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Tokyo
So many people asked why I would go to Tokyo to "relax", as it's known to be a pretty "crazy" city. When asked what I was going to do, I'd say, "not much." When I come here, now, I don't come to do anything more than basic, simple things. Simplicity is a state I achieve rarely when at home ( Read more... ) -
Career path/search lessons learned
I don't need to be a drone in a big, enterprisey company to excel in my career. I will be the agent that makes my career -- not my company ( Read more... ) -
A short story I wrote as a child
Shiner The Quarter
Once in the hills of Idaho Springs sat a little piece of
silver named Shiner. He loved sitting on the silver hill, listening to the
stream of water trickling down the mountainside as it flowed into the beautiful
river. Shiner sure loved it there.
One day in
the peaceful mountains came a roaring sound. "What could it be?"
thought ( Read more... ) -
Experience and the speed of contrast
Sometimes stepping into a space with other people is like waking up from the deepest of sleeps in the darkest of rooms to a stage spotlight. Other times it is unifying, deep, and beautiful. I just left Spring Awakening - the latter type of experience - put in the "night" CD from It's All Gone Pete Tong, weaving a cool, somber soundtrack, of ( Read more... ) -
I'm trying to decide when to change this
I've not written here in a long time ( Read more... ) -
Aging
Aging is a process of being pressured to become boring.
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"I never use contracts (I do have one but never use it), even for 30k jobs. I’ve been freelancing for over 10 years and never found it necessary. I also don’t request any upfront payment.
Instead I bill incrementally for small amounts (typically from $500 to $1000 depending on the client) throughout the development period with terms strictly 14 days ( Read more... ) -
Choice of direction: Freedom or constraint
To be free or constrained ( Read more... ) -
A glimpse of what I've been up to
This was an email I sent to someone interested in co-organizing the following tech/design workshop that I set up in the Twin Cities: http://www.meetup.com/tcopenworkshop/
Nick,
Very great to hear from you! Just made you a co-organizer of this group. I'm going to blather a bit to give you context for myself and this group, and hopefully my jabbering ( Read more... )
