Design Thinking Hiatus
Obviously, I have not been writing much recently. There are a number of reasons for this. First, I needed a break from all the design thinking to remember how to function with the rest of the humans. It seems they don’t often talk about design or know what I’m talking about. Second, I’ve had a [...]
4×4 Things About Me
I was tagged by Dan Saffer to continue a meme (noun: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture) of four lists of four things about me, which provides a break from writing yet another post about design! I’ve never been tagged to continue a meme before. It’s [...]
Design School 2007,
Me in 2008, and a Blizzard
Happy new year +3! What follows is my experience in 2007 as a graduate student and the opportunities it afforded me, as well as what I will be doing in 2008. Finally, I mention the blizzard that is about to hit Mammoth Lakes, California, where I currently am. Design School and 2007 Two thousand and [...]
Scrambling up a mountain and hauling my poop
Alone, I scrambled to the top of Mt. Whitney, by way of the mountaineers route, a gully filled with terrible scree and no discernible path. Winded by the altitude and encumbered by a headache either caused by lack of oxygen or dehydration, I arrived at a notch a few hundred feet from the top. I [...]
Back from Baltimore
I flew back from Baltimore today after day long days with a client. On the plane I read half of Everyware by Adam Greenfield, which I’m finding quite intriguing. I found myself highlighting lots of text and using post-its jot to down ideas and bookmark pages for potential blog topics. Also, I kept putting ubiquitous [...]
Pit Stop in Pittsburgh
I left San Francisco for Baltimore Sunday morning for some client meetings early this week. However, Baltimore was backed up, so we landed in Pittsburgh to refuel and wait. After a half hour we were back in the air. It was kind of funny to spend 30 minutes at Pittsburgh International Airport, about a half [...]
San Francisco
I’m back in San Francisco after a week of kicking it in the mountains with my bro. On Sunday I drove back through Yosemite—mighty gorgeous—and arrived in gloomy, cloudy, and chilly San Fran that afternoon. I immediately went to check out an apartment in Inner Richmond. I was really hoping it would pan out as [...]
Made it to Cali
After a bit of a mix-up, I made it to San Francisco this morning. On Sunday, I went at the airport for my 10 am flight. I entered my flight info at the check-in kiosk only to find out that my flight was not Sunday May 20, but Sunday May 27. It had been booked [...]
Busy and Blog Broke
The end of the semester sucked up all my time. And while that was going on, my comments got corrupted. When I tried fixing that late one night (or early one morning, depending on your perspective), I only succeeded in breaking the site more so that I could not access the admin section. Hence, no [...]
CMU Alumni Party at Adaptive Path
On Sunday, I attended a CMU alumni get together at Adaptive Path in San Francisco. The event coincided with CHI being in San Jose this year. And CHI was the reason I was in SF. Dan Saffer was our host, so I got to talk with him a bit. One thing everyone seemed to mention [...]
Rock Beats Skin
It’s spring break and I haven’t been on my computer much as I’m in Mammoth Lakes, California, visiting my brother, Matt. I’ve been snowboarding, bouldering, rock climbing, and also just hanging out and doing nothing, and sleeping! My brother has been totally impressing me with his climbing skills. When I arrived last weekend, he was [...]
Spring Break!
Spring break! Spring break! Who would have thought that at 32 I’d be chanting those two words. But thank goodness for it, because I definitely need a break. While I haven’t been stressed out in the same way I was last semester (probably because I kind of feel like I know what I’m doing, maybe, [...]
Climbing Photos
I finally uploaded all the climbing photos I took while visiting my brother Matt in Mammoth Lakes, California. We went rope climbing at the gorge in Bishop, and bouldering at the Happies in Bishop. We climbed with his wife, Ericka, who is also a rock star climber, and their dog Zoey, who is quite a [...]
Back from Cali
I spent the past 10 days before the semester began visiting my brother, Matt, and his wife, Ericka, and their dog, Zoey, in Mammoth Lakes, California. They didn’t have an Internet connection, so I had to rely on a local coffee shop, which provided free wireless—a beautiful concept. However, I only checked my email every [...]
Visiting Brother in California
Tomorrow I’m heading to Mammoth Lakes, California, to visit my brother Matt and his wife Ericka. Although Matt moved to California six years ago, this is the first time I am visiting. It’s also the first time I’m visiting California. One reason it has taken me so long is Mammoth is in the middle of [...]
Hailing from Northern Virginia
After two days in Geneva, New York, I hit the road and drove down to northern Virginia to visit my friends Chris and Joanne. Three hundred and fifty-two miles. I left late in the day on Friday, and was kind of sleepy. So during the drive I had a coffee, Red Bull, and Starbucks Doubleshot. [...]
Live from Geneva
I hit the road for Geneva today. It took roughly five and a half hours. But it was such a beautiful day, I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t mind. I kept the windows down and the radio blaring the whole time, and I had a lot of coffee. The drive gave me a lot of time to think. Thinking [...]
Off to Geneva!
No, not that Geneva. Geneva, New York, nestled alongside Seneca Lake, which is one of the finger lakes. I’m going to visit my friends Paul and Shannon for a couple days. Then on Friday I’m heading down to DC to visit my friends Chris and Joanne and others, and even play a soccer game with [...]
Contemplating Road Trip
Two weeks until classes begin, and I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m thinking I should go somewhere. But I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t have a lot of money, and I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t have anyone to travel with. So I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m thinking about taking a road trip and visiting a few friends along the way. To make it more interesting, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m considering camping here and there. [...]
High on Amsterdam
I have been told I brought the nice weather from Barcelona here to Amsterdam. Yesterday, I think it was actually nicer than Barcelona. Amsterdam is a very stimulating city, on many levels. I have an excellent personal tour guide who has shown me a good deal of the city and all of its novelty in [...]
Blogging From Barcelona
This is day five of my stay in Barcelona. I haven’t accessed the Internet or for three days. That’s quite a record for me. Naturally, the day I left one of my clients decided a feature needed to be available immediately. Six hours ahead, and with some help from support back home, a compromise was [...]