Archive For November, 2011

People (including me) reading Tony Allen’s tweets

By | November 30, 2011

So yesterday Kerry asked if she could swing by my office for a project she was working on. “It involves Tony Allen’s Twitter account,” she said. How could I say no? TA’s tweets are my religion. I’m at about the 1:06 mark. Man, reading aloud is tough.

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Facebook invites I decline on principle

By | November 28, 2011

If you name an event based on any of these criteria, I will not attend. I don’t care if it looks like the most amazing party ever, I won’t go. This will be an ongoing list. Feel free to contribute in comments. 1. Intentional misspellings These include: using Z in place of S, Y in [...]

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5 months in, my bride-to-be tools

By | November 17, 2011

I can’t believe we’re halfway to our wedding day. I feel like I’ve accomplished so little, yet so much. Whenever I start feeling like I’m behind where I need to be, I remind myself that some people begin their planning at this point, and everything goes fine. Not sure how much longer I’ll be able [...]

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Pixies at the Orpheum, Nov 14

By | November 13, 2011

I don’t think there’s a single Pixies song I truly dislike, but I would like to hear the following songs: Hey La La Love You Monkey Gone to Heaven (just because I get the “creature in the sky…” line stuck in my head all the time) Letter to Memphis (they have to play this, right? [...]

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Ignite Memphis 3, and ohhh, the nerves

By | November 11, 2011

Last night was the third Ignite event in Memphis. I had a blast at the first two events and after the second, I decided I would present next time. I figured I have no problem ranting for five minutes about topics I’m passionate about and would probably have some thread of public speaking skill left [...]

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