Miami Part 2 – WordCamp Miami 2018

My Miami adventure continues with the work portion of the trip. WordCamp Miami 2018 was a blast. Over 1000 people attended the event. The weather was phenomenal. The team of volunteers that organized the camp did an amazing job. Thanks, guys.

Once I finally peeled myself away from the beach, I went on a few adventures into town. I saw some old friends and made some new ones. Smoked a cigar and had an all-around excellent time.

I can definitely see making WordCamp Miami one of my annuals. I am still kicking myself for the crummy focus job on the Chicago sunset timelapse, but I have a feeling I will redeem myself next week…

Miami — South Beach Spring Break MADNESS!

My original thinking was that I would come out to WordCamp Miami 2018 a bit early and have a relaxing beach to set up and do some work.

I had no idea my trip was smack in the middle of spring break. This trip brought me back to 90s MTV spring break specials. One of my favorite overheard quotes was, “I've never seen more bare asses in my life.” It's true!

Miami was a beautiful city. Great people. Great food. Lots of new flavors, sights, and sounds. In part one, I am covering the “work-cation” part of the trip. Next week, I am going to share my time at WordCamp.

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet + Bald Eagles, Beer, Traffic, & Taxes

This week's vlog covers a lot of range. I really hope it doesn't come off too ranty.

I got some sweet footage of a bald eagle out at the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos.

Pliny the Younger was just released, and I got the opportunity to try this year's batch.

I talk about taxes and traffic and go out to catch some red-light cheaters. Hey, California, let's work on enforcing the rules we have instead of creating new ones! Stop taxing the people who are playing by the rules and start asking the cheaters to pay more.

Sexually Ambiguous Cowboys and a Trip to Austin, Texas

Just got home from Austin and finished up the edit for this week. I riff a bit about meeting online friends IRL, my frustrations with California, and some of the clues we found around our Airbnb…

I didn't add it to the vlog, but all of us there from the Beaver Builder team filmed an “Ask Us Anything” AMA style video. I've been successfully working more and more video content into my professional life—which makes the time put into learning all this much more fulfilling.

Hope you enjoy. See you next week.

San Jose Bike Party & Monterey CA Hyperlapses

This week, I did the San Jose Bike Party, fixed my internet, and played tourist in (almost) my own town with a photo/hyperlapse mission to Monterey, CA.

Honorable mentions to State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria, Essential Spirits Alambic Distilleries, and The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together (grab your copy here).

I am on a mission to reduce the camera shake! Ugh. It's so frustrating.

Music by…
Scott Pemberton & Ripe

What I Do for Work

Music by Scott Pemberton.
The star of the show: our update post.

This week, I dug into the story of what I do for work and why I love it! I tell the story about how Beaver Builder started and why I am passionate about free, open-source software and WordPress. One thing I didn't explain well is that “free” as in software is not the same as “free” as in beer. The code free, but we still sell access to our software and support.

This a behind-the-scenes look at my day of publishing an update blog post and newsletter. I later found out I totally screwed up the email settings and about 50% of all the emails wound up in people's spam folders. Oh well. Live and learn. 🙂 Until next week…

Snowboarding, Love Stories, and Lake Tahoe

Thanks a ton @ Scott Pemberton for the tunes. Check out his channel, I guarantee you've never seen anyone play the guitar like this.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This week, I had an idea all planned out and scrapped it a few days in and decided to go snowboarding instead.

I dabbled with some stop motion animation. I spent 4 days trying to get a timelapse of a flower blooming. I went to the dentist and, maybe as a subconscious act of rebellion, I ate way too many Valentine's heart candies. Enjoy.

My First Vlog – Travels hacks from my trip to Denver, CO

I started off 2018 with a couple of posts on the blog here, but I am also making an effort to start working more with video. I made a two-part vlog about my trip to Denver as an effort to learn about filming and editing. I just finished up the edit on part 2 and I am having so much fun!

I don't know if I'll keep posting the vlogs on the blog, but I do like owning my distribution channel and would much prefer to use WordPress as a hub vs. YouTube.