2008

Aug

So happy to actually be doing customer research

Such a great night!

Concert at kimya dawsons house. I feel naked w/o a wicker crow facemask like the guy next to me.

My new shoes squeak so badly that I have given up all ninja and detective activities for the day.

Kind of shocking that there hasn’t been a Seattle UPA chapter until today.

At UPA event at Google Kirkland

Baby Grill: My wife hates this so much it is unbelievable,...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-3)

moustache: via Washington Post

Marketing Genius These aren’t those old minerals, no...

John Stewart on McCain

Have any of you rolled back your iPhone software? There is nothing in this update, no app on earth,...

Jul

Reese reads to the girls

Not trying to eavesdrop on busmates but when someone says,”I remember being so high on cocaine...

I know it is going to sound crazy, but it is pouring rain outside. In Washington, you ask, is that...

I am now on the lookout for guillotines, snipers, hangmen, and fly balls.

There are no less than 60 red “WATCH YOUR HEAD” stickers on this bus. They are very...

Eating sushi, creating document to help org. segment personas, listening to strange Japanese...

Chicken Scratches » Blog Archive » What’s...

Philips Product Selector

I was really confused by guy next to me with baby blue socks clogs super short shorts until I saw...

Note. Name of book I am working on, “Men are from Mars women are from Hades” did not...

I am totally not qualified to parent these children. They are WAY smarter than me.

Westinghouse Selectomatic

Westinghouse Selectomatic

Westinghouse Selectomatic

Westinghouse Selectomatic

Gas Station: This stupid pump kept beeping at me and I had...

A puzzlingly awesome way to start your morning, the Puzzle...

My Life Coach Is Worth Every Penny

Josh: I just spiked a fly out of the air like a volleyball and I am afraid I feel a little too proud of myself. I think I may be in need of more athletic challenges than I am currently facing...
Mark: bees?
Mark: wasps?
Mark: eagles?
Josh: I can always count on you

“Chad - Rumpelstiltskin called. He wants his peevishness...”
— Modal overlays beyond the...

“I know 5 forms of artial marts but I only use judo. That’s what my momma said.” -...

Southwest winning the lounge battle with USB power and comfy chairs.

“During my 16 years in the NFL (1979 - 1994) through today,...”
— Joe Montana Joins...

Going to get some great Mexican food while in utah (yes, there is tons of it here). If you know of...

Appropriate Technology - Latest Inventions...

7 Rules of Low-Cost Design for Non-Profit –...

My son is “recording an album”. Metal detector screetching+Tape recorder+Mic+Shouted...

Aargh! The train is full of crazy homeless b.o. At gagging levels!

IMG_0592: She climbed into my suitcase. I was very tempted...

NY: Wish i could have caught how the light was moving as...

“A Christian, a Jew and Barack Obama are in a rowboat in the...”
— Obama Releases List of...

Getting ready for some persona interviews

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13)

Flight delayed again. Thanks Delta. You know how I hate boring old on time travel.

Aargh. Flight delayed by a couple of hours. No chance of being in bed before 2am.

Updating iphone software and it is a total nightmare

Look, when you set out to make a chocolate banana peanut butter shake you have to accept that some...

My drive to the airport involved sprinting up an embankment to help a driver who careened across the...

Digging holes for fence posts for my brother.

Guessing that leaving at 10pm is going to drastically shorten today’s commute.

Talking about twitter in a meeting w/ Catalyst direct.

Back in Olympia.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-6)

Driver just asked if we could stop by the almond roca factory. Of course we can! I didn’t even...

Watching the tall ships in the bay while I wait for the airport shuttle.

Almond roca sign: -jp

marco: I know! Headphones! Wow! Thanks for telling me! I...

Jun

Landed 30 min ago and still sitting on plane. It takes hard work to drain the magic of flying...

Anyone userhe flyclear card? Thoughts?

100 degree fever and the flu or food poisoning? Perfect. I have to be on a plane in a few hours.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

Instead of a generic error message that told me the card was...

Wired 12.03: PLAY

Being under 6’2” doesn’t make you a bad person. It’s being under...

JFK is a nightmare. 30 min holding pattern to land. Gangway broke so 20 min before exiting plane....

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

Just boarded flight to NY.

Did nothing but play with the family the whole day. Highly recommended.

kids are using the spore creature creator and having a blast. I am baking bread. Adrienne is taking...

I pity the foos(ball)

“We built it by keeping things ultra-simple and released it...”
— Product Blog update:...

shuttle driver was an hour late. Luckily by the time he called to say he arrived I was already being...

Have to get my family moved out here soon so my coworkers will quit thinking I am bipolar.

Going to management training. I bet this is the first technique they teach everyone:...

Planning for Forrester Financial Services Conference in New York next week.

Just landed in Seattle.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15)

running in the sprinklers with kids

Made chocolate and lemon curd filled beignets from dough I made. Never eating anything else ever. I...

Just landed in Salt Lake

Mystery on Fifth Avenue - NYTimes.com

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8)

Windows vista is really great if you like to watch a little blue ring spin every time you click...

Liking Remember the Milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com

I stayed away from the Internet for over a week and everything is just fine. It turns out my...

The fact that I always scowl at the time tracking app probably acts as some sort of informal...

jQuery for Designers - Tutorials and...

“From a ComputerWorld story titled “iPhones Trickle Into the...”
— Daring Fireball Linked List:...

“Senator Hillary Clinton’s use of the phrase “elite opinion”...”
— Op-Ed Contributor - How the...

San Francisco [Flickr]

San Francisco [Flickr]

San Francisco [Flickr]

San Francisco [Flickr]

San Francisco [Flickr]

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

May

Took break frpm go car tour for worlds most amazing picnic on beach overlooking golden gate bridge.

Oh open mic night… How do I shut you people up so I can enjoy my fondue?

The tasting menu at The Dining Room… can’t finish sentence… blissful food coma eminent…

At top of Coit Tower http://snipurl.com/2bgzs

View from our Hotel

View from our Hotel [Flickr]

Leaving for San Francisco

TED | Talks | Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize...

Scanning my grandfather’s high school year books

Baking bread (http://xrl.us/artisanbread)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25)

Its not like I’m super depressed during the week, but I can’t tell you how elated I am...

Trying to focus even though I get to go home tonight and then go on vacation. A couple of important...

Visio tips & tricks for Interaction Designers...

IA Summit 2008, Day 1 - Boxes and Arrows: The...

Someone please find me this, but for visio http://www.graffletopia.com/stencils/354

“There’s no other industry anywhere that has so many...”
— Survey: Passengers call...

Optimizing eCommerce Websites

Left notebook w/ important notes in Utah. Got to work at 10:30. Just 2 examples of how today is...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-18)

Back in Washington. Got in super late. Waking up in the morning not going to be fun…