Compass Rose Media

As I was walking down the stairs of the Seattle ferry this weekend, I noticed something new since the last time I was there. Some entrepreneurs tricked out their trikes with logos and were waiting for passengers to pay them for rides around downtown. My first thought was, “Neat-o!” – then, “…how … Read the rest

Though many CRM-ers were unaware of the dangers faced by the Beach Boardwalk in the past few days (Chip and Kris, who combined know EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING, apparently have no interest in local news. Who knew?), the iconic theme park was, until just hours ago, at the mercy of the … Read the rest

Believe it or not, Compass Rose Media turned 20 in January. So how does it feel to be 20. Not so bad. It actually feels pretty, pretty good, to quote Larry David. The funniest thing to me is thinking of what what we take for granted now, wasn’t even around … Read the rest

So I got this guitar for around 100 smackers. Actually, it was an acoustic/electric guitar with amp, case, tuner and some other bits. I thought it was going to be really badly made for that price. But, what the heck, I’m just starting to learn and might get a better … Read the rest

And for baseball fans, that means that the slow march toward April is finally nearing its end.  The Dark Period of Sports (that in-between time after the Super Bowl and before MLB teams begin their seasons), when the dreaded basketball is dominating ESPN, is morphing into the white light we … Read the rest

As a relatively new member of the CRM team, I’m still getting used to the ebb and flow of projects here. Sometimes we are absolutely slammed with work (as our interactive team is now), and sometimes things slow down a bit, while those of us in the creative pit wait … Read the rest

There I was watching TV last night when the new iPhone/Siri commercial came on. Wait, did those poor frozen East Coast schlubs just say “Santa Cruz?”

The spot aired again a short time later. This time, I was paying attention. And sure enough, it chronicles the supposed journey of a … Read the rest

Sometimes, to paraphrase the ever-eloquent Tim Gunn (yes, I am *addicted* to Project Runway, and am on Team Mondo for the current season…for all you fellow ProjRun fashionista/os), you just have to make it work. It’s true on fashion reality shows, and it’s also true in, well, reality. Basically, Mr. … Read the rest

The state of your desk says a lot about you: your current state of mind, how much work/slacking you’re doing, insights into your personality – it’s a veritable officeplace beacon of personality to all who pass. So, I decided to take a few desks in the office and apply a … Read the rest

There was this futuristic, feature-length, animated movie several years back called Akira (1988). I remember, aside from basically everything else in the film, being blown away by the concept of a cult that practices some form of technological mysticism. That seemed like something that would be a long way off … Read the rest