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Whats new…

It’s been a while since I have posted.. and not a lot has changed.. Pretty much nothing of any importance that I can think of..

Oh well.. yeah I did get married.. but other than that..

I finally tied the knot! And wow did I ever luck out.. On June 2nd 2007 in sunny Las Vegas, I managed to sucker..er marry the lovely and talented Melissa Gail Perkins. She’s now Melissa Ellis.. hehe.. Though she hasn’t changed her name yet.. =p Can’t say as I blame her either – holy crap that’s a pain in the ass.. (Not the marriage, the name changing..)

Everything was very nice.. And I’m an extremely lucky man.. I love Melissa very much and am tickled to call her my wife.. I very much look forward to spending the rest of my days with this wonderful woman.. (And no she didn’t make me say this.. )

Melissa looked awesome in her dress! We actually went through a lot to keep the dress completely hidden from me until they opened the doors and she walked down the isle. Oh man.. what a stunner! I married a knockout.. how the hell did that happen?! Clearly her taste in men is in question.. heh She just looked fantastic..

I looked like a fat guy in a rented tux.. Or at least that’s how I felt.. It’s interesting that for a woman to look good to a man, its usually take clothing off. But for a man to look good to a woman, it’s the other way around. Unfortunately I don’t think I look all that good either way.. heh Tux or no tux..
We have a lot of photo’s that we need to get sorted and published to the web so everyone can share. Still waiting to get some from the family as I think some of them are holding out..

We even had a video made, but haven’t gotten that yet. Which annoys me somewhat to be honest.. I’m afraid its going to fall off the truck or something..

The reception dinner was very nice.. the food was good, even our cake was good. In fact I’d say it was darn good. I was surprised by that.. We both were completely stuffed by the end of the night – and completely zonked. Our day had started very early (hers earlier than mine) and it was “go go go” all day long. So by the time we finally got done, we were done! Glad I never have to do that again..heh

I must admit though, if I never go to Vegas again it will be too soon. The magic of the place has just gone. In the early 90′s when I first went there it was a very different place. I don’t like where it has gone now. Oh well.

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  1. Miscelena
    June 26th, 2007 at 08:58 | #1

    Oh WOW! Congrats! Soooo excited for you – I’m waving my hands and bouncing in my chair I’m so pleased for you… or rather, I would be if I weren’t at work…. heh…!

    She’s beautiful and you look so handsome and sound so happy! Yay! Hurrah! Best wishes to you both!

  2. June 26th, 2007 at 09:39 | #2

    Thanks Misc. =)

  3. Vimes
    July 5th, 2007 at 08:46 | #3

    Congrats Jason – welcome to the club. (btw – im back on ToD lol!)

  4. July 9th, 2007 at 02:26 | #4

    Hello Jason!

    Congrats on your getting married! I hope all goes well for you both in days to come!

    My main reason for writing was I found you postong on the DOM Scripting.com blog and found that I agree with you on every point you made regarding the whole Ajax Vs. Flash argument. Having created things (as well as full sites) in Flash, it’s a nice tool, and it has it’s place. But if I’m trying to reach a wider audience then I want to know the tools that will allow me to do that.

    I was wondering if you could tell me what books you have or what sites you would recommend someone who’s looking to learn Ajax. I have the Bulletproof Ajax book, and it’s a start. But, if you’ve seen that book, it’s not a thick book at all.

    I don’t know JavaScript, but know a bit of ActionScript (thanks to Flash), and I know that it’s based loosely on JavaScript (mainly in syntax).
    So I guess I have somewhat of an understanding about how the script should flow. But I could really use some advice as to where to go online or what books to get, so I can really get in and wrap my head around it.

    I’m going to re-do my own website, and I would like to add some interactivity that I thought I’d be able to achieve with Flash, but cannot without re-publishing the whole .swf again (ugh!)

    In short, any assistance you could give me regarding Ajax, DOM Scripting, JavaScript would be great and graciously accepted.

    Thanks!

    Sincerely,
    Brian K. James
    brian@briankjames.com
    http://www.briankjames.com

  5. July 9th, 2007 at 13:47 | #5

    Hi Brian,

    I don’t know that I have much of an answer for you to be completely honest.. All ajax development I have learned I have done so by looking at what other sites have done and sorting it out.

    I will say use firebug for darn sure, as it will make your life much easier.

    My friend Shawn (http://www.frozen-o.com/blog/) is currently writing an Advanced Ajax book for Prenhall and he recommended “Understanding Ajax” by Joshua Eichorn

    And while that’s probably a good book, really your best friend is already right in front of you. =)

  6. Ingrid
    August 20th, 2007 at 16:45 | #6

    Wow – congratulations! You look really happy and your girl is a knockout:) Mazel tov!

  7. August 20th, 2007 at 18:15 | #7

    Thanks Ingrid.. and I know!! How did I get so lucky.. (Bribes I tell ya!)

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