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Hackers Only Originally uploaded by aaronoliver3000.
Once upon a time, some Python developers here at AG Interactive said, “Gosh, we should totally do one of those fancy Hack Day things.” And they went unto their manager, who said, “What excellent timing, I think we should totally do one […]

O’Reilly should totally make board books.
Suggested titles:

The Very Hungry Regular Expression
Goodnight Ruby
The Ugly Duckling’s Guide to Perl
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You C++?
The Tale of Peter Python

Hmm. I could be on to something…

Mood:brilliant

Timeless Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
I threw out a couple of numbers in the original announcement that seemed somewhat off, and a few curious folks wanted to know what the scoop was. So, finally, I’m stealing a few minutes to explain the mysterious, divergent numbers.
Thirty-two hours is the […]

We had been encouraged, by our doula as well as by the hospital, to prepare some mix CDs for our birth adventure–for the drive to the hospital, for the hour or so after the baby had been delivered, and for the drive home. Finally, a parenting task that I knew was right up my […]

I couldn’t leave well enough alone. Besides making a great photo subject and an excellent supply of desktop backgrounds, it turns out that Claire secretly yearns to be a Livejournal userpic diva:

Yes, there is a full-size version of that last one, in case you feel like reading the entire caption.

Mood:dorky

Snuggle Buddies Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
…is pretty great. It’s safe to say that I’m hopelessly head-over-heels nuts about my daughter.
There are lots of great photos from the past couple of days as we’ve adjusted to life with Claire (and Claire has adjusted to life with us), but […]

I Are Curiosity! Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
We’re home!
The cats are astoundingly curious, not even interested in their favorite toys. Valentine in particular is hypnotically fascinated by the wriggling little pink thing that keeps making soft kitten noises. Julia is suddenly developing a whole new vocabulary of […]

Where the River Meets the Sea Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
Since I can’t hit LiveJournal from inside the hospital’s China-style firewall, cross-posting from Flickr will have to suffice. Here’s a shot of Claire on Tuesday morning, just twelve hours old and starting to figure out who this Mom […]

Hello, Claire Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.

After a 32-hour adventure, we welcomed Claire Margaret Pirnat into the world at 9:57 PM on Monday, September 10. She’s nine pounds, six ounces, and nineteen inches long. Labor itself was a brisk 14 hours once it got rolling for real.
Mom […]

A few minutes ago, I was bored. How quickly things can change!
It’s hard to believe this will be my last post as a non-parent. Woo-hoo!

Mood:excited
Music:Blue Man Group - “Time to Start”