Projects

The Ultimate Phoenix Geek has been crowned!

May 27, 2011

Last night I had the most amusing honor of emceeing the first Phoenix Ultimate Geek Smackdown (PUGS) at Phoenix Comicon, put on by the Horror Track and the Midnite Movie Mamacita. This was an idea Andrea and I came up with over beers one afternoon. I need to stop drinking beer. Gets me into too [...]

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What are the Great Geek Debates?

March 24, 2011

For a silly little project I am noodling on, I need to collect some of the Greatest Debates in the Realm of Geekery! Those things that, when targeted at the right people, will spark mayhem and finger waving of truly spectacular proportions. For example, in the realm of Comics the question of “Who is faster: [...]

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Know a great Valley non-profit that could use some help?

April 8, 2010

Image by penguincakes via Flickr

Through an odd series of events over the past two years I ended up involved in the crazy, passionate, chaotic world of Phoenix non-profit groups and events. I’ve been constantly impressed by the amazing things going on locally on an independent level, and constantly horrified at how difficult it is to [...]

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Some Ignite Phoenix whyfors and wherebys

December 21, 2009

Another part of my Year End Clear Out related to Ignite Phoenix, a few of the reasons things work as they do related to the event. My normal approach is not to air a lot of the internal stuff and just let people enjoy the show, but many people have been generally curious or offered [...]

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What I love about Ignite Phoenix

December 10, 2009

In 2009 Ignite Phoenix grew from about 140 people at Ignite #2 to the nearly 600 we had at Ignites #4 and #5.  It’s become something very different from what I ever imagined in more ways than just size. This year it generated a lot of discussion, especially after the most recent one, and I [...]

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