Disruptive Joe
For those that don't know I've joined a dance rock band. We just figured out our name got web presence going. Please visit our site and friend us on the various social networking sites.
Sunday, January 31 |
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Las Vegas - Trip 2
On the heels of our trip to San Francisco, we stopped in Las Vegas on the way back home. Kate had never been there and I really wanted to go back with her.
On Tuesday night we stayed with a friend from college who happens to live there. We didn't have any big plans and it was a long day of conferences and traveling so it just made sense.
Wednesday morning we were able to check into our hotel early. We chose the MGM Grand as our hotel because they had awesome deals and easily one of the best pools there (has a lazy river). It was a great hotel because it had almost everything you needed and was centrally located.
Wednesday night, Kate and I went to go see Blue Man Group at the Venetian. I caught a couple of their DVD's on Netflix awhile ago and have wanted to see them for a long time. The tickets were expensive but we purposely didn't see them when they were in town twice to get that Vegas experience. The show was very impressive. Easily the best "show" I've ever seen. It's funny, original, entertaining, and just hits all the right notes for me.
Thursday was our big night out on the town. We had dinner at the Voodoo Lounge at the Rio to start, and then went to Jet nightclub at The Mirage.
Friday was basically our travel day. It was sad and I wished we would have stayed another day because I really felt short changed on the amount of gabling we did. As a couple Kate and I were up $29 playing craps and roulette. The trip was fun but too short. Looking forward to going back.
Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinerphotos/sets/72157617565656437/
Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3KMU_hkzqY
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0CmcaLmR5k
Sunday, May 3 |
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San Francisco - NTEN 2009
I was in San Francisco this week attending the NTEN conference. It was held at the Hilton downtown which was really nice because we didn't have to commute anywhere. It's a pretty crazy conference, as it focuses on technology for nonprofits. Everyone there had a mobile phone (mostly iPhones) and just about everyone had a laptop (lots of netbooks). What was also interesting is that the conference fully embraced text messaging and twitter. Reviews and feedback were done virtually (very green initiatives). I attended sessions on virtual servers, IT budgeting and staffing, project management, and setting up secure remote infrastructures. Unfortunately none of the sessions got too detailed, but I did some great networking with other nonprofits (particularly food banks).
Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinerphotos/sets/72157617654574312/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H_I-4xhSHc
Sunday, May 3 |
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Fifth Element 10 Year Anniversary Concert
On Friday April 24th, I attended the Fifth Element 10 year anniversary concert at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. For those of you that don't know, Fifth Element is a contemporary college a cappella group that I helped start back in the spring of 1999. I graduated in 2002, but we recruited replacements and they recruited replacements and kept the group going.
I can't tell you how amazing it was to be sitting in the stands watching how the group has grown and improved upon our efforts. The current group was gracious enough to let us alumni join them on stage for 5 of our classic songs and everyone got at least a small solo.
Being in Fifth Element I met some of my best friends and had some of my best life experiences. I certainly miss being on stage (I'm working on that), but I've very proud of the group and their continued success.
Pictures from the show »
Video 1
Video 2
Wednesday, April 29 |
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SHH Hiring IT Specialist (Level 1 Help Desk)
My company has an opening (hard to believe in this economy, I know) for an IT Specialist (Level 1 Help Desk). We have really been growing and I'm looking for a strong candidate to add to my team. Here's a link to the job description. If you, or anyone you know is interested, please contact me.
http://www.2harvest.org/about/employment/positions/IT%20Specialist.pdf
