First order of business... check this out. Cami, Ryan, Translation, STAT!

An interesting trend has begun recently. A few bands are giving away their music. It began with Harvey Danger. It's pretty a pretty good album too, if you don't mind atheists.  Then The Havalina Rail Co did the same thing. A very good album (and they are Christians too!). And then this week I heard about Steadman. They have a ton of music available that I'm still sorting through. What I have heard I have liked a lot.
Here are two songs for you to sample:
Havalina
Steadman

A lot of other bands have a song or three to download for free from their websites. I'm still going to buy an album now and again, but there is a lot of good free music out there if you look around some. Or if you don't want to look (or don't have the time) just go here...

I took my camera to work with me today. I managed to get some good shots at lunch...

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 It's official, I'm a real uncle now. My older sister Kirstin, just gave birth to her first child, Warner Michael. I'm yet to see a picture, but like all Asian babies (half or whole), I'm sure he is very cute (did I just say cute?!?).  I always figured I'd be 'Crazy Uncle Justin'. Sort of like uncle Ted from Bobbie's world. I'd be the single guy that would drop in and stay for a while. My siblings would hate me for being a free-loader. Their kids would love me for being fun. I guess I can still be fun, but the irresponsible single free-loading part isn't coming true.  I'm still planning on issuing large quantities of 'noogies' though...

    This is also significant because it marks the first in a flurry of babies that may last for some time. Gwen's sister is due in mid January. We have some good friends due two days after us. Our friend Venessa is due late summer (yes Venessa is pregnant!). Who knows who will be next, but for the foreseeable future, someone will be pregnant. It seems like we've just shifted from the time in our lives where all our friends are getting married, to the time when all our friends (and family) are having kids.

    I'm glad for this change, if for no other reason then we are one step closer to the time when all our friends are rich and take us on expensive vacations with them... that's next right?

Kirstin and Gil at my wedding