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It’s been a pretty amazing couple of weeks on a personal level. My wife turned 30, I graduated from school, I received an offer in NYC from an amazing company, and I got to see a good friend get married. All in all a relentlessly positive and somewhat selfish few weeks. Now it’s time to reflect a little bit. On to the list:

• The in your face success of Facebook. Truly an amazing company with amazing people.
• The massive amount of useful content that is created everyday. From the professional (e.g. NYTimes) to the amateur (blogs) it’s a joy to wake everday and consume.
• Warm days and cool nights. 
• The opportunity to pare down the amount of “stuff” we own in our upcoming move.
• Realization that as school ends my next “masters” will begin in either VC or start-up world.

That’s it and that’s all. What are you loving?

Nothing like a lazy Sunday and a bit of old fashioned procrastination to inspire a blog post. And now for a quick list:

• Friends who start to blog (What’s up Bertuca)
• The NHL playoffs (Come on Bruins)
• Warm evenings outside with friends
• @katevitt and her incredible sleeping skills. She’s been hardcore napping for the past 2 hours
• Philadelphia - I will really miss this place

That’s it and that’s all. What are you loving?

Welcome to Friday the 13th. I feel like everyone should celebrate and make superstitious people feel really comfortable on a day like this. Party at the moontower? On to the list:

• San Francisco - Begrudgingly I always find myself drawn to this place
• NYC - For me it truly is the unknown. Every visit is like a trip into the chocolate box
• Paying it forward - I feel so strongly about this. Caveats about introductions aside I think this carries a lot of weight
• Old friends, new adventures - in both work and life it’s great to see old friends embarking on big time journeys 
• Thunder and lightning

Over and out folks. What are you loving?

You know what day it is people, although admittedly I’ve been a bit erratic recently, it’s the day in which I share the things that have been making me happy recently. Friends and family coming in at #1 obviously.

• Trains and train travel (Amtrak does not get the same love)
• Lex Thomas’ Quarantine (Shameless plug for my brother in-law)
• Making a huge pan of lasagna (leftovers for days my friends)
• New music
• Old music
• The Masters
• That feeling where my belief in pay it forward is starting to pay off. It’s a weird mix of opportunity, gratitude, luck, and satisfaction. Starting to get a tingling now.

That’s it folks. What are you loving?

BTW, according to research 50% of people’s happiness is related to DNA (essentially who you are), 10% is related to their life circumstances (born rich, poor, healthy, sick, etc.) and the other 40% we control. Get out there and control your happiness people.

You know the drill. Things that I’m into right now. Friends and family are numbrero uno. The list:

• 70 degree days in March (also a thing I still hate)
• Lunch bday extravaganza at my favorite restaurant in Philly (Pub and Kitchen). Not my birthday party either. 
• Parks and Rec (plowed through about 3 hours worth last night with @katecvitt
• Underdogs
• Peace of mind that things will work out for the best in terms of jobs and location

That’s it and that’s all. What are you loving?

Trying to get back onto my rhythm of a 1-3 deeper posts per week + the Friday cap of things that I’m loving. So many benefits to blogging (besides stroking my ego) and I get a lot of joy (and just a little bit of anxiety) from posting. Family and Friends are always number 1 and without further ado, the list:

• The auto-magical syncing that’s possible these days with computer set up. Google Chrome is probably my favorite.
• My buddy Nick getting some of his deepest days ever out at Snowbird (this is also something I’m hating since I’m incredibly jealous)
• The tireless work my friends put in on my behalf to make great connections in SF, BOS, and NYC. I always try to pay it forward as long as I can.
• My little brother’s company (Yelp) tossing up a huge IPO and Peter pumping in a close today as well. Well done @pistolpetey
• The surging motivation I’m feeling that’s a combination of urgency (only 2 more months of school left) as well as interest and passion. It’s a nice feeling.

That’s it and that’s all. What are you loving?

Onwards and upwards people. Been far too long since I’ve shared my favorite things with the interwebs.

• The diverse talents of my fellow students at school
• Big fat juicy opportunities
• Impending trip home to VT
• The Daily Show/Colbert Report skewer fest that is Indecision 2012
• Big dinners that feel intimate

And now for two quick things I’m not loving

• How tired I am today. So not cool.
• That it was 60 degrees in February. Pretty sure a polar bear died somewhere. 

Are we sure it’s winter out here? In Philly it was a balmy weekend with no snow in the near future and I’m pretty sure @pistolpetey said he was at the beach in SF…It’s January. It should be raining in SF and dumping in Tahoe. Sheesh. Anyway, on to the collection of random things I’m really loving right now.

• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
• Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert stepping up their games
• Having a series (5 or 6) of excellent phone calls with excellent people
• Having someone in my life who reminds me just how fortunate we are
• Patrick Kane and his full on superman move
• Great news from great friends

I’ve got a couple of posts brewing on culture, “my second MBA”, and others. Maybe my writing will improve ever so slightly?

What are you loving?

Guess who’s back? Time to get things cranking, I can’t tell you how good it feels to be in 2012. 2011 was such an amazing year. Highlighted by the biggest day in my life thus far - tying the knot with KCV. Lucky me. I have lots to be thankful for and I plan on busting my ass again this year to keep it going. Onto the list:

• Learning to cook (stressful night the other night but managed to pull off a real dish)
• Chilling at home in my apartment
• Impending ski trips
• In-law visits which inevitably include non-stop good eats and good times (Hi Pam)
• Cleaning out my closet
• The “nerds” of the internet combining to fight against the draconian SOPA
• Great news from my parents

I hope everyone is off to a great start in 2012. What are you loving today?

It’s Friday so that means time for me to ramble on about everything that I’m feeling this week. Feels like this was one hell of a week too. I no particular order:

• Emergen-C I’m not sure what I would do without it
• Making new connections and reconnecting with old ones
• The new beer garden in Hayes Valley
• The luxury of having a little bit of time to sit around and just think
• Great customer service
• Seeing the internet community up in arms about SOPA (I hope congress isn’t asleep at the wheel on this one)
• Trying out new products/services. It’s the spice of life

A little fluffy this week but sometimes a little fluff ain’t so bad.