I am a Rochester-based web programmer/UI designer. This is my personal and professional blog.
Posted on May 5, 2010
Announcing Violet Jane Burr, born April 29, 2010, at 11:20PM. She weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces, and measured 18.5 inches long. Those readers that know me and Sarah personally have been aware of our pending “family situation” for the past … Read More »
Posted on September 8, 2009
This weekend Sarah and I took another trip out to Lollypop Farm. We met three young cats, and one of them was totally awesome, so we adopted him and brought him home. This time he had no name at the … Read More »
Posted on September 1, 2009
… in Lindy Hop these days, but this clip does it. You two astound me.
Posted on April 28, 2009
You gave us all something wonderful. I don’t think I can find the words to express the profound effect this man has had on my life and the lives of thousands like me. We lost him Monday morning at the … Read More »
Posted on November 4, 2008
Well I got out and voted this morning before work (fortunately, the lines at my polling place were nonexistent). Here’s hoping we can clean up the mess of the last eight years. To me, the election isn’t about one single … Read More »
Posted on June 3, 2008
Two major events have been dominating my mind for the last couple of weeks: The (very successful) Stompology 2008 weekend, and the astonishing fact that I… have joined a gym. Second thing first: For the last few years I have … Read More »
Posted on November 8, 2007
Yes, I am bad. I started blogging in the hope of providing insightful, informative commentary to the world at large. Instead, I shirk and procrastinate and lose focus and just plain forget. I feel slightly vindicated, though, in knowing I’m … Read More »
Posted on October 12, 2007
Well, lucky me… today I turn 30! So far so good. I’m not really one to make a big deal out of birthdays, but I figured since 30 is kind of a milestone, I should at least blog my thoughts … Read More »
Posted on August 10, 2007
This is the quick version. I’ve created a Flickr set for the second day, in Gent. I’m working on sorting the third day pictures. The first day, traveling, was fairly uneventful. Flew Rochester to DC, DC to London, London to … Read More »
Posted on August 8, 2007
We’ve returned! First day back at work feels like a Monday. Yes, we had a great wedding. Yes, we had a great honeymoon. Yes, there will be pictures. Yes, there will be blogging. We kept a journal while we were … Read More »
Posted on July 28, 2007
Well, this is it. The last few short hours of bachelorhood. My next blog post should be post-Europe. Here’s hoping the weather holds out today! …
Posted on June 15, 2007
It’s been awhile since I posted any kind of semi-entertaining retail hell story, so I figured I’d make an attempt out of last week’s eye-roller. Hopefully I may provide someone out there with some light amusement. I was on register … Read More »
Posted on June 13, 2007
Well, Stompology has come and gone once again. Overall it was a great weekend, and once again we’ve had good vibes from the students and teachers. We’ve also learned a few more things this time around, and I’m looking forward … Read More »
Posted on June 6, 2007
I haven’t blogged much on wedding plans, mostly because I figure most people don’t care to read about them. But I’ve posted some photos of trips we took to our ceremony and reception sites: My Flickr collections …
Posted on October 10, 2006
I’ve spent the last few days in misery. Late last week I developed a sore throat, which over the weekend ballooned into all-out Sonic Death Disease. My throat feels like I botched a flaming-sword-swallowing act, and my chest feels like … Read More »
Posted on September 22, 2006
On Tuesday night, Cori and taught the first week of our current Intro to Swing class for Groove Juice Swing. The class moved a little bit too slowly (which may have been my fault), so we didn’t get through much, … Read More »
Posted on September 14, 2006
Sarah and I finally set a date! We will be getting married on July 28, 2007. …
Posted on August 14, 2006
Well, we finally decided to stick with the name Satch for our cat. This weekend was his first trip to the veterinarian, where he received a fairly clean bill of health.
Posted on August 7, 2006
On Friday night Sarah and I visted Lollypop Farm and adopted a new, sweet kitten. We saw a few different cats at first that we might like, but the first that we actually selected for a “Meet and Greet” was … Read More »
Posted on July 17, 2006
I just want to take a moment to offer congratulations to my good friends Art and Jess. I’m very excited and happy for them. One lucky Future American is going to be part of a fantastic family. …
Posted on June 19, 2006
It’s been a hell of a month. So far, moving has been the biggest hassle, what with the actual move, and buying new furniture, and unpacking, and buying new supplies, and cleaning, and painting, and putting things away, and trying … Read More »
Posted on April 25, 2006
So, you may or may not have heard about Stompology. Here’s the deal: Rochester will be host to the first workshop for Lindy Hoppers and swing dancers specifically focusing on solo Authentic Jazz dance movement. We’re bringing in three instructors … Read More »
Posted on March 31, 2006
Tonight I finally took that Big Step, and Sarah once again made me glad to be me. …
Posted on March 14, 2006
If anyone, for any reason, has to go into a retail job at some point in his or her life, I have some tips to offer up when dealing with customers. I’ve had retail jobs in some flavor for about … Read More »
Posted on February 20, 2006
This weekend Sarah and I (and many others) hit Toronto for Steve and Caitlin’s wedding celebration. Or is it Caitlin and Steve’s wedding celebration? Well, either way. Also we had a fantastic dinner for which I paid far too much. … Read More »
Posted on February 14, 2006
Some interesting things happening lately. To start, there were two deaths recently at the Seneca Park Zoo: first the baby elephant that had been due for two years now died in delivery. Then the adult male orangutan mysteriously dropped dead. … Read More »
Posted on December 21, 2005
Not too much going on lately. The job at the entertainment store has been taking pretty much all of my free time (I’m working from 8am til 11pm three days this week), but apparently that will be going away December … Read More »
Posted on November 22, 2005
Do you ever wake up with a song in your head? How about a completely random song that you haven’t heard any time in recent memory, with no obvious connections to anything and no real reason for it being there? … Read More »
Posted on November 17, 2005
Last night was my first night at the new part-time job. On the surface, I instant liked it better than the party store. I’m working in the movies department, so right away I derive more pleasure from helping customers search … Read More »
Posted on November 14, 2005
This past weekend was Rochester’s eighth annual Steven and Virginie Lindy Hop workshop. Although I sat out for a lot of the classes, I do have to say Steven got me excited about dancing again. Saturday evening was a great … Read More »
Posted on November 4, 2005
Finally, a weekend with no work commitment. I somehow got off from the party store this weekend, so I have Friday night, Saturday and Sunday all free for the first time in months! I finally managed to find the 2-disc … Read More »
Posted on September 27, 2005
Groove Juice Swing celebrates its first year tonight with a dance party at Tango Cafe Dance Studio starting at 7pm. Admission is $3. Rochester dancers come out and help celebrate! You’ll get cake…
Posted on August 15, 2005
Who would imagine that a late-night weekend excursion to Montreal, of all places, would turn out to be some of the most dance-fun I’ve had in a long time? We left at 7pm on Saturday, arrived at around 1am, danced … Read More »