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I sent an email to the Creative Team suggesting an exchange program where a Development Team member would attend their team meeting. I ended by asking when and where their next team meeting would be. I got three replies. Ben Fogarty : "Hey Man... We're creative. We meet on a whim. Where the wind blows us. Our sails are filled with unicorn tears and our fists the thunder of zeus." Thom Schoenborn : "Midnight under the Burnside Bridge, west side, upon the ninth moon in the year of... Read More...

"I print out all my e-mails and tape them to the inside of my clothes. I know Levi and Justin use their iPhones to access e-mail outside work, but my clothes come with me everywhere, and they don't set off airport alarms. I have a DD hat, a Freightliner jacket, a Leatherman belt, and a Screaming Circuits beanie. It works for me." -- Dave, responding to a discussion about email sorting methods Read More...

SelecTrucks We're nearing the end of the SelecTrucks project, and only launched one site this month: Tampa . I really like the water in the design, with the little diver swimming through. Carrier We did some small projects for Carrier this month, mostly SEM tweaks. The cool part is that we added a media center, which will be going live soon. One of our designers, Ben, put a lot of work into getting a flash video player working, so that we can set up a cool XML-driven player, that will let the... Read More...

Valerie: Can someone go to Kinko's? Andrew: Yeah, I can. ...Is this billable time? Valerie: [ laughing ] Actually, it is! [ everyone laughs ] Dave: [ just walking in ] What's going on? Justin: Andrew just got some billable work. Dave: [ starts slow clapping - entire company joins in ] Read More...

"It's a myth that you need a great client. It's possible to do great work for a terrible client -- if you're willing to extend the scope of the project indefinitely." -- Jeffrey Zeldman I already blogged about An Event Apart over on my personal blog, but I figured I should at least mention it here. Pop Art sent me to the conference along with my fellow CSS-man, Ryan, and we had a great time. I went all nerdly-fanboy and got my photo taken with Zeldman and Meyer, and I introduced... Read More...

Dave: I can't get any email. Ryan: [sarcastic] It's probably because you're using a mac. Andrew: [singing, falsetto] You know it's hard out here for a mac... Read More...

Yesterday I left work early because I wasn't feeling well. I sent out this email: I'm heading home early - something I ate isn't agreeing with me. One of my coworkers responded with this: Scott, "I think the French are a sophisticated culture." Sandwich, "You are wrong. The French degrade the very foundations of democracy the modern world is striving to achieve." Scott, "That seems like a very obtuse statement." Sandwich, "Think what you want, traitor... Read More...