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Moving on From Tribe.net

I am coming up on my last days as a Tribe.net employee.  And laying on my deathbed many years from now, would you be willing...wait a second that's Braveheart.  Many years from now I will look back on this year with positive sentiment; a year that contributed a substantial portion of cement to the foundation of my business constitution. 

I've worn many hats at Tribe.net...project floater to marketing busy bee worker, some local bus/dev, producer, event organizer, ad traffic manager, account manager....I think more than any specific job description skill set I'll take away the intangible skill set.  My observations in business etiquette and those quirky conversations by the water cooler or at the after work hangout are probably more influential than any resume bullet point.

The Tribe Networks ship has changed direction more than once but it has been great to see the adaptibility not only of users but of the company to accomodate to necessary changes.  Straying from the ship analogy here, it's also great to see a team communicate and debate before/after changes when considering a change in trajectory. 

And so I will be taking the GameDaily ad traffic manager job starting in early September.  And if this rant sounds ultra dramatic as if it were Lance Armstrong on a podium announcing his retirement it is deliberate.  Only I didn't do steroids while performing at Tribe (just kidding, I really do believe Lance).   

So to all my fellow employees I want to say thank you for teaching me so much and I hope I've imparted a ration of some value to you as well. 

Morning/Night Rituals

I'm always intrigued by how people start and end their days.  I often ask friends what goes into their final moments before falling asleep.  Of course you hear brushing your teeth, putting on sleep clothes, reading, praying, or having some water.  To tell you the truth I haven't heard too many creative answers.   Do you have one?

I personally can't do much better.  I usually get into some more comfortable clothes, sometimes stretch, drink a bit of water and go to bed. 

In the morning however I've been doing something a bit different.  I get up and immediately hit the shower.  Instead of almost falling asleep under the warm water I now finish off the last thirty seconds by turning the fosset to the coldest water possible and immersing myself.  This with a bit of stretching and maybe some chai tea really serve up the optimal morning experience. 

Wow I just did a google search on morning rituals and it really seems to be a hot topic. 

My friend's mom thinks I talk like a coke head

I was out with friends last night in north beach.  Same scene but some different dynamics as two of my good friends had their mothers with us.  Drinks, laughs, stories galore...you know the scene.  I felt like I made my standard social contributions but I guess my style of social contribution varies from that of others as I came to find out later that Chelsea's mom asked her "Does Eric do a lot of cocaine?  He talks as if he does." 

Now you have to understand these weren't awkward moments; all of us were basking in conviviality.  All having a good time but I guess the slight difference is I seem like a coke head when I talk.  After thinking about this I've concluded it's probably a good thing...I mean coke heads are probably somewhat entertaining huh?

Ode to water and fog

You’ve probably had the conversation yourself: “Would you be a bird or a fish if you had the choice?”

I’ve always answered fish and I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the ocean and water bodies in general. I grew up boogie boarding, surf kayaking and surfing. I love the piano because if you ask me its sound holds the closest resemblance to a sound water would make.

I’ve always been extremely enamored with fog as well. I love running in it, love its insulation, love its mystery and love how intrusive it can be. I was just talking about the formation of fog the other day and realized that it’s the closest we come to being immersed in a body water without being in a body of water. Well actually I guess this would be rivaled by humidity so I wonder which holds the most moisture.

 

Different forms of fog:

• Radiation fog is formed by the cooling of land after sunset by thermal (infrared) radiation in calm conditions with clear sky. The cool ground then produces condensation in the nearby air by heat conduction. In perfect calm the fog layer can be less than a metre deep but turbulence can promote a thicker layer. Radiation fog is common in autumn and usually does not last long past sunrise.

• Advection fog occurs when moist air passes over cool ground by advection (wind) and is cooled. This form is most common at sea when tropical air encounters cooler higher-latitude waters. It is also extremely common as a warm front passes over an area with significant snowpack.

• Steam fog is the most localized form and is created by cold air passing over much warmer water. Water vapor quickly enters the atmosphere by evaporation and condensation occurs once the dewpoint has been reached, thus creating a wispy steam. Steam fog is most common in polar regions, and around deeper and larger lakes in late autumn and early winter. It is closely related to lake-effect snow and lake-effect rain, and often causes freezing fog, or sometimes hoar frost.

• Precipitation fog (or frontal fog) forms as precipitation falls into drier air below the cloud, the liquid droplets evaporate into water vapour. The water vapour cools and at the dewpoint it condenses and fog forms.

• Upslope fog forms when winds blow air up a slope (called orographic lift), adiabatical cooling it as it rises, and causing the moisture in it to condense. This often causes freezing fog on mountaintops, where the cloud ceiling would not otherwise be low enough.

 

Take him to the moon ya'll!

                               
Tribe 25 artist and my good friend Brad Wolfe had his music played on Alice 97.3 this weekend for the first time. I like to think that without me, he'd never be where he is (but that's just what I like to think)!!! Now let's take him all the way.

Please email [email protected] and tell them to keep playing Brad Wolfe. If the station receives 100 more emails by the end of the day, they'll continue playing his music. Also if this is done Brad assures me all I have to do is grow an afro and wear colorful bandanas and I can hang out on stage with him when he sings his least popular songs. If you want to hear this weekend's broadcast, it's posted now here.

Thanks for turning me into the Don King of music.