i know i am writing these things a little less frequently then i used to. i have been pretty busy with my new job, working out, and getting to know amy. we have only been on 2 dates so far, but we talk basically every day either via the phone, email, or chat for the last 7 weeks or so. the last date on saturday of last week went pretty well i think. we went shopping and then pretty just vegged at my place watching movies, music videos, and talking. it was relaxing and enjoyable all at once …


lets see … what else is there to say. work is going great, i finally have a project, and an important one at that. i have been spending the time since i started getting back into the codebase and refreshing my swing and application distribution knowledge. now i actually have a project for a client so i am pretty excited, and on top of that it is a high profile one as well so all the better. our company has a web url now, though i am not sure if the site is up yet, it is at parlano.com. yes, you can guess now, the company name is parlano. it is italian for communicate/chat from what i understand. imagine 30 of the brightest, most highly motivated, outgoing, funny, and talented people you could put together into one company and you have parlano. it really is great to be working with them all again.


my workouts have been going great. i don’t think that i have written about this yet but i decided to splurge on a new piece of exercise equipment. i broke down and got a recumbent bike. now instead of waiting for the clubhouse at my apartment complex to open to do my cardio i can do it when ever i want to. things are progressing really well on my fitness program. i have lost more weight and inches and i will be updating the fitness timeline next week with the information. i used to update that ever 2 weeks and i may do that in the future but this time there is going to be a bit more time between the update. that way i am not focusing on the overall fitness goals i have instead of just the gains during that time period. i hope to have some pictures up on that page in the future as well. i think that i am going to wait another few months though so some major difference can be seen in the pictures. i pushed my workout a little bit further last night by increasing the weights across the board, it was a harder workout but it felt good. i waited a while to do it and now i realize i should have done this sooner. i plan on bumping it up a lot more often in the future.


i have been looking at getting a new car. i am not sure if it will happen any time soon but i have been investigating it. right now i want to get the new thunderbird. the only problem is, no one seems to know when the damn thing is coming out. some said the end of this year but the dealers are saying 2001 or 2002 model year. if it doesn’t come out till the 2002 model year i may just get either a ford mustang or a chevrolet corvette. i know that second one would cause a stir with the family but the car is pretty damn sweet. that and i want to get a sports car, i am young and reinventing myself, this is part of that new sean. anyhow, we shall see how it goes …


my roommate and i are going to be living like paupers these next few months due to an investment opportunity that i am getting into. i was going to ask my family at first, and i still may, but i know most of them don’t have any spare cash so i am going to wait out the first round to see how it goes and then get them into it if they are interested. basically there is this espp (employee stock purchasing program) at work that i can get divine interventures stock at the lower of their current market price or 85% of their ipo price. so say for example say they ipo at $10 and go up to $20, i can get a share for $8.50 and then in turn sell that 3 days later for $20. the only problem is that the money has to come out of each of my paychecks and not just in one lump sum. anyhow, i am going to be maxing that out asap to take complete advantage of this thing. there is a max per year and a max per check but i hope to hit both of those as fast as the paycheck gods allow. if all goes well i can earn enough from the first round to pay off all my debts and live off the rest for the second round and then it is all free and clear from there. hopefully that free and clear will get me into a condo and pay off my new car i was talking about above. if the stock performs well i will see if my family is interested, if it doesn’t then i will just do it for myself and take the 15% i can get.


well i think that is enough for now, catch you on the flip side.