It would appear it’s been quite some time…

… since I wrote much here. So it’s been a fairly busy six weeks, though I’ve been in a bit of a rut given my current employment situation (e.g., still employed but feeling rather stuck, given the economy as of late). I guess working beats looking for work right now, as any one of my [...]

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Possibly the worst idea ever.

Having spent about 13 years in Seattle, my ears still perk up a little bit whenever I run across something Microsoft. When I first moved to the area there I lived about a half mile or so from the Redmond campus, but even had I not it would still have been more or less impossible [...]

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It’s that time of year, apparently, and the holiday party season is in full effect. Hrm.

So I made it down to DC for Thanksgiving to see both family and friends (family for food, friends for debauchery), and upon my return was mildly thrown off my game when I realized that it’s already December.  I suppose that, since the advent of the Gregorian calendar over 400 years ago, one could have [...]

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Opening night at the Aspen Social Club

My new favorite bar had its big kickoff party last night and it was a total blast, though four hours of open bar and the Misshapes, followed by a quick jaunt to Marquee before heading back to ground zero for more drinks, was perhaps not the smartest of moves given that I had two meetings [...]

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More from the lovely Miss Romano.

I actually had the chance to chat her up for a quick second last week; apparently I’d neglected to point her toward my little blog’s new home on teh internetz and she shot me an email. I hadn’t realized it, but you can now check her out via her new editorial gig at Pop + [...]

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I’m glad to see the left coast is treating her well.

Steve Lewis recently interviewed my friend Tricia Romano, who I’ve known since college back in Seattle.  I’m glad to see she’s doing well out West… [via GNML]

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Abbreviated Weekend Roundup (Seattle Edition)

The weekend trip to Seattle, my Friday night stay in the emergency room aside (more on that later), was a great time. Two of my dearest friends tied the knot and I wouldn’t have missed it for anything, and I got to play catch-up with a few dozen other people I hadn’t seen in ages, [...]

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Seatown reunions.

Seatown reunions.   Wow. So between emails, MySpace messages, bulletin posts, and club web sites I’ve surveyed this week, there’s an impending flood of friends from Seattle passing through town. Sweet. MP’s back from his Australian tour and in town for a bit over a week starting today. CB’s DJ’ing at Mr. Black tonight (filling [...]

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Happy birthday to JF. In advance.

Hilarious. A cross-posted bulletin. Happy birthday, J. _____ yes, like some perverse disney anniversary, I’m about to hit that most cherished of birthdays. the one that makes people wonder deperately, what the fuck have i been doing for the past ten years? if you are at all interested in seeing this little psychodrama play out [...]

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