Ryan Joy (atxryan)

woke up to the sound of birds chirping (and I don’t mean Twitterrific’s). It is a gorgeous day today. # heading to Bouldin Creek Cafe for breakfast and brainstorming. Then back to la casa for implementation. #

performing narcissistic searches on myself: http://tinyurl.com/2nuqxa # could the 2008 general election buck the trend and stick to public funds? http://nytimes.com/2008/02/16/us/politics/16campaign.html – Maybe. # attempting to reconcile my need to get things done with my full tilt embrace of lethargy. *oh look, an empty couch…* # @LaniAR: brilliant! I’ll attempt and see how it works [...]

making saffron garlic soup, saffron shrimp crab cakes, saffron, saffron couscous w/ peas & chives, and saffron shrimp crab cakes for V-day # oh, and Persian Love Cake (with Saffron, of course, and cardamom) for dessert… thank you, Ali, for the saffron! #

Not that my use of the moniker is any more real than anyone else’s, but what’s in a name? A username, at that? Well, it’s a personal brand for starters and one that I’ve cultivated for sometime. A quick Google Search for atxryan will show that I’ve been somewhat successful. Ah, but what’s this? I’m [...]

Austin WordPress users: Andy Skelton announced that the May GeekAustin Happy Hour would be co-hosted with WordPress on Tuesday, May 20th. Like the previous two GeekAustin events, this one is to be held downtown at J. Blacks on W. Sixth. I can attest that LinearB throws a great party, so come out and have a [...]

@twitter_friends <3 # So, Pownce is out of a invite-only beta… I’m not inclined to care. Twitter has the critical mass to keep me coming back. # is going to retreat into a cave, devoid of connectivity, armed only with Photoshop and a looming deadline. # is assisting to screen himself via the TX Dem [...]

enjoying a delicious Godiva chocolate cheesecake at Texpresso while waiting for tonight’s Refresh Austin meeting to begin # listening to David Humphreys (http://dbhumphreys.com/) talk about Ruby on Rails at the Refresh Austin meeting. # @rickbenavidez: good times and presentations, indeed. The wifi there can be hit or miss. I was able to connect, but have [...]

Heading in the direction of tonight’s SXSWi mixer. Reevaluating pre-event drinks/food on news from @baldman. #

watching Obama’s speech in Virginia yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/23bjy7 # At Home Slice after a very productive day on the personal front, not so much on the work front. This week is gonna be hell. # @crit: congrats, man! # @baldman: I’ll be there. I might even be at Club DeVille before the 7pm start time. # [...]

Well, I just got back from this evening’s SXSW Mixer for Austin. Overall it was good times and only the slightest prelude to the frenzy of parties that is SXSW. I was able to hang out with fellow Refresh Austin members (Alex Jones, Tim Thompson, Grant Hutchins, Justin Perkins), former Statesman.com coworkers (Nick Welp, Wendy [...]