Another insanely busy day. Work was absolutely crazy.. as it’s been for weeks.. I did take a short break to get a hair cut.. now I don’t look like a homeless  person…   It was gretart seeing Deb. her shop is filled with Sam pictures, samstones and pins. I love going there.

 Gabe’s last soccer game was called on account of rain.. so I headed to winooski.. to teh opening of the new Champlain Emerging Media Cneter at the champlain mill. They’ve transformed this old upscale shoping mall into a new software incubator. The EMC has abotu 5000 square feet  overlooking the winooski.

I walked in to teh recoeption and got mobbed by my friends there.. it ws soooo good to see them all.

they each dragged me around seeign there projects. One thing I liked was this cool digitizer from polhemis.. First my firend Kate got digitized

Then it was my turn

They had a demo of our IBM piece

and a runnign demo of the new cystic fibrosis game interface that I helped write that allows kids to drive with their breathing. Joe Manly and I wrote the interface.. several of the students are writing the game.. and Dr. Peter Bingham is the sponsor.. here he is with Ray and his wife Dana .. (there is no Dana.. only Zule !)

I saw some concept sketches from their new project which they’re doing for the UN. It’s aimed at young males to teach them to resist violence against women. Here’s some fo the student artwork for the concept.. ll of this was done on a computer using a digital tablet !

Around 7 all the grown ups went up stairs to the newly emptied 4th floor for dinner. We had a great time.. Lots of good speakers to kick off the opening of the EMC and the kcik off of the software incubator.

First Ann spoke.. i as very proud of what she’s made happen here.. so was everyone in the room !

Then Laura spoke.. she was my lead programmer and designer on our peice.. she gave one of the best, most honest, and inspiring speaches I ever heard anyone give for free.. I was so very proud of her  !

Then we had Dr. Finney the pres. of Champlain.. then Brian Dubie, the Lt. Gov.

Then Gov Dougles spoke.. He’s always entertaining.IWe got to talk for awhile. earlier in the evening. .He”s got such a good memory for people.. He even remembered my politics..   I really do like him.. too bad he’s a republican 🙂

I got hoem around 10 to find Dine sill apnting, Gabe mixing music  and Chai hoem from the Vet. Here’s the Rock that she hadd surgicaully removed from her small intestine yesterday.. our 2nd 1000 dollar rock..
Ugh.. glad she’s ok now !

OK.. really busy day (again) tomorrow. Gotta sleep. note all. Nite Sam !
-me