The Aptly Named, Sam's Blog » birthday http://blog.samgrover.com Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:08:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Thirty-three http://blog.samgrover.com/2009/10/11/thirty-three/ http://blog.samgrover.com/2009/10/11/thirty-three/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:40:23 +0000 samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/?p=275 A few seconds ago I turned thirty-three.

Here are some personally memorable events since my last birthday post:

  • December - Liz and I traveled to Asia. In India, we had our New Delhi wedding. In Nepal we visited Liz’s home and friends in the Himalayas and in Bali we had our honeymoon. Pictures are here.
  • January - Returned from trip to Asia. Bought a HDTV and a PS3. Been enjoying glorious Blu-Ray and some cool games since then.
  • February - Started working on Avatari. My first Mac application in Cocoa. Had my first car accident. It was minor.
  • April - Demoed and released Avatari at Demolicious. Liz and I went road-tripping thru the southwest. Visited Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon. Some of the most amazing landscapes I’ve ever seen. Pictures are here.
  • May - Liz and I went to Bend for a long weekend and had a great time exploring this cute little town and its surrounding volcanic geology.
  • June - I became a US permanent resident. No more visa hassles!
  • August - Liz and I traveled to Kaua’i where we had a great time celebrating our first anniversary. Pictures are here.
  • September - Completed ten years of living in the US. Brought Yoshi (our cat) home. My first pet ever. Bought an Olympus E-P1 to use as my primary camera succeeding the Bessa in that role.

It was an amazing year and I’m looking forward to the next one.

And lastly, here’s more about the number 33.

]]> http://blog.samgrover.com/2009/10/11/thirty-three/feed/ 2 Thirty-two http://blog.samgrover.com/2008/10/11/thirty-two/ http://blog.samgrover.com/2008/10/11/thirty-two/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:40:22 +0000 samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/?p=45 I’ve never blogged about my birthday before, which is strange because I’ve had thirty-one of them. A few seconds ago I turned thirty-two.

Here are some personally memorable events since my last birthday:

  • October - Made a trip to India for dad’s 60th birthday celebration.
  • January - Got all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. Two had to be dug out. Was on a soup diet for a couple of weeks.
  • February - Created the first version of the LazyEngine.
  • March - Asked Liz to marry me. She said yes. Bought a Wii. The engagement was decidedly more memorable, but the Wii has been fun too :-)
  • April - Attended a concert by Zakir Hussain and met him.
  • May - Went to the hot springs at Brietenbush. Sis and niece came over to visit. We all had a great time.
  • June - Moved to a new place right next to the river in NW Portland. Liz spoke at Ignite Portland 3.
  • July - Liz and I made a trip to Maine to visit her parents and to spend the 4th of July holiday with them. Later that month, I traveled to Porto, Portugal to attend a conference. Lovely little city. It was my first time in Europe.
  • August - Liz and I had our Portland wedding. Our New Delhi wedding is in December. We went to Crater Lake for a weekend. Beautiful place. Our first time there. I traveled to San Francisco to showcase my work.
  • September - I hacked together ff2tweet. Hope to refine it further in the future.

It was a wonderful year and I’m looking forward to the next one.

And lastly, here’s more about the number 32.

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