Monthly Archives: June 2007

Happy birthday to me!

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 29, 2007
I’m 37 today.  Seems strange to be getting on towards middle age…I mean, 36 was still close to mid-thirties, but I’m moving rapidly on towards late thirties and (dare I say it?) the 40’s.
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Pleased with myself :-)

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 27, 2007
I actually WON a developer’s contest yesterday!!  The challenge was to create the best prototype using Flex 2 (a new development/prototyping tool that we’ve adopted), and I beat out the other two entries!  This is amazing since I am SO not a programmer – I’m very, very pleased with myself today.  Flex 2 is an [...]
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Warp painting

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 25, 2007
Sunday was my friend’s tie-dye party, and I went out and dyed two warps, one rayon chenille and one a mix of tencel and rayon yarns.  Not content with dyeing a warp in a simple sequence of colors (e.g. the painted warps from Heritage Yarns), I actually separated each warp into two separate chains, and [...]
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Mt Hamilton, and more lactate intervals

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 25, 2007
Let me start by saying that I loathe lactate intervals.  I like riding because it’s very Zen.  When I ride, I let my mind drift, and wander aimlessly until I achieve a Zen emptiness that’s much like meditation.  It’s very relaxing. Lactate intervals, on the other hand, are anything but Zen, especially towards the end.  It’s [...]
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On creative frenzy

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 22, 2007
I don’t know about anyone else, but my creativity goes in phases.  I’ll be a perfectly good citizen for awhile, pursuing my hobbies quietly, and then something happens and I kick into high gear.  I find a hobby to be obsessive about, spend an ungodly amount of money on it, and wind up with what [...]
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