September 19 | Qeexo all hands dinner. Back to where it all began a decade ago! |
September 18 | Install footcups in CMU's bucket raft. |
August 16 | Lots happening at Qeexo! |
August 14 | Sink installed. Running water! |
August 12 | Fab countertop for cabin. |
August 7 | Today Show segment airs. |
August 2 | NBC Nightly News story airs. Lester Holt says "wow". |
July 31 | DeVrio wedding! |
July 17 | Kick off 6-, make that 7-day Clarion Trip. |
July 13 | NBC filming. B&A visit PGH. |
July 4 | Finish ceiling trim. Roof party with friends. |
June 30 | Finish gutter and rain barrel. |
June 14 | Check out a bunch of equipment from CMU Explorers Club. |
June 7 | Fleet expands with arrival of two new duckies. |
May 21 | Cheat Canyon. Intense. |
May 20 | Cheat Narrows. Too easy. |
May 14 | Commencement. Yang and Gierad walk! Congrats Drs! |
May 5 | FIGLAB dinner, with colleagues old and new. |
April 29 | CHI 2022 kicks off in person. Reunited with J&E! |
April 15 | Finally warm enough to install roof. |
April 9 | Amy honored at Tartans on the Rise. Siewiorek retirement party. Carnival. |
March 19 | Toilet goes in. Siding starts. |
March 5 | Spring break in DR. |
February 27 | Fireplace stones go in. |
February 3 | First cone 10 class. |
January 23 | Interior walls and trim. |
January 8 | Insulation and front door. |
January 4 | Roof penetrations for chimney. |
January 2 | Windows start going in. |
December 25 | D&A Frame loft. |
December 15 | Miami & Keys for a few days. |
December 12 | Framing and sheathing done. Tyvek time! |
December 9 | First in-person departmental social event in years. |
December 5 | Roof rafters. |
November 27 | A&D frame a wall while we TG with Ogans. |
November 13 | Start framing walls. |
November 11 | Jim Morris farewell talk. |
November 10 | Karan presents his PhD Thesis proposal. |
November 3 | Place lumber order. |
November 1 | Last rafting trip of the season with Craig and Viv. |
October 31 | Start platform framing. |
October 30 | Massive roof sedum planting day. |
October 21 | University of Melbourne HCI Seminar. |
October 16 | Hoffman foundations. |
October 15 | Material drop at Hoffmann. |
October 12 | Future Mayor Ed Gainey visits lab for roundtable. BayCHI Talk. |
October 3 | Bring A&D out to cabin for first visit. |
September 26 | Demo complete for new roof staricase. Materials arrive tomorrow. |
September 12 | Visit Wheeling and Moundsville. |
September 9 | Big push for CHI. Pandemic sux. But students rock! |
September 6 | Vivian and James' FarOut paper accepted to SUI. |
September 1 | First day back in the Qeexo office. New offices too! |
August 31 | First day of Fall semester classes. Masked and in person. |
August 28 | Farewell to Cathy party. |
August 22 | Lower Yough with D&A, Erin and Amy in duckies. |
August 17 | Daehwa joins the lab. Welcome! |
August 16 | Make it to front page of Sunday PG with Karan. Above the fold! |
August 10 | Green roof tiles arrive. |
August 7 | Kayak camping down the Clarion for 5 days. |
August 4 | Roof repairs for rest of week. |
July 31 | Raft upper Yough. Don't think our tiny raft is up for it. |
July 28 | EyeMU paper accepted to ICMI 2021! Go Andy! |
July 27 | ARM Startup Day panel. Neema visits. |
July 24 | Start putting in steps from parking lot. |
July 11 | Western PA Bird Show has some very cute creatures! |
July 4 | Ogans visit with Emily. Eileen teaches Pip two new songs. |
July 3 | Pickup some weird stuff at Salvation before it closes. |
June 27 | Lab escape room and dinner social event. |
June 24 | Water meter swap. |
June 18 | Pickup zoning permit for Hoffman. |
June 17 | NSF Panel. Two Frays opens! Insurance adjuster visits. |
June 13 | Yang's Troast and crazy storm that rips roof off. |
June 11 | Checkout crazy radio station property with A&D. |
June 5 | Pip joins family. |
May 28 | Head to WV for New River Gorge and Gauley. |
May 27 | 24 hours of tourism in Charleston. |
May 23 | Head to Kure for R&R with Harrisons. Building planning. |
May 22 | REI returns. BBQ with David & Alex. |
May 13 | Bose Innovation Series talk. Zensors accepted to YC. |
May 10 | CHI begins. Lab presenting six papers. DHCS final bakeoff. |
May 8 | Mission spool-possible. Success. |
May 5 | Visit Audubon native plant nursery. |
May 4 | Get second jab. |
May 1 | First rafting trip of the summer at Slippy. |
April 27 | Lab frisbee golf social. |
April 25 | Polymath Park. Kayak North Yough from Whitsett to Smithton. |
April 24 | Girty's Woods trash collection. |
April 23 | Setup Etsy shop. |
April 22 | Earth Day volunteering at Girty's Woods. |
April 21 | Final approval and production begins at Broadly. |
April 20 | Give virtual talk at CMU Portugal. Checkout proof at Broadly. |
April 15 | Give talk at MSTC. Listen to Herron Hill Pumping Station lectures. |
April 8 | Get vaccinated. |
April 7 | All hands on deck for the UIST Deadline. |
April 5 | All the trees are blooming and its lovely. |
March 31 | ALT successfully purchases Girty's Woods. |
March 19 | Pickup bulk bird seed from StormWorks. |
March 10 | Lab picnic at Flagstaff. |
March 5 | Qeexo virtual team event. |
February 25 | Give IxDA Pittsburgh talk. |
February 24 | Pickup new ring for Amy. Call Sergei to get his help with Hoffman. |
February 20 | Art night with Bill and Mick. |
February 14 | Make first seriously nice loaf of bread. |
February 13 | Catch up with Gierad. Craig visits Pittsburgh. |
February 7 | Glue Erin's couch back together. |
February 5 | 50th Anniversary of Edgar Mitchell landing on the moon. |
January 16 | Start figuring out Gloomhaven. |
January 9 | Start clearing off Hoffman driveway. |
January 7 | Hoffman Closing. |
January 6 | WTF |
December 31 | Proper tires on the Jeep. |
December 25 | Harrisons in Pittsburgh for white Christmas. |
December 17 | Zensors moves into proper offices. |
December 16 | Setup our first Christmas tree in Pittsburgh. |
December 15 | Final day of the second weirdest semester. |
December 12 | Five papers conditionally accepted to CHI. |
December 3 | HCII virtual holiday party. |
November 25 | Big loop to visit family. |
November 12 | Begin quarantine in prep for family visit. |
November 3 | Election Day. Make offer on Hoffman. Complex closing begins. |
November 2 | Noreen successfully defends PhD! Congrats! |
