http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian our son, in words and pictures Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I quit my job! Some friends and I have started out own company.  It's a little hard to describe, but it's sort of an interactive agency.  We do everything from iPhone/mobile apps to website to social media installations (Chalkbot, upcoming installation for P&G at the 2010 Winter Olympics) to Chumbys (Chumbies?).  ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2010/01/29/quick-hit/ Sorry (again) for the lack of updates.  Lots has been going on since my last post.  Sebastian is talking (sort of).  He has a whole slew of words, most of which we can't understand, and the ones that we can understand all sound the same.  Thank goodness for context.  He ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/10/04/lots-going-on/ Some photos I took of Sebastian while he was watering the garden. [gallery link="file"] http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/07/19/gardening-photos/ The 4th of July weekend was our first hot spell for the year.  Not bad. Prior to that it was in the 60s and 70s, and this coming week will also only be in the 60s (that's the high temperature. In Fahrenheit).  Ah, Portland in the summer! Better yet, we ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/07/05/summer-in-the-city/ I bought an older model Flip camcorder for $50, and I wanted to see how well it worked when posted to the blog.  So here it goes. Sebastian Rolling Along Let me know if you can view this or not.  Sorry that it's not embedded directly in the page. http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/06/16/flip-video-test/ So, as all three of you know, we bought a house about a month ago. The plan was simple: pull up carpet, tear down wood panelling, paint, renovate the kitchen, and a month later, we'd move in.  Of course, the Fates had something else in store for us. I pulled ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/06/01/the-new-house/ I know that I might have mentioned this once before, but I just wanted to let everyone know that if you're interested in more frequent posts from me, you should check out (and follow religiously) my Tumblr site: http://shawnb.tumblr.com.  My tumblelog is more of a rapid post mechanism that includes ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/05/19/quick-aside/ Before you comment on how big a slacker I am, remember that I'm one of the core constituents of Generation X.  Slacking is woven into the very soul of my being.  My default setting is 'slack'.  That might explain why it's been months since my last update.  Then again, it ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/04/23/mega-update/ Less than a week ago Sebastian turned one year old.  Crazy.  Hard to believe that a year ago he looked like this.  He was a tiny (well, 9+ lbs tiny) little guy who couldn't really do much of anything but pee, poop and cry (and, once in a blue moon, ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/02/01/where-did-the-time-go/ Wow, that was fast.  It seems like 2008 zoomed right by.  Since it's the first day of the new year, I thought I'd give everyone a quick update of where we (mostly Sebastian) are at. Walking:  He's almost there.  We're pretty sure he can if he really wanted to, but he's ... http://www.literalshore.com/sebastian/2009/01/01/two-thousand-and-nine/