I saw this today on Tumblr, so I'm sure by now it's well circulated. I still had to post about it because it's some of the coolest work I've seen lately.

Because We Can is a husband and wife team who work out of West Oakland, CA., although their site isn't huge, it's worth a gander and your time. I was immediatly impressed by their creativity and originality. Has anyone ever worked in an office that looked like this? Check out the squid game room, now that's a place I could spend some time.

Here is an office bar that they built. Sorry guys, but beer o'clock has a whole new meaning, they have really upped the ante. Although - it doesn't seem like they have a basket full of toilet paper...

Tags: interior design, cool concepts, tumblr

Yesterday I was hiking and getting sunburned (after being in the sun all weekend) and today it's snowing. All Colorado needs now is an ocean and life will be perfect.

Tags: boulder, boulder colorado, april snows

Sorry about the quality of the photo - it's a really old one (note the over sized Kirk Gibson pin my sis has got on - I had to like Lance Parrish and I still have my button somewhere). I couldn't let the night go past without posting somthing about the Tigers come back from 0-5 to win 11-9. Tigers fans have to look on the bright side: 3-10 is better than 2-11. Where is that '84 team when you need them?

And what happened to the wings tonight?

Good thing I have the Rockies, who are on a 1 game winning streak. phew.

Tags: detroit tigers, colorado rockies, detroit red wings, nhl playoffs

After talking with my boss this morning, I realized I had a very 'Stuff White People Like' Weekend. I just enjoyed getting out - went to the movies, took Zoe to the dog park, watched some hockey, played tennis and soaked up some sun on the porch. If you haven't seen the site yet, make sure to check out my favorite posts; #73 Gentrification, #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside and #87 Outdoor peformance clothes.

Now the highlights:

Went to see Smart People with Rebekah. I'd give it a 3 - Rent it. All of the acting was pretty good, but I really thought Thomas Haden Church was the best addition to the movie. I've liked him since he was the dumb mechanic in Wings. Stop laughing, I really did watch that show, the guys were relatively cute. Anyway, seems as though I should devise a bit of a movie rating system as I tend to watch a lot. The scores are as follows (that's for the Portland Oh Hell crew):

1. Must see in the movie theater
2. Save it in your netflix que so you get it as soon as it's available
3. Rent it
4. Ah, might as well, you've got nothing better to do
5. Nope - don't waste your time

However - the movie wasn't the highlight of Saturday night. Rebekah's kick ass cruiser was (as well as having some fried food at Ruby's and chatting with her). Her cruiser is the best one I've seen yet. Huge fan of the over sized basket and the bright color.

Another highlight - Natalie coming over to 'plan' on the porch. I got a pretty good little sunburn. Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Another great highlight: I took 3 games from Doug in our tennis match. Usually I only take 1, if that. I'm still pretty proud. If this is any indication of how our summer is going to go, I'm all about it. Tennis, anyone?

Tags: stuff white people like, smart people, cruiser bike, tennis courts in boulder, movie reviews, friends

I was quite surprised this morning when I learned that Frontier Airlines had filed for bankruptcy. For those of us that live in Colorado - this could be a big deal. I've had the pleasure of relaxing, direct, on-time flights (usually even early) for about 3 years now and wouldn't want it any other way.

Frontier announced yesterday that they had filed for Chapter 11 in order to reorganize due to their credit card company processor wanting to "hold-back" customer receipts. From what I understand, Frontier owes something like 93 Million and First Data, as well as Wells Fargo, wants to start collecting. As of yesterday, the processing company told Frontier they would be taking significantly more from their ticket sales than they previously had.

Sean Menke, the CEO said the following in a Denver Post article syndicated today: "Frontier will now have the time and legal protection necessary to obtain additional financing and enhance our liquidity," Menke said in the company's statement. "We currently have adequate cash on hand to meet our operating needs while we take steps to further strengthen our company."

Conversely, Forbes published this statement: Friday's bankruptcy filing "came as no surprise," said Calyon Securities analyst Ray Neidl, "though it happened more quickly than we expected." Neidl added that tough competition in Denver from United Airlines and Southwest Airlines will prove the demise of Frontier." The article in Forbes also states: "This is not a troubled airline," countered Michael Boyd, an independent airline industry consultant in Englewood, Colo. Boyd argued that Frontier is a victim of "gossip and innuendo in the media." He explained that credit card companies withhold certain amounts of cash to protect themselves.

However, Frontier still managed to send out a reassurance letter to their Early Returns (their incredible frequent flyer program that has gotten me a few free round trip tickets) members. I got one today at 12:45pm. Now, some may expect this, a COUPLE days, or even a week later. Nope - Frontier Airlines managed to send it out today. That's a class act in my book. Now, I have A LOT of travelling to do this summer and I plan on doing it all with Frontier. As I said, I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm not sure what I would do if Frontier Airlines ceased to exist. My travel world would be turned upside down.

Tags: frontier airlines, chapter 11, travel, forbes