October 31 | First visit to Hoffmann Hill. |
October 30 | Desk Reject brand is born. |
October 29 | Yang defends his PhD! Roof deck permits approved. |
October 23 | Return to the Yough. RV camping. |
October 21 | Plenary Speaker at (sadly virtual) TCL Technology Innovation Conference. |
October 20 | Virtual UIST kicks off. |
October 16 | Quest 2 arrives. Very impressed. |
October 10 | Raft the Yough. Pwned at Dimple Rock. |
October 8 | ARM TechCon "Machine Learning at the Edge" panelist. |
October 5 | Talk at U. Chicago distinguished speaker series. |
September 29 | Vivian joins FIG! Welcome! |
September 26 | Welding party in back yard. |
September 25 | Pandemic Legacy Season 2 arrives. |
September 22 | City attorneys working on case against Lamar. |
September 19 | Unpack new custom raft. Clearly a huge upgrade. |
September 17 | Massive CHI push is successful. Farewell for Sven :( |
August 31 | Demo complete at Erin's house. |
August 19 | Prepare to join CMU IRB. Gearing up for CHI crunch. |
August 17 | Nathan joins FIG as new Ph.D. student! |
August 14 | Meet with Nik to figure out in-class AV for Fall semester hybrid teaching. |
August 12 | Wish it could have been a week long. But fancy dinner was nice! |
August 10 | Begin three day kayak trip down Allegheny River. Excape games on river. |
August 8 | Emily wraps shooting on "My Story". |
August 6 | Garnetts visit. |
August 2 | Conemaugh river rafting with Barry. |
July 5 | Millvale to Downtown kayaking with Ogans. |
July 4 | Pittsburgh fireworks canceled, but Garfield didn't get the word. |
June 30 | 50th anniversary of video calling event with PGH Mayor and Alcoa Chairman. |
June 16 | Lab approved to carefully reopen and resume some research activities. |
June 11 | Pandemic Legacy Season 1 arrives. |
May 29 | With semester over, I finally get around to installing architectural lighting. |
May 19 | Roof camping begins as Pandemic worsens. Start playing Pandemic. |
May 7 | Weld Moroccan spikes and lanterns onto back fence. |
May 6 | UIST deadline under the weirdest circumstances. |
April 30 | Last day of (remote) class in a truly bizarre semester. |
April 18 | With excuse to get some fresh air, we visit first vacant land. |
April 12 | Start to unpack and get settled back in. |
April 11 | Make it back to US. Zero heath checks upon arrival blows mind. |
April 10 | Depart Rwanda a month ahead of schedule with great sadness. Hope to return. |
April 7 | Horribly ill with food poising? Rough 24 hours. But not COVID. |
April 5 | All packed up and waiting for final date of repatriation flight. |
April 2 | 2nd (and suggested final) embassy flight announced; reluctantly decide to go home. |
March 25 | US embassy announces repatriation flight, but we decide to stay. |
March 21 | Commission local artist to decorate Chukudu. |
March 20 | Rwanda closes borders and airspace, bracing for Pandemic. |
March 18 | After days of frantic rebooking, Erin flies to Canada before airspace closes. |
March 16 | Back in Kigali. Erin supposed to depart, but snafu with transiting through Europe. |
March 15 | Gisenyi and Lake Kivu. CMU Africa campus closed; classes now remote. |
March 14 | Stay on ridge between the twin lakes; surreal views. First Rwandan COVID-19 case. |
March 13 | Climb Bisoke. Very cool Afroalpine vegetation. |
March 12 | Head west. Buy chukudu en route. Creates a bit of scene though... |
March 11 | Scope our Kigali Convention Center for future conference possibilities. |
March 9 | Ten years in the making, I finally purchase a dugout canoe. Head back to Rwanda. |
March 8 | Arrive to Lake Bunyonyi a day late, but have time to unwind. |
March 7 | Salt mines. Serpentine belt disaster. Spend night in Ishaka. |
March 6 | Drive up to Uganda; Queen Elizabeth NP. Lots of animals; lions at 20' awesome. |
March 5 | Erin visits us in Rwanda. |
March 2 | Visit Livingstone–Stanley Monument. Fly back from Burundi. Airport shakedown. |
March 1 | Visit Royal Drummers in Gishora. Really amazing and the only people there. |
February 29 | Explore sights and sounds of Bujumbura. |
February 28 | Fly to Burundi. Cocktails by the beach. |
February 21 | Buy unbelievable number of Rwandan baskets for massive wall installation. |
February 20 | Pickup up CEPGL papers from Immigration Ministry. |
February 19 | CMU Africa alumni event. |
February 16 | Drive back to Kigali; Ogan's last night in Kigali. Roof cocktails. |
February 15 | Take in four of Africa's "Big 5" on epic tour of park. Ridge road amazing. |
February 14 | Two nights in and around Akagera NP. Elephants by boat first. |
February 13 | Visit market with Ogans; custom clothes. Pickup Land Cruiser for safari. |
February 12 | Take Ogans to Gatagara Pottery and King Palace Museum in Nyanza. |
February 9 | Start journey back to Rwanda for semester in CMU Africa. Dearborn lot sells. |
February 8 | Archery tag and then mostly kick back with Qeexo crew. |
February 7 | Team building exercises and fancy dinners. Great to see everyone. |
February 6 | Fly to Austin for Qeexo company retreat. |
January 22 | Fly back to US to wrap up outstanding business and continue research. |
January 21 | Pickup commissioned furniture and kitanga art. House looking better. |
January 17 | Weekend drive to Gatagara Pottery and King's Palace Museum in Nyanza. |
January 14 | Collect rental car and move into AirBnB. Start getting settled. |
January 13 | Semester kicks off at CMU Africa. |
January 12 | Start long journey from Merida to Kigali. |
January 11 | Uxmal with Harrisons. |
January 10 | Unbelievable wedding at Hacienda Sac Chich. Big congrats to B&A. |
January 9 | Barbershop and wedding reception. Amy's accidental crocodile swim. |
January 8 | Cuzamá Cenotes with gaggle. Parador X’Tohil cenotes too. |
January 7 | Drive to Villahermosa, stopping at Palenque en route. Fly to Merida. |
January 6 | Bonompac & Yaxchilan. Night crocodile tour. |
January 5 | Splish splash around Las Nubes. Drive to Lacanjá. Rejected from Los Domos. |
January 4 | Chinkultic. Laguna de Montebello. Erin departs. Stunning drive. |
January 3 | Comitan. Cascades el Chiflon. Lagos de Colón. |
January 2 | San Pedro and Zinacantán. Hermosillo Metalisteria bat lock. Amatenango. |
January 1 | Big walking tour of the city. |
December 31 | Chorreadero caving. San Cristóbal de las Casas for New Year's. |
