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  • The First Days of Spring in Pictures

    This past weekend was jam-packed with awesomeness.  What better way to kick off the start of Spring than spending the weekend outdoors?  On Saturday, after I had gotten my hair cut by the drag queen, and gone on a bit of a shopping spree at Harbor Freight, Tara and I did the short hike to…

  • How to Stay Productive

    So perhaps this is a boring topic for a post, but ever since I transitioned from hourly intern who could get away with 75% web browsing and 25% actual work to salaried engineer with actual responsibility and free overtime, I’ve been on a constant quest to maximize my productivity in a day’s work.  That is…

  • Mr. & Mrs. Griggs

    This past weekend, Tara and I ventured back to Omaha for Rachel and Jesse’s wedding.  The festivities had been highly anticipated.  We were excited to see everyone, and were also very much looking forward to enjoying a wedding without all the stress and planning.  And so we boarded the plane at 5:50 Friday morning, and…

  • The Top Quotes of Xanga, circa 2006

    My intake of the written word lately can be summarized as follows:  audio books for the commute—  currently How I Paid for College by Mark Acito, the newspaper, Rolling Stone, and photography books.  I must admit that I’m consuming literature, pop culture, and current events at a personal record rate.  However, none of this content…

  • Cheap Fun Things (For Winter)

      After being married for 6 months, Tara and I finally sat down and took a serious look at our finances.  I’m slightly ashamed that it took us 6 months to get around to this, but then again, 6 months late is better than never.  To our alarm, despite honest efforts to be frugal, we…

  • Dear David Cross,

      I just finished your book, I Drink For A Reason.  I admit that it took me a while to read, but this was largely because I read at least 98% of it while shitting.  Don’t take offense to this—it says nothing about my opinion of the book—it’s just what I happened to be doing…

  • Graph Jam Fun

    moar funny pictures

  • Ignorance is Flirting

    This past weekend, I went to Wells Fargo to deposit checks.  The drive-through at the Sugarhouse branch is unique in that there is no window to see the teller.  Instead, there is a camera and a little screen.  Thus, when the teller talks to you, you can see him/her on the screen just as they…

  • Farewell, Ben Larson

      When I learned of the Haiti earthquake on the news Tuesday, I’m slightly ashamed to admit that I did not think much of it.  I guess I’ve grown numb to devastating natural disasters occurring in distant countries.  It was not until Thursday morning, when I got a call from Isaac, and he struggled to…

  • The New Job

    On December 9th, I had a very exciting interview.  The company is Procerus Technologies.  They make small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), which are basically model-sized planes that fly themselves, take surveillance, and what not.  The position I was being considered for was  hardware engineer.  I left the interview feeling good about it, but they had…

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