Friend: Any plans for the weekend? Me: I’m going to an 80-year-old birthday party. Friend: You have an 80-year-old friend?! Me: Yeah, he’s my friend from Burning Man. I had the privilege of attending a glorious 80th birthday party today…
Job Hunting
One month ago I started aggressively job-hunting—as aggressive as you can be while having a full-time job. My job hunt consists of searching key words in my current employer’s website, LinkedIn, Simply Hired, and the job postings on the Chicago…
The Creators Project San Francisco
I had the privilege of attending the Creators Project’s inaugural West Coast event two weeks ago. I didn’t even know what it was when I signed up for it. The Creators Project was born through a partnership between Intel and…
Got Religion?
This is a rant, mainly because I can’t stand hypocritical people. There are those of us who are religious and those of us who aren’t. And let’s face it, there really aren’t any ‘tweeners. You either believe or you don’t….
Bye ’11, Hi ’12
A few favorite memories from 2011: Having my parents over for brunch and playing Scrabble Celebrating the Feast of St. Catherine in Siena, Italy Watching the sunset from our balcony in Positano My birthday in wine country Picnicking by Lake…
2011 Burning Man Holiday Party
Burning Man had a kick-ass holiday party at an historical mansion, the William Westerfield House, on Alamo Square this year. Gorgeous, fun, crazy, free-flowing booze, gift exchange… Not sure how that party can be topped. We didn’t even realize until…
Dynamic December
I am super busy with end-of-the-year work and holiday Christmas cheer. I’m in a mad dash to get our Christmas card out. I need to be more organized so the process can be seamless versus stressful! Plus I have landed…
Group Photo Burning Man
I realized I never posted pictures of Burning Man this year. I’ll have to do that. But for now, here’s a particularly vibrant picture of the art department managers having a champagne toast at dusk.
Death Rules
Speaking of passing away into the other world, I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about some rules. I was going to call this post Death Guidelines, but these items need to be strictly adhered to, so let’s call…
Money Monday: Recycling
Is it just a California thing? Doesn’t recycling reduce waste? Doesn’t it save money? Doesn’t it save the planet? Reduce, reuse, recycle. On my way to Burning Man, I made one last shopping stop at a Save Mart in Reno….