December 30 | Boat up El Sumidero Canyon. Dinner in Tuxla. Pumpo! |
December 29 | Depart for Mexico, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. |
December 27 | Back at CMU to wrap projects. |
December 20 | Depart to see family for holidays. Sad to miss Qeexo curling. |
December 19 | First attempt at creating Picturephone internals. |
December 18 | Final dinner before travels with Bill and Mick. |
December 17 | All hands Qeexo Pittsburgh dinner with Sang. |
December 16 | Pickup motorcycle after puncture. |
December 13 | DHCS final bakeoff. Semester over. |
December 12 | Lube up Enigma machines. HCII Holiday Party. |
December 10 | Sync up with Brian. |
December 9 | Four papers accepted to CHI 2020! |
December 6 | Qeexo social at my place. Amy off to Rwanda. |
November 27 | In Richmond for Thanksgiving. |
November 23 | In NY for surprise. Kick back a bit. |
November 22 | Meetings in Philly. Dinner with Kaja and crew. |
November 20 | Guest lecture in Sensing and Sensors. |
October 28 | Ad hoc rafting adventure with Jason. |
October 26 | Halloween at LP's. |
October 25 | Anniversary wraps. Pitt homecoming fireworks. |
October 24 | HCII 25th anniversary celebration kicks off. Reception at Warhol. |
October 23 | Yang presents Sozu and ActiTouch. Head home. |
October 22 | Tour of NOLA's very cool IT command center. |
October 21 | Karan presents MeCap and LightAnchors. Demo reception. |
October 20 | Depart for UIST in New Orleans. |
October 16 | CONIX all hands annual review. |
October 10 | Present at ARM TechCon on future of smart devices and ML. |
October 8 | DHCS Bakeoff 1. Depart for ARM TechCon in CA. |
October 7 | Forensic disassembly of CMU's two enigma machines with lab. |
October 6 | Doors Open Pittsburgh super fun. Big thanks to all the volunteers. |
October 2 | Start prepping for UIST demos. LightAnchors release. |
September 30 | Hiking in lovely McConnells Mill State Park. |
September 29 | Decompress a bit at Buhl Mansion. |
September 25 | First physical investigation of CMU's AT&T Picturephones. |
September 20 | CHI deadline. Big Crunch, but it all comes together. |
September 15 | Dinner with Bill and Mick. Catch up on summer adventures. |
September 13 | Qeexo paintball outing. |
September 11 | ACM UbiComp kicks off. Karan and Gierad presenting three papers. |
September 10 | Back home. CHI crunch begins. |
September 6 | Give my parting Fellows talk; indebted to the Packard Foundation. |
September 4 | In Bay Area for business, Packard Fellows meeting. |
August 31 | Spider unexpectedly joins family. So sweet. |
August 29 | Booth arrives after long journey from China. Assembly a bit of a beast. |
August 28 | Celebratory send off at Hofbrauhaus for Tim with Qeexo PGH team. |
August 27 | Teach first class of the semester. |
August 23 | Amy finally home after a busy summer of research. |
August 21 | Scott and Patrick join crew in 407 Craig. |
August 20 | Two days of Ph.D. communication talks kick off. |
August 19 | New Ph.D. orientation kicks off. |
August 18 | Depart for home, via Zurich. All bags make it. |
August 17 | Terri flies home; helps take back some whopper checked bags. |
August 13 | Pull into museum under surprise refurbishment. Unload and unwind. |
August 12 | Set off, loaded with fossils, back to the National Museum in Dar. |
August 11 | Pack up camp and prep for departure. Now with dogs. |
August 5 | Morani return in tense standoff. All hands community pow wow. |
August 4 | Morani intrude at dinner. Unresolved issues. |
August 2 | One day field school with visiting students. Terri arrives. |
August 1 | Amy departs for her own field work. Wild ride out of camp. |
July 31 | Unusually heavy rain liquifies roads. |
July 18 | Deploy solar array. Internet looks like a no-go this season. |
July 17 | Pickup rest of team. Arrive at Laetoli and pitch camp. |
July 16 | Set off for field. Nyama choma at Picnic. Night in Arusha. |
July 15 | Pack Land Cruisers. Final prep. |
July 14 | Decompress on Bongoyo Island. Quick shopping expedition to Mwenge. |
July 12 | Sven debugging Trump tax and containerized shipping complexities. |
July 8 | Bag delayed, but all equipment eventually arrives safe. Field prep begins. |
July 6 | Depart for Dar es Salaam. |
July 4 | Kick back on roof for Garfield fireworks. |
July 2 | Qeexo PGH dinner with Sang. |
June 29 | Test solar array, GPS loggers and field equipment. |
June 27 | HCII Happy Hour. |
June 26 | Gierad defends Ph.D. thesis on Context-Driven Implicit Interactions. |
June 25 | Ian arrives in PGH for summer internship. |
June 22 | Four papers accepted to UIST. Meet Amy in Chicago for AIED. |
June 20 | UIST Program Committee meeting at Stanford. Booth for lab ordered. |
June 16 | Depart for business in California. |
June 12 | Link up with Ogans in Ocean City. |
June 7 | Faculty First Friday at our place. |
June 4 | ClassInsight California deployment progressing. Zensbbq at Chip's. |
May 28 | Relaxing and detoxifying walk along cliffs of Howth |
May 27 | Trinity College and Book of Kells. |
May 26 | Explore sights and sounds of Dublin. Guinness Brewery tour. |
May 25 | Teeling Distillery. Greyhound racing. Beheading. Copper Face Jacks. |
May 24 | Dublin Bohemians football game. |
May 23 | Depart for Dublin lads party. |
May 22 | First HOST meeting. Banjo night with Lilian and Dominik. |
May 21 | Yang presents his Ph.D. Proposal. Congrats and welcome party. |
May 20 | Sven arrives! Newest member of the FIGLAB! |
May 18 | Penn Ave cleanup. Roundtable with David Kelley. Hood Robert. |
May 13 | Noreen Ph.D. proposal. DHCS final bakeoff. Semester over. |
May 9 | Hire RV for weekend explorations with Jason, Eliane, Walker, and Amy. |
May 5 | Depart for ACM CHI in Scotland for week. |
April 12 | Plaque unveiling for CMU's first computer. Farewell to Jesse :( |
April 5 | UIST Deadline. Ben and Terri come to visit. First Friday. |
March 22 | Party with Walker until the wee hours. "Who's here for dodgeball?!" at Spirit. |
March 21 | Ph.D. open house. Meet with Andrew Meade McGee on computing history. |
March 16 | Back home. UIST projects coming together. |
March 15 | Explore Santo Domingo sights. Night on the town with Bachata dancing. |
March 14 | Off to Santo Domingo. Rio Damajagua waterfalls. La Cumbre amber mines. |
