December 9 – Party Prompt: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. This is sort of sad to say, but I don’t really remember going to any parties that really knocke...
C - So raw, so powerful, so easy to shoot yourself in foot. Scheme - It may have taken me a month and a half to grok Scheme, but the moment that I finally did, angels sang and the heavens opened up to me. Java - My introduction to OOP could h...
December 10 – Wisdom Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? Well, that’s an easy one: giving up on the startup I’d put my heart and soul into for two years because it was never going to make it, and ins...
December 8 – Beautifully Different. Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful. I don’t like this question.
December 7 – Community Prompt: Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? That’s an easy one: Office Nomads! I decided to check...
December 5 – Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? The startup I worked on for two years. Wish I could tell you…
December 6 – Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? Man, what haven’t I made? The last thing of mine that was ‘released’ was the Tippr app ...
December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? In the sense of: wonder |ˈwəndər| noun a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable : h...
December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). Most alive this year? In vivid detail? There’s one moment that comes to mind that, for legal/...
Thanks to Joe for turning me on to this. Obviously, I haven’t blogged in a while. Let’s see if this can turn the tide. At least for 31 (-1) days. December 1 One Word. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. ...