The online playground of Andrea Schwandt-Arbogast:web design, university web development, animals, books, and other slices of life.

spent the last hour translating between the programmers and Marketing. have n…

Having a pint, savoring the last bit of calm before 11 West Virginians roll i…

“Today puts the “meh” in Thurs-meh.”

Published 18 Jun 2009

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needs to get some sort of flow going on here. really just can’t grok the asp….

Published 18 Jun 2009

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have i mentioned that i’m not your link monkey?

Published 17 Jun 2009

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“is in the mood to print out an entire website, just to set it on fire.  BURN …”

Published 16 Jun 2009

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“Having a new website is not nearly as awesome as having new material.”

Published 16 Jun 2009

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office has finally reached a temperature where my brain can function. was 93º…

Published 15 Jun 2009

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“when in doubt, New Order.  also when in certainty.”

Published 15 Jun 2009

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if i get any further down this rabbithole i may never see the light of day again

Published 14 Jun 2009

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GRIDINATOR → All your grid are belong to us.

Published 13 Jun 2009

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facebook url choices are really highlighting my name fail. tempted to just em…

Published 13 Jun 2009

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puppy therapy always works.

Published 12 Jun 2009

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oh noes! i b0rked the links! the links, they is b0rked!!

Published 12 Jun 2009

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so. sleepy.

Published 11 Jun 2009

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“When the data model drives the interaction and experience of an app, somethin…”

Published 11 Jun 2009

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“Twittering about wearing my Twitter shirt while wearing my Twitter shirt whil…”

Published 11 Jun 2009

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“Had chicken shawarma with lots of garlic. I’m super kissable now. And a vampi…”

Published 10 Jun 2009

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when you screw up an already cliché joke by saying “Danger, Will Rogers”, I t…

Published 10 Jun 2009

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“Great design is born from inspiration, obsession, commitment and diligence.”

Published 9 Jun 2009

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zomg, just received some very good news.

Published 9 Jun 2009

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“we’re always happy if we’re able to “help just one person” but if we deny acc…”

Published 9 Jun 2009

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emails from the chancellor are the harbinger of suck

Published 9 Jun 2009

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working from the screened-in porch, watching the birds fight at the feeder. m…

Published 9 Jun 2009

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“OH: “He’s on my to-do list."”

Published 9 Jun 2009

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sugar high! peanutbutter banana milshake, om nom nom. and Steve Miller winked…

Published 8 Jun 2009

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boss is taking me out for ice cream to celebrate a site launch, along w/ unfo…

Published 8 Jun 2009

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inbox zero.

Published 8 Jun 2009

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“is enjoying a day off—by reading feeds and using IRC. So kind of like work…”

Published 7 Jun 2009

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Magic Hat Wacko summer brew after a full day of housework. Really would like …

Published 7 Jun 2009

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puppy is watching cheetahs on TV and whining. I think she wants to chase them…

Published 6 Jun 2009

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coffee cake, you may just be the highlight of my day.

Published 5 Jun 2009

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Dear Telephone, Now that your voicemail messages go into my email, I will nev…

Published 4 Jun 2009

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going home to pick up the dog for agility class. we both need the exercise li…

Published 3 Jun 2009

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apparently Wednesday is now know as “almost Friday” around here. this is caus…

Published 3 Jun 2009

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my “musical-hating” hubby has just chosen to watch Grease, paused it while on…

Published 1 Jun 2009

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first day with no student workers due to NC budget fail. If they don’t fix th…

Published 1 Jun 2009

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deciding which beach to go to. today’s goals: swim off last night’s fish taco…

Published 31 May 2009

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Ernie the massage therapist is my new best friend. He’s more determined than …

Published 28 May 2009

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my thoughts on Typekit: will be great if it works. but from what i can glean …

Published 28 May 2009

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someone just volunteered to be my minion *and* supply evil laughs in the back…

Published 28 May 2009

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doing a code dance, in an hour early actually excited about working on someth…

Published 28 May 2009

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words of wisdom from my beer bottlecap: Time is slow when your 6 feet below. …

Published 27 May 2009

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awesome geek girl lunch was awesome, geeky, and girly.

Published 27 May 2009

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back in the office, but planning on continuing the denial by going to the bea…

Published 27 May 2009

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“if my life is mine, what *shouldnt* i do”

Published 26 May 2009

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researching A-Z indexes and directory searches. much more interesting than it…

Published 26 May 2009

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oh hai. i iz having an awesome holiday weekend and don’t feel like twittering.

Published 25 May 2009

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“Sometimes it feels good to purge the soul. Soul constipation is the leading c…”

Published 22 May 2009

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Haunted Pub brew at Fat Tony’s with the bio geeks. Yum.

Published 22 May 2009

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my work here is done. & by done i mean moved onto the to-do list that i will …

Published 22 May 2009

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made the vice-chancellor do a little dance in her office with my mad code ski…

Published 22 May 2009

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“OREOS MOTHERFUCKER”

Published 22 May 2009

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half-day of work today. Loving the summer hours. Chances are I’ll get more do…

Published 22 May 2009

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“It doesn’t take a genius to see where this will all end up. The irony is that…”

Published 21 May 2009

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OH: “And that, my friend, is why I make the big bucks. Cut. and. Paste.” Rela…

Published 21 May 2009

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doing a bit of ego-surfing, and realizing that I really need to get the name …

Published 20 May 2009

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Spitting in the wind comes back at you twice as hard, Strawman.

Published 20 May 2009

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wireframing a site where no one can tell me what the content will be. just de…

Published 20 May 2009

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I laughed so hard at lunch I feel like I have a hangover now. More of that, p…

Published 20 May 2009

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Sandwich heist pulled off successfully, with Lola as the brains, Wallace as t…

Published 20 May 2009

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“.@halvorson Designing nav before organizing content is like vacationing by fo…”

Published 19 May 2009

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working from home really just rocks. i’m much more productive with a puppy in…

Published 19 May 2009

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“After some back-and-forth – usually several times over a week or two – a new …”

Published 19 May 2009

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Five minute chocolate mug cake | Clagnut § Food & drink

Published 19 May 2009

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for every one thing that matters, today I get to do 15 things that don’t. Thi…

Published 18 May 2009

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Local headline: NC teen who was thwarted as he tried to hold up a store with …

Published 18 May 2009

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“The previews before Star Trek: Mostly movies with explosions. I think one of …”

Published 18 May 2009

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ah, yes. Monday morning crisis, it just wouldn’t be the same without you. Got…

Published 18 May 2009

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in Bb 2.0 - a collaborative music/spoken word project

Published 17 May 2009

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finally moved all my pics, movies, and music from the old laptop to the new. …

Published 17 May 2009

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Combine and compress JavaScript and CSS in ExpressionEngine

Published 16 May 2009

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just helped 2 locals select a fine beer and chardonnay to purchase at the sca…

Published 16 May 2009

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“This would be my daughter ROCKING the frog life-cycle. Aww, Mommy’s little ne…”

Published 15 May 2009

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I think Lola’s sorry she stole all that cheese off the counter right about no…

Published 15 May 2009

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probably shouldn’t have had that second doughnut, but feeling very bouncy rig…

Published 15 May 2009

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“@andrea it’s Walston-unanimous: separating you from the geek is like separati…”

Published 14 May 2009

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If I told you I had only seen 4.5 Star Wars movies and 2.5 Lord of the Rings …

Published 14 May 2009

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you asked me what i was thinking. i was thinking of a padded cell.

Published 14 May 2009

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lolz. HSU gets burned in the latest Tales from Redesignland. redesignland.blo…

Published 13 May 2009

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yeah. teh numbers, they don’t add up. pretend i don’t notice & send the repor…

Published 13 May 2009

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no one is responding to my emails. i feel like i won the lottery.

Published 13 May 2009

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I get about 5 mistweets a day via @ replies from people I don’t follow, and I…

Published 13 May 2009

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“Hm. 3 is half of 6 AND half of 8.  weird.”

Published 12 May 2009

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i eat so much healthier when i work at home.

Published 12 May 2009

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digging my new summer hours. work from home on Tuesdays, off at noon on Fridays

Published 12 May 2009

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no i will not buy cosmetics from you. this is the 1st time you have ever talk…

Published 11 May 2009

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thunderstorm is preventing me from getting coffee. and I actually have meetin…

Published 11 May 2009

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slow start.

Published 11 May 2009

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my neck is killing me. can’t turn my head in either direction. make it stop.

Published 10 May 2009

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learned yesterday that my superpower is a magic whip of truth. that’s pretty …

Published 9 May 2009

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oh noes! mah listserv is going down in flames! Time to pull out the puppy wit…

Published 8 May 2009

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wondering if it’s inappropriate to offer to pay the massage therapist triple …

Published 8 May 2009

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“You’re doing it wrong. I unfollow you.”

Published 7 May 2009

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somehow 1 + 1 = < 1. and i’m the one that gets to explain that to Marketing.

Published 7 May 2009

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yay, just crammed more stuff onto the homepage. for my next trick, i will mak…

Published 7 May 2009

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thunderstorm. hoping lightning hits a transmitter so i can go home and start …

Published 7 May 2009

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left work a couple of hours early feeling sick. ran into a co-worker with a s…

Published 6 May 2009

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accidentally sat amongst the soccer moms at lunch & had fun, despite being ab…

Published 6 May 2009

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concentrating on work now. really. quit distracting me with the shiny.

Published 6 May 2009

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In: Margarita on the Rocks

This section contains all the rants and most of the fun posts. It’s the kind of stuff we would talk about if we went to the bar for a drink. I may be full of it when I post things here, so take it with a grain of salt.

Coffee at my Desk

Thanks, Ada

I think Matto has said it best for me today:

I have it on decent authority that the world is full of women who kick ass in Tech. …More »

Cocoa on the Couch

SXSW 2009 wrap-up

I’ve been trying to figure out how to sum up SXSW 2009 since I got back, and I’m still not sure I can do it. It was a much …More »