Less Talk, More Do

I am a design engineer at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, working with the Theme Team to address the design concerns of millions of WordPress users.

• May 21st, 2007

  Where are they now?

  (Not that anyone asked.) We’re in Wyoming tonight, halfway between our day in the Badlands today and camping at Yellowstone tomorrow. Here’s a picture of a rainstorm we drove through somewhere in the middle of South Dakota: Christina sure does take a quality photo.

• May 19th, 2007

  One more day in paradise

  So tomorrow is my last day in Orlando. I don’t know if it was something I ate (Cheeburger Cheeburger, I’m looking at you) or just the stress of traveling, but I’ve felt sick to my stomach since yesterday afternoon, which is terrible timing. If I was going to get sick during this trip, I would [...]

• April 20th, 2007

  Software isn’t the only thing I build

  Christina and I just finished remodeling the stoop in front of our house. What used to be crumbling concrete steps covered in peeling outdoor carpet is now a wider and more inviting stairway complete with flower boxes and new handrails. Except for the handrail parts, we designed and built it ourselves from scratch (scratch being [...]

• February 16th, 2007

  Life is good

  It’s a Friday, Netscape 9 development is humming along, tonight is Casino Night at my wife’s work, I found and bought a Wii today, and tomorrow is my birthday. Life is good.

• February 15th, 2007

  Best Week Wife Ever

  I have the best wife ever. For Valentine’s Day, Christina got me Pixar’s Cars videogame for the Nintendo Wii with an “IOU One Wii” note attached. Then, we had a Super Nintendo MarioKart tournament (her idea). Oh, and her card to me included the phrase “If you were a booger, I’d pick you first.” Sigh… [...]

• November 20th, 2006

  It seemed like a good idea at the time

  10:05 AM: “Oh, look!” said Christina. “Some cute little birdies! I shall feed them my leftover Tostitos!” 10:06 AM:

• July 19th, 2004

  Hi Christina

  Hi Christina, I love you! [This post originally appeared on my first blog, "Here's What You Should Think."]

• July 9th, 2004

  Sorry Ladies, but I’m Off the Market

  Yes, it’s true. Yesterday, July 8, I proposed to Christina Tewes, and she said yes, making it the happiest day of my life. [This post originally appeared on my first blog, "Here's What You Should Think."]