Author Archives: Brad

Beer Brewing: Phase One

By Brad | Published: February 24, 2010
This past Friday, my friends and I went to the Eagle Rock Brewing Co, a new Brewery that recently opened not far from our place, to taste some of their brews and visit a Vietnamese noodle truck that happened to be parked out front. The beer was excellent, especially their seasonal Libertine Imperial Amber Wit. [...]
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A New Year

By Brad | Published: February 6, 2010
Hello there. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I bet you thought you wouldn’t be hearing from me any longer. Well, I’ve decided I’ve neglected this blog long enough. This year I’ve decided to make a resolution. That resolution is to make an new resolution every month and keep it indefinitely. In January, my resolution was to read at [...]
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A New Day

By Brad | Published: January 20, 2009
Today America gets a second chance. A chance to change a failing foreign policy. A chance to rebuild our failing economy and infrastructure. A chance to set our priorities straight. This is not, and cannot be the job of just one man. It will take all of us to make America what it once was. It [...]
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“Who throws a shoe, Honestly?”

By Brad | Published: December 14, 2008
President Bush gets attacked by a man throwing his shoes at him during a press conference during Bush’s last visit to Iraq as sitting US President.
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A Clockwork Green Beta

By Brad | Published: November 2, 2008
I am excited to announce the open beta of A Clockwork Green, a side project I have been working on in my spare time. A Clockwork Green allows you to keep track of time you spend on different projects by simply starting or stopping the clock, and providing a description of what you worked on during [...]
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Last.fm Act 2

By Brad | Published: October 13, 2008
So here I am again. I have reapplied for the PHP Developer position at Last.fm. Ever since May 2007 when I first visited Last.fm I knew it was the place for me. I applied and interviewed, but ultimately did not get the job because I had very little experience and no visa to work in the [...]
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SXSW 2009 Anyone?

By Brad | Published: September 23, 2008
Ok, I am set on going to SXSW 2009 next March. Anyone else interested? I’m planning on attending the interactive festival, but I’d like to catch a couple of the films and definately as many music acts as I can while I’m there.
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Vitamin String Quartet

By Brad | Published: September 23, 2008
A few years ago I found the album “String Tribute to AFI” at Amoeba Records in Berkeley and, being a huge AFI fan, I was intrigued. I wasn’t necessarily a fan of strings, but I felt AFI would make for some rather interesting string covers, so I bought it. I thouroughly enjoyed it, and even [...]
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MIB: Make It Brad

By Brad | Published: August 13, 2008
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The Jamba Juice White Gummybear

By Brad | Published: July 27, 2008
A couple of years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the Jamba Juice secret menu. This collection of smoothies created by the Jamba Juicers gets shared between locations, and occasionally gets modified along the way. In its hayday you could simply ask for one of these drinks by name and if the [...]
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