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This blog has been languishing (again), because I’ve been too busy with everything else to really keep it up. So what have I been doing?
- Going to South By Southwest, having an awesome time, not running into any ex-friends and scurrying away awkwardly, not filling Twitter with profanity relating to the Buffalo Billiards bouncer
- Relaunching Viget.com with Rob Soule and Stephanie Hay. The response to the redesign and four blogs has been better than anyone could’ve hoped, especially for the design blog. Thank to some great writers at Viget, we’ve been getting huge numbers on individual posts and amazing write-ups on prominent design blogs.
- Playing Guitar Hero 3. This began at the office, but turned into an at-home obsession last weekend. Just like with DDR, the game really gives you a feeling of progress that helps convince you it’s a better use of time than, say, reading or sleeping or work.
- “Engaging the community.” Something about the success of the Viget stuff has bolstered my interest in getting out there and talking about web design with people (versus hiding at home and telling people I’m an intern at social events), so I’ve been very diligent in finding and commenting on design blogs and portfolios I like.
- Watching West Wing. I was a fan of Sports Night, and I tolerated Studio 60, but I’d shied away from West Wing for years….finally got into it and was hooked within two episodes.
- Listening to calm music. I’ve adopted an overall life strategy that’s more mindful, peaceful, and deliberate, and this seemed to drastically change my musical taste. I still like the occasional French dance-floor prog-rock stomper, but I’ve become more appreciative of Beach House and Fennesz and Keith Fullerton Whitman, stuff that doesn’t mind expanding into the space you give it, music that doesn’t need to arrest attention at all times..
So, what does the future hold for me/Disengage?
- ExpressionEngine. It’s finally time to do a DESIGN for this blog instead of a theme, and EE offers the kind of flexibility I need to really do something interesting.
- More socializin’. Expect to see me at more DC web events, and debating more bloggers in the community on the usefulness of various, uh, tags and stuff.
- Less freelance. Now that the debt from wedding/honeymoon/two cat surgeries/losses in the family has been dealt with, I no longer need to pick up any freelance project that comes along. This means less griping over Twitter, more blogging, more interaction with Vigeteers, and more positivity in general.
- More web stuff. I had some fun talking about music on this blog, but in the end, approximately 0 of my readers were really interested in what Elephant 6 band sounded like which new Asthmatic Kitty act, or what my favorite Justice song was. Music, film, and video games are going to move into a shameful little corner, while web/philosophy/work news will more to the forefront.
OK THAT’S ALL HAVE A NICE SUNDAY BYE
Planet Fitness
There is a gym in Seven Corners. It is behind some kind of “supercheap warehouse” establishment. It is almost always under-attended, and yet, only costs 10 dollars a month. That is all.
Carcassonne
The game of building French. Countryside. Or something.
Carcassonne is a brilliantly simple and clever board game that takes five minutes to learn and an hour to play (and lose at). Check it out.
David Attenborough Documentaries
Seriously, these things are great. Mele and I rented Life In The Undergrowth and Life Of Birds, and couldn’t be more pleased.
Anemia is defined as a low red blood cell count and can be caused by a number of different processes, including blood loss, red blood cell destruction, and inadequate red blood cell production.
The aforementioned categories of anemia can be caused by trauma, cancer, immune-mediated disease, which is a disease in which the body attacks its own cells or organs, infectious disease, toxins, genetic defects, inflammatory disease, iron deficiency, drug reactions, kidney failure, and generalized chronic (long term) illness.
Because there are so many different types and causes of anemia, there is no gender or age predisposition for anemia. Individual disease processes may be more common in certain age groups and breeds, so it is important to characterize the type of anemia present.
This morning, we thought Karen was doing fine…she seemed to be taking the syringes and pills well enough. But in the end, it wasn’t enough to jumpstart whatever failure was causing her anemia. Thanks to everyone at SouthPaws for being so thorough and understanding.
Karen and JTT, two wonderful cats who died recently and very suddenly, were the best of pals at times, as you can see in this Flickr set. Other times, they were not so close, as seen in this, the confessed worst video on all of YouTube (outstanding review: “This sux butt!!!”). But they were always totally awesome, and we will miss’em a lot.
It’s been a long, long time since a proper post on this blog, so I thought I’d put up a recap of recent events as a sort of explanation:
- Mele’s father, a great man I wish I had the chance to know better, passed last Saturday. At (Mele’s sister) Maile’s suggestion, we helped put an obituary in this week’s Times, which I hope can go some small way towards recognizing his body of work and extraordinary character.
- The new job has been exciting and challenging, taking up more of my time and focus.
- Played paintball with the Viget team last Wednesday, was awesome.
- Still dealing with the New Cat On The Block, and Karen’s distaste for him.
- Saw what was hands-down the best movie of the year a few weeks ago.
While new music, more complaints, and whining about the fact that I don’t own a Kindle yet will recommence soon, I’d also like to note that I’m committing to post one new thing that I learn, every day, on this blog. Until I’m bored with it, or I run out of time.
Today thing:
The rebuilding of Rome’s army after defeats like Hannibal’s massacre at Cannae has been attributed to the open-citizenship policy: Rome (for a time) encouraged new citizens of all race and religion to join, granting them the rights of protection as civilians and the responsibility of service in Rome’s military. In the end, this may have been what sent Hannibal back to Carthage: over a decade, Hannibal (only 31 when he led the victory at Cannae) wandered Rome occasional battles, but his army of hired mercenaries couldn’t outmatch the flexibility and replenishability of a citizen-army devoted to defending its home. (noted from Carnage And Culture, by Victor David Hanson.)
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