Thursday, December 31, 2009

only just a little over 12 hours left in 2009!!!
super good visit with my roommates Marty and JC already this morning :)

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

had a good day :) got somethings done - this evening I think there will actually be time to read and write a bit :-D
So if my laptop is having a hard time connecting to the network at work does that mean I should go home and work from there?
and now - time for sleep - night

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

now getting groceries - I think everyone else is to ...
okay, now on to the todo list for today :)
I think I just successfully played all morning :) we'll see what happens this afternoon
now playing with skype more
post christmas blues - gotta figure out needs attention next

Monday, December 28, 2009

back in Columbus - no work tomorrow -horray for the holidays!!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

at my parents' sick :(

Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas !!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

over the river and throught the woods TO GRANDMOTHER's HOUSE WE GO!!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

hanging out with a sick Emily tonight - she's on the mend :)

Monday, December 21, 2009

now leaving Fado - super good time with the Maxsons
now listening to Hark! by Sufjan Steven - maybe The Welcome Wagon later :)
a slow day this Monday before Christmas? nope -

Sunday, December 20, 2009

now watching Christmas movies!
got go to church today for the first time in a long time - good times with the Hoover clan too - now chilling, gearing up for my 2 day week

Saturday, December 19, 2009

from last night a Columbus zoo lights - these animals were particularly wild ;-)
from last night a Columbus zoo lights - these animals were particularly wild ;-)
look at how much fun I'm having!!
look at how much fun I'm having!!

Friday, December 18, 2009

today I applied #agile methodology to gift wrapping :)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

super good time at the rigsby's this evening! really good to see everybody.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

okay now back to the to do this week list :)
I'm still at work - I don't need to be - I must like my job
I've had my ear buds in pretty much since 10:30 - amazing! :-D

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

how did today already happen!? feeling good - more to do tonight

Monday, December 14, 2009

now Christmas elving :-D

Sunday, December 13, 2009

had a great time this weekend at greg and jessica's wedding - outside att's "97%" coverage >:-/

Friday, December 11, 2009

consistantly - when I slow down to track my time at work, I find I always do more than the minimum even when it feels as though I've slacked

Thursday, December 10, 2009

checked out #droid - not impressed - sorry
Christmas Shopping
my posts aren't getting from #twitter through to #facebook - I didn't change anything - ?
I think I'm actually going to be able to get my oil changed today :)

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Illustrator up - check, ear buds in - check, Pandora - on - check, good afternoon begun - check ... "for those about to rock..."
my brain is full for having spent the morning talking about process - excited about sitting btw so many groups of people at work

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

roast was really good tonight, Emily did the dishes, and was really glad to hang with sweet friends

Monday, December 7, 2009

an evening at home - almost too good to be true
I just realized today is my two year mark at Nationwide
... 6 hours of sleep- 5 emails sent- 4 meals today- 3 day weekend- 2 christmas trees delivered- 1 90th birthday party for grandma!!! :D

Saturday, December 5, 2009

now playing with http://ping.fm/NIVYE
finally working on following up with all the great folks I met at MIT two weeks ago

Friday, December 4, 2009

now arriving at Wauseon
today I got a life membership in the Bill Matthews fan club - not that I didn't already have one
now bowling - bowled 107 in my first game

Thursday, December 3, 2009

oy - today everything needed done and everything amounted to nothing - so ... there wasn't anything that had to be ;-)
today is one of those days you ask yourself - what is it I wish I had time to do when there's no time to do anything

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

another day - grinding it out - feeling good about making "some" progress

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

ran 2.8 miles in 20 minutes earlier this evening - now at panera living the dream
just plugged in - listening to coldplay - you know it's a good day went you have a chance to crank at work

Monday, November 30, 2009

and now for an evening of bills, laundry, and planning the next little bit of my life :)
so when I came in this morning I thought I would get a chance to catch up on things ... nope, more new stuff coming down the pipe
back at work - glad for the routine - thinking of friends I'd like to be visiting :) it's the holidays you know

Sunday, November 29, 2009

- had a really good thanksgiving weekend!

