So I’m in Vegas yet again in 2009, this time for PMA. That’s the Photographer’s Marketing Association, for those that have never heard of it. (Similar to me approximately 2 months ago.) So far it has been much more chill than CES, an absolutely insane madhouse of electronic gadgetry. It’s probably about a fourth of the size, if that. I’m here because the company I work for…

Are you familiar with Ping.fm?  It’s a service that allows you to update all your social networks with one click of a mouse.  I thought this was a brilliant idea when I signed up a year ago, but it’s becoming more evident each day that my “lifestream” is molded differently for every social network I belong to.  Occasionally there’s a [...]

Let’s see…
- Working my ass off.  I’m officially a workaholic in training.
-  Threw an insanely large Christmas party with the roommates.  We rented heat lamps, chairs, tables, the works.  Even had a bartender so we wouldn’t have to serve drinks.  Met several new people and basically hung out with some friends.
- Took a trip to Florida to see the family [...]

Wow, I’m incredibly lax at the updates these days.
The house I moved into last month is absolutely ridiculous.  I have a room on the first floor with my own private bathroom.  The door from the bathroom leads outside and the in-ground swimming pool is but a single leap from the door.  The bedroom has hardwood floors and was previously painted [...]

30 days ago, I was driving from South Carolina to Los Angeles without a full time job.
20 days ago, I was on my first interview at a social networking company in Westwood.
10 days ago, I was on my third callback interview with a tech company in El Segundo.
5 days ago, I had three different job offers in my lap.

Today, I [...]

I rarely post about politics, but something intriguing on the campaign front caught my eye today. A presidential candidate is advertising in Burnout Revenge. For those unfamiliar, Burnout Revenge is a car-racing video game owned by Electronic Arts.
Electronic Arts sells ad space on digital billboards within the game. When gamers hop online to play a little Burnout [...]

It’s been about a week since I arrived in Los Angeles and I’m slowly starting to become acclimated to my new, frantic environment.  There’s a strange element of peaceful bliss about getting lost in the chaos of this city.  I’m getting a better idea of the city layout and have starting ditching the GPS just to see if I can [...]