My blog n'at

I was all set to scan an incriminating picture of me as a kid until Mr. Whiskey, uber fan of my podcast, sent me an IM about an entry made on Wikipedia for my birthday. Click the image above for a full view of the entry under Births for February 21st. Take THAT Kevin Rose It should be noted that at first I was listed as dead in 1978. Wikipedia, in their infinite monitoring wisdom, removed both entries but I was able to screenshot it ahead of time.

While we’re at it, here’s a gallery of my 22nd birthday from 10 years ago. This is actually on my old site and didn’t feel like moving just for this. I was living in Erie at the time and this pretty much solidified my need to move to Pittsburgh. Which I would do 10 months later.

What do I have to look forward to this year? Well The BeerGoddeess & Intern Nick are inducing labor today so I’ll get to share my birthday with Bella’s little brother. Starting in a little over a week the first issue of a foodie magazine will be out which I’ll be co-writing a craft beer column for and also a super secret nightlife thing that I teased about last night. The podcast made it onto G4/Tech TV (there’s an early announcement to fans of the show) and I should have the video soon. I want to expand this site and develop a couple more for craft beer cooking and reviews. Anyone wanna buy me a HD video camera?

School is absolutely kicking ass. I think I’m doing so well this time around because I actually care about the coursework. Not saying I didn’t before but I REALLY wanted to get enrolled in this program for digital media. Most of my general classes are completed so I can focus on all of the fun AV classes I’ve been dying to take. Plus I’m really interested in learning more about internet law. Since the podcast is growing I need to make sure our butts are covered

I know that New Media is the next big thing because my family thinks it’s a fad and no money can be made. Why’s that? Well I was told that I would never make a living with computers… and I did. I was told that the Internet is a fad and I would never make a living on it… and I have. Why not shoot for the trifecta! I believe in it. I believe it to be the next level in communication. Besides, in a few months when they’re asking me how to start a podcast/vidcast/blog I’ll have to show them. Just like i did with computers… and the internet… so if there is anyone looking for a director/producer of new media, let me know. NHL and MLB teams I’m looking at you Gotta keep up the Derda tradition of working for a sports team!  If you need some other marketing buzz words for “I make digital media” I’ll see what I can whip up.

Cheers!