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  06.11.2001
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The baby name survey has proven to be enormously
successful -- if you haven't voted yet, then
check it out to the left.
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Out of the blue the other day my old friend
Gerard called me. We haven't really spoken
in at least three or four years, maybe more.
It was sure great the hear his voice. He
told me that he was driving by my parents'
house in Canada and saw my dad outside, he
stopped and had a beer with him, and the
next thing you know Gerard's calling Japan.
Very thoughtful guy. He also passed my email
around to all of our old group of friends
(THE HERD!), and now the reminiscent, how-ya-been-buddy
letters are pouring in.
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The coolest thing happened the other day
-- some of you aren't going to believe this:
I got a phone call from Wired magazine. They said they really liked Hunkabutta,
and wanted to hire me as a photographer for
an upcoming feature that they're writing
on Japan. So, I went out and rented a top
of the line Canon digital camera, and have
been taking seedy, pop culture pictures constantly
for the past three days.
Let's hope that some of shots make the cut
and get published. If they do, you can bet
I'll be announcing it here.
 06.08.2001
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Well, 'Blue Martini Bootcamp' is over, so
things should be getting back to normal soon.
As I mentioned in my last post, it's time
for a new survey. As for the old one, it
looks like "Candids" won the day
in terms of photo style popularity. I expected
that, they're my favorite too, but I was
a little disappointed that "geometrical
patterns" did so poorly -- I really
like taking those.
Now, as to our next survey, a name for my
soon to be born child. My wife and I decided
not to know the sex of the baby before birth,
so right now we don't know if it's a boy
or a girl. We have a few girls names which
we both really like (I'll keep those to myself
for now), but are really stumped for boys
names -- I'm hoping that you can help us
out.
My new hunkabutta survey, to your left on
the page, is where you can have your say
as to the future identity of my son.
Be honest!
 06.06.2001
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Blue Martini training is going great. Today
we were writing custom Java classes (kind
of like mini programs).
I think that the Alumni club thing that I
talked about last week is going to be a no
go -- I really want to do it, but with the
baby coming, and with work, I just don't
have the time.
Karen's belly is swelling to titanic proportions
-- our baby, at seven months in the womb,
already weighs more then a lot of Japanese
babies at birth. Karen's get'n pretty nervous.
I guess I should have told her before we
got married that big babies run in my family
-- my uncle Phil was born at 15 pounds.
We're still having problems deciding on a
boy's name. I think what I might do is put
up a new hunkabutta survey with a few of
the suggestions that we've received from
family and friends, and let you, dear hunkabutta
reader, decide on my future son's name.
Look for it next posting.
 06.02.2001
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This week has been both exciting and incredibly
busy.
I've been attending 'Blue Martini Bootcamp'
-- a two week intensive web-application training
course. I'm in byte-code heaven. Unfortunately,
it, and Karen's advancing pregnancy, hasn't
left me with much time for my usual hunkabutta
photo-wanking.
Have no fear though, after next week I'll
be back in force with my usual array of Tokyo
photos.
Until later,...
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