As the communications specialist for the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, I wrote a lot. Here’s a list of some good ones: Syracuse iSchool graduate student working to open school for underprivileged youth in India Syracuse iSchool sends students to Silicon Valley for Spring Break Syracuse iSchool sends … Continue reading →

…for they are damn sexy The following is an article republished from the print issue of Jerk Magazine. It is also available on their website. I love nerds. And geeks. And all other individuals whose interests transcend applying toxic chemicals to their hair. Nerds pack knowledge. If you manage to … Continue reading →

As part of my recent job at TestWeapon Technologies, I came up with the branding identity for the company, as well as launched a brand new b2b web site. TestWeapon Technologies is the umbrella company of Combank Medical, Inc., USMLEWeapon, and EtherPrep. All three help prepare medical students for their … Continue reading →

Andrew, Paper Justin, Shay: Founders of Capesquared Ok, so I have three awesome guy friends (well more than three, but this is about them). They are Shay, Justin and Andrew and they are Capesquared. Basically, they design web sites and come up with cool ideas. One of them is Qur.ly, … Continue reading →

Yesterday (September 29, 2010) I logged into my email account to find a message from Amazon.fr entirely written in French. First of all, I do not speak French. My high school offered two language options: Spanish and Latin. I took Latin, but even if the email was in Latin, that … Continue reading →

This is the epitome of the geek to girl relationship. Girls are never geeks. Geeks are weird and dress funny. This pattern never deviates and those who tell you otherwise are delusional and trying to subvert the natural order of things. (image from Beauty and the Geek) A few days … Continue reading →

I will first admit this: I have not seen Sex and the City 2, nor do I intend to after watching the nine minute montage of scenes and reading numerous reviews. I also hate those who criticize something they haven’t seen, but I’m about to break my own rule when … Continue reading →

(The following is an article I wrote for an issue of Jerk Magazine, republished from their website) SU fights for your lungs, against your happiness To: Fight Ordinances and Restrictions to Control and Eliminate Smoking (FORCES) CC: Cash4Gold c/o Glenn Beck, Phillip Morris, and Sarah Palin Re: Malicious Attack on … Continue reading →

So Facebook just rolled out an announcement for an upcoming feature that would provide answers to life’s questions. They’ve listed a number of unanswerable questions on their website like “What are women looking for in a relationship?” and “How did the Beatles reach their success?” Posters are asked to include … Continue reading →

The following is an intentionally salacious piece for a print issue of Jerk Magazine, and republished from their website. I wish I’d been around for the good ol’ days when “surrendering the tapes” meant recordings of conversations in the Oval Office implicating a crooked president undermining his opposition. But I … Continue reading →