Crisis Averted!: Tag: work

Kick ass wisely.

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:47:22 -0800

Looking at the archives here, it's become obvious I've nearly forgotten how to blog since starting at Yahoo! almost a year and a half ago. It's not that I haven't been doing anything interesting, or come across interesting things to talk about — far from it.

I've been doing and seeing some of the most amazing things I've ever done or seen, from a career perspective. But, I have found that doing kick ass things at work has made me less likely to do kick ass things while not at work. And those non-work kick ass things are what I used to like to blog about. Doing kick ass things is a tons of fun, but it takes a lot of effort. One shouldn't do kick ass things all the time, or else one might run out of ass to kick. So I save my ass kicking energy for the asses that most need kicking.

Most of my time since joining Yahoo! has been spent working on SearchMonkey, and jumping between various other kick ass projects. Of course, there have also been a good number of not so kick ass projects. Again, it's important to not run out of ass to kick, or energy to kick ass. On top of that, be sure to kick the right ass, not just any old ass that comes along. Even if an ass appears to be begging you to kick it. Even if it offers you cash. Even if peer pressure makes you feel like you'd be less kick ass if you didn't kick this particular ass. There's not much worse than a wasted or misplaced ass kick. Kick ass wisely.

Anyway, late last year I had decided this here blog could use a redesign, and I could use a swift kick in the ass to get things moving again. But, now I'm not so sure. I haven't blogged because I haven't had anything much to say, and that's fine. Despite the kick ass things going on at work I just haven't found myself thinking, "Hey, I should blog about this!" The day I do have something to say (like today) it'll still be here waiting. In the meantime, for all the little blips of life from "whoa" to "wtf" there's always Twitter.

The Wait of Words

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:48:26 -0800

Recently, my coworker Ryan and I discovered something interesting about Yahoo! IT requests: poetry gets results.

Yahoo!

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:33:45 -0700

Last year I left sunny California to pursue a job in the rainy Pacific Northwest. The company was young, private and had a ton of potential. I was ready for something new. The timing was just right, and it was a great adventure.

Last month I left the rainy Pacific Northwest to pursue a job in sunny California. The company is mature, public and has a proven track record of success. I was ready for something new, and also something familiar. The timing was just right, and it will be an even greater adventure.

So long, Portland. Hello, Yahoo!.

My short-ass commute

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:32:01 -0700

Ryan and I were joking that compared to his recent commute video, a video of my commute would be nothing more than a blip. It turns out that even at 3x speed, the video clocks in around 40 seconds. But, had I not hit that green light, it would have been about twice as long.

Update: Apparently 3x wasn't enough speed-up, so I've created a new version at the proper 10x speed. Zoom!