Oh, Sir is a tumblelog by Gian Cruz, iPhone game designer by day and part-time crooner on YouTube by night. Read my thoughts on design, music, and technology.
This has been my JAM over the past month. British, funky, Electropop. Just my style. She’s coming to 9:30 Club in February too, but I think I’ll be out of town when she’s here. I want to see her live one of these days, though.
As of the new year, I am no longer an employee of AOL. I decided to take the voluntary package that they were offering, so that I can take some time to try new things and pursue new ventures.
This was a very hard decision for me to make. I loved working with the AIM team, and it was a dream of mine to be able to work on such big projects for the web. But I realized that I had an even bigger dream than that — and that was to start my own company, and work on my own terms.
It sounds like a crazy thing to do given the times that we’re in, but sometimes crazy is what’s needed. It feels like the right time for me. I’m young, I have my whole life ahead of me. What better time than now to give it my shot? If it all goes bust, that’s okay, because I tried. It’s a decision I know I won’t regret.
So starting today, I will be working full-time in an iPhone venture I’ve started with my good friend Kris Zabala, Feel Every Yummy, LLC. (Quirky name, yes? Quirky is how we do.) I feel very lucky to be working with such a multi-talented guy like Kris, and I’m super excited about what we’ve been working on. We have a lot of fun iPhone games and apps in the works, and hopefully I can show them to you guys very soon.
Another video for you all! My sisters and I decided to sing a song together over the holiday break. Here’s our version of “Falling For You” by Colbie Caillat.
I love love. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Macasaet!
What a crazy weekend, snowstorms, rehearsals and all. I wish all of our friends could have been there, but Mother Nature had other plans.
My friend Mark had the crazy idea of streaming the wedding live online, since he wasn’t able to make it. And believe it or not, it actually worked! I had my netbook with 3G on me, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try. I got permission from the priest and positioned the netbook to show the front of the altar. I spread the link to anyone who was online, and a good number of people (even my friend Mike who’s currently in Afghanistan) were able to watch the ceremony, up until my battery died. All of this was possible because of Ustream, Twitter, Facebook, and a netbook with 3G connection. The future at work, people.
I’ll be posting a video of the first dance real soon.
Nerd alert… I was completely hooked on So You Think You Can Dance this season.
I can’t dance to save my life but I fricking love this show. This might have been my favorite dance of the whole season. I don’t really know what they’re doing, but I do know that I get chills when I see it. I think it’s beautiful.
Also, the Michael Buble track has become my favorite in his new album.
But it’s things like this that are making me start to actually love the place. Chistine and her friends showed me this park last night. It was in the middle of the city, completely covered in Christmas lights, in the form of trees, snowflakes, and reindeer. Quite a sight to see.
I think I’ll be visiting Richmond a lot more next year.
I must admit, the green jerseys look pretty sweet. I wouldn’t mind owning one of these myself. Let’s hope the change of style helps them with their record. They’ve been up and down this season, and it doesn’t help the stress level of us fans.
They were pretty damn fantastic last night. Some of the best pure music I’ve heard live. Thanks to Ren for accompanying me to such a great show. (I think we can officially call ourselves concert partners now.)
I come back from Vegas, and I discover that Alisa, Ari, and the rest of the AIM team decorated our cubicles for the kids. Job well done, I must say. (Check out the awesome mummy-pole thing in the hallway!)