March 13 | Mostly chill. Beach combing. Playa Sousa for sunset. |
March 12 | Boat over to Los Haitises National Park. Continue to Cabarete. Nagua cheese! |
March 11 | Relocate to Tree House Village. Cascada Limón. Sunset on Playa El Valle. |
March 10 | Boat to Playa Fronton and Madama. Afternoon at Playa Rincon. |
March 9 | Loving the direct flight to Dominican Republic. Land and head for Las Galeras. |
February 20 | Alex and Bridget in da burgh. Drinks & dinner. New mattress arrived too! |
February 19 | Amy receives Moran Professorship. Dinner with Morans super fun. |
February 13 | Qeexo social outing. Wheel mill was seriously fun. |
January 23 | Sang in town for Qeexo Pittsburgh all hands. |
January 17 | Cathy joins the lab. |
January 13 | Amy returns from field work. Semester starts. Research gearing up. |
January 9 | Erin, now faculty at Pitt, to live with us for a few months. |
January 8 | Push on to Casablanca for plane back to US. Amy off to Ivory Coast. |
January 7 | Visit Chellah, Hassan Tower. Antiques store tempts final purchases. |
January 6 | Harrisons drop car while Amy and I stay in Rabat. Serious hammam treatment. |
January 5 | Stunning morning drive to Rabat; exploring main sights with Harrisons. |
January 4 | Chefchaouen super cute. Literally made for instagram. |
January 3 | Morning in Meknes, delicious pastries. Arrive in Chefchaouen. |
January 1 | Explore Fes for two days. Hammam. |
December 31 | Push north to Fes, stopping at Cedar Gouraud + monkeys. |
December 30 | Up for sunrise over dunes. Depart camp for mine tour and fossils. |
December 29 | To Khemliya, via Dades & Todra gorges. Camel to desert camp with Gnawa music. |
December 28 | Telouet, salt mine, Tizi N'Tichka, Aït Benhaddou, stay in Agoulzi. |
December 26 | Explore Marrakech's speciality souks, main sights. |
December 25 | Pickup car, depart Casablanca for Marrakech. |
December 24 | Depart for Morocco. |
December 23 | After much battling, and many trips to HD, Garnett sink is installed. |
December 20 | In Richmond for few days before holidays. |
December 11 | HCII faculty mini retreat at Indigo. Jason Hong endows two chairs! |
December 8 | Delicious dinner with Bill and Mick. VR fun. |
December 6 | Buy antique fire extinguisher for speakeasy. Zensors holiday party. |
December 5 | Air Force demos. HCII holiday party. |
November 29 | Wide ranging dinner conversations with Kori Inkpen. |
November 23 | Eileen's debut performance at Pittsburgh CLO. |
November 22 | In Pittsburgh for TG. First guests in speakeasy. |
November 17 | Three tons of gravel arrives for the lot. Heavier than it looks. |
November 15 | CHI reviews out; rebuttals begin. |
November 12 | Engadget team arrives to film for two days. |
November 9 | HCII Happy Hours returns! Mulled cider on the Gates terrace. |
November 6 | Midterm elections. |
November 5 | No dice with Hamilton tickets. Upgrade SodaStream to 20 lbs CO2 tank. |
November 3 | Pickup costumes. Halloween Party at LP’s. |
November 2 | First Friday walkabout with junior faculty. |
October 30 | TiE Pittsburgh Keynote at AlphaLab Gear. |
October 27 | Start building speakeasy bar with Tom. |
October 26 | Build wine rack. Downtown galleries and Knights of the Arcade. |
October 25 | Bartinale in town for long weekend of fun and fabrication. |
October 18 | Oculus Go arrives. Very impressed for price. |
October 15 | Lab presents two papers. Vibrosight picks up best paper nomination. |
October 14 | Depart for ACM UIST in Berlin. Impressed with Wow air. |
October 7 | Finish tin ceiling install. Trim next. |
October 6 | Words cannot express my disappointment. |
September 30 | Start speakeasy renovation begins. Buckets full of coal dust! |
September 29 | Sell old motorcycle. Bettye Lavette concert with Bill and Mick. |
September 26 | CONIX annual meeting. Unbelievable quantify of work going on. |
September 23 | Hit WW2 museum before heading back to Pittsburgh. Extremely impressive. |
September 21 | Wrap CHI and jet off to New Orleans for Qeexo US offices retreat. |
September 10 | CHI crunch is officially here. All hands on deck. |
September 5 | Off to Packard Fellows retreat and 30th anniversary in San Diego. Ear hell. |
September 6 | Team Z kickoff and dinner. |
August 31 | Noreen passes Oral Qualifier. Congrats! |
August 25 | Alloy at Carrie Blast Furnaces art opening. Bump into Niki and Carissa |
August 24 | Dinner at Fish nor Fowl. Impressed. |
August 20 | Farewell Robert dinner. Unforgettable seven year ride. |
August 19 | Drive home via Sandusky for Toft Dairy and lake views. |
August 18 | Explore Detroit with Jason & Eliane. Steve & Ashley wedding! |
August 17 | Drive to Detroit, via Youngstown for Brier Hill pizza and Handel’s ice cream. |
August 14 | Sell Saab. Old motorcycle next on list. |
August 12 | First assault on the lot. Maybe half way there? |
August 10 | Combined dinner with Mick and Bill. |
August 9 | Harrisons visit for long weekend. Much chatting and tea. |
July 30 | BBQ at Bigham’s for summer interns. |
July 26 | Finish writing Interactions magazine cover story. |
July 21 | Weld second new trellis with Amy. Climbing roses. |
July 20 | Explore new Tepper building. Save Albright Church canvasing. |
July 19 | Kayaking with Qeexoids plus dinner at Penn Brewery. Geoffrey send off. |
July 15 | We can’t resist the call of succulents any longer. Buying spree. |
July 13 | First official deployment of ClassInsight sensors. |
July 11 | Denise in town. Discuss HCI and paleontological field work possibilities. |
July 7 | Off to Ocean City to kick back with Ogan gang. |
June 28 | Sang in town. All hands Qeexo PGH dinner. |
June 23 | Yang back for one weekend to wrap Electrick boards. |
June 21 | Escape room with Qeexoids, followed by drinks at Strange Roots. |
June 16 | The Huntington is amazing. Succulent collection is world class. |
June 13 | Off to LA for long weekend. Balboa Island, UCI, LA, Malibu. |
June 9 | Weld new trellis with Amy. Onion dome is sweet! |
June 2 | Buy new motorcycle after 15 years on my trusty CM250C. Carissa’s Party. |
May 30 | Robert’s Ph.D. defense and toast. Congrats Dr. Xiao! |
May 29 | Julia and David in town for a few days. Catch up. |
May 26 | Pretty Up Penn Ave cleanup. Ioby exceeds $2500 goal. Hat's off to Nina! |
