Niniane's Blog

One attendee brought a machine that has alcohol in its belly, and you use a web app to mix drinks that pour out of the machine. I like my...

The best thing about climbing Half Dome is that afterwards people will assume you are pretty fit.  In actuality, the person on the cables i...

Since we were in Salt Lake City for my cousin's wedding, my brother and I decided to go look for the house we lived in.  I lived there ...

The first time I went to SIGGRAPH (computer graphics conference) was 2003 and I felt stuck in a rut.  I'd lived for five years in a cit...

My 22-year-old cousin got married today in a Mormon church. The pastor gave specific instructions.  The groom is to avoid going out ...

I am at SIGGRAPH 2012, the premiere computer graphics conference. I am so excited that I willingly woke up at 4:30am to fly down to LA for...

Reading journal from the past.  In 2008, talking with another Googler: D: "How many employees are we at? 30,000? 40,000?" Me...

From 2008, right before I went to the Beijing Olympics: Tom: "You're going to the Olympics next week! Are you excited?" Me: ...

I'm reading a book called "Fascinate", about how to captivate people with your company's brand. Alarm is one of the trig...

My college friend Aaron is the Martha Stewart of Caltech. It is lovely to attend a party with homemade food, rather than chips or sto...

Tonight I went over to Melissa's, and we watched Olympics. Melissa is the cofounder of Minted. I am glad she came into my life. She...

I have this family-heirloom lacquer lamp, which was made by my mother's lacquer company 30 years ago.  She may have hand-carved it he...

Ajax in the stream, on the last day of hiking. Canyons above juniper field. This photo is beautiful, but slightly stress inducing becaus...

Second annual Minted white party in Calistoga. Most of us took the party bus from the office to Calistoga. Here we are walking off t...