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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:46:14 -0600

Truth be told, I just don’t have many hobbies. I didn’t really do any extracurricular...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:06:03 -0600

Truth be told, I just don’t have many hobbies. I didn’t really do any extracurricular junk in high school or university, and I don’t really now, either. I’m tired of responding ‘making iphone apps lols’ when somebody asks me what I like to do.

This needs to change.

And for this very reason, I’m beginning a new life policy on Monday: I will become passionately, absolutely involved in a different hobby every week, and only for a week. These hobbies can be suggested by anybody, and once a hobby has been suggested, it absolutely needs to be attempted - there’s no getting out of it.

Couple early ground rules I’ll be laying down for myself:

New hobbies will be introduced every Monday, and will continue for 7 days.
Must spend a minimum of 30 minutes being actively involved with the hobby every day.
Maximum of $50 will be spent on any given hobby.
The timeline of hobbies can be shuffled and reshuffled, but once suggested, the hobby must be accepted and attempted at some point.

First hobby begins on Monday, August 30th: The week of Beading. First project will be a macaroni necklace. Fucking excited.

(via buttonglutton)

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:54:29 -0600

(via buttonglutton)

Strictly hypothetically speaking, it would probably be a little socially-arguable to google the job...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:04:00 -0600

Strictly hypothetically speaking, it would probably be a little socially-arguable to google the job position of the girl that you met on the corner at the red light at Pine & Leavenworth. And I suppose it might be a little creepy to stumble across her LinkedIn profile, which you then might hypothetically use to search Facebook and stumble across her profile.

You might be hypothetically intrigued by the fact that she “increased lead flow by 20% while strengthing brand awareness,” or that she has a masters in Financial Analysis from some university in the Ukraine.

You might even, then, consider sending her a Facebook message making up some lame excuse for not properly introducing yourself on the corner of Pine & Leavenworth.

Or maybe you could just ask for a number next time.

hotgranola: A few items you may find on a sunny day in Dolores...

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:09:18 -0600

hotgranola:

A few items you may find on a sunny day in Dolores Park, SF: rice pudding popsicle (check), ibiza leather fanny pack (check), & a free coloring book for marketing purposes (check).

#fuckyeacanadianbands

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:14:23 -0600

#fuckyeacanadianbands

There’s absolutely no reason for you to not chase whatever it is that you want, even if...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:55:41 -0600

There’s absolutely no reason for you to not chase whatever it is that you want, even if you’re not entirely sure what it is that you’re chasing.

Ryan Freitas: 35 Lessons in 35 Years

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:16:43 -0600

Ryan Freitas: 35 Lessons in 35 Years:

My father always told me that the day we stop learning is the day we die. I wrote this as a sort of preparation for my 35th birthday last week. Some of these are poignant, others are simply trite; I attribute the latter to my growing sense of sentimentality as I age. That, and I need an editor.

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It’s like 1997 all over again.

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:19:02 -0600

It’s like 1997 all over again.

Having a sad day.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:50:32 -0600

Having a sad day.

You’re gonna wanna steal the whole album.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:29:47 -0600

You’re gonna wanna steal the whole album.

I realize I’m about 6 months late to the party, but...

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:25:21 -0600

I realize I’m about 6 months late to the party, but Hipstamatic is rocking my world right now.

Will forever remind me of seas of whiteboard at 3am.

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:08:00 -0600

Will forever remind me of seas of whiteboard at 3am.

Today I played soccer and frisbee at recess, ate lunch on a rooftop, had an epic re-introduction...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:32:22 -0600

Today I played soccer and frisbee at recess, ate lunch on a rooftop, had an epic re-introduction involving loud music and sizable volumes of Tequila and am presently running home to get ready for camping. So yea, you might say it was a big day.

Day 15: BLARG.

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:32:00 -0600

Mang, finding an apartment in a city of a million people should NOT be this hard. I’ve been like to a dozen places. All I want is a house with reasonable company where I won’t get stabbed and nobody’s doing to steal my shit. I’m not asking for a lot. But no. Hundreds of CL postings and dozens of visits to apartments, and there’s something wrong with EVERY SINGLE ONE. Either there’s human feces literally on the door step, or people are selling/growing drugs, or the people are incapable of real human interaction. Sometimes, when the Apartment Gods are feeling particularly mischevious, they’ll lead you to the PERFECT household, just to have it slid out from under your feet when the crazy bitches decide they just don’t really like you and are going to pick someone else.

Gosh dangit. I work at an EFFING REAL ESTATE RENTAL STARTUP. This is insanity. Somebody find me a flipping apartment.

Dope steezy.

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:33:14 -0600

Dope steezy.

Day 13: A job!

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:09:35 -0600

Finally accepted a job at Airbnb the other day. They’re a super rad group of peeps. I’m gonna be in charge of working on (read: creating) a mobile version of their site as well as potentially a native iPhone app. Aaallllright.

Also, I now feel incredibly cocky for posting that. Sorry about that.

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:49:00 -0600

Also, I now feel incredibly cocky for posting that. Sorry about that.

"I think you might have that same je ne sais quoi that can’t possibly be taught or learned,..."

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:48:44 -0600

“I think you might have that same je ne sais quoi that can’t possibly be taught or learned, that inborn ability to just pick up and casually do what others would find impossible. I’d love a chance to work with that.”

- A very kind, motivating email received yesterday.