May 25 | Gierad proposes thesis work. Amazing work lined up for home stretch. |
May 24 | Summer research officially kicks off by welcoming amazing interns. |
May 18 | Depart for long weekend in Kure Beach. Chill with Harrisons. |
May 16 | Evi’s last day in the lab. Best of luck in your future endeavors! |
May 15 | IMWUT deadline. Then drinks, dinner and escaping with Elena. |
May 14 | Dinner with Kevin and Brian at Federal Galley. |
May 10 | AUTM panel. Tim and Colleen in town. |
May 9 | CONIX meet and greet at Pizza Taglio. |
May 8 | DHCS final bakeoff. NSF deadline. |
May 5 | Test drive a bunch of cars and motorcycles. Time for a transport upgrade. |
May 2 | Last day of class. Gearing up for summer. |
April 28 | Lazy breakfast, hiking, then spa day. |
April 27 | Via Ferrata is so much fun! Poutine then sugar shack. |
April 26 | Head north to Laurentian Mountains. Stay in tree houses. |
April 25 | Montreal bagel showdown: St-Viateur vs. Fairmount. No contest. |
April 22 | In Montreal for CHI. Use weekend to explore with old friends. |
April 18 | Banjo night with some junior faculty. |
April 14 | CMU China Summit Panel. Trees are all flowering and it makes me happy. |
April 10 | John Cage “prepared piano” music at CJ with Bill and Mick. |
April 6 | Archery outing with team Qeexo. |
April 5 | Soju opens! And it's delicious! |
April 4 | Push a bunch of excellent research to UIST 2018. |
March 27 | Anuraag and Gierad pitch at McGinnis Venture competition; 1st place. |
March 25 | First Zensors box is deployed on my roof for stress testing. |
March 24 | Start restoring 114 year old entrance tile. Gonna look amazing. |
March 23 | HCII Ph.D. open house at our place. |
March 19 | CBS crew in the lab filming projects and interviewing people. |
March 13 | In California for sponsor meetings. |
March 12 | In Atlanta for Cheng Zhang’s Ph.D. thesis defense. Congrats Dr! |
March 10 | Bill’s 70th! |
March 8 | Dosa extravaganza with Qeexoids at Udipi. |
March 4 | Art night with Lee. |
February 21 | Zensors box v1 is constructed. Getting real. |
February 18 | Visit CMNH, Bearded Lady Project, orchid show. |
February 17 | At Denise’s for Chinese New Year. |
February 15 | UbiComp deadline. Honored to be named a Sloan Fellow. |
February 8 | Lunch at Choolaah. Interesting concept. |
February 2 | Sending out loads of Mites to interested companies. |
January 31 | Competitive axe throwing with Qeexo crew. |
January 28 | Dinner with Bill, Mick, Anne and Brad. |
January 27 | In California for CONIX kickoff and Qualcomm talk. |
January 23 | Meet with Campus Design about Forbes Ave. Cools guys. |
January 20 | Paint closets, one of the last rooms left untouched. |
January 18 | Ethereal Ball HCII Happy Hour. |
January 11 | HCII Faculty Retreat at Bedford Springs. |
January 8 | RIP Disney Research Pittsburgh. Thanks for all the amazing memories and research. |
January 6 | CHI camera readies and lab upgrades. |
January 5 | Back in PGH to kickoff semester. |
January 1 | Head home to snowy NYC. Chill with Harrison’s before semester starts. |
December 31 | LxFactory. Museum do Azulejo. Amy departs. Aquarium. New Years! |
December 30 | Quinta da Regaleria, Pena Palace, delicious dinner. |
December 29 | Belem Tower, Pastel de data, many museums and ceramics by the kg. |
December 28 | South to the Algarve. Cape Saint-Vincent. Time Out Market. |
December 27 | Explore Évora. Megaliths. |
December 26 | Feira da Ladra. Sesimbra. Alfarim procession. Pavilhão Chinês. |
December 24 | Train to JFK, fly to Lisbon. |
December 22 | Fireplace is a masterpiece! |
December 20 | Finish laying down wood floor for Garnetts. |
December 18 | Drive from Mechanicsburg to Richmond. |
December 14 | Qeexo tour of Cinderlands Brewery, plus drinks and board games. |
December 12 | DHCS Final Bakeoff. Semester almost over. Zensors heating up. |
December 12 | DHCS Final Bakeoff. Semester almost over. Zensors heating up. |
December 9 | So proud to see two of my Ph.D. students go to first CHI PC. |
December 8 | Hillman Professorship for Ken! HCII Holiday Party! |
December 7 | Huge Qeexo milestone: 100 million devices with our ML engine. |
December 1 | Detour to Harrisons for weekend. Persian dinner. |
November 30 | With Amy in NYC for CMU 50th event. Awesome alumns. |
November 29 | Catch up with Lana over dinner! Intel Outstanding Researcher Award. |
November 22 | Etown for Thanksgiving. Buy my first suit! |
November 20 | Host BTI folks at FIGLAB. Imaginarium with Qeexoids. |
November 17 | Speak at Road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Movie props sale. |
November 16 | Qeexo conf rooms named: Splashy, Frolic and Nimbus. Dinner with Shiri. |
November 13 | Honored to receive A. Nico Habermann Chair in Computer Science. |
November 10 | In Phoenix for Ruth’s wedding party. Ian, Scott, Erin, and Ido! |
November 8 | On Pittsburgh 2025 Panel with Fitzgerald, Russo, Singh & Cestello. |
November 2 | Home upgraded with whole house humidifier. Dinner with Lee and Dara. |
October 27 | Julia visits! Celebratory Qeexo dinner. |
October 25 | Au revoir Quebec. Head home with new ideas. |
October 23 | ACM UIST 2017 kicks off! Program chair duties almost complete. |
October 22 | Build custom bar stools with Ogans. Depart for UIST in Quebec. |
October 20 | Visit Butler Technologies; friendly people and fascinating tech. |
October 18 | Campus walk with Andrew, dinner with Jared. |
October 17 | Engaging George Takei talk, but stump him on independence movements. |
October 12 | Catch up with Aubrey over coffee. Named as Hambermann Chair in CS. |
October 7 | Pick up stripped doors. Farewell dinner for Justine w/ Bill and Mick. |
October 6 | Host junior faculty for drinks and Penn Ave crawl. LP! |
October 5 | "Local on the Rocks" with Kevin and Brian. Boozy. |
September 30 | New granite for master bath arrives. Commence work on built-ins. |
September 28 | Have Qeexo crew over for sundowners. |
September 27 | Thrival AI panel pretty meh. |
September 26 | Dinner with Dara and Lee. |
September 19 | Survive CHI deadline. Post deadline celebration at Porch. |
September 18 | Rajen joins Qeexo family. ML engine now shipped on 80M devices. |
September 12 | Luau themed HCII Happy Hour pretty insane. Kayur in town. |
September 11 | Two new Ph.D. students join FIGLAB, Yasha and Karan! |
