Niniane's Blog

Parents planted a $14.95 pear tree years ago, and now it is full of pears every year!

We expanded into our annex office last weekend We have the whole floor for the rest of the year, to house our seasonal graphic designers an...

DS: We're doing XX checkins per minute.  [screenshot labeled Holy_checkins_batman.png] SM: I loved that episode of Batman and Robin,...

Talked to my mom on phone last night. Me: "One of my coworkers has been stressed for the past few weeks." Mom: "...

Lobby of the Hyatt in San Francisco is gorgeous. Me: [taking photos of Hyatt display] Friend: "There are people who went into sp...

Today during work, on the chatroom: J: FYI I have an umbrella anyone can borrow if you need one for lunch, an errand, etc D: Thanks, Rihanna...

Steve held a surprise birthday party for his wife. Steve gave the best speech! "If I were to do it over again. I would do some t...

Today I read this post and it resonated: if there’s one thing I believe more than I believe anything else, it’s that you can’t fake the c...

Today at Minted, we had to quickly fix server config, NAS drive, data tables. But costumes were great. We had 99 problems but a witch ain...

I am obsessed with the BBC show "Sherlock". An acquaintance said that the character Sherlock Holmes has Aspergers. Sherlock de...

Did this painting on Friday night. I got so displeased after one hour that I threw away my canvas and started over. Much happier with the ...

I drank chinese tea at dinner, and the caffeine is giving me insomnia. Starcraft tournament with craft party this Friday at Minted beer o...

Over the weekend, I talked with two people who were unnecessarily critical of others.  They focused on the negative: whose product wasn'...

I'm reading a book about willpower: It makes a few points: 1. Meditation helps you stay focused on your long-term goal. It helps y...

Every Thursday at lunchtime, we rotate having a speaker from a department around the company. It's very informal, and people can ask qu...

Me: "For Melissa's birthday, I sent her a Minted greeting card that said 'Happy birthday to the number-one most froggy friend...

Visiting my brother in Irvine. Me: "My new interns are so funny.   I think the team humor level may be at an all-time high.  The ot...

I feel so lucky to be friends with Sha-mayn. She is perfect.

Sha-mayn's wedding is tomorrow. I hope I walk correctly during the ceremony! Ibiza is an interesting island. Very pretty nature, ...

I am in Ibiza for Sha-mayn's wedding tomorrow! Rehearsal dinner tonight. It was an 18-hour flight here with two stopovers but felt ...