It was a year that flew by so quickly that I had spent little time noting events, and worse, self-reflection. One event quickly moved to the next before I could tap the brakes and squiggle a few notes here or on paper. The past year was marked by a lot of travel: WordCamp Miami, WordCamp… Continue reading this entry
It’s been two months since I started working for myself, and it’s been great. The fair warnings from friends were fair, though outcomes aren’t as terrible as some have feared. Client work is amazing when one knows how to set boundaries, and this concept of boundaries is, as I am coming to learn, almost foreign… Continue reading this entry
I am proud to announce that I have signed on Lisa Sabin-Wilson of E.Webscapes as a major client. In doing so, I am finally launching my career as a full-time, self-employed web designer and developer. That’s the long and short of it. For the details, keep reading. If you had told me twelve years ago,… Continue reading this entry
A few days ago I sat down to put together this year’s Christmas card list. Last year I sent out over twenty. This year, I couldn’t even keep up. Add to that the fact that it is not my habit to merely sign a Christmas card with some boilerplate greetings, no. If you got one… Continue reading this entry
2009 was when I left my shell; this was when I hit everyone in the face harder than a bear falling off a trampoline the wrong way. This was when the shit got real, for a lot of people. I’ve had friends online for the longest time; some of them I’ve known from my very… Continue reading this entry
I go to the gym a lot: four times in a week is the bare minimum. I believe in setting a new personal record every day, even with the small details. It’s what’s kept me going for over two years now. Every now and then I’d tweet out a milestone. I record my workouts in… Continue reading this entry
… … … … … … …Okay. I got nothing. It’s just right past midnight anyway. I’ll be writing a more personal post later but tonight I’m just funning as usual.
Growing up, the most different week off from school was “Holy Week,” which started on Palm Sunday and ended on Easter Sunday. Back in the early 80s, the nation starts shutting down as early as Palm Sunday, as some businesses close and people prepare for a trip to their rural homes. By Maundy Thursday most… Continue reading this entry
When I was young, Legos came in the form of boxes of random, mixed-up blocks: cast-offs from more well-to-do kids who got tired of them. I never had enough parts to complete whatever the pictures showed, so I took liberties with them and just made up whatever I thought I could. Tonight, a friend bought… Continue reading this entry
I’m not one for public retrospectives on my blog, as I keep the most sentimental and introspective of material private. 2009 however, despite all the woes and worries that the political climate has spawned this year, was a year to remember. This was the year that my online and offline lives converged. I have to… Continue reading this entry
Generally referred to as a conference for ideas worth spreading, TEDx MidAtlantic was a day-long event featuring speakers of different backgrounds. The videos of today’s talks were streamed live and remain available as of press time. I left the laptop at home despite the fact that I had the privelege of being able to liveblog… Continue reading this entry
I went to Teavolve tonight for the TEDx Midatlantic pre-event party. Food and drink were served, and I had a great preview of the company to be had tomorrow. I made a few new friends and hung out with some folks whom I already know. And that was my night.
Updates to run through the day. [1020]: I’ve been around since the early days of the Movable Type vs. WordPress conflict, and having listened to Anil Dash speak today about ongoing evolution in SixApart’s operations makes me feel like I’ve grown up as a blogger. My best takeaway from the talk is his emphasis on… Continue reading this entry
I turn twenty-nine this year, and as quickly as 2008 flew by, I know this year will, too. I have no progeny, and as of now I have not what is typically called a career. Then again how is a career defined? A post by John A. Cohen has me thinking about how it is… Continue reading this entry
As the year ends I want to share the major highlights of my life from the past year. I’ve come to realize that there really seems to be a void between the age of 21 and, so far, 28, but there are brief moments that make a year worth remembering. I changed jobs (again) but… Continue reading this entry
One Sunday in October I took my friend Adam to explore Annapolis. We ended the day at Seabee Beach, a small, secluded park across the Severn River from the US Naval Academy. It is home to some of the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets in Maryland without driving to the Eastern Shore.
Over the past few weeks I’ve gradually scaled back my on-and-off-and-on-again smoking habit. I’ve picked up Nicorette and using it like dip, to the tune of about six to ten a day. Withdrawal is a complete bitch: the drug itself isn’t that hard to deal with, rather, it’s the experience of having a smooth cloud… Continue reading this entry
Until my arrival in the United States, Thanksgiving day was a mere footnote in whatever I had learned about what would be my new home. There was some history, some common practices, but for the most part, the holiday itself was a foreign event. Besides, Filipinos usually appreciate what they have and each other during… Continue reading this entry
A moment of Zen today while going through my reading list while being on hold on the phone while, you know, working: The key to pattern recognition is knowing which apparent patterns to reject because the pattern doesn’t really make sense.
Reading through my political blog list (though not commenting on them much) the issue of the double-nickel speed limit has been raised as a means of saving gas. I’m not a big fan of having to force people to drive slower, especially since I doubt the safety of our highways would be increased by slowing… Continue reading this entry