Blog

Kagaya: The Weirdest Restaurant in Tokyo

This restaurant was our favorite fun experience in Tokyo. Considering how much there is to do in Tokyo and this is just a one-man show, that’s saying a lot. Spoiler Warning If you are going to Tokyo and want to do something fun and weird, do not read any further. Instead, just make a reservatio...

The Museum of You Work Here Now

Note: This post is part of my “Museums Project“, a collection of 200+ high-concept ideas for museums. You show up and the person at the front desk takes your ticket. Then someone comes and taps the front desk worker on the shoulder and tells them it's time to go.  The front desk worker turns to...

Bebo Las Vegas

Here's an IRL Experience Design thing I did for my friend Graham back in 2015. The Story One December a few years ago I was having drinks with some friends at LaLa’s when I brought up one of my favorite questions: what would you do if you could do anything? I don’t remember everyone’s answers, but I...

Andres Carne de Res (Colombia)

I love Colombia. I’ve been there a few times and every time I’ve had very different experience. The landscape is incredibly varied, the big cities each have their own distinct character, the people I've met have been very welcoming and warm, and I can understand their spanish better than almost anyw...

Which of These is Keeping You From Getting It Done?

Over the years, I’ve discovered some common themes when I don’t get my work done. I began collecting them into a document. If I had a solutions that helped me overcome the challenge, I would add them as well. As a result I have a collection of solutions to common problems I have in getting my work d...

My Morning Routine Is Slipping in My Post-Vax World

Note: This post was drafted on 6/30/2021 and finalized today. The transition to post-vaccination life has been tougher than I thought it would be.  For me it might even be tougher than going into the pandemic.  When the pandemic started, I felt like my objectives were clear: Do this. Don’t...

The Museum of Things You Make Bigger

Note: This post is part of my “Museums Project“, a collection of 200+ high-concept ideas for museums. Of all the types of roadside attractions, possibly the most common are those that claim to be the "world's biggest" something-or-other. Just take a look at this list of them on wikipedia. The world’...

Setting up WPEngine to use with hover

Note: This was drafted on 1/1/2021 and finalized today. Note: WP Engine recently partnered with Cloudflare to make this a little easier. See here for instructions on how to set up WPEngine's new Advanced Network using Cloudflare. If you're only looking for how I setup the Cloudflare stuff, you can j...

WPEngine vs Squarespace

My Experience with Squarespace Years ago, I used WordPress for the Big Weekend Calendar sites. I found it a pain to keep things up-to-date and I was always concerned about getting hacked because I had purchased the hosting and domain separately and did my own install. Then Squarespace and Wix came o...

Eureka Room Update: A Waiting Room and More (Spoilers!)

Note: This post was drafted on 7/14/2021 and finalized today. I've been putting a lot of time into The Eureka Room lately, so thought I would share what I've been up to. Loads of spoilers in here so you might want to skip this if you haven't been over here to see it recently. The End to End Experien...