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Just a note... Naomi changed her blog address. If you didn't know she had a blog, it's where she shares things she does, like recipes and sewing and other projects. Go see how cool my wife is!!

Naomi's Blog

Naomi already mentioned one of the exciting things that happened today. We're very excited for Emily, Steven, and new baby Ethan. Here's a picture, but I'm sure you'll soon see plenty more at Emily's blog.

The other piece of pretty big news is that I got a job. A real job, like a career type job. I'll be starting as soon as next week at Tektronix, as a Web Developer for the Marketing Department. Web Developer is a pretty broad title; basically, I'll be helping with any tech-related needs of the Marketing Department, including building/administrating websites, working with mass emailings, and who knows what else. I actually received two offers, and decided to turn down a really good opportunity working for Dairy.com. It was seriously one of the toughest decisions I made. But here's why I'm excited for my new job:

• I'll be in the Marketing Department instead of the IT Department, so I'll probably actually get respect as a developer
• It's a contract-to-hire type of position, so it will be very flexible upfront while I'm going to school, but with the future likelihood of becoming a permanent employee.
• The nature of the position will expose me to a slew of other types of business experience, which I am very interested to absorb.
• It seems that the department (and their new media initiatives in general) has a real future, and I will be able to have a positive influence in that direction.
• The interview was my favorite one (I really like the people I'll be working with).

Okay, perhaps some of that was just to reassure myself I made the right decision, but we're very excited nevertheless. It's been a good day.

About a year ago when I started really getting into reading blogs and subscribing to feeds, I found a small blog that really caught my eye called FreshArrival. Basically, it posts about one really cool thing every day. It can tend towards the geeky side, but it also posts about art, photography, shopping, music, and anything else that is worth considering. I enjoy it because it doesn't overload me with junk, just one great post a day.

Anyway, they had a survey on the site several months ago, which I filled out, and at the very end was a checkbox asking if we were interested in contributing to the blog ourselves. I checked it, thinking it would be cool, but didn't think much of it. Well, about a week ago, I got an email from the main author of the site, asking if I wanted to write for the blog, and ...(skip to present)... my first post is on the front page today! If you don't read this on Saturday, October 27, 2007, then here is the permanent link:

http://www.fresharrival.com/blog/archives/2007/10/26/usb-keyboard-vacuum-done/

It's really my first writing in any type of professional setting, and I really enjoy doing it. I hope to contribute at least once a week to the site.