Archive for October, 2005



Like a bright neon beacon across the snow-stubbled plain: The Club Is Open

Published on 17 October 2005

Looks like my man Bob’s been up to no good, thank heavens. Only a couple of weeks before Suitcase 2 hits, and by the time I’ve made it through that, I’ll have some brand-spanking new Pollardiana to fill my headphones and warm my January.
[Via Bradley, from whom all blessings flow, local musicwise, I’m think I’m […]


Spicy advicey

Published on 16 October 2005

Are you in a bad mood? It is Sunday night, after all. Here’s what I suggest: check out this little guy (and be sure to click through). How can anyone stay in a bad mood after that? Plus, you get to see his resume and everything, if you’re curious. You just know that someone at […]


Date night

Published on 15 October 2005

After a week that severely kicked Doug’s keister as well as mine, we weren’t exactly brimming with excitement about going out in a crazy rainstorm. But go we did: first, a quick dinner at Orleans, then a mad dash through the wet and bluster to see Vic Chesnutt and Jonathan Richman, two artists I’ve loved […]


Welcome to Geektown. Population: me

Published on 14 October 2005

The remainder of the UI10 conference was pretty great. I did a bit of hobbing and nobbing with usability geeks and learned a ton about Information Architecture. One of the coolest aspects was realizing that there are so many people doing pretty much what I do at all sorts of organizations, both corporate and non-. […]


Q: What do drugs and websites have in common?

Published on 11 October 2005

A: Users, traffic, and hits.
Yes, this is only one example of the side-splitting humor you’re missing out on by not attending this usability conference. (Actually, that’s not fair: Jared Spool gave a very entertaining keynote after lunch. Though he really needs to let his beard grow back.)
Today comprised the aforementioned lunch and keynote, plus […]