Only a few more days and we will have done it!

Disconnected Sundays

While neither Erin nor I have completely unplugged on Sunday's, we have made a more conscience effort to.  We have gone to the grocery store together, gone to the movies, done some shopping, cleaned house, etc.  It has been really nice, and I have enjoyed the time we have spent together.  Needless to say, we are going to keep disconnected Sundays around.

OIT Award for Excellence

I was nominated by my friend Nick for an OIT Award for Excellence.  They had a reception for those of us who were nominated (there were 9 total) where they announced the winners.  My friend Jen did my introduction and said some really nice things about what I have been doing at work.  I didn't win, but that was OK.  It is just nice to be recognized.

Objective-C and iPhone Development

I have been reading an Objective-C book and trying to work my way through the syntax of the language.  It is pretty straight forward and I am almost done reading the book.  This will help me with my iPhone application development.  The best part about learning Objective-C was how I came to own the book that I am reading.  Erin and I were at Southpoint because I had to get a new power adapter for my MacBook.  Erin didn't want to wait with me, so she went next door to Barnes and Noble.  When I got done, I texted her and we met out front.  She handed me a bad and said "I got you something".  I looked inside and there was the Objective-C book that I had been eyeing.  True love is when your wife gets you a programming book when you don't even ask her to