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Sweet cuppin’ cakes!

Published on 1 May 2008

My workfriends are so awesome. I’ve been hemming and hawing all week about whether to take tomorrow off for my birthday or come in to take advantage of an unusual dearth of meetings and actually get some work done. So they totally surprised me today with an assortment of Kickass Cupcakes (mmm, chai and black […]


The outmoded design of everyday things

Published on 17 April 2008

Today’s article in the New York Times’ Style section on how toothbrush design has changed in a way that toothbrush holders can’t accommodate nearly made me pump my fist in the air while I was eating breakfast. Every time I buy new toothbrushes, I spend frustrated minutes trying to find a brand that hasn’t blimped […]


Boethius was right

Published on 14 February 2008

Fortuna’s wheel refuses to sit still.
Regno: On the walk to the subway this morning, a man came up from behind me and said, “Those are some great boots!” before dashing ahead of me and crossing Somerville Ave.
Sine regno: My fabulous stylist, Lauren Jeffries, has left Judy Jetson, and I don’t know where she went. Serves […]


Duran Duran

Published on 27 January 2008

Biked today? YesTime: 62:03Distance: 16 milesMusic: As follows:
1. Elliott Smith - “See You Later”
2. Patton Oswalt - “Great Food Is Cooked by Psychos”
3. sprites - “George Romero”
4. The Eames Era - “Benjamin”
5. The Moldy Peaches - “D.2.Boyfriend”
6. […]


Good day

Published on 10 January 2008

Got promoted — wasn’t expecting that.
Fairly intense and stressful day, but ridiculously productive. Facilitated two remote usability tests, slid under the wire of a content freeze in advance of Saturday’s site relaunch, and made it to the Sketchy Deli and back with 10 minutes to spare before my next meeting.
S’villain emailed me an offer to […]