http://www.seebq.com the shameless self promotional site of Charles Brian Quinn Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:41:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's approaching almost a year now that Jodi and I have been sharing one car.  I thought I'd write a little bit on what it has been like -- certainly not easy, especially here in Atlanta (a top 10 in traffic and sprawl in the country). With Jodi traveling a lot ... http://www.seebq.com/2009/rambling/living-without-a-car I Just got back from two amazing gigs -- last week I was in New York at the nytimes.com, helping their interactive team get up to speed on some of the new Rails features, and some consulting on some of their interactive apps (Oscars meets fantasy football, anyone?).  Those guys ... http://www.seebq.com/2009/uncategorized/im-a-newspaper-man It's not just your average, run of the mill garden, mind you.  It's an urban, guerrilla garden -- meaning that I don't own the land, technically. It's on an abandonded lot, owned by the city, and it backs up to my building's common area.  We maintain it (read: remove all the ... http://www.seebq.com/2009/craziness/i-started-a-garden Highgroove Atlanta got office space.  Best part: a REAL espresso machine. Jodi and I are down to the Prius (~50 MPG) and a Scooter (~80 MPG). We just got back from vacation in Florida and Derek's Wedding in California. Baxter Street Lofts has only 4 units left! I should be working right now. http://www.seebq.com/2008/rambling/totally-scattered-general-life-update Down at Highgroove Studios, we've finally lifted the wraps off Scout, our simple solution to server monitoring and reporting. It's true, we've been using Scout internally now for months, and it has proven its usefulness time and time again. We've also been collecting meticulous feedback from our pre-launch users. ... http://www.seebq.com/2008/biz-ness/scout-launches Just a quick note to everyone out there that Jameson and I survived the Atlanta Downtown Tornado of 2008 (I'm trying to make it sound more dramatic than it really was). Strangely enough, I was outside walking my dog when the tornado hit -- only just now did I find out ... http://www.seebq.com/2008/craziness/the-atlanta-downtown-tornado-of-2008 Life is good! Baxter Street Lofts is very close to completion, and the entire site looks amazing. Jodi's been working non-stop putting the final pieces in place. If you want to picture Jodi these days, just imagine her face glued to her Red Treo mobile phone with a ... http://www.seebq.com/2008/uncategorized/life-is-good Jodi and I attended our good friend Ben Krause's gallery showing last Friday - a solo exhibition by another good friend of ours, a talented artist named David Peterson. I've known David for a little while, and always loved his work. I take that back: I friggin' love this guy ... http://www.seebq.com/2007/shoutouts/david-peterson-artwork I got this letter from my pal Javier: Dear englishspeaking friends :-) As you might have already heard, we're planning a little roadtrip in may 2008 starting from Zürich to Odessa (Ukraine). We'll be driving about 3000km in 10 days in a car that should cost less than CHF 500 (~ $425). ... http://www.seebq.com/2007/rambling/why-the-europeans-are-winning I'm sitting on the porch of the Georgia Tech's Solar Home, listening in on the strategy sessions on regulating the power from the array of solar panels on the roof. The competition's scoring system has all kinds of regulations, rules, and ways to earn points. This means the ... http://www.seebq.com/2007/gatech/live-from-the-solar-decathlon-in-dc