First draft of my upcoming Pecha Kucha talk. I’ve been going back and forth as to how to begin – writing down notes first, or creating individual slides. I settled on notecards, which felt like a natural in-between. Up until tonight, I’ve been pretty stressed out and nervous. Not so much about the talk, but…
I got the official Press Release for the upcoming Pecha Kucha Night Chicago, where I’ll be speaking on June 2nd. I’m including the blurb below (and a link to the PDF). I didn’t link up all the slated speakers (many of them have their own sites). I’m running a bit late this AM, so if…
Just got word from Jason that my story officially made the cut. Woohoo! Last I heard, there were maybe about 60 total stories, and there was some question whether they would all make it in (due to space limitations). The book is due out in October from St. Martin’s Press. Totally excited to see the…
Liz and I met up with Jake and Jessy at Carol’s Pub, one of the few Chicago drinking establishments that apparently stays open until 4AM. Their website is currently under construction, but if you’re interested… Carol’s is located at 4659 North Clark (about a block south of Lawrence Ave). A shot of the band. Despite…
This photo will make a lot more sense if you watch the video, below.
Earlier this week, Jane and I got to talking randomly about the Twilight Zone. We both discussed a few episodes, including some of the ones we found to be super disturbing (many of them had to do with dolls or ventriloquist dummies that suddenly came to life). I mentioned a book called The Twilight Zone…
Crush the Castle is a dangerous, time-sucking game. Armed with a trebuchet, your job is to destroy all the other castles in the land. If you liked Totem Destroyer, this game has some similar physics. I’m happy to see that all my prior research and training is about to pay off. As a sidenote, I’ve…
I can’t remember when I first came across Evan Jacover’s blog. It was a while ago, as he and I traded some emails. He liked my Astronaut Project, and got inspired to create his own approach to integrating Flickr and music: Flickrtunes. Recently, I saw a few posts of his and wanted to share. Evan…
Finally… a mobile phone on the market that’s actually worthy of the “iPhone Killer” moniker. The Pomegranate Phone has a pretty impressive list of features, once you go through them all. From the rumors circulating around, I think they’ve gotten the firmware issues resolved. And now, it’s just a matter of finding the right distribution…
It’s official! Liz got a note from the Director of her program, and passed her big Cumulative Exam! This was the second of two very big tests for her degree, and hearing that she officially passed was a nice marker, and definitely a huge milestone. Of course, she still has the midterms and finals for…
I’m not quite sure how or when it first began, but Fridays in the office mean one thing around 3 or 4PM: the weekly Friday Challenge. These pics/videos were taken a few days ago, last Friday. Hosted by Chris, each week’s challenge tends to involve some random feat of coordination or skill. Today is the…
Liz started messing around with another idea she has for the wedding: homemade rock candy. There’s going to be a large candy-table filled with all sorts of stuff, and this is on the list. She’s trying out a variety of colors. Apparently, the examples she saw online were all much lighter than she wanted, so…
Yesterday morning, walking out of the Red Line at State, I got to the street level to see this: Hidden behind this image are about two additional firetrucks. Lots of cops all over, too. What’s particularly unsettling is that, yesterday at the end of the day, I saw a TON of firetrucks and ambulances near…