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dad. designer. developer. cleveland is the reason.

Encinitas, California
Joined July 2008
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Mary, Spock, and I are taking a year-long road trip across the U.S. We left NYC on April 1.
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Jensen Huang: I want my engineers to stop coding.
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Imagine seeing what's ahead of us and not betting on yourself
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Another year, another Return of the Mack in my top 3 top songs on Spotify. I honestly thought this was the year it would finally get demoted. The Curious George soundtrack is definitely pushing its way into the top 20.
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Logging in to see how much Design Twitter is freaking out about the new Figma updates
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I guess I gotta buy a lawnmower now?
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Dave Dawson retweeted
Good morning friends! I have finished my latest round of commissions and now opening my commission pipeline again. If you have ever wanted a painting from me a commission is the best way. Please DM me “painting” today and we can get started!
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Peanut butter therapy
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2023 was a year - Gus really came into his own and is the coolest little kid - I had the most fun working since I first started my career and made the most money - We lost our home and our dog Spock. And moved across the country all in the span of a few weeks
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This was a weird UI choice
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The more someone says "in good faith" during a negotiation, the less I believe them.
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At one point in time, my calendar was completely booked with meetings. Now I only have meetings as needed and that's probably ~1-2 per month. It's fucking amazing.
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It's crazy how much free time I had before Gus was born.
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Are people still chewing gum?
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Why art deco?
If X is closest in style to anything, it should, of course, be Art Deco
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Released 25 years ago today. Goddamn I'm old.
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