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amy365 Photo Project #1

2010-01-01T22:54:13-05:00

I've rarely used the camera on my cell phone, but have admired some of the creative shots others have posted. One of the things I would like to do with this project is play with alternative cameras. So why not start with a mobile pic?

New Year's Day with the in laws today! After much coaxing, I got my niece to pose for this first shot.

10 things to do in 2010

2010-01-01T02:21:50-05:00

There has been the usually year-end flurry of articles trumpeting statistics about how many of us make New Year's resolutions, and how quickly most of us abandon them. While the numbers vary, they all agree that the prognosis for your resolutions is...well...not promising.

Still, a new year feels like a blank page...a fresh start of sorts, an opportunity to do better, and it's hard to resist the urge to make some promises to oneself about the things we're going to do right in the next year.

Resolutions may not stick, but I have pretty good luck with to do lists. Therefore, in lieu of resolutions, I've decided to simply make a list of things to do before 2010 runs out on us. Here's my top 10 things to do in 2010:

Become Queen of the Speedlights
Complete a 365 photo project
Photowalk at least once every 2 weeks
Get to know 2 new neighborhoods outside my own and Times Square
Learn to use my slow cooker
Eat less restaurant and packaged food, and instead eat primarily real food with pronounceable ingredients
Read a book recreationally each month.
Set and achieve SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive) goals for Paper Swan Photography, my wedding photography business. (See Dr. Neil Hair? I was listening!)
Go out and meet new people at a social, recreational, or business networking event each week.
Reconnect with, or get to know more about, 5 people each week.

And bonus number 11...BLOG!!!

So there's the list. No resolutions there--certainly no grand plans to ban carbohydrates or magically become an early morning gym rat--just a few things to make sure I do over the next 12 months.

I think it's doable.

Happy New Year!!

Looking for Drupal theming questions, giving prizes

2008-10-29T15:28:45-04:00

Tree House Agency is putting together a session for Do it with Drupal, and taking questions from the Drupal-using (or Drupal-considering) public at large. To up the fun factor, we're giving away tshirt and whitepaper freebies to participants, as well as Drupal books to the five questions our devs choose to discuss in their presentation and whitepaper.

Head over to the Tree House blog for full details and to submit your questions!

Talkin' it up at the Web 2.0 Expo!

2008-09-04T17:03:45-04:00

In two weeks, the Web 2.0 Expo will hit NYC, and Tree House Agency will be there with bells on! If you've read any of my posts from last year's event in San Francisco, you know how much I got out of it and how psyched I was to be there.

This year, I am ecstatic to be on the speaker list. I and Michael Caccavano, our CEO at Tree House, will be giving a session on theming best practices. Whereas the Tree House talk at last March's DrupalCon was focused on enterprise-level Drupal and using its tools within a theming methodology, this session is less technical, platform-agnostic and includes a look at the different roles involved in a web project and how they impact site theming--and how your theming can affect your site. Here's the full description.

Join us at 11:35 on Thursday, September 18 to see how you can improve your site's theming health!

PS - Follow Tree House on Twitter! We'll follow you and watch for your questions and comments during our presentation. If we can't answer your questions during the session, watch for the when and where of our post-session theming chat where we'll have members of our internal team on hand for an informal open discussion on the theming process.

Now hiring a Project Manager - communication skills are key!

2008-08-25T11:49:24-04:00

***Edited: This position has been filled.

A couple weeks ago, I posted that Tree House is looking for a new Drupal developer. We are still seeking candidates for that role, and have added a Project Manager to our talent wishlist.

If you are a creative, driven, super-communicator with a love of internet technologies and their potential, we'd like to talk to you! (Likewise if you have friends who match this profile.)

See the full project manager job description here.