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• Note to self… No gummy bears before going for a run. Ugh #

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• In the Event of Zombie Attack: http://bit.ly/jGiM4 (via @rands) #

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• In the Event of Zombie Attack: http://bit.ly/jGiM4 (via @rands) #

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• @CocoaSamurai I’d be interested in dinner. ideas on a time/place? i’m still in Moscone now. in reply to CocoaSamurai #
• Am working on my ability to tolerate bad food. Carrot, raisin, and unidentified green substance can only make me stronger #wwdc #
• I can’t believe blue bottle is so close to #wwdc. I’ve been settling all week with starbucks/peet’s http://bit.ly/18TAI9 #
• @joonian not yet. I have a Keurig at home. U haz nespresso? in reply to joonian #
• @joonian Instant gratification is a wonderful thing. I got spoiled with espresso mach at last job. I like keurig but it’s no blue bottle. in reply to joonian #
• Whoa this is nuts: two Japanese men with $134 BILLION (!!!!!) in U.S. Treasury bonds detained in Italy. http://idek.net/EZv (via @mike9r) #

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• SamTrans Bus to SF is both convenient and inconvenient. What am I made of quarters and ones? Too bad they don’t offer a debit style pass. #
• @gewang Great talk today! We should get together sometime and reminisce about Didera/Adrenaline. #

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• @Racercsx yeah dock expose doesn’t work for me either. suck. in reply to Racercsx #
• Starting the day off right with some philz coffee. Need fuel to help shamwow up the info at WWDC. #philz #wwdc #

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• I can’t believe how early man nerdery starts on wwdc. Apparently if I was there now I’d be #500 in line. Too bad I’m still in San Mateo. #
• Holy crap. Apparently getting to wwdc keynote gets u at the end of an insanely long line. I am #967. #
• Girl in front of me is girl #24 In a line of 1000. #
• ugh. AT&T sucks. can’t wait for iphone to move off of this crap. #attsucks #

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• I can’t believe how early man nerdery starts on wwdc. Apparently if I was there now I’d be #500 in line. Too bad I’m still in San Mateo. #
• Holy crap. Apparently getting to wwdc keynote gets u at the end of an insanely long line. I am #967. #
• Girl in front of me is girl #24 In a line of 1000. #
• ugh. AT&T sucks. can’t wait for iphone to move off of this crap. #attsucks #

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• I want to know who is eating the 400 million corn dogs eaten every year. They are delish but are strictly forbidden fruit. #
• WWDC registration complete. You don’t realize how stereotyped mac developers look until your in a building with a few hundred. #

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A few weeks ago, I finally left my day job. It had been 8 years and while I really enjoyed working there, there was definitely something missing. Plus, I was becoming the “old curmudgeon” who would tell the young wippersnappers what things were like in the old days and why things were the way they were and why its next to impossible to try and change them. I think losing the ‘fresh eye’ in terms of features and what can be done was the thing that really pushed me over the edge. When you look around and see more problems than opportunities… then its time for a change.

Of course, its probably not the best time in the world to leave a steady job with nothing lined up, but I’ve been feeling a sense of urgency to things lately. Time is starting to move by way too quick.

So its Summer Of Bub so far. decompressing, going to the gym, baking bread, making jam and pickles, learning Sichuan cooking (am totally addicted to Sichuan Peppercorns). All the basics. I think my blood pressure has already dropped by 20 points. I’ve recently been visiting with old co-workers and friends and am consistently getting things like “You look so relaxed…”. Jeez, I guess I didn’t realize what a little stress ball I had become.

Now that de-compression is going well, the next step is to start poking around to find “The Next Big Thing”. I’m gonna start by going to the Apple WWDC conference next week… maybe it will be there.