I’d have to say I never really understood the appeal of downtown office space until I got this westerly view from the 41st floor. Sadly I’m going to lose it in an upcoming move, but that’s probably OK as my new situation will have me sharing a desk with a designer and a Usability Researcher [...]
Yearly Archives: 2007
Now that’s a day!
December 2, 2007 – 1:28 pm
Friday night was the Zillow company holiday party. Held on a boat that just happened to be the same venue as my senior prom, it was a blast. The theme of “Casino Royale” did what a Black Tie requirement never does … it got people to dress up all fancy like. We [...]
An update for all my dedicated readers
October 20, 2007 – 11:17 pm
Three weeks ago I started a new gig at Zillow, which has proven fun and challenging. It’s really fun being part of a team instead of a lone ranger.
This morning I took off to climb Granite Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area just north of Snoqualmie Pass. At about 4000′ feet I ended [...]
Riding in the Rain
September 6, 2007 – 10:30 am
We’re entering what I consider the very best time of year to ride a bike. Cooler temperatures make you more comfortable, all the riding you did in the summer makes you strong and the Fall color makes every ride a bit more beautiful.
Of course like any bike nerd I take pleasure in preparing myself and [...]
Mail.app Problems
July 17, 2007 – 3:08 pm
In our office we were having troubles. Trouble with email, which is no good in an office. I thought i’d put our solution up here so someone might find it with Google some day.
The symptoms were numerous: We were unable to reply to certain addresses, couldn’t add attachments, etc.
The solution [...]
4th of July Weekend
July 6, 2007 – 12:01 pm
Tuesday after work I headed downtown on my lightly-loaded Trucker and hopped on the Ferry to Bainbridge Island, the first leg of my journey that would take me from Seattle to Guemes Island to celebrate our nation’s independence with my family.
The Seattle to Bainbridge run typifies the things I love about a ferry ride. [...]
Capitol Hill to Guemes Island
July 1, 2007 – 10:47 pm
On Friday I set out with my Dad to ride up to his cabin on Guemes Island, north of Anacortes, WA.
Our route led us through three counties and clocked in at just over 110 miles.
I started on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Taking the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River Trails north to Woodenville where I met my [...]
Bike Rides
June 20, 2007 – 1:16 pm
Yesterday I took the day off work to make some headway on my training for the upcoming STP. The outstanding thing about our route was how many parks we were able to visit and how much of the route was on bicycle infrastructure. I’d estimate that of the 70 miles we were on designated bike [...]
AIM BOTS!! (Henry takes a math test)
June 13, 2007 – 12:33 pm
When did AIM add even MORE aimbots? I just noticed that it’s gone from just “Moviefone” and “ShoppingBuddy” to a whole slew of worthless bots. Although I am a bit curious about this “Prof Gilzot” Bot, i’ll take the bait.
Well, here’s how my conversation with Prof Gilzot went:
12:29:42 PM hreonsrey: Hello
12:29:42 PM profgilzot: [...]
