Some Happenings

I think the tough thing for me now is that I don't have a lot of "personal" things going on, rather everything that is exciting that happens to me usually has something to do with my work. I guess that's my excuse for not posting here more often, because interesting things happen and I post then over at Business Logs. That's my reason and I'm sticking to it :)

In other news:

New Cellphone

My old Samsung flip has had a broken and totally unusable screen for about 8 months now, and since I don't use my cellphone much (I use my Cisco VoIP phone when I'm at home) I never found the push to get it fixed. Well when you're a gadget geek like me, and you actually *have* to purchase a new cellphone (instead of just *wanting* one) well, then it takes you awhile to find the one you want.

I ended up switching service providers from Verizon to Helio and buying their new Helio Kickflip cellphone. Helio is a new MVNO that sits on top of the Sprint PCS network and offers phones with very nice user interfaces and lots of cool features. I'm still in the process of porting my number over from Verizon Wireless to the new phone, but even though I can't use the Kickflip to call out yet I already think it's fantastic. Expect a review on Business Logs soon.

New Car

Since Eleni got her Pontiac Solstice I've been fiending to get a new car as well. After being *this close* to getting a 325i, I ended up being screwed by BMW and instead got an Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT. Here's a pic of a red one; the car I got is the exact same thing (19" wheels, spoiler) but is black. I'm so glad I got the G35 over the 325i since the coupe has about 40% more horsepower and is way faster :)

New Personal Site, New Business Site

After years of not having a proper personal website to call my own (sorry phark.net but you never did it for me), I've finally finished and launched the new himike.org, which is my new personal site. It grabs the latest entries from 9rules + Business Logs (and, soon, this weblog) and puts them all front and center. It also features my new linklog on the right side, and a quick portfolio overview on the left side. What do you think?

A day or two earlier BusinessLogs.com was relaunched, sporting a bolder and less blog-like look while still keeping with the overall theme. It was tougher for me to put together the new look for this site because Business Logs has had a certain look about it since the day we launched two years ago, and I didn't want to lose that. Yes, the footer's bigger and darker :)

Comments

[Jakob Heuser]

Mike, have you found a way to pull your comment streams together as well? Or even centralize the comment stream on himike.org based on the source URL?

[jody]

Grats on the new G! I drive a black 05 G35x. You'll love it!! Check out 6mt.net for good G discussions.

[Brian Breslin]

how's the helio service mike?
also congrats on the new car, i've got an infiniti too (fx35), and love it.
I thought this site was going to go the way of the dodo after himike's launch.

[Bryan]

Damn, you all make some damn good money...shit.

One day, I will be in that range....but for now I will continue driving my 1999 Grand Am and my wife (for the better safety for our child) has the 1998 Nissan Maxima.

Nice Car Mike!

[Justin Palmer]

I have a Graphite 2005 G35 Coupe, I love it! I didn't get a lot of the bells and whistles (Sun roof, Wing, etc) because I wasn't secure enough with my financial state (just started freelancing) enough to get the upgrade package.

I'm thinking about trading it in for the newer model with bells and whistles. ;-) Everybody drives BMWs, I would much rather drive an Infiniti.

[Nigel Goodfellow]

Good stuff man, nice to see you're getting along and the lot! Too bad you couldnt get the Beamer, eh? Mmm.

Seen the new MacBooks? Yah, mine's on the way!