I had a problem. I needed a utility to keep watch over 13 different servers and 23 different services running on them. I needed something that would monitor them on a regular basis (user-configurable would be nice), but it had to have built-in notification when something goes down, too. I went digging around the 'net and found Nagios, which far exceeded my expectations. Nagios has everything. It was not simple to configure, but well worth the time to get it running. The documentation is great, and is certainly enough to get you going. And best of all, it's free. Thanks, Nagios guys, for making the coolest network, service, and system monitor ever.
Today (well technically yesterday) is my birthday, and Lorien and I went out to The Beachhouse (on Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive) for some Huckleberry Barbecue ribs. They are tast-ey! After that, we went out to see The Pacifier with Vin Diesel. It was funny, but like the reviews said, it was a cookie-cutter movie—everything you expected to be there was there. It was still entertaining, though. Lorien got me these cool T-shirts, one has a no smoking sign on it with the caption "There are cooler ways to die", the other says "I used to have superpowers, until my therapist took them away". I think she got them at Hot Topic. She also got me some of those Toasted Coconut Cashews from Costco—yes, you can still get them!
But I have the coolest in-laws. Lorien's mom and sister (and her family) called while we were at dinner and left a happy birthday message on my cell phone. They're great.