The six month "vacation" is over. We've made the move to California, started new jobs and our new adventure in the Bay Area is in full swing. Now it's time to get life online back up to speed. For starters NiXLOG has a new home, a new design and some new content -- namely video.

NIXON*NOW (http://www.nixonnow.org) is my new home online (NiXLOG will mirror it and RSS feeds should be fine). In addition to video, the new design explores width, open space and grids. Video will be an interesting way to give friends and family a glimpse of life here in California. If you have iTunes you can drag RSS link into "Podcasts" to download updates. Should be testing iPod compatibility shortly...The first video is just for fun (and testing). Thanks for watching.

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"Is this thing on?"

Hello, my name is Paul. I've been away for a while changing jobs, addresses and states. I'm slowly coming out of the chaos that comes with such a transition. This is to let you know that I am still alive and will be reporting back to NiXLOG soon...

So the next order of business with moving to Cupertino/Silicon Valley is to find Rebecca (my wife) a job in the area. I am going to abuse this blog to that end.

Currently Rebecca is a branch manager with Compass Bank in Tucson with previous credit union management experience from our Phoenix days. She also has a degree in Accounting.

If you are in the banking, hr or corporate training world in Silicon Valley and want to hire a rockstar -- let me know and I'll send her resume your way. She has shined in every company she has worked for thus far...and she will shine in yours too.

The past couple of months have probably been the most exciting of my life -- a surreal blur of events that have opened some incredible doors. With great excitement, I now step through one. This is a note to let people know that I will be joining the web team at Apple soon and I couldn't be more happy.

"California...here we come..."

Sugarface. Love bunny. Garrett's girlfriend describes life with a creative. Except for the cats, this is just way too similar to my own life. I think someone should make a help guide for those "living with creatives".

Looks like I need to earn some more brownie points around here with Rebecca -- I am only a "sweetie" and "cutie". How does one attain "Sugarface" and "Love bunny" status???