Ben and Allison are ENGAGED!
Congratulations, Ben and Allison! So happy to hear this news, and so looking forward to saying congratulations in person. Lovely, just lovely.
Archive for June, 2009
Penny Arcade: Three Storylines, Three Beginnings…
Penny Arcade is a site/comic I’ve followed for a good long while now. I’m not quite the hard-code gamer that makes up their primary audience, but I still find it incredibly fun (and funny) to see what the two main characters (Tycho and Gabe) are up to. Recently, they’ve taken to creating three different stories…
Liz’s Graduation and Celebration: Master’s of Science in Applied Statistics
Outside of the ceremony site, across from Allstate Arena. Liz showing off her ceremonial robes, along with the “hood” that accompanies those receiving their Master’s degree. Oh, and as a side note – she’s also graduating “with distinction.” How awesome is that? Liz with Bob and Julie. Allstate arena, across from where we were hanging…
Computer Day
Spent most of the day working away in front of a computer. Half of it was on wedding stuff, and the other half was on a sort of “guide” I’m making – tips and suggestions on creating a Pecha Kucha talk. A good, full, busy day. If I were to post a photo on here,…
Deadline: Stop Motion Video with Post-It Notes
A little end of the day animation, courtesy of Justin. As you’re watching this, make sure to sneak a few peeks at the guy’s desktop too. Crazy! // Edit: Make sure to watch the making-of video too. He set up a lot of the animations in Flash, and then projected it onto the wall as…
Liz is All Done with School!
As I was washing the dishes last night, Liz came into the kitchen, shut off the water, grabbed my hand and said “Let’s go.” She had finished up her last homework assignment and sent it off to her teacher. Officially – she was done with school. No more homework, no more finals, no more crazy…
Nick Gets a Chocolate Moustache
Yesterday, Liz ended up taking all the chocolate noses and moustaches in to her work place, but ended up having one extra. Sometime mid-afternoon, I met up with her and grabbed the extra chocolate moustache, and figured I’d put it up for grabs in the office. I sent out an email offering it to the…
Chocolate Noses, Chocolate Moustaches
This is the last week of Liz’s classes, and she’s got one final left to turn in. She’s been plugging away pretty hard at the books all weekend (and the past two days), and finally hit a point last night where she could take a break. And what does she do? Lounge around on the…
Cassette From My Ex: Officially a Contributor
Got a nice email from Jason and the folks at Cassette From My Ex – I’m officially a contributor, and got a nice sneak peek at the cover art. Funny that, over a year ago, I happened across the site randomly, only to find out Jason was involved. On top of that, when I first…
Visualization of Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”
Via MeFi, this is a fun visualization of Coletrane’s Giant Steps, with the notes appearing as the song progresses: Many years back, I posted about a fantastic animation made by Michal Levy. I now think of his animation, everytime I hear this song. Definitely makes sure to check it out. So very, very lovely.
RIPT Apparel: T-Shirt Designs That Only Live for 24 Hours
TJ and a few of his friends recently launched a clothing site called RIPT Apparel. It’s been up for a little while, but today officially marks the first day they’ve got a t-shirt for sale. So swing on by and have a look! The premise of RIPT Apparel is a very interesting one: each day,…
Julia Nunes: YouTube Ukelele Superstar
In January, I made a little ukelele post featuring a fun rendition of “Build Me Up, Buttercup” by a YouTube user named jaaaaaaa. Turns out? Her name is Julia Nunes, and she’s done pretty well for herself. She’s played with Ben Folds, toured around a few spots in the UK, and is slated to perform…
Second Guessing Yourself: Improve Your Estimates by Guessing Twice and Averaging
Via BoingBoing, spotted a Scientific American article on how you can become more accurate in your estimates. Short answer: assume you were wrong the first time, guess again, and average the two. The results are, surprisingly, more accurate. Herzog and Hertwig had participants make estimates about quantitative values they did not know with certainty–specifically, dates…
Concert in the Stairwell
Madhu is one of our developers, and an incredibly nice (and quiet) guy to boot. Turns out, he likes singing. And yesterday, he held a small concert in the stairwell, with people standing on the steps between floors to listen. I found out that he had given two concerts, prior to today. And I’m amazed…
Felix Jung, Pecha Kucha Chicago: Repetition and Variation
For most of the day, I was a nervous wreck. I woke up early to do a few practice runs of my Pecha Kucha talk, and then promptly spent the next 8 hours trying not to think about it. I tried to concentrate on work as best I could, but around 2 or 3PM, I…