decennial

last november i clocked my tenth year as an employee in creative services at Williams-Sonoma.

this past may, they held the annual service recognition breakfast(s), wherein everyone who had marked a five, ten, 15, 20 and even one 30-year anniversary was given a gift, some food and a few kind words from their manager.

afterward, we got to have a photo taken with Chuck Williams, the founder and only 94-year-old dude i know. the guy still edits cookbooks, comes to work every day and is extremely well-dressed. super rad.



this thing had a lovely carafe with fitted glass in it.


everybody loves a good buffet.


wore my good shoes.

subaru impreza hatchback review

yeah, i reviewed an impreza before, but that one didn't have ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. i can't even begin to describe how much of a difference that makes. it's like going from a skateboard to an audi. and subaru knows it, 'cause they threw down for an interior that's slightly nicer than the borimpreza. the hatchback is a car i would actually request in the future... if i wasn't on some ridiculous mission to review a load of different rental cars for my stupid weblog.

also, someone remind me to bring a car adapter with an audio cable next time, all the cars have aux jacks now.

birthday

a couple scenes from my 33rd kegstand birthday party...














ALSO: this happened.

dear ticketmaster...

...tell us how you *really* feel:

independence day is...

...also jon's birthday.

shot (and video edited) entirely on an iPhone 4:

this is why america will fall

From: Matthew Thompson 06/25/2010 01:17 PM
To: (redacted)
CC: (redacted), (redacted)
Subject: Re: Press check timing for Affinities and Sourcebook- Baraboo

hi (redacted),
my itinerary is below and i’ve booked a room at (redacted) in baraboo, could you let me know how to get to the plant from there? my cell number is 555.555.5555, let me know if you need anything else.
thanks!
matt

(itinerary redacted)

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From: (redacted)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:19:43 -0700
To: Matthew Thompson
Subject: Re: Press check timing for Affinities and Sourcebook- Baraboo

Thanks Matt. Can you send me your cell phone number. We will use this to keep you updated during your visit.

my question remains unanswered and they request information already provided: a perfect business email.

this is my desktop at work

new holiday!

i'm already getting excited to celebrate my new favorite holiday next year:

June 12th, National Roll a Ball Slowly at an English Person Day!

world cup is on

pirate cat

coco got glaucoma in his right eye and finally had to have it enucleated. i got light-headed watching him run into stuff all over the apartment, drugged-up and newly bereft of depth perception...





here's a before, for reference: