Devin Reams

I’m in a good mood and my brilliant mentor, noah, suggested I create a caption contest for the following picture:

Winner receives a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate. Leave your caption in the comments.
Winner: With my invisible knife, I stab at thee, foul editor.
PS: Photo taken with my new iPhone (on T-Mobile, ask me how!).

…not with mentors, and mentors. My company matches you up with a mentor (typically a level or two above you) and you meet with them a few times a year to discuss your career, reviews, future, and so on. This is awesome because we’re forced to meet and do the things that often get overlooked.
Aside: [...]

I had a few minutes to kill today and I hadn’t taken my lunch yet so I said “hey let’s check on the news.” I opened up CNN, remembered how stupid CNN is, and promptly proceeded along the following path:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Faberge egg sells at auction for £9m
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Twelve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Hammer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Petroleum_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Hammer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Museum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Leicester
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_%28fifth_creation%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Beatty_Library

Then I realize it’s 20 minutes later and I forgot [...]

I survived the quake in LA last night. I was lying in bed and around 1:00am I took off my headphones; something weird happened to my bed. I couldn’t explain it but I remember my room making a loud creak and pop a few minutes later. Fun!

Happy iCal Day! If you use a Mac and have iCal in the tray you’ll notice the icon always shows July 17th. Well, for once it’s right! I find this especially humorous because I’ve started using my Mac as my primary computer (I’m going to be out of town for 3 weeks, I need to [...]

I had never been to Sonic so when one opened down the street I was drawn to it. Maybe it’s the prospect of skates, maybe its the bright lights at night. Or, it may just be the fun experience I had yesterday.

Do you feel like you deserve a little better? Are you not being challenged enough? Well, then perhaps it’s time to move on. Maybe a new boss, different company, perhaps even a new career. Whatever it may be, you know you should change jobs when…

I want each and every one of you to help me solve this one:
How the hell did Cars lose to Happy Feet?
Seriously, I’m curious as to what made it better.

Wednesday again already? Grab an umbrella, I’m about to pour on some knowledge.
Uranus’ satellites are named after Shakespearean characters.
A historical allusion to the later-removed “Jail Scene” from The Tempest.

Again, it’s that time of the year. Nothing says love better than a bitter cold month of snow and fog. So, February aside, what does love mean to you? I’ve been asked the question once or twice before and I’ve taken a new approach. Here are some of my thoughts on what love really means…

Welcome to this week’s installment. I hope you learn something. Happy hump day!
Over 74% of wood-shop owners have named their sons Pinocchio.
Source: 2007 Census