Ben Rasmusen

Happy hour at Jake’s after the movie. - http://bkite.com/064gv

Apr 1st

Going to see I Love You Man with my sister and her husband. - http://bkite.com/06463

Apr 1st

I have a crazy antihistamine buzz right now… but I’m not coughing and my nose...

Apr 1st

just filled out a form to request a refund from united for excess fees for checked in baggage…...

Apr 1st

Bike ride along the Willamette River: Enjoying a bike ride...

Mar 31st

Bike ride along the Willamette River: Enjoying a bike ride...

Mar 31st

Eatin lunch after our bike ride

Mar 31st

Bike ride along the Willamette River: Enjoying a bike ride...

Mar 31st

Bike ride along the Willamette River: Enjoying a bike ride...

Mar 31st

Bike ride along the Willamette River: Enjoying a bike ride...

Mar 31st

Amber, Emily and Sualo: Playing canasta and enjoying some...

Mar 31st

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: At the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in...

Mar 31st

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: At the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in...

Mar 31st

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: At the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in...

Mar 31st

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: At the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in...

Mar 31st

The family and duck races.

Mar 31st

Natasha at the Wooden Shoe Tulip farms

Mar 31st

Noah on the slide: Noah having fun on the slide at the tulip...

Mar 31st

Noah on the slide: Noah having fun on the slide at the tulip...

Mar 31st

Our old home: The apartment my parents lived in when I was...

Mar 31st

Dad bowling at Players

Mar 31st

Humorous sign alteration: A humorous sign alteration I saw...

Mar 31st

Dad playing pool

Mar 31st

Organic Green Dragon Tea

Mar 31st

The new Skype iPhone app works amazingly well, I’m excited to start using it more. And I...

Mar 31st

i’m thinking i should have skipped the beer since i took some antihistamine… feeling...

Mar 31st

Humorous modification of a sign in the restroom. - Photo: http://bkite.com/063pp

Mar 31st

Playing some pool with my Dad. - http://bkite.com/063oy

Mar 31st

Enjoying a sandwich and a cup of London Fog #tea while chatting with my Dad. -...

Mar 31st

Bowling with the family. - Photo: http://bkite.com/062gl

Mar 31st

Heading back to Tigard, OR. I really feel like taking a nap, but I have some work I need to do...

Mar 30th

Visiting the house my parents lived in when I was born. Above the garage, pretty crazy. [?]

Mar 30th

Turns out we are a bit early for the tulips, fields of green through… - Photo:...

Mar 30th

getting ready to drive an hour to a tulip farm… yeah, that’s how we roll on vacation.

Mar 30th

Cheap Trader Joe wine and playing canasta with family, an excellent Sunday evening.

Mar 30th

Hummus and some Kava. - http://bkite.com/060ub

Mar 30th

i’m really regretting that i passed up an opportunity to purchase a steeper, i have a lot of...

Mar 30th

sites like this blow my mind anyway, but even more so for a site that sells castles:...

Mar 30th

trying out steepster.com: http://benrasmusen.steepster.com/ (via @STeaP)

Mar 30th

Enjoying some delicious Organic Green Dragon from mightyleaf.com with lunch. #tea...

Mar 29th

Lunch after a nice bike ride along the Willmette - Photo: http://bkite.com/05ZTR

Mar 29th

Found an open hookah bar. But it’s packed out with high schoolers. We need to find a bar that...

Mar 29th

Arg, brother-in-law just got pulled over because he forgot to turn on his headlights after leaving...

Mar 29th

Just a warning! Thank you Portland PD.

Mar 29th

Sweet Callback plugin and article: Enhanced Controller Callbacks for CakePHP -...

Mar 29th

One of the toddlers took a spill and cut her forehead, putting an end to the party.

Mar 29th

Searching for a good Hookah Bar in the Portland area, anyone know of one? I found a couple on Yelp,...

Mar 29th

Enhanced Controller Callbacks for CakePHP -...

Mar 29th

Family Dinner: Family dinner at the Olive Garden in...

Mar 29th

Family Dinner: Family dinner at the Olive Garden in...

Mar 29th

Family Dinner: Family dinner at the Olive Garden in...

Mar 29th

Family Dinner: Family dinner at the Olive Garden in...

Mar 29th

Noah and Natasha Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Noah and Natasha Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Noah and Natasha Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Noah and Natasha Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

Enok & Sarah Dancing: Enok & Sