There be a girl in there

Last Wednesday we had another ultrasound done. The ultrasound tech did the first part of the exam, which took a good 20 minutes or so. She tried and tried, but was unable to see the gender of the baby. This was extra disappointing to us since it would be the second ultrasound where the baby was developed enough to tell the gender, but not seen due to the legs being crossed or closed up.

As the tech left the room, she told us that the doctor would be in to finish up the exam and go over the results from the ultrasounds. She also commented that it would be just her luck that the doctor would come in and have no trouble seeing the gender. Well, she was right. Within moments of putting the ultrasound wand on Mahra’s belly he was able to point out that it is a girl.

Now comes the task of picking out a girl name. I had already started a list of boy names, because I was for sure that it would be another boy. Not that I was wanting a boy over a girl. I just had that gut feeling it was a boy. Oh well, I guess I can’t always be right. But if I’m going to be wrong, this is a great thing to be wrong about!

New Fav URL

Today I have a new favorite URL. PopURLs.com

The site’s tagline is “Popular urls to the latest web buzz.” and it is defiantly that. This is a site I will visit every day and get more then enough information. It even has some controls to tweak the page design. Very cool.

Gesundheit

For years I have wondered why people say Gesundheit after someone sneezes. That and how it is spelled. Well today I came across a mention on the web that explained it. It seems that Gesundheit is the German word for health.

Well now I know. Huh.

Digital Goodness

This weekend, Mahra and Quincy were doing some Christmas list idea surfing. One of the things Quincy is interested in getting more of are the Lego superheros that he currently enjoys so much. While doing some Googling they came across Dave School – The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School out of Universal Studios Florida. There are some very cool projects listed on the site, but best of all are the short digital animations found in their online theater. My favorite two are the both done with Lego style characters. I have a feeling that Quincy will be asking to visit this site everyday for the next couple weeks. And I don’t blame him one bit.

Update: it looks like the Lego style guys are officially called "Minimates".

I am the Champion

This year was the first time I ever participated in an office Halloween contest, but I had such a clever idea that I just couldn’t not use it. So, with my mexican wrestling mask (from my friend Kevin), a cape from Quincy’s dress up box and a tie I transformed myself into “Nacho Lieber – HIMSS CEO and Mexican Wrestler”.

The joke is that the last name of my CEO is Lieber, which sounds similar to Libre. So, playing with words and referencing a currently popular movie, Nacho Libre, I was able to come up with a hit costume. In fact, I won first place in the costume contest. Funny stuff!