Once a year Automattic calls an all hands meeting. A meetup. It lasts one full calendar week from arrival to departure and it is many things to many people. The one word standing out in my mind as I look back at the week I had is overwhelming. o·ver·whelm·ing ˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNG/ adjective very great in amount. … Continue reading it was a grand meetup…
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travel tales of a work at home cami…
In less than a week I'll embark on a work adventure with 260ish of my nearest and dearest co-workers. Over the last 18 months I've been at Automattic some of my colleagues have become close friends. Some are still total strangers. None the less we'll be all in one place for 7 days to work and … Continue reading travel tales of a work at home cami…
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Early in the morning on September 27, 2008 I wandered in through the front door and up the stairs to CubeSpace to attend the inaugural WordCamp Portland. It was a day of wonder, entertainment, and learning that would stick with me for years to come. It was very early on in my involvement in the Portland tech … Continue reading hello world…
chronicles of a work-at-home cami… office enemy number one
My desk is my dining table, though I seldom work from it preferring to work in my office wich doubles as a living room because that way I can keep an eye on my co-workers who, in the form of mindless movies and televisions shows as white noise, are always plotting something. I might as … Continue reading chronicles of a work-at-home cami… office enemy number one
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And lo... the saga of the Choconots and Frenemies is drawing to a close.We've seen our fair share of comic ugliness as the choconots tried (successfully) to avoid the lure of the chocolate while the Frenemies taunted us mercilessly...Or... not so mercilessly really, we've all been pretty nice I think and a good time seems … Continue reading work it…