September 10 | Discuss research with my CS heroes Reddy, van Dam and Lazowska. |
September 9 | Fly home. Attempt to clear plate in prep for CHI madness. |
September 7 | Packard Fellows meeting for next three days. Inspiring group. |
September 6 | Productive day of packed meetings. Drive into Monterey late. |
September 5 | Busy day capped with Google IoT Tech Talk. Surprise dinner with Alex! |
September 4 | Off to Silicon Valley for week of meetings and events. |
August 31 | Sharif gives us tour of Safi Juice renovations. Dinner with Lee and Dara. |
August 28 | First day of classes. Kickoff collaborations with ASU. |
August 17 | Cheng Zhang thesis proposal talk. Congrats. |
August 16 | Drive and then fly back home from Grand Manan. |
August 14 | Gierad on NPR's All Things Considered. |
August 10 | Start lazy week of beach combing and chatting with Brewers. Bliss. |
August 9 | Fly to Maine, then drive to Grand Manan. |
August 7 | Amy in Philly for meetings. First time for me, so explore. Cheese Steak. |
August 6 | In Etown for family gathering and memories. |
August 2 | Head to Harrison homestead for few days R&R. |
July 26 | Riverhounds game with Qeexo crew (getting really big). |
July 25 | Brad and Ann over for sundowners. |
July 19 | Global Learning X-Prize celebratory dinner at Jack's. Congrats! |
July 17 | Dirty cops, toll roads, no gas money and other adventures on way to MEX. |
July 16 | Inlaid wood at Santa María del Río, Mines & cheese at Mineral de Pozos. Querétero hotel. |
July 15 | Explore San Luis Potosi. Hipster food and drafts. |
July 14 | Zacahuil for breakfast. Enjoy San Luis Potosi's museums and architecture. |
July 13 | 500M sinkhole repel. Sunset at Cave of Swallows. Wet pickup home. Aquismón. |
July 12 | Wander Xilitla. Rafting with Mundo. Learn about James. |
July 11 | Jalpan to Xilitla. Explore Edward James' Las Pozas. |
July 10 | Explore Sierra Gorda. Cueva del Diablo. Cecina is relish! Night ATV. |
July 9 | Drive from Mexico City to Jalpan, via Tequisquiapan and Bernal. |
July 8 | Escape to Mexico for vacation. Meet up with Amy and Erin. |
June 22 | UIST PC kicks off in Pittsburgh. |
June 10 | Brad's 60th Birthday bash at Carnegie Science Center. |
June 5 | Qeexo hackathon starts. |
May 28 | Brittany and Elijah's wedding in Charlottesville. |
May 25 | Visit Intel in Portland. Lots of good connections. |
May 23 | Start three day loop of West Coast; Bay Area first. |
May 19 | Harrisons visit for weekend. Gardening. |
May 15 | Final Bakeoff for DHCS. Start battling through post CHI emails. |
May 14 | Back home in PGH. |
May 13 | Mountain biking followed by Arches NP until sunset. |
May 12 | Repelling around Moab. Canyonlands NP for sunset. WSJ coverage. |
May 11 | Depart for Moab with Steve, Jason, Eliane and Amy. |
May 8 | Electrick video goes viral. |
May 7 | Depart for ACM CHI in Denver. |
April 13 | Lots of lab demos for inaugural HCII Demo Day. |
March 29 | Robert presents his thesis proposal. Passes. |
March 6 | Kickoff week-long Mites constellation data collection study. |
February 22 | First episode of Crash Course Computer Science airs! 40 to go! |
February 21 | Welcome Ravi and Will to the Qeexo ML team. |
February 16 | Qeexo + Wahila Creative mixer. Bowling with Jae and Jason. |
February 10 | Carnegie's Millions with Bernstein and junior faculty. |
February 1 | Scotch HCII Happy Hour was a hit. |
January 28 | Chinese New Year feast with Denise in Cleveland. |
January 27 | Drinks with new neighbors Brad and Ann. |
January 17 | First day of classes. |
January 8 | Back in da 'Burgh. Unpack and prep for start of year. |
January 4 | Back in US. First stop is Richmond to see family. E-Town tomorrow. |
January 3 | Final push to Balmaceda. "Gas Station" hunt. Fly home via Santiago and Dallas. |
January 2 | Marble Caves by boat and glacier views on foot. |
January 1 | Drive to Puerto Río Tranquilo. Unbelievable Lupins and scenery. |
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December 31 | Stunning drive to Coyhaique. |
December 30 | Plunge further south. Hikes along route. Stay in funky Puyuhuapi. |
December 29 | Drive and ferry south to Chaitén. Parque Pumalín hike. |
December 28 | Flight to Puerto Montt. Pickup SUV for Carretera Austral. Hornopirén NP. |
December 27 | Visit historical sites. Afternoon ferry to penguin-filled Magdalena Island. |
December 26 | Bus back to Punta Arenas. Explore town's sites and sounds. |
December 25 | Morning hike up above Glacier Grey. Ferry and car back to Peurto Natales. |
December 24 | Final push to Glacier Grey. New year eve's dinner celebration. |
December 23 | Stunning views of the Cuernos, avalanches on Glaciar Frances. |
December 22 | Beautiful day two. Weather clears. End in Albergue Los Cuernos. |
December 21 | First day of 'W' trek. Hike to Torres del Paine view. Torrential rain. |
December 20 | Bus to Puerto Natales. Prep for hike. |
December 19 | Arrive in Punta Arenas. Rendezvous with Harrisons. |
December 18 | Off to Chile for winter holiday. |
December 15 | Move into new Qeexo office! Epic upgrade. |
December 14 | Student eval meeting all day, followed by HCII Holiday Party. |
December 12 | DHCS final bakeoff. End of year camera ready push begins. |
December 10 | Explore Denver. Star Wars consume exhibit, Bar Faust, Hop Alley. |
December 8 | Last day of classes. Depart for CHI program committee meeting in Denver. |
December 7 | New Qeexo office build out almost complete. Painting starting soon. |
December 5 | SCS concentrations meeting. Refinance with FNB. |
November 30 | Qeexo escapes room in record time, followed by cricket-heavy dinner. |
November 23 | Aubrey stops by Qeexo. Volunteer packing Thanksgiving dinners. |
November 15 | Mmmm.. Hot mulled cider at HCII Happy Hour. |
November 11 | Erin loves escape rooms; second in 24 hours. |
November 10 | Hiroshi Ishii visits CMU. Brewpub neighborhood town hall meeting. |
November 9 | Erin Walker returns to the Burgh. |
November 8 | Robert presents DIRECT and CapCam research at ACM ISS. Trump. |
November 6 | Congrats to Kelly and Erik; best puzzle wedding ever. |
November 3 | Party at Essig's new project. Impressive renovation. |
November 1 | IRB full board meeting. Ian Cheng visits lab for demos. Bakeoff 2 in DHCS. |
