Baby is coming Soon!!

SO!! Recently we had a "scare," we were in the hospital overnight!! Lila was having light contractions, she couldn't feel them, but the hospital monitor was reporting them regular and constant so they kept us for observation.

No baby yet, but our OB thinks the baby will come early, right around 37 weeks. That's three weeks earlier than our due date of Jan. 20th.

We've kicked preparations into gear, we've got clothes, a dresser, a crib, a changing table, a porta-crib changing table combo, a regular sized bed, a rocking chair, a stroller, a car seat, an adapter that allows our car seat to be locked onto our stroller and a bunch of other paraphernalia.

We are both now on parental leave, I don't go back to work until April 4th. Lila won't go back until September 1st of next year!!

We're pretty nervous and excited!

One of the best things I've heard in a while

The Girl from Ipanema

This is my first video that I've uploaded to YouTube of me playing solo guitar. Enjoy!!

Technology

Update #1: I have had a sprint htc evo for a while. It is sick. The battery life was poor when I got the phone. A rigorous program of power conditioning has enabled me to get battery life times of at least 12 hours, occasionally 24 (depending on how I use the phone). The thing is sick. Amazing. Better than the iphone.



Update #2: I have sold my Olympus e-system dslr kit and have switched over to the Panasonic G2. 720p video, great photos, a growing set of lenses, a touch screen, an external mic input, plus a very high quality evf... EVIL cameras are in people. Thoughts and photos to follow later in the week.

Update #3: Black Friday = Google Chrome Tablet = will be mine.



I'm back.

Check in at Mortys Beer!

So mortysbeer is moving along... I just added a substantial new posting on three different beers I tried this week. Check out the blog and get involved! Leave a comment, regarding the beers consumed! I know some of this readership has tried some of these drinks...Also, if you want to hear my thoughts on a particular drink, send an email and I'll try to get to it!

In other news, I was officially accepted to the Phd program at Teacher's College. I was sort of in it, but not exactly. This ambiguity has been cleared up and now, provided I do the work, this blog will be renamed in about 2-3 years time, Dr. Mortys World. Look out.

Recommended

This was a good movie. The 3-d was the cleanest I've seen yet, even better than Avatar. While Avatar had more depth and more realism, the 3d in How to train your dragon was crisper. Things that were meant to be perfectly in focus weren't fuzzy on the edges. While the story isn't fantastic, it certainly isn't bad. And anyways, there are some scenes when the camera is following the dragon's flight, and implemented in 3-d, the result is awesome. Go check it out!

Gmail is so smart that...

It will ask you if you wanted to attach a file if you write the word attached in the body of your email! Pretty good. And there's this too: Mail Goggles

Other things that slipped by

Hey... I just did my 150th post. Like 2 posts ago. Whoa!! That is kind of a lot!

Also. The post regarding facebook stalking achieved a total of 17 comments, 15 of which (I think) were spambots. 1 was my dad and 1 was Fred. That is a lot of spambots. Also newsworthy.

Avery and Fred: More Devoted followers than the rest of you

Obviously I only have two followers for these reasons:

A: Google tells me I have two followers

B: Discounting spambots, only Avery and Fred ever comment on my blog.

Therefore:

Avery and Fred will receive special consideration in my new blog....

Anoucement:

Morty's Beer.

Blogs need a theme and frankly, my world, makes for a poor theme. Hence Beer. Let the consumption begin.

Possible new blog idea

I'm thinking about starting a new blog about beer... It might be called For the Love of Beer. I will review a beer each week. There may be themes. Who will read this blog?

Cozumel - 2010

Lila and I are back in Cozumel, Mexico. This is our fourth trip, and each time we've stayed at the Coral Princess. This trip, our friends, Brendan and Becky have come with us. It is oddly mature to go on vacation with another married couple.

We have plenty of scuba diving planned for the week, but as my underwater camera is currently non-functional, the only photos I'll be able to post will be from above ground.

Normally when we go scuba diving / snorkeling, I have to smear a bunch of silicone grease into my mustache so to get a good seal with my mask. Then it gets melty and gross. So to by pass that problem, I shaved my beard off.

