As an EE I don’t get much exposure to ME CAD software. Most of my time at Cal Poly was spent learning board design and layout/trace routing tools like OrCad. Recently I’ve been tinkering with SolidWorks and I’m totally impressed! SolidWorks, like its name implies, is a solid modeling CAD package. Check out this LCD display that I just modeled.
Solidworks
Update
Its been a while since I’ve posted a blog. Been incredibly busy. Classes, research, time with t, etc. = no time for blogs.
Wedding planning is ongoing and we are making great progress. We have a church, reception hall, caterer, bartender, DJ, bridesmaid dresses and a full wedding party. There is still so much to do before the big day but its an enjoyable challenge. T and I attended a bridal show in Seattle and that gave us plenty of ideas. The sheer number of possibilities is perplexing but since we are sticking to a traditional ceremony and reception that helps us stay focused.
Valentines day was wonderful. Theresa gave me a beautiful Jasmine wreath which I need to replant soon. We also attended a play at the 5th Ave Theatre last week, thanks to T’s aunts. The Buddy Holly Story. I enjoyed it and was impressed with the production. It deviated from the standard theatre formula and did an excellent job at immersing the audience in a late 50s rock concert. We have season tickets to the theatre and have seen 5 shows since I moved up here, with two more on the way for this year. So far we’ve seen Les Miserables, Bombay Dreams, Company, White Christmas and the Buddy Holly Story. Coming up in a few months is Camelot, followed by Edward Scissorhands.
Here we are dressed up in proper theatre attire on my deck overlooking Seattle. The leather jackets are necessary to piss off any Seattle liberals we pass by.
UW is going well and I’ve been working in the nonlinear dynamics lab, along with taking classes. My research focus is currently control theory along with some embedded software. My plan is to take as many embedded systems and software courses I can while still completing the requirements for my masters. I’m hoping to have the necessary background to develop embedded control systems when I finish next year and that will require a solid software background.
I finished Anne Coulter’s Godless. All I can say is that she is as brilliant as she is beautiful (even if she isn’t a redhead). I’ll post my thoughts in another blog. For now let me add it to my recommended reading list.
I hope you are all well and I’m looking forward to having some of you up here in Seattle in August!
Yummy Asian Tea
This summer LRH and I were wandering around downtown Seattle and we came upon this little hole-in-the-wall tea bar. As soon as the owners realized we were interested they quickly escorted us inside and proceeded to give us about 20 samples of their tea. What made this place unique is that their tea didn’t come in bags – instead the ‘bags’ were these little balls that would unfold into flowers once they were soaked in the hot water for a bit. They would flavor the water and then would be removed once they tea reached the desired strength. Anyway, I was looking for crackers in my cabinets the other day and found my last tea ball! Here is the result:
A Beautiful Redhead Who Can Handle a .45
What more could a man want?
20 yards, Winchester 185 gr. Silvertip JHP .45 ACP – 8 mags.
Yep. She can shoot too!
Engagement Weekend + Photos
As promised I’m now going to share some photos from the weekend Theresa and I promised to spend the rest of our lives together. I had planned a romantic weekend in Leavenworth for some time before we went, but a nasty windstorm threatened to derail my plans. This storm left Seattle and the entire Puget Sound region without power for up to seven days. The island was also hit hard, leaving homes without power for four days, including my own. To further complicate matters, I had to finish grading my students’ final lab report the day the storm hit. I ended up taking Theresa with me to UW so I could finish it in the computer lab there. UW was unaffected by the storm – at least until I arrived. Soon after I started work the EE servers went down and Theresa and I were left wondering if we’d make it to Leavenworth that weekend at all. [Read more…]
Posted by on 4 January 2007 at 8:12 PM
Filed Under: Adventures, Life & Updates, Photography
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I’m engaged!!
While snowshoeing near Leavenworth, WA I asked my beautiful redhead to be my wife :) She said yes :D More soon.
Teaching at UW
I received a teaching assistantship appointment at UW. This means I will be paid to help teach a class on processor architecture and my tuition will also be paid for. W00t. Additionally, I’ll get to torture a group of 30 wide-eyed, innocent undergraduates. muhhaHAHHA :-P
Fly Fishing the Tacoma Narrows
I just got back from a few days up in the Cascades fishing with my dad and my girlfriend. We hit the Snoqualmie river with dry flies and it was loads of fun! Granted we didn’t take anything home – but the joy of fly fishing is that even small fish put up a worthy fight. Yesterday the three of us joined up with my mom to fish the Puget Sound. We were at the Tacoma Narrows where Galloping Gertie was located. As an engineering student I learned about that bridge as an example of what not to do. We had a great time catching little bullheads but didn’t land anything big enough to take home. We’ll definitely be doing this again. I love the northwest!
The Blue Angels are in Seattle
This morning I woke up to the roar of several jet engines only to find out that the Blue Angels were practicing right above my house. They are set to perform their show over Lake Washington on Saturday and Sunday but I’ll miss it since I’m going to be camping this weekend . At least I get to watch them practice today and tomorrow. Since I live on Mercer Island I had a great view of the action but the practice sessions required the closure of the I-90 bridge so I was stuck there until noon.