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raising the bar: voicemails

Americans have been leaving audio messages — whether on answering machines or voicemails — for twice as long as I’ve been alive. While the technology that allows these voice messages to exist has evolved over time, the content of said messages has largely gone unchanged: [Answering Machine Picks Up] Hi, you’ve reached [name] and I [...]

pleased to meet you, Seattle

This past weekend, I had the privilege of traveling from Pullman to Seattle and back with four of the finest post-college, single human beings the Palouse has to offer. My friend Drew had a consultation with a tattoo artist whose work he’s a fan of there, and in the spirit of things being better when [...]

Best Weekend in February 2010

Each year the Roommates and some of our friends from college get together outside of Alto, TX for a time that’s come to be known as the Best Weekend in February (after all, it is always in February). The annual escape from our day-to-day lives in the city provides an outlet for us to catch [...]

in loving memory

Every guy remembers well his first car. Whether the memories are fond or foul, they are deep-seeded in the man who has been so fortunate as to own a vehicle. My first car was Roweena (pictured above in a never before published D.O. senior picture). If you’re able to see beyond the then very cool [...]

The Doorpost Film Project (help!!)

Just so you know what you’re getting yourself into with this post, I’m asking you to help some filmmaker friends of mine in the 2009 Doorpost Short Film Competition. They’re worth helping, and you’ll be entertained in the process, so it’s a win/win. First things first: what is the Doorpost Film Project? Well according to [...]