Facebook Stalking

Truthfully, I rarely use facebook. I actually want to delete my account. I only keep it because it is the only reliable method I have of getting in touch with my graduate school advisor.

But I guess, it can be fun. I just spent about half an hour looking at info pages of old high school friends. It seems that everyone I once knew has become a lawyer. /sigh.

Good Start to a new year

Today I:

1. Ate myself a little sick (piece of pizza, swallow of wine, 3 egg omlet with shallots and goat cheese, steak, mushrooms, and coca cola.
2. Went to a bar
3. Went to sushi
4. Went to a bar
5. Played wii fit
6. Played the New Super Mario Bros (team) w/ lila
7. Had a good time.
8. Acted upset.
9. Had a good time.
10. Managed not to be too inappropriate in front of Lila's friends.
11. Did well in a darts game.
12. Had a good time.
13. Took out the trash!!
14. Happy New Years.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year all. I made it until 12:04.

Yawn.

Merry Christmas

An eventful thanksgiving

After a nice thanksgiving weekend, filled with visiting family members, I awoke on Sunday morning with a severe pain in my stomach area. Naturally, I assumed I had eaten too much, but gradually, I realized that this pain was not due to over eating. So I made a doctors appointment for monday, and stayed home from work.

Pretty much immediately, my doctor diagnosed me with appendicitis. I was sent off to confirm this by cat scan. The cat scan doctor took one look at the read out and said, "Yup, you have acute appendicitis, go to Mt. Sinai emergency room." I went over, and in the next few hours had surgery!

So, in traditional David Mortimer style, I ate a lot and went to the hospital. Right now, I'm on pain killers and out of work for a week. Although appendectomies are reasonably straightforward (mine wasn't ruptured) the recovery is still a little painful because your stomach muscles are all messed up. I can't lift stuff, or do anything that exerts those muscles.

Several family members have pointed out that I can now do any sort of extreme outdoor trip. Apparently, there are some trips out there that you aren't allowed to go on, unless you've already had your appendix out because there is no telling when you might get appendicitis and you aren't going to be an easy position to evacuate. Naturally, I won't be doing any of these trips.

My grandma in Maine asked Lila if there was anything she could do, and Lila said that a phone call would be nice. Grandma then said that she wanted to get me something. She said, "Girls get 'get well flowers' Dave gets 'get well giftcards'!"

Needless to say, Lila has been wonderful, helping me, managing phone calls, and just being all around great. She just asked me, "What's it like having a personal nurse?"

My Band

Here's a series of videos that together are nearly a full performance of my band. We are called Dave and the Fogies because I said I "didn't think I was a fogie yet." Also, I did debate the spelling of fogie, but what are you going to do...











Rock.

Watch the video at the link.... now

Death Star Destruction = 9/11

watch the whole video.

Scartlet B's - Moving!!

Lila and I went to Scarlet Begonias two nights ago, we turned into park in the gravel lot to the right of Cote's and discovered that it had been turned into a new set of empty buildings! We were dissapointed to discover the easy parking option gone, but managed to find a spot on mainstreet.

After a great meal, and a little chit chat with Sallie, we learned that Scarlet B's is moving into one of those new buildings! They are going to have table service and a full bar!

They are either moving/opening october 1st!

While I'm happy that they are doing well enough to faciliate a move to a bigger and better space, I will miss the small feel and charm of the old restaurant. I remarked to a friend that "the nice thing about scarlet b's is when you are done, you're done! You've already paid! No fussing over the check, just smile, say goodbye, and go!"

Unlucky Fisherman

First... I snapped the tip off of one of my spinning rods in the car window. Naturally, I just rolled that window right up... Shimano doesn't cover that, duh... So that's one rod down. Two days later, I'm fishing in this river and my feet start to feel funny. As if I'm not standing on something flat (like the inside of a shoe). I ignore it, thinking that it is just the river rock underfoot. A few minutes later, I realize that the boots on my waders have just disintegrated. Like literally feel to pieces.

Once again, Sierra Trading Post came to the rescue, the new waders arrive today. Perhaps a Customer Service Rep will find this positive feedback and leave a comment again!