http://www.commonexception.com It's just one of those things; I was sitting by myself and my thoughts started pouring out. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:26:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I realize I have missed posting about a wealth of interesting subject matter recently, what with the car getting hit, all the changes for me at work, and progress on the new house. I just couldn't seem to find the time to write anything interesting or edit another video ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/08/drama That's what you'll see now if you look at the rear bumper of Amber's Aura. I went to Subway to pick up some food for dinner. I ordered and paid then walked out the door just in time to see the guy who had been in front of me in ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/06/big-dent Hello All! For those of you who haven't met me, I'm Amber (Carson's wife)! Carson has been trying to talk me into starting to blog, so I figure I'll give it a shot :) I work for a prominent daycare center (1-2 year old room) here in Madison and ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/06/testing-1-2-3 Well, I finally finished putting together the first set of video clips on the house. I used iMovie '06 on the iMac and after a few setbacks, finally finished a 9 minute video. I'm pretty happy with it on the iMac, but I'm less than impressed with what it looks ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/06/first-house-video My softball team from last year didn't end up coming together again. Most of the guys found new teams, and I ended up on one with the Pharmacy guys from work, most of whom I don't know. I tried to organize a few practices, but only a few people showed. ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/05/softball-ftw First, let me apologize for anyone left hanging after my last post. I've had some time to reflect and while it's very true that a lot is changing for me at work, I've decided I'm actually pretty happy about it. So here it is - I've been assigned a new ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/05/changes-2 I just got out of my first one on one meeting with my team lead in over a month (she's been on sabbatical). Let's just say the entire complexion of my job is about to change (and change fast!) and I don't have much choice in what's going to happen. ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/05/damn They're scheduled to break ground on our house this Friday, and I'm getting pretty excited. We actually made a somewhat spur of the moment purchase to help us record the progress. I've been thinking about getting a camcorder for a while and seriously considered buying one for Amber's last birthday, ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/04/breaking-ground I don't know how long I've been telling myself I need to post about xkcd. I don't really remember how I first stumbled onto this web comic, but I'm pretty sure the first one I can remember was Guitar Hero. After seeing a few more on digg or elsewhere, I ... http://www.commonexception.com/2008/04/totally-awesome I'm happy to report that according to one of the special features on Stargate: The Ark of Truth, there is an actual door in Cheyenne Mountain labeled Stargate Command. It's a broom closet. http://www.commonexception.com/2008/04/stargate-command-really-exists