On Saturday, Liz and I headed over to Ben and Allison’s to meet up with many folks gathering to celebrate Ben’s 40th Birthday. It was a great chance to celebrate, and to meet up with many friendly faces I haven’t seen in a super long while.
I learned today from Justin S that an old photograph that Ben took of me in my “Free Robot Hugs” costume showed up in his Twitter timeline!
Here’s a funny thing about keeping a daily blog for years and years: sometimes, you can pinpoint the exact date when you were last at a restaurant. In terms of going to Manny’s, the last time I was here was November 6th, 2003 – a little under nine years ago.
On Saturday, we were invited over to Ben and Allison’s place to hang out, sink some beers, and a little game we like to call Ballsdurdash.
On Sunday, Liz and I headed out to Niles to attend a baby shower for Bryan and Jamie. We got to see Jamie and Bryan shortly after walking in the doors (and we were followed closely by Justin and Alexis). Note: check out Bryan’s ponytail!
A few weeks ago, my friend Justin Siddons attended a Bulls Game at the United Center. It was a random thing he happened to mention on Twitter. They were good seats, courtside, and he was excited. Shortly after the game… I spotted this post on Facebook. Our friend Utopia commented that Justin had been spotted…
I’m sad to report that Justin S is leaving Emmis Interactive, starting next week. It’s a difficult thing to see him go (and I know it was a difficult decision for him to leave). But he’s gotten a very interesting role in an up and coming business… and it’s definitely an exciting next step for…
I work with some pretty amazing folks. In addition to the fine work they do in the office, most everyone else on the Design Team has their own side projects a-bubbling. Yesterday, both Brian and Justin S received some cool materials related to projects they’re each working on. In addition to being a great writer,…
At work today, we had a special visitor: Iggy the Bunny (whose parents are Justin S and Alexis). Deb was in town, and apparently… she asked for a visit. Throughout the entire work day, Iggy was camped out in Deb’s office (water dish, litter box and all). Closeup of Iggy the Bunny. I was amazed…
A week or so ago, Ben sent out a company-wide email announcing the latest Emmis Interactive contest: Flipping Out (Search for the Next Pinball Wizard). Like so many of our other office tournaments (The Pingmaster and Rock, Paper, Scissor), this one would also be set up bracket/elimination style. And, of course, it would come with…
Last Friday, Sean brought in an honest to goodness vuvuzela in to work. I had always thought this was pronounced vuh-VOO-zoo-lah, but it’s apparently voo-voo-ZAY-lah. Fans of the World Cup are no doubt familiar with this little noisemaker. Utopia, Justin S and Ben L. checking out the instrument. This was brought to Sean by his…
My friend Dave just launched Fischoff Music, a site showcasing all the scoring work he’s done for film, web and television. He’s worked on an impressive range of projects – documentaries, commercials, short films. He’s got a showreel up, but also lists each project individually on the Portfolio section. Kudos to the two Justins, for…