Friday, November 27, 2009

... I think I'm up to 4 or 5 thanksgiving dinners - not that I'm complaining :)

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

and then - just when I'd gotten some momentum on the day, it's time to head home and then on to grandmother's
just had a really good conversation I'd been avoiding - of course it went well - it was just a matter of jumping in :-D
trying to keep moving forward at work
only just a few hours between me and thanksgiving - gotta keep moving

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

having a really good morning getting rolled back into things at work

Monday, November 23, 2009

back in Columbus and time to catchup on some email
now boarding the train back into Boston for my 11am flight - really good weekend :) thx Mark and Elli !!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

now halo with mark and elli :-D
#AMA awards - gaga is a nationwide insurance ad!
Quincy Market
now headed to the old north church
now watching neighborhood freeze-tag with coffee and gelato from cafe paradiso (and mark and elli) - feeling pretty cool :)
now at the gree dragon tavern
Breeze Street @ Faneuil Hall
Breeze Street @ Faneuil Hall
now rolling down mass ave :)
@ vineyard christian fellowship - greater boston (cambridge)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

now playing UNO near Boston

Friday, November 20, 2009

super amazing day - unfortunately I feel like I know less than when I started - perhaps I know more of what I don't know
having an amazing day making friends and talking shop about all kinds of thing :-D
getting asked for and giving directions like a pro - maybe I'm just good at not looking lost - shrug
crazy rainy day in Boston :-/
Good Morning - on the train back into Boston - got to sleep before midnight for the first time in several days last night. Happy Friday !!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thanksgiving dinner number 2 (with Mark and Elli) - success! :)
now rolling toward mark & elli's - very good prezo by and chat with Marco Monti this afternoon
now in Cambridge - amazing weather!
landed in Boston - reading about #Layar in Amsterdam
through security catching the earlier flight to Boston :)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

rocking thanksgiving dinner number one!
totally getting stuff done this morning!!
getting excited to visit Mark and Elli :D

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

not enough hours in the day - I am spent - gotta keep pushing just a little bit more :)

Monday, November 16, 2009

big day today - usability testing until 8pm - ready set go :)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

super good weekend - tomorrow will be another big day at work - night :)
AMAZING brunch!! even though I think after noon it is lunch no matter what you are eating - next: reading & nap :D
AMAZING brunch!! even though I think after noon it is lunch no matter what you are eating - next: reading & nap :D

Saturday, November 14, 2009

BUCKS WIN!! amazing night :)
BUCKS WIN!! amazing night :)
thanks all for stopping over last evening - still a sweet vibe in the house :)

Friday, November 13, 2009

The days roll past so fast. How long will this last? Another Friday is here, year end near. - shela

Thursday, November 12, 2009

feeling like a rockstar- looking for a highfive and pat on the back- making it happen today- maybe tomorrow will be a little slower- oy-vey!
just stumbled across the words intrapreneurship & interpreneurship - very interesting

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

8pm and I feel like I've lived three day in the last 13 hours
happy veterans day all ! thanks to you who have been willing to go and do

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

today I did something very difficult and it went just fine
Happy 11-10-9 day!! ... In Europe I suppose it's 10-11-9 day, but they are over there, and we are over here.

Monday, November 9, 2009

now heading home
now working out
okay! so when I shaved this morning I missed a little spot & while nobody else has noticed it's been CRAZY bugging me! there I'm out with it
my favorite part of Mon is that little bit of time when it doesn't feel like much is going on bc you haven't thought about it since Fri ;)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

just got an Emily Joseph haircut - she said, "OH! A lot is coming off!"
just got an Emily Joseph haircut - she said, "OH! A lot is coming off!"

