Yahoo pushed out their YUI 3.0 Preview Release 1 yesterday, borrowing some of jQuery’s DNA—chaining, compact, expressive code. Not a bad thing, I think.

I wish I spoke the language you were written in.

Sold art, got invited to show in Boston in October, Eric and I are close to shipping our first alpha, and I just got an email from someone I hadn’t heard from in several years. The universe has interesting timing, I think.

Edit: And my sister emailed me a job listing from Stanford. Yay, more family in the Yay Area!

Predictably jetlagged, skipped climbing this morning in a increasingly futile attempt to stay in bed while my apartment approximates the Icarus viewing room. Learned about Georgia, the fallout of the Straight Talk Express, John Edwards’ indiscretions, and Isaac Hayes. Hayes and Bernie in the same weekend?

Sold my first two pieces this week—one commission, one first print. Happy!

Last day in paradise—we kicked it on the beach for ObamaWatch ‘08, boarded, hiked through a bamboo grove and stand of really tall beautiful pines, found a swimming hole with a waterfall, a rock water slide and a rope swing. Went to the Pali lookout, had pupus and absinthe, and stayed out on the beach until three in the morning.

Getting on a plane—in SF soon. Stoked!

The Society of White People With Expensive Cameras at their semi-annual in Oahu

In spite of the cop that pulled her over for speeding and the rogue wave that tried to kill us all, Kendal and Steve’s wedding was small, genuine and perfect.