The Desert of My Dreams

I just got this email from somebody whom I don’t know:
I want to use those cool pictures / graphs of the blog stuff for the header in a paper. Is that OK?
Please and Thank you
Ummm, first who are you? Second, what are you talking about? By “blog stuff”, do you mean the […]

One of the benefits of attending SI is the school’s strong alumni network. You can find alums working at some of the hottest companies and in almost every industry. This aspect of the school was a major draw for me when I was applying to grad schools. If others who attended the […]

muscular guy to another guy: “on the days you’re not training, just take a scoop of . . . “

It’s hard to believe but it has been almost two years since we submitted Fitster to the CHI Student Design Competition. As much work as it turned out to be, it was a really fun and rewarding experience, especially given how awesome our team was :). Since our team was the first team […]

I want to fly home Christmas week but the cheapest fares I’m finding are $700 and that’s way too much for SJC to STL. For that price, I should be flying somewhere more fun (sorry STL). So I’m curious, where do you find cheap domestic airfare?
UPDATE: has anyone used Priceline? Let me […]

I’ve been thinking about starting a new blog to contain my thoughts about social software, HCI, and user experience. Some of the content will be my latest ideas about the field, reviews of the latest services I’ve been playing with, and some of my del.icio.us links (but with expanded commentary). So my question […]

I’ll be in New York next week visiting my sister. I’ll be there for about a week. What must I absolutely do? This will be my first real* visit. Here is what’s on my list so far:

The Guggenheim
American Museum of Natural History
Empire State Building
A Sopranos tour through Jersey (you know in […]

. . . when I redesign my portfolio and solicit feedback about it!
So, what do you think? I haven’t spent too much time on the content, yet. I think I have too many projects listed right now so I’ll probably be taking out a few over the weekend.

Last night, I spent about three hours at Sweetwater’s hanging out with a couple of my friends. We talked a lot about what we’re doing, where we’ve been, and where we’re going. I gave two pieces of choice advice last night:
“You can always declare bankruptcy.” — in regards to student loan debt
“If you […]

Srah’s cute haircut posts reminded me that I need to get a haircut. Does anybody know of any good hair places in Ann Arbor?
Please don’t mention Aveda. They’ve screwed up my hair twice before so I’m not risking it a third time.