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Speaking at TechCocktail conference on thursday
On Thursday the 29th, the TechCocktail Conference is happening at Layola. You should go, and while you are there, you should come check out …Chicago Ignite! Our presentation
Tonight, Scott and I presented at the Chicago Ignite tech meetup. It was pretty fun. The event was “eventful” and the people were the usual. …Happy thanksgiving
Happy thanksgiving! It has been a long and lazy day today. Pretty awesome. We are about to head out to a party at our friend Jill’s house. …Lollapalooza was really awesome.
It has been a week, and I am still reveling in how much fun we had. Lollapalooza has always been really fun. I have enjoyed going to the …Our first CSA experience: Freshpicks.com
When hiromi lived in Tokyo, she had this amazing service that delivered produce and whatnot every week in the form of a somewhat blind box. …Matiss' birthday, Aaron visits and Hiromi gets a job
This weekend was a lot of fun. It isn't over yet, but it has been so full of activity and good things that it has ruled. So first off, …My parents Chicago visit. Lots of amazing dining...
This weekend my parents visited. It was really awesome. They haven’t visited since Hiromi moved back - and they really wanted to see her. So …A lot of stuff in the last month.
I know I know. I have been a bad bad blogger. I basically I have been ignoring the fact that I have a blog. For a long time - - pretty much …Halloween! harperreed.org update. I missed the day.
Ahh Halloween. How I love the city during Halloween. It is absolutely madness. This Halloween was quite a bit of fun. Not as crazy as last …This weekend. skinnyCorp Moving
I spent most of this weekend helping move our offices from our old place to our new place. Its amazing what a change of ~10k square feet can …Weekend. Phones. blog design.
This weekend was pretty fun. I guess most of my weekends are. This one started out super weird. On Friday I was supposed to go to the sox …this weekend. it is now cold out. and i am wearing shorts.
I am freezing. Seriously. It suddenly got like 100 below zero up in this piece. But never fear. i have a coat. and i will where it when i go …why i love chicago
So i have been in chicago barely 12 hours. I slept 5 hours. And went to clubs for 7 hours. It was awesome. But the real reason i love …last night i had the craziest movie experience ever
So i took my mom and my cousin cole to see Taladega Nights at the AMC downtown. They liked it and thought it was a hilarious movie. but that …lollapalooza weekends are always the best/craziest/broken
I am very tired today. The last 3 days have been full of crazy parties and fun people. On thursday was the kill hannah party at crobar. It …Worst planning ever. Chicago's buses
So i ride the bus a lot. Maybe 4 times a day. It is quite something. I spend most of that time waiting for the bus and being annoyed. But a …jesus h christ. it is hot up in here.
So we don’t have air conditioning. I mean. we have one small unit that sits in our living room and makes watching television somewhat …Hiromi is here! and i just won a windows smart phone
So hiromi got here monday. it has been really fun. On monday I picked her up and we hung out around my house. Went to our friend becca’s …Thanks liz...
So my friend liz sent me a belated birthday gift. It was some of her mens geek jewlery from her pretty successful zellestyle line of stuff. …May 1st Immigration Rally/Parade
On monday i went to the immigration rally in chicago. It was amazing. One of the craziest and coolest things i have done. I wasn’t expecting …this is a long awaited post
I am lost in regards to what to listen to. I need something new. Or old. i don’t know. This is really amazing. For some reason people are …video games, japan some stuff.. and umm.. oh yea. new sites
New York Peeps: check out Heath’s new group for watching movies. and such. i imagine it will be a good time. I have been playing with my PSP …I am going to punch the CTA in the face
Seriously. so my chicago car plus card was deactivated cuz my credit card info was invalid and my company(or lack there of) stopped paying …Metal Deli
So i was walking down lake on my way to work and i passed this deli that makes pretty good sandwiches and i noticed the super metal IRON …i live in a russian novel.
