UpLife

Uplife: Update on Life.

Currently, I’m on Southwest Airlines flight #8 from Midland, TX to Albuquerque, NM (“with continued service to Phoenix, San Diego, and Oakland”). I’ve got all 3 seats on my side of my aisle to myself–it’s pretty awesome. I’ll arrive in San Diego this afternoon, and then hang out with my brother Aaron and his family till Tuesday. I love seeing my Aaron and his wife Gretchen, but I’m most excited about seeing my nephew, Ethan, and niece, Peyton (whom I haven’t even met yet!).

Wednesday night, I hung out at Starbucks with my friend Mac Tyler. He is an awesome web designer, and we spent most of the evening talking about design, work, life and lots of other geeky topics. I also met one of Mac’s local friends, Mark Tower. He’s a graduate of MCA, so he and I know a bunch of the same people. He’s a very creative and artistic guy. He also does some crazy awesome artwork with duct tape. If you check out his Twitter feed, he’s got links to pictures of some of the stuff he’s currently working on. We’ll see how things go, but I hope we can see each other more. I enjoy hanging out with local geeks who share a lot of the same mindset as I do, and can challenge me in my designs.

What’s happening in Haiti is pretty awful. I honestly wish I could go down there to help, but I don’t see that working out. So far, this is the most impactful article I’ve found (based on images and video contained inside it).