Saturday, November 7, 2009

just installed a new light over my kitchen sink - it's way cooler than the light you have over yours :)
just installed a new light over my kitchen sink - it's way cooler than the light you have over yours :)

Friday, November 6, 2009

quote of the night - "I'm kind of like a dog. I do what I'm told."
at Current remembering sweet times hoping for more
heading to the Current Conference
busy day at the office - imagine what it would be if the economy was up

Thursday, November 5, 2009

tonight's class - very good :)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

BAM! another day - just like that

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

aaannnddd - its5oclock! - super good day - going to see if we can't keep it rolling on into the evening :)

Saturday, October 31, 2009

a pirate just took my order at denny's
got some around home things done this morning - now setting in to do some stuff on the computer

Friday, October 30, 2009

just got to look at a sweet set of wireframes Gavin put together :)
Happy Friday - steady morning at the office :)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

I think I just busted my ping to blog connection ... and I've run out of time to play
all in all an i am having fun
one more post for now
testing... with the correct 'from' information ... I think :)
now sending post to gmail and wp
testing 123 ... hillarious! ping and tumblr are finally talking
trying to send email through ping
intalled 'postie' on my blog so I should be able to post via pingle>ping>customURL>email>postie ... I am having fun :)
okay - I'm making progress - posts are automatically approved to my blog when sent via gmail but are held as pending when sent from ping
got a post through to my blog via email but not here ... trying again
I think I just got ping to post to my blog - geek stuff I know, but kind of a big deal :)
I'm playing with ping again. Trying to get it to post to my blog.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Good morning and happy Friday to you.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

So I ironed three shirts last night and then wore a wrinkly sweater that has been folded up in a drawer since last April. Don't ask me why.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

..7 ..6.. 5.. WAUSEON SHOOTS - WINNSS !!
now at Kira's soccer game - Wauseon 1, Archbold 1 - 30 min left in the second period - go red!
now at Kira's soccer game - Wauseon 1, Archbold 1 - 30 min left in the second period - go red!

Friday, September 11, 2009

okay, giving pingle another shot, hope it works, guess next step will be to contact directly, will post to tumblr also if need be
trying to post from pingle again

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Shakespeare in the park - so good :)
Shakespeare in the park - so good :)
rolling in emily's new escape - feels really good :) Happy Saturday!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

and the beat goes on - this morning was so long ago
In a little earlier this morning - talking about doubling up on people to help with design work on the project.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Ping.fm please work
I think "It will look good on your resume" really means "there are few redeaming qualities of being on that project - period" ... sigh
I love breakfast! ... gotta keep moving
I love breakfast! ... gotta keep moving

Monday, August 24, 2009

business reply to fifth third bank for mortgage "no postage necessary" thts what im tlkin abt- I didn't have to spring for the stamp! THNK U
long day - usability testing - hope to get some outside time this evening

Sunday, August 23, 2009

super restful weekend - super good church this evening

Saturday, August 22, 2009

coffee and reading all day - amazing!

Friday, August 21, 2009

My new favorite site for the day - labs.ideeinc.com
1:48, feels like 6pm - going to eat something for lunch - super glad to have Brady helping on the project - we are on the up swing :)
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

iPod on shuffle all :D I don't remember the last time that happened - so good!
Want would it take to see the motivation of people shifted from self incentive to others benefit?
still at work :-/
chatting it up about vehicle assignments, garaging addresses, and editing driver information - that's right - all in a day's work :)
Playing with google analytics site traffic tools. I'll tell you in 24 hours #howmanypeople click on ...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

big day today - E got an escape & I refi-ed my mortgage :D
eyes just went wacky 8-P too much computer screen - oy ... maybe it's lunch time :)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

getting e setup with fb.mobile :D
just heard about 'The Maiden Heist' movie on NPR - why don't you guys go social?? see more at http://ping.fm/esBfZ
day 2 at work of filling in for Muthu - keep the chin up
getting coffee - pretty sure the cafe in our building closes @ 10 for lunch prep.. yup closed - maybe I will fill out that survey they sent
'no salt or sugar added' !? and then I realized my shredded wheat was not frosted.. so much for much more than 'got for you' ;-) bonappetit!

