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January 12, 2014

Where the Hell is Matt?

A simple, almost comical, idea turned big. Also, his About page made me smile.

January 11, 2014

Things I Learn from the Internet – 2

Note: Things I Learn from the Internet is a series of post containing snippets of wisdom collected from stuff I read on the WWW which do not warrant a post in itself. What the Fuck is my Social Media Strategy? (refresh for new ‘strategy’) Hilarious and who knows might come in handy some day 😉 […]

January 10, 2014

Christmas Reading

I spent a huge chunk of my xmas break on Chris Arnade’s tumblr page. He is a wall street banker turned photographer. He photographs addicts and prostitutes in Hunts Point, New York. It left me feeling simultaneously sad, indignant, baffled and mostly incredibly grateful for my own fortunate life. One thing that stuck with me after […]

January 9, 2014

Things I Learn from the Internet – 1

Note: Things I Learn from the Internet is a series of post containing snippets of wisdom collected from stuff I read on the WWW which do not warrant a post in itself. When Good’s not Good Enough (the story of DrawQuest’ shutdown) – be gracious when your startup fails – write up a post-mortem when […]

January 1, 2014

Resolution

I have only one resolution for this year. Write more. Even if only one sentence a day to document what I read/see/hear/create.

February 19, 2013

Thirty

I find myself thrust into an abyss of arid non-happenings when reminiscing your past year. As if on cue, the left brain began its defensive and reactionary search for applause-worthy items in theAchievements compartment. To be fair, you did have some splendid moments, and the result card yields not hearty sighs. But you seemed to […]

February 19, 2012

Twenty Nine

You’ve had a hell of a year. An introspective summary would reveal a messy graph, the peaks and valleys fluctuating unpredictably and to asynchronous frequencies. Somewhere in between your serial conquests and breathless finales, there were surreptitious glimpses of doubtful pauses. Concocting that magic cocktail of fun and pain is a skill which you have […]

January 27, 2012

Something Good

Today we promise each other forever. A part of me still refuses to believe this is actually happening. Especially not to me, the guardian of cynicism and antithesis of ceremonial romance. Love is an arcane and impossible language. Like plucking feather from thin air, like smelling roses in a desert, like galloping on unicorns, like […]

December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas?

Most of us 99-percenters couldn’t even let our dogs leave a dump on the sidewalk without feeling ashamed before our neighbors. It’s called having a conscience: even though there are plenty of things most of us could get away with doing, we just don’t do them, because, well, we live here. Most of us wouldn’t […]

November 21, 2011

Starting Up

I have no idea how this story is suppose to begin, in which way it will unfold and how it will end. All I know is I need to write this down, despite the fatigue, anxiety, stress and most of all, fear. I started a company with Glenn and two other friends (S and K). […]

September 1, 2011

Roots

Note: This piece was originally published in CERN Student Club’s “Creative Voices” in 2010. The website is now under major revamp, so I am republishing it here. Running along the fringes of existence I wander the two spaces of my lifelong presence One that bred me and one that breeds From where I came and […]

August 31, 2011

Motherland

You are messy. You have bad habits and bad manners. You bite the hands that feed you and make questionable decisions. You act like a buffoon sometimes and sulk if nobody is laughing. You are impulsive, immature and insensitive. Despite all your flaws, kinks and imperfections, I just can’t seem to get you out of […]