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Christmas List

Taking a page from Kevin Rose, I’ve decided to post my own Christmas wish list. It’s not so much that I’ve got any notions of free stuff coming from strangers, as much as this is sort of a testament to the kind of guy I am (unless your name is Melissa Collier. Then this shit […]

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Rob Zienert

The next person in my ongoing series about folks that are important to me, is Rob Zienert. Rob’s the other developer with me on a huge project at Hydra Studio. Rob’s a young guy, which should make him less competent than he is. That’s whats weird about Rob; he’s awesome. I guess there’s something to […]

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Holiday Traveler’s Guide To Interstate Highways

I was driving home today from seeing my family for Thanksgiving, and I noticed a few things that are typical of drivers on the road after a big holiday. These are usually folks traveling because of the holidays, in distances they don’t normally travel. These distances seem to make even the most stalwart of motorists […]

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Michael Parler

A few months ago, I started working at Hydra Studio. The experience has certainly been the most challenging in my life. At the same time, it’s arguably one of the more rewarding jobs I’ve ever had. I’ve worked on some amazing stuff at Hydra. I’ve learned a whole lot and met some awesome people. One […]

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Savannah Vacation

Melissa and I got away for the weekend to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary. After some indecision on our part, we decided to go to Savannah, GA. It’s not too far of a drive, but it’s still far enough to feel like a vacation. We took off Friday from work (thanks dudes!) so we could […]

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NFi Studios

Recently my boss, Sterling , wrote up about all of us at NFi on his personal blog. It’s flattering to hear what he has to say. I probably shouldn’t care too much about the accolades that I may, or may not recieve from other people, but I do. All of us at NFi work very […]

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Housewarming Party Wrap-Up

Last Saturday night my wife and I had our housewarming party. It’s been about 4 months since we moved in, but with getting settled, crazy projects, and other stuff going on in life, we finally got around to having the party just now. Overall, it was a good time; minus a few minor details. My […]

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Food & Wine Festival

I’ve been outspoken that Orlando is more than Mickey . Today however, I enjoyed the benefits of tourism in Orlando. My wife, Melissa, and I went to the Food & Wine Festival held at Epcot. We left the house around 3:30pm and made the drive on I-4 down there. I had been working all day […]

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I’m Never Watching Football Again

I don’t know what I was thinking. I’ve voluntarily kept myself away from football for over a decade now. Actually, make that closer to 15 years. Somehow I let myself ‘get back in the game’. That was a big mistake for me. When I was 14, I was at my mom’s house for thanksgiving, watching […]

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Orlando is More Than Mickey

I can’t mention how many times people refer to Orlando, FL, my home, as that place with Disney. There is far more going on here than many are aware of. There is a lot of work to do to dispell the ‘only for tourism’ myth about O-town, but it’s being done right now . Orlando […]