Monday, August 17, 2009

trying to get done tonight what I didn't get done today
at carmax trying to buy a car >:-/ the car we saw online just now we wanted was already sold when we got here :-( way to carmax...
okay - I think I've got a sense of what I'm doing now ... it only took 3+ hours -oy! ...
ear buds in, docs loaded, wireframes ready - for those about to rock, we salute you
day 1 of 3 - being streched at work as never before - so far so good

Sunday, August 16, 2009

now plotting to take over the world, the moon, & mars by tweeting about heather's baked goods
at jHouse listening to Jonathan talk about Joseph - feeling like Joseph ...
now for a nap :)
at vineyard columbus - worship super good (whatever's been different the last few weeks keep it up) now stoked to hear what Insoo has to say

Saturday, August 15, 2009

car shopping emi again today ... getting close ... almost there ... oy :) ...
car shopping emi again today ... getting close ... almost there ... oy :) ...

Friday, August 14, 2009

babysitting Ava with Emily ... Emily's doing most of the baby sitting ... of Ava that is ... .
craziest day in a long time!!!!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

my posts have not been getting through ping.fm :(

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

going to 'old bag' in westerville for dinner - why don't you come - it will be a good time - there will be at least 7 of us
Okay - a couple meetings this morning and now for another day of ideas :-D

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Totally had an amazing afternoon cranking on ideas. When's the last time that happened!?
You might have stared at your computer screen too long when ... you start shouting Lotus commands as you click them on your screen ... 8-P

Monday, August 10, 2009

Finishing out the day - hanging at work waiting on some peeps to finish up
facing an afternoon tethered to my laptop

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Hiser/Roth Reunion - man it's hot :)
Hiser/Roth Reunion - man it's hot :)

Saturday, August 8, 2009

shopping for car for emily - dear dealers, leave cars unlocked please
more ohio state fair jersey show :) Kira did well now Ross is up
more ohio state fair jersey show :) Kira did well now Ross is up
this morning it's the ohio state fair which for me means cow show
this morning it's the ohio state fair which for me means cow show

Friday, August 7, 2009

feeling good!!!- foo fighters on pandora just now- stepping out of the office- not depending on twitter for posting
feeling good!!!- foo fighters on pandora just now- stepping out of the office- not depending on twitter for posting
and now - Smells Like teen Spirit on Pandora - you know that's a good day :)
So all the IT folks are away at an offsite this afternoon :) looking forward to getting some things done while they're out

Thursday, August 6, 2009

heading to emily's to watch the office
Trying to finish the day strong - by the time I catch on email I imagine I'll be just about done
1:40?! where is today going- I was going to tweet first thing- then at 11- then.. I guess it's good if life's too big to tweet everything :)

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

trying to get home to cook some sweet corn
got a sweet spot to finish the work day - yeah I think it's going to be a sweet evening :)
got a sweet spot to finish the work day - yeah I think it's going to be a sweet evening :)
now at Mid Ohio Foodbank

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

just created a facebook group for our neighborhood :D
just created a facebook group for our neighborhood :D
checking to see that my posts are going to all the right places -
So I seem to be having some trouble with douplicate pictures & messages going through even when pingle says there has been an error - sorry
About to vote on Columbus tax issues. Did you vote today? Polls close at 7:30.
About to vote on Columbus tax issues. Did you vote today? Polls close at 7:30.
walking to the clippers game
walking to the clippers game
... still at work one last detail to take care of
... still at work one last detail to take care of
... still at work one last detail to take care of
... still at work one last detail to take care of
... still at work one last detail to take care of
50 visits in the first 3 days of dpandre7.com- check there for Clippers pics this afternoon- UE design group does offsites right- c u there!

Monday, August 3, 2009

Driving back to Columbus.
trying to send a picture through pingle
trying to send a picture through pingle
now family history, coffee, and good company
dinner at Grandmother :)
first half of the day went so fast - this afternoon more sane - folks finally talking about project details :) amazing!
super fun weekend - sunny day :) now for work

Saturday, August 1, 2009

basically, I'm pretty sure my girlfriend is the coolest - tennis, walk, rain, dinner, movie - yup! :D
today? "fun day" :) workout, read, write, dream a bit, tennis, a good walk, dinner, maybe a movie, maybe a festival - can't complain
and now - on 14 social networks at once ... good night :)
posting from ping