I’ve been known to advocate the importance of using your natural talents to propel you through life. Our innate strengths are often what we use most, mainly because they are the things that come easy…
Nov 13, 2006 — College and Internships · Life
Iron Maiden
I flew to Maryland this past weekend and drove to New Jersey with my brother to see Iron Maiden. Opening band was Bullet for My Valentine. The Maiden set, themed off of their latest A…
Sep 26, 2006 — College and Internships · Life
Home Stretch
It’s senior year. My room is a single the size of a double with space for way more crap than the Jeep could haul. Maybe next weekend I’ll grab the mountain bike and sneak in…
Jul 21, 2006 — Advice · Freelance · Life
Input Equals Output
The importance of balancing work and life is one of those lessons that can’t be learned soon enough. This past semester of college, freelance work really took off and I was fortunate to gain some…
“Pen and Paper Wick Ideas”
Friends at school can attest to watching me invent the original “palm pilot,” jotting essay length messages on the back of my hand each day. Eventually, ink-stained skin got old. The trend for years now…
Jul 11, 2006 — Life
Highlands Mountain, Past and Present
The family of one of my best friends used to own a New Hampshire ski resort called Highlands Mountain Ski Area. By the time my brother and I were darting on the slopes as kamikaze…
Jun 21, 2006 — Conferences · Life
RailsConf 2006 – Getting There
Ill Chicago weather delayed my flight 317 to Rails Conference 2006 by about 30 minutes; no big deal. I had the middle seat mid way into the plane, a teacher on my left and one…
May 13, 2006 — Life
April Showers Bring Off-Road Hours
I’m not sure where the digital camera was when I was in high school (1999-2003), but be thankful I didn’t have one. Wrapping Murphy’s car in police tape, rock-climbing the school parking lot dividers, and…
May 02, 2006 — College and Internships · Life · Site News
What Gives?
It’s the last week of school, seven great days full of unforgiving finals. What’s new? This blog theme for one. It’s called “K2” and can be had at this site. It’s loaded to the gills…
Mar 06, 2006 — College and Internships · Life
By Request
Junior year is finishing up (this semester is shorter than the rest I think, right?) and has been… busy. Was selected for a web peer review awhile back to discuss the redesign of the Colby-Sawyer…