So i went to the doctor yesterday and was like “what the hell is wrong with my broke ass foot” and the doctor was like “well what have you …omg. insanity. chicago cops
so tonight I went to crobar. my friend dayle met me. he is crazy. I am crazy. we hung out. he was giving me a ride home and he got pulled …just the other day
i was hanging out in colorado enjoying the 63 degree weather. worryign about sunburn. wathcing my cousins run around being insane. spray …yea yea yea. i will update my blog..
heh. yea so my friends have “caught” me. busted for sure: [@vanwinkle] is harper giving up blogging? [clock] yeah I think so its been …o m g. i am sooo busted.
i totally didn’t know that my blog was public. haha. jk. so I was talking to my friend and she relayed information that my blog was the …when showers attack
so today - I am chilling - taking a shower and my wall attacked me. I was just brushing my teeth in the shower and I turned around and the …so tired. this weekend. etv. weddings are fun and weird
this weekend I went to colorado to see my friend sarah get married. it was pretty fun. I really enjoy weddings even though they are so …hello hello
this is dumb. heh. BREAKING THE LAW!! this weekend was pretty fun. I got my hair severly cut on friday. no more mullet, rattail or peyos. …totoro. medicine women
this is pretty funny. sometimes I wish I had a secret place to store things. like a mary poppins bag of sorts that I could carry around and …done
i am tore down. i am thinking about taking most of tonight off. heh. my life is awesome.did I mention awesome?today was pretty fun
i just got home from work and hung out. chilled with rachel. got quiznos - which is near my house(weird. it just appeared). yea know the …i figured out my phone.
so I can now make international calls to everyone. if you want to prank me - dial 9880281475. hah. umm yea. or something like that. I will …india. i am in.
so I arrived in india. it is pretty awesome. quite a change from california where I have secretly been living for the past ten years. it all …skinny puppy
so when I was little. skinny puppy was my favorite band. now they are apparently back and touring. I discovered this when I woke up on …god damn.
my arms hurt a lot. I got my vaccinations today for india. it ruled. however. it has destroyed my arm. DESTROYED. well arms really. both are …oh yea.
This weekend was good. on friday there was a blond redhead show. I was initially a bit scared that they woudn’t represent their recorded …blah blah blah
i don’t feel like updating my blog today. stupid stupid stupid stupid blog. I really want my new phone to come. I hate trusting vendors with …sad
A week and a half ago chris saathoff was killed by a drunk driver. It is pretty sad (of course) - but watching his blog stop and his friends …hahahahaha. once again.. i rule
so a week or so ago I went to this party for the chicago thong organization, it was really funny and strange - but my friend chris and I …whew
So on Thursday night - I accidentally went and bought some clothes. It was ridiculous. I should never be allowed in to certain far too …trash and my ruleness absolute.
So I have been trashing my blog by quoting aim and such. it is nice and humorous but it totally throughs of the blog feel and makes it kinda …riot
reading about customer service is really funny for me. I love reading about the acts of gord and other fine websites that deal with funny …home
today I get to go home. unfortunantly tomarrow I have to go back to work. it was quite nice not working - but all things must end and back …Game Cube Killas
here is my new cell phone specs. here is the start to the mms photolog program. it is a bit complicated. stupid blogs ;) I will be putting …doh..
