In May, I leased the first desk at the Caroline Collective, a new coworking space near downtown Houston.
Today, I moved my stuff back out.
I left because of something simple: I need too much “stuff” to do my job. In order to do my job, I use a few pieces of bulky technology gear like a [...]
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Leaving Caroline Collective
Historic day for women everywhere
Today, women everywhere should be proud. Women should stand up and cheer for the way they’ve made history, the way they’ve changed the system. Our local paper, the Houston Chronicle, did an excellent job of summing up this important day by dedicating an image to it on the front page of their site:
Ugh. The online [...]
Surprise! I’m on the intrawebz!
I opened the company intranet this morning and got a surprise - I’m featured front and center. Looks like I’m going to have to change my browser’s home page for the next couple of weeks, because I can’t face this first thing in the morning without coffee.
When I first started at Quest Software, I did [...]
Had a photo shoot by Tracy Manford
I had a photo shoot yesterday by Tracy Manford to get some new head shots for presentations and whatnot, and I’m absolutely thrilled with how they came out. Hopefully you, dear reader, have never seen me before, because her photos make me look gooood. I’ll write more about this later (I’m on a short trip [...]
The cost of ownership
For my trip this week, I got a Jeep Commander as my rental car. I’m a National Emerald Aisle member, so I can just walk down the aisle and pick any car without paying extra - they’re all the same rate. I picked the Commander because I would normally never get the chance to drive [...]
The Wine Trials: a wine book for donut lovers
Last night, the author & editor of The Wine Trials held a release party at the Caroline Collective, the Houston coworking office where I lay my weary laptop. Robin Goldstein and Alexis Herschkowitsch talked vino, signed books and raised glasses. I liked them, and I liked the book, and I’ll tell ya why.
I’m just a [...]
I have big hands
I’m staying at an oceanside hotel in Laguna Beach, California for a meeting with some of our customers. When I say oceanside, I mean oceanside: there’s a huge wave break about a hundred feet from my balcony, just two stories down. The waves are deafening.
It’s a really romantic setting, but I was still surprised to [...]
CNN’s coverage of same-sex marriages
I’m not saying CNN is biased, and I’m not saying they’re out to make the gay & lesbian community look bad, but I think maybe, just maybe their coverage of the same-sex marriage issue might not be portraying it in the best light. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’ - here’s the photo they [...]
Time for a career change
I know, I just told you guys that I got all settled in at Quest and I’m loving it and everything, but I just had the most unbelievable offer come in. It just came out of nowhere straight into my email, and what can I say - I just can’t pass it up. [...]
Bought a Wii - and then gave it away
On my trip to DC this week, I ran across a couple of Nintendo Wiis in stock at Target. For those of you who don’t follow video games, the Nintendo Wii is a notoriously hard-to-find game system. It’s been out for months, but you still can’t walk into a store and just buy one. Prospective [...]