October 29 | Parents in town. Food, long walks, pet expo, gardening, and so much chatting. |
October 27 | Big lab sync up. Start to coalesce research agenda. |
October 22 | Jim+Iris wedding at National Aviary. Congrats! Fun and lots of old friends. |
October 21 | Jason, Eliane and Stephen back in town. Feel's like old times! |
October 20 | Back in PGH. Jet lag is a monster. |
October 19 | Robert presents latest EIT research. ViBand also picks up Best Talk award. |
October 18 | Hats off to Gierad for live demo during ViBand talk. Best paper award! |
October 17 | Yang presents work on AuraSense. UIST Demo session big success. |
October 15 | Depart for ACM UIST 2016 in Tokyo! |
October 14 | R&P meeting. Celebrate with Ogan clan over dinner. |
October 12 | Decision made – Qeexo PGH moving to sweet new digs in East Liberty. |
October 7 | Drinks with Dow, Klemmer and junior faculty crew. |
October 6 | HCII Happy Hour on Gates Terrance. "Siewiorek Old Fashioned" very tasty. |
October 5 | Qeexo fun! Escape room, Voodoo Brewing, Cafe 33 and Hidden Harbor. |
October 3 | Welcome three new Qeexoids(?) to ML team: Mike, Dan and Geoffrey. |
September 28 | Jason in town for new Qeexo office blitz. Bicycle heaven & dinner. |
September 21 | Another frantic CHI deadline done. Hats off to Gierad, Yang and Robert. |
September 13 | Qeexo's fourth birthday. Amazing how far we've come! |
September 8 | HCII Happy Hour featuring a stiff "Lemon Drag & Drop". |
September 3 | Hang with Julia like old times. Cognac + Yuvraj = danger. |
September 2 | Have Qeexo crew over for drinks and first friday food trucks. |
September 1 | Dinner with Aubrey. Catch up on five years of missed chats. |
August 25 | Semester kicks off with HCII Hofbrauhaus reception. |
August 24 | Congrats to Robert on his two ISS paper acceptances. |
August 21 | First floor commercial space build-out complete. Came together real nice. |
August 19 | Begin long long journey home. Awesome craft loot makes it in one piece. |
August 17 | Unpack expedition gear in Dar es Salaam. Feasting, but mostly cleaning. |
August 16 | Medevac Richard. Everyone wishing him a speedy recovery. |
August 15 | Camp teardown, Endulen market day, last fossils of the season. |
August 12 | Sweet hyena cranium! |
August 8 | Arusha supply run. Amy returns! |
July 23 | Arusha supply run. Amy departs for her ed tech fieldwork in Mugeta. |
July 18 | Depart for field. Enforced email break begins! Sooo.. Ready.. |
July 12 | Depart for Tanzania, via Addis Abababa. |
July 7 | HCII Happy hour, this month with a "Text on the Beach". |
July 6 | Carrie Furnace tour and happy hour with Qeexo crew. |
July 5 | Jason in town. Best wishes to Nishant and Danny. |
June 26 | Super productive weekend of nothing but writing grants. |
June 23 | 3200 lbs of flooring delivered. Only one here to move it inside :( |
June 22 | Meet up with Ian, Beth and friends for drinks downtown. |
June 20 | After way way way too long, catch up with Gene and Karen. |
June 13 | Jae Shin visits Qeexo Pittsburgh. Dinner at Pusadees with whole gang. |
June 11 | Carrie Furnace tour with Ogans. Pipe organ paint and install. |
June 9 | First floor commercial space build out begins. |
June 6 | Josh starts at Qeexo. ML team firing on all cylinders. |
Jun 1 | First HCII Happy Hour is a success. Seize the Dey popular. |
May 27 | Ben and co. come to town. Fun weekend all over the city. |
May 22 | First fireplace in Butler fully rehabilitated, and it's a beaut. |
May 16 | Back in the burgh. Present to CMU trustees. Sang & Mike in town. |
May 13 | Escape to Big Sur to kick back with Amy, Stephen, Jason and Eliane. |
May 10 | Yang presents his work on SkinTrack. Video already at 250K views. |
May 9 | Robert presents his MSR internship research to packed house. |
May 8 | Off to CHI '16 in San Jose. Escape room with Julia and crew; missing clue! |
April 30 | Evelyn and Kevin Wedding. So sweet. |
April 14 | HCII Faculty Retreat in Cook Forest. We should do this every year! |
April 9 | Speak at OPT412 event. Dinner with Cheevers and Paul Graham. |
April 5 | Back in PGH. Dinner with Dan and Kate; tour their new North Side projects. |
April 4 | In D.C. for NSF CAREER Workshop. |
April 1 | In California for Ian and Beth's wedding; great to see so many old friends. |
March 28 | Masters of HCI Open House. Meet some amazing folks at the reception. |
March 18 | Ph.D. Open House kicks off. Stair steps refinishing begins. |
March 17 | Start investigating fireplace installation. |
March 12 | Pick up first batch of stripped mantles. Gonna be awesome! |
March 4 | Off to Yale for PRT. A most curious and motley crew. |
February 27 | Take four car-loads of mantles to Dip N Strip. |
February 25 | Dinner at Nak Won Garden with Leslie and Justine. |
February 13 | Crunch to get all graphics done for Qeexo booth at MWC. |
February 12 | Carnegie Museum of Art's FEAST series; Vietnamese and New Orleans fusion. |
February 10 | Qeexo team event. Escape Room, Voodoo Brewing, Dish, Acacia. Fun! |
February 6 | Finally get around to installing chandeliers upstairs. Order lights for first floor. |
January 25 | Qeexo family grows with addition of Leslie. |
January 24 | Begin trek home. Snow snarls travel. End up driving from JFK. |
January 16 | Depart for World Economic Forum in Davos. |
January 15 | Nail down semester projects. Meet Ivan Sutherland at CMU exhibit opening. |
January 8 | Return to the the burgh. Start prepping for semester and classes. |
January 5 | Depart for CES in Las Vegas. Clear skies in PGH, weather delays in Vegas?! |
January 4 | Unpack, prep for new year, freaky P.H. Butler human hair nets arrive. |
January 2 | Coffee plantation tour. Guatemala City museums and central plaza. Fly home. |
January 1 | Lazy walking tour of Antigua. Evening cocktails watching volcano erupt. |
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December 31 | Black salt from Sacapulas, Chichicastenango market, New Years in Antigua. |
December 30 | Visit Acul, amazing weaving, cheese farm and waterfalls. Boxboles for dinner. |
December 29 | Depart for Nebaj. Beautiful road to Laguna Magdalena. Afternoon in Chajul. |
December 28 | Spectacular hiking around Todo Santos. Weavers along route to San Martin. |
December 27 | North to Todo Santos. San Andrés Xecul & Momostenango market en route. |