it looks like the fun is over.. sad day. I hope it will only be a temp. provision. I would be sad - after all it just opened. suxor. stupid …ok dohkee. so i have slept
This weekend was insane. as you may be able to tell from the crazy blog entries. I was a madperson. So.. on saturday I went to quad cities …liberal media bias
stupid media so gorbachev has called Bush’s decision to invade Iraq a mistake. wow, that is a surprise. I wonder why it matters when …whee
so everyday for the past couple days I have been meaning to update my site. but I keep getting interupted or cool stuff happens and I am …My Trip
here is what I am going to do this winter: Chicago - New York - London - Belfast - Glasgow - London - Vienna - Zurich - Helsinki - Saint …nyc nyc
So yesterday was nuts. I got up made sure I was packed for nyc and went to work. at work - I was whisked away on a cruise around lake …keel yer idles
soo.. this is my friend ben. he is a scooter dork. seriously. yep. he is. I have found my perfect woman. I just have to email her. and love. …su su su su su su su
It is important for everyone of you to check out the Distortion of Evidence pledge about weapons of mass destruction. Also.. I am excited …christ i am not
So on thursday I got really bored and made a false profile for a christian dating service. It is really lame.. however we made a funny …last night..
after work I went to the apple store opening. it was interesting. nothing like sitting outside in a line for 2 hours with a bunch of people …very nice and sad weekend
So this weekend was erally great. So much nice stuff happened and went down.. but all because of a very sad reason.. Yesterday bec left for …i know you are all very worried..
but I called the yoyo guys, and they have found my package. it was returned. whew. my yoyos will live… again.. Yesterday was nice. I went …tank destroyer. i mean my head is afire with thought
so .. the last 2 weeks I haven’t really hung out or gone out as much as I had before. it is weird when you go out an insane amount and then …whoo ha
so this weekend ruled. my friend marica took me to tango heh. yep. that is correct. I had forgotten how much I enjoy to dance ballroom …wow.
so it rained really hard for a long tie tonight. well not too long but like 30 minutes. the hippie guy that lives next door told me that a …juggling juggling
So matiss and I juggled yesterday with the superstars of love for the chic-a-go-go. What fun. Here is a video. Yall should be listening to …Yo Yo YO
So hiromi is curating an art show that opens tonight. check it out:Plastic FantasticMay 2-18, 2003Opening Reception May 2, 7:00-10:00 …blogger die
I made this cuz I was bored. It takes all my friends blogs(if you want to be included - all you have to do is make an RSS feed of your blog) …steak and eggs
whoa. I hope nothing like that ever happens to me. that would not be as fun. I would be said. especially if we were juggling and I caught a …yoyo
Here is a good picture of me. ;) if you were wondering that is.. . oh and here is a picture of my residential workspace… also known as my …This weekend
so this weekend was nice. Friday we went to redno and just hung out. the music wasn’t thrilling.. but it was entertaining. a bunch of old …back at work
Today I am back at work after a four day holiday. It was great. I hung out with my grandfather and my cousin and did all of the tourist …linuxKILLa: i feel like a trophy wife
I really do. It is weird. I mean….Well, tonight my grandfather and cousin come to chicago to hang out. It should be really nice. I am very …oh boy oh boy.
I have needed to update this site for so long. I guess really since last thursday. So last thursday I went out with some friends.. maybe a …our world rules
Happy Valentines dayToday is my brothers birthday. Happy birthday dylan. for your birthday I got you a nuclear war threat. sweet huhI love …TDD for ALL States
I need to fix my car. when I say fix - I really mean register and insure it in chicago. I also need to get a chicago license. I have been …trains like buses
I am mad at boston. mostly cuz it doesn’t make a damn bit of sense. the roads all go this way and that. I was not aware of how drasticly …Boston i will arrive in..
Tomorrow I will arrive in boston for search engine training. I am excited but rather bummed that I will be going. I don’t really want to …man.. i hate driving
So I have this car and I hate driving it. I never hated it before I moved to chicago. it is just so annoying.. parking and all that crap …Long Beach..
So last night my brother graduated college. It was probably the most entertaining graduation ceremony I have seen in a long long time. One …wtf
Apparently a protest is going down against the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). The TABD offers an effective framework for enhanced …theis weekend i slept
i made a couple new webpages.. I hung out with some friends.. that is all actually what I did do is a lot cooler than what I could have …whoo hooo
My firend ladawn is in town. It is really fun to have her arond. I like it. I wish she was moving to chicago. hehe. A lot of my friends from …Tonight.
