why not ben

Jun 28

Saw an employee at one store I’m used to seeing at another. Turns out she works 3 jobs often all in a 24hr period. Holy hell.

Jun 22

I always used to scoff at haml. Now that i’ve gotten used to using it I shudder at having to deal with raw html.

Jun 21

How am I just now watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog for the first time!? Brilliant stuff!

Jun 17

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Jun 12

watching Mary-Louise Parker in West Wing & Weeds I have to keep reminding myself it’s the same person. the two characters are so believable.

Jun 10

Big news today! Worcester, MA is our official next destination. Anna got into UMASS Med. Apparently she wants to be a doctor or something.

Jun 08

ugh, can’t deploy because rubygems is down. That dependency sucks. So… how do you setup a rubygems.org mirror hmm?

Jun 02

“Things in general when they start to fix them get worse before they get better. That’s what I’m told. And if you believe that things should be getting a lot better soon.” — Steve Jobs on AT&T Call Quality

Jun 01

President Barack Obama boards buses to speak to people who were attending the ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery after the Memorial Day event he was supposed to speak at was canceled because of severe weather in Elwood, Illinois, May 31, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama boards buses to speak to people who were attending the ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery after the Memorial Day event he was supposed to speak at was canceled because of severe weather in Elwood, Illinois, May 31, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

May 28

“ “But it wasn’t BP that was yelling at us, it was the sheriff’s office,” we say.
“Yeah, I know, but we have…a very strong relationship.”
“What do you mean? You have a lot of sway over the sheriff’s office?”
“Oh yeah.”
“How much?”
“A lot.” ” — “It’s BP’s Oil” - Mother Jones