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Our Baby @ 15 Weeks
Well our baby seems to be growing fine, it currently has a heart beat of 150 bps. We can see the baby moving around inside and moving its arms, its so bizarre but in a good way. We expect it sometime towards the end of October. We still have a lot to do before it gets here though.
Check out Game Seers (Episode 31)
Episode 31 of the Game Seers Podcast is up – please check it out, leave feedback for us on iTunes if you want (good or bad!) and if you have questions please write in, gameseers@gmail.com —
The Game Seers strike back this week! Aaron gets all 1,000 achievement points in Assassin’s Creed and Ryan finally got around to beating it since the last Episode, this of course sparks a discussion about Assassin’s Creed which somehow starts the tangent for this week. Essentially this Episode goes something like this, Assassin’s Creed -> Bioshock 2 and possible Bioshock Movie? -> Video Game movie philosophy -> Mary Jane on the way to legalization in New York? -> Investing in Fast Food stocks the day after its legalized -> Canadian Bacon / Bacon -> Ryan prefers sausage (no homo) -> Peggle -> Barack Obama Inauguration Photograph and the headless man.
Zelda and Eve
Zelda and Eve, originally uploaded by ryankenward.
Kim Jong Il photo fake?
Taken after rocket launch in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Taken in December 2007.
Does anyone else notice that it looks like Kim Jong Il was just cut and pasted into this new picture? Further leads me to believe that he did not survive his stroke or is in much worse condition than the North is willing to admit.
iLove/iHate the iPhone
Let me preface this by saying I’ve been using the Apple iPhone 3g (8gb model) for the past 2 weeks and have given some serious thought to some of the major pros / cons and mehs of the iPhone. It has taken me several days to summon up the energy to write this but at last here it is – I’m sure everyone was anxiously awaiting.
The Pros:
* As with all Apple products, it is an extremely stylish and slick device.
* Integration with iTunes is great, best Computer to Phone connectivity I’ve ever had.
– Previous I used Sony phones, my last phone was the K790a (You may remember it from Casino Royale, yeah… the phone Bond used)
* It works exactly like an iPod. This may seem obvious but when you think about so many other phones out there that allow mp3 playback they really don’t measure up. In my experience it has been a hassle to manage memory cards, and load files to them. iTunes and iPhone work beautifully together with this too.
* Menus are intuitive. Unlike many other phones out there that can be a bit daunting to the “not so tech savvy user” the iPhone is extremely easy to navigate.
* The phone sounds very good. I’ve heard complaints in the past that calls don’t really sound too clear but I have no idea where these claims come from as this is one of the best sounding phones I’ve ever had.
The Cons:
* The camera is completely unsatisfactory. While it make take decent pictures it requires perfect conditions (good lighting / no movement) – this is a big annoyance to me as I like to post pictures remotely from my cell phone. (http://ryankenward.busythumbs.com/)
* No MMS! Holy shit this is my biggest annoyance (I know saying “Holy shit” in a revue is not good etiquette but whatever, this seriously urkes me) — I am a picture message junky! I see something funny, take a picture and share it with everyone… I am not about to spend forever to e-mail it to people. Apple, I don’t know how this happened but fix it!
* No video! Even the cheapest crap phones out there now can make videos, why can’t the iPhone?
* No flash!? Again, the camera is garbage… But even still, I wish I could send the pictures I spent forever trying to make look perfect.
* $30.00 month iPhone data plan? What was wrong with my $15.00/month unlimited usage I had before? Why do I have to pay 2x what I did before to get the same thing? Oh… I know, so Apple gets its cut. Apple, listen carefully – this is coming from a friend, I love you like a brother but – YOU ARE FUCKING RICH! TAKE A BREAK!
That’s about all I can say about the iPhone. What are your thoughts?
More Zelda
Originally uploaded by ryankenward
Bull, horns, so on and Zelda comes home!
In the end – when you’re right, you’re right.
I was right. My dog is home, safe, happy, healthy and I couldn’t be more happy.
Beware of Marysville Veterinary Hospital!!!
I’m writing this to warn pet owners in and around Marysville not to use this vet. They do not see your animal as part of your family but rather, a pile of money with a tail.
My dog recently contracted parvovirus and was very ill and near death. They provided a very expensive quote to hospitalize her and was not willing to work out any type of payment plan – demanding payment in full then on the spot if we hospitalized her. Due to personal reasons I did not have the money readily available and could not afford it. Our second option (the one we took) – was home care, which was grossly inadequate. For 3 days I gave my brave puppy an IV of fluids and 2 shots per IV, her condition continued to get worse to the point where she was near death. Grief stricken, we decided to do the only humane thing for our angel of a puppy and have her put to sleep. This is where the predator jumped in and decided it was their opportunity to make profit. As my wife and I were crying over losing our puppy they presented us with a “solution” – a staff member would adopt her and provide her treatment. This was all the information I had, and being very upset for my dog I signed their paper. They took this paper as free reign to “help” our dog, by giving her treatment that should have been given to us the first time when we took her home – and then when she was better, the adopter turned around and is now in the process of selling her. We never were told that this would happen and we also were promised they would keep in touch with us to let us know what was going on. When I tried to confront them they immediately claimed my wife and I were harassing them. They are not willing to sell our dog back or return her because it is somehow our fault she contracted this virus, when we bought her we were told she had her vaccinations. The week she contracted parvo was the week she was supposed to get her next shot. They also said that because we wanted to put her down we were not a good home. We only thought about that after days of trying to cure our dog with their inferior medicines they provided us and watching our dog continue to lose weight and get weaker and sicker. When we called to ask about putting her to sleep they said they were willing to do it because she was very sick. We paid $150,00 for it, which they also took from us without returning.
This vet is a nightmare! Please, do not go there – for your pet’s sake, and your peace of mind and your financial state. They absolutely do not care about your pet.
I am currently working on filing a case against them with a lawyer but am letting all residents know about this to prevent themselves from this same grief.
Be well pet owners.