I wonder how many entires are labeled tonight? a lto. .it is silly. anyway.. onight igot the data cable for my phone. It rules. serious. …Addition
Check out me.. build one for yourself… I found some chicago based design kids. It is neat to see the internet that I know and love suddenly …One year..
So one year ago about now I was arriving at work and noticed how everyone was leaving. a friend had woke me up early to tell me about the …I want to fly...
I guess even little kids need so diviation from the normal toys.. (read the reviews on that one).. a vibrating broom.. that all the children …I wanna live in los angelos
I am now in L.A. visiting my brother.. I have wrote the following entries on the road.. and thus they are out of order.. well they are in …all day i dream about spanish encyclopedias
so all day.. everyday.. for the last couple weeks, I have been developing a spanish site for my employer. heh. it rules. and I don’t even …chicago info
here is a good list of books and such about chicago. It covers all sorts of ground. actually this whole site seems to be pretty good.Bush
bush and cheney get to have a good time justifiing their actions soon. It looks as though cheney knew about some of the sketchy business …jesus it is hot
my room is 100 degrees hot. that is really hot. very very hot. This week is going to be exciting. I got KMFDM tickets. I am excited to …rock and roll star
The last couple days have been rather fun. I had a good ime hanging out with my friend mike and his friend sherwin. They are so so funny. We …A great way to paper the city.
Some activists have papered the city of chicago. It is great. My boss came into one of our offices and pointed out the thousands and …Fashion pics
There are some pictures of the fashion show I was in the other day. they are nice. You can see who we were dealing with ;). Check them out …moc and such
I have a strange hobby where I look at people peronal home pages. I really enjoy reading peoples blogs and learning all sorts of interesting …i am so tired
i just realized that I have stood up on my feet for way too long. I am going to take it easy tonight.. which is strange considering that I …Sometimes..
This weekend was good, my friend from high school, megan, came and visited. It was fun to be around her again.. ever since friday my life …Activities.
I want to start a play group. I want to have one night a week, a group of kids gets together and does an activity. I want one of the …requiem
Here are some cool links. first off check out this. Be sure and read the description. heh. then check out this. and finally check out this - …Laptronica
Last night I went out to this club and saw some of the strangest and most entertaining performances of my short stay in lovely chicago. It …Well... we may be in trouble
I was reading through a bunch of sites and I noticed some quite interesting movements in the “world.” First off, the incredible epiphany …NaTa2.info
I set up a new document repository. I was tired of having to refind everythign I was looking for. So I set up a place that has everything …Late Night in the airport.
So I was walking in DIA heading to my terminal when I noticed a set of “net terminals.” I laughed and thought “how nice, free internet. Now …Everyday is halloween.
Boy oh boy, today is halloween. I wish I was hanging with the pirates though… Well, I guess I will have to do without for today. but not …Check out my neighborhood
A ?green sticky substance? discovered in the Logan Square neighborhood was determined to be guacamole, while a suspicious powder in the shoe …Wet.. Cold.. Flood
Remember that TMBG album.. well it happened to chicago today. It was crazy. I was awoke at 7:50 by my X10 lights reacting to thunder and …K*star
Well. Everything has turned out to be wonderful. I have dated K*star for eight months. Officially the longest i have ever dated anyone.. …Chicago
I have decided that the reason the 3rd of july is so big is that chicago is a working city. a city where eveyone get the 4th off, but most …Today is the 3rd of july..
It is strange. The third of july in chicago has the same associations that the 4th has in colorado. I think that this is wierd. I don’t knwo …Chicago.. The final Frontier
WhooHoo So i am in chicago now. It is noce. I have a rather bomb apartment. All x10’d out. Its nice. I am still dating th elovely and …chi town art
Today i went to the art institute of chicago and looked at the contemporary and modern paintings… it was bad ass.. anyway i also looked at …