December 26 | Car dying. Limp to Zunil, Fuentes Georginas Hot Springs. Swap to pickup. |
December 25 | Pick up rental car, west to Quetzaltenango, via Iximche, Godinez, Lake Atitlán. |
December 24 | Depart for Guatemala with Harrisons. Xmas fireworks insanity. |
December 19 | Kick back with Ogans in etown. Delicious food as usual. |
December 17 | Head to Richmond for holidays with Garnetts. |
December 16 | Black Friday meeting. Semester finally wrapped. |
December 14 | DHCS final bakeoff. Ridiculously huge trophy this year. |
December 12 | Dickens-Themed Ren Fair!? Burmese dinner with ol' Friendship House Crew. |
December 9 | Fly to California for meetings, CHI Program Committee, Jason & Eliane dinner. |
December 7 | Semester wrapping up fast. BOE visits CMU. |
December 6 | Prep final lectures, NSF reviewing, and hearty dinner with Bill and Mick. |
December 4 | Dow goodbye talk. First Friday on Penn. Free ceramics giveaway! |
December 3 | EM-Sense video passes 150K views. FingerAngle over 75K. |
November 30 | Qeexo dinner at Noodle Head to see off Danny. |
November 23 | First draft of WEF slides done. Last drinks with Dow? |
November 21 | In DC for JASON advisory board talk. |
November 17 | Off to California for Google+CMU IoT basecamp meeting. |
November 16 | Robert and Anhong present three papers at ITS. Yang's paper wins best note. |
November 13 | B-day drinks with Bob. Dinner with Stefanie Mueller and Chinmay. |
November 12 | Ishan gives talk on Gaze+Gesture at ICMI. Wins best student paper! |
November 11 | Gierad wins best talk for EM-Sense; presents work on 3D printed hair. |
November 9 | Gierad and Yang present their papers at UIST, both with on stage live demos. |
October 20 | James Pierce defends. Celebratory dinner with James, Eric and co. |
October 15 | JDI visits. Cool tech. Dinner with FIGLABers. |
October 14 | Wrangling with DPW pays off. Ramp looks good and we're ADA compliant. |
October 8 | Krzysztof visiting from Harvard. Penn Ave Phase 2 community meeting. |
October 5 | Danny arrives at Qeexo Pittsburgh. Time to bust out some math. |
October 3 | Groups visit from Midwest UX conference. FIGLAB demos galore. |
September 28 | Jim heads west to new Qeexo Mountain View office. |
September 25 | CHI deadline. Earlier submission time sux. Gallery crawl on Penn. |
September 21 | Garfield 2030 meeting and activities. |
September 19 | Happy owner of a Jeep Renegade. First new car I've owned. |
September 18 | Troast Dr. Wiese, who departs tomorrow :( |
September 10 | Packard talks are actually super fascinating! Learning much. |
September 9 | Depart for three-day Packard Fellows Meeting in Monterey, CA. |
September 2 | Mixtape opens :) Julia goodbye dinner :( |
September 1 | First day of classes. CHI paper stack building. Bantha opens at long last! |
August 29 | Mmmm... Tuck into a delicious brunch at Mankoff-Day residence. |
August 27 | HCII orientation, plus junior faculty drinks at Acacia. |
August 24 | PhD orientation kicks off. Robert, Gierad and Yang all back in town. |
August 21 | Robert, Yang and Anhong get three papers accepted to ITS. |
August 19 | Four-day Qeexo retreat. Amazing to see everyone together. |
August 18 | Congrats to Ishan on his ICMI paper. Bill and Mick for diner. |
August 9 | Manchester House & Garden Tour. Begin searching for new car. |
August 7 | HCII dreamcatcher seven-hour monster cut. Worth it though! |
August 2 | Delicious Indian brunch at Agarwal's house. |
August 1 | Cut sugar skull series; hand painting to follow. |
July 26 | CNC Mill some killer pantry doors. Save Albright Church block party. |
July 24 | The end of an era: Friendship House sells. |
July 21 | Thank you John A. for the excellent CNC training. Projects soon. |
July 13 | Close out URA Facade Grant. Thanks PGH! Looks great! |
July 11 | Start painting front doors. Pot new indoor plants. |
July 9 | Demo CapCam and TouchTools. Catch up with Fogarty, Ko, and Morrises. |
July 7 | Depart for Microsoft Research Faculty Summit. Glimpse the Holz. |
July 5 | In Richmond to see Cece and Emily. |
July 2 | ML "2.0" meeting. Emre departs for CA Qeexo office. |
June 26 | Qeexo goes to the ol' ball game. Pirates win! |
June 24 | Research sync up with Yang and Junhan. Roof chillin' with Walter. |
June 23 | Amazing new Qeexo hires (thanks Julia!). Next chapter starts now. |
June 21 | Depart for home. Amy off to Madrid for conference. |
June 20 | Trakai, Kaunas, Cold War Museum in underground ICBM base! Jūrmala dinner. |
June 19 | Explore city. Happens to be annual Vilnius Culture Night! |
June 18 | Drop Erin at Riga Airport. Hill of Crosses en route to Vilnius, Lithuania. |
June 17 | Bog shoeing and oh so many wild flowers. |
June 16 | Viljandi en route to Soomaa national park. Cutest cabin ever. Smoke sauna! |
June 15 | Explore Tallin's winding streets and delicious food. |
June 14 | Ferry back to mainland with very tired arms (35km!). On to Tallin, Estonia! |
June 12 | Red "cliffs", Pärnu, ferry to Vormsi. Begin two nights of sea kayak camping. |
June 11 | Meet up with Erin. Art nouveau buildings galore. |
June 10 | Start exploring Riga, Latvia. Ridiculously cheap dumplings. |
June 9 | Rendezvous with Amy at JFK. Depart for vacation in Baltics! |
June 8 | Accept offer on Friendship house. |
June 7 | Long stroll through Storm King. McDonald & Peacock Cider House opening. |
June 6 | Layover in NY for the weekend. Hang with mom. |
June 3 | In California for CMU and Qeexo meetings. |
June 2 | Put Friendship house on the market. "Steve" departs for Michigan. |
May 18 | Operation pushy pushy with Stephen and Amy. |
May 14 | HK Shella in town. Chat and drinks downtown. |
May 9 | Start prepping Friendship house for sale. |
May 4 | DHCS Final presentations. Great job guys! Semester almost over. |
May 1 | Parents in town for total garden makeover. Cars and cars full of plants. |
April 27 | Downtown with Sara and Laura for PERSAD art auction. |
April 24 | In Hong Kong with Amy for CMU alumni event. Humbled by the warm welcome. |
April 22 | CMU party is a blast. Hats off to Joonhwan and students for organizing. |
April 17 | Depart for CHI 2015 in Seoul, Korea. Students presenting three papers. |
April 13 | John Park and Sang in da 'burgh. |
April 11 | House wins Post-Gazette renovation contest. |