Archive for March, 2008

“Good Job”
March 27, 2008

A friendly tip to all the restaurant workers out there: do not congratulate me on my ability to eat your restaurant’s food. This is a rare occurrence, thankfully, but it’s still a pet peeve of mine.  I’m a fast and thorough eater, and once in a while a waiter while make some “clever” off-handed comment [...]

That Other Guy
March 20, 2008

Jazz Hands! Originally uploaded by Espressobuzz Kate and I both performed at the Salon of Shame last Tuesday. I sang a song I wrote in 11th grade for a girl I had a crush on. I did sing this song to the girl in question, and she thought it was nice, but claims she didn’t [...]

Think Small
March 12, 2008

A college student wrote in to Picnik asking for general advice about how to create a similar project for school.  After reminding him that we’ve had a team of people working on Picnik for several years, and tossing a few book recommendations his way, I closed with this advice: Overall I think the best way [...]