Tumblr (3.0; @vivero)http://vivero.tumblr.com/<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/OItyQ8mmaftehrvknXA2Pf1Fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tainted Love at Scott and Andrea’s wedding was amazing. I’m mad at myself for not seeing them live years ago.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/57584784http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/57584784Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:46:43 -0500<p>Had a lunch meeting with business school classmate (and now VC) Kent Bennett today at B&G Oyster in the South End. I have no interest in eating Oysters, and I still had an incredible meal. I highly recommend stopping by for lunch if you’re in the area.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45227835http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45227835Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:57:59 -0400“So this is like having a yard, pee included, inside your apartment?”<br/><br/> - <em>Me, noticing that Nikki bought a small box/tray covered with sod for use in the house. Apparently, it saves you the hassle of going outside with your dog, but I suppose it adds the hassle of having to clean up your dog’s contributions.</em>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45114703http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45114703Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:42:49 -0400<p>The guy holding the US flag at the Olympic opening ceremonies is a Sudanese refugee elected by the rest of the team. Great story.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45091157http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45091157Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:36:08 -0400<p>I’m eating lots of peanut butter, Easy Mac, and cereal as we clear the pantry before the big move. I’m the human garbage disposal this month</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45091156http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45091156Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:36:08 -0400<p>I just learned I’m having dinner with @<a href="http://twitter.com/a32b" target="_blank">a32b</a> and his lovely fiance after class tonight, and I’m extremely happy about it.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45008034http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/45008034Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:35:52 -0400<p>Raise more capital than you need: every assumption in an excel model *mutiplies* variability, and all startups have assumptions galore.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969804http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969804Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:49 -0400<p>Congrats, @<a href="http://twitter.com/Rajil" target="_blank">Rajil</a>!</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969806http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969806Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:49 -0400<p>My dog is a complete snob. He will spit out dogfood pieces that don’t seem fresh/crispy. Wolf, don’t be that dog.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969805http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44969805Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:49 -0400<p>They’re useless to you, but someone out there would love them. And you don’t have the time to manage a days-long auction.</p> <p>I’m now a big fan of <a target="_blank" title="Gazelle" href="http://www.gazelle.com">Gazelle</a>, a venture-backed company that seems to arbitrage old electronics on eBay. You go through your old drawers looking for unused cell phones, iPods, computers, cameras, etc. They’ll estimate a no-haggle price and pay you that amount without having to go through an auction on eBay. Then they’ll send you the packaging for your electronics and you pop it in the mail.</p> <p>I’ve got $53 coming to me for my old Motorola Q and Nikki’s old LG Fusic phone. And it took me about 2 minutes. I heartily recommend it, especially if (like me) you’re moving soon and want to clear some of those drawers fast.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44804523http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44804523Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:04:00 -0400<p>I heard T. Boone Pickens’ “big plan” tonight on Larry King. It seems like he’s spending hundreds of millions of dollars promoting the natural gas industry, in which he is very much invested. Is he raising awareness on an environmental issue or lobbying for his financial interest? I have no problem with either; but be honest with Americans, T. Boone.</p> <p>Also of note: Richard Branson kept calling him T-Bone, which I thought was hilarious.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44739790http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44739790Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:10:35 -0400<p>Pet peeve: when people spell ‘desperately’ with two a’s (‘desparately’). You’d think that ABC’s housewives would have educated the American public about how wreckless that is.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44727759http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44727759Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:53:14 -0400<p>I’ve come around on Pandora recently. It’s been an outstanding way to produce background noise/music for my work day. Last.fm is excellent as well, but the recommendaions recently haven’t been as accurate as Pandora’s. I will continue to do some A/B testing and keep you posted.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44686175http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44686175Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:04:00 -0400<p>Great bbq i Swampscott (sp?) and now to write up some Sunday design specs for the week’s work. I think by now I’ve got a good routine going.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44618592http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44618592Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:32:38 -0400<p>Even though the interface encourages it, status updates or tweets in the third person now just make me think the person is arrogant.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44570011http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44570011Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:32:30 -0400<p>One thing I’ll miss about Cambridge: Central Kitchen</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44538011http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44538011Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:31:04 -0400“That’s called a cramdown.”<br/><br/> - <em>Guy at dinner last night. He seemed to like using financial buzzwords and talking down to me because I didn’t flash my MBA degree.</em>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44459020http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44459020Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:21:30 -0400<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/OItyQ8mmac5wt03vl6wxKyDI_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wolf’s getting too big for his original bed. But he still loves it. I think he’s just reminiscing about this childhood.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44458390http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44458390Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:13:00 -0400wolfphotos<p>I’m a huge fan of <a href="http://typenav.fontshop.com/" target="_blank">FontShop</a>, with their visual search engine for fonts. I used to love collecting fonts when I was a kid and doing basic web design in the mid 90s; it’s good to be back.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44457976http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44457976Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:07:00 -0400<p>Craigslist doesn’t seem to work too well for items priced above $200. My modern media console found a buyer in seconds, but I can’t offload my dresser to save my life.</p>http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44457918http://vivero.tumblr.com/post/44457918Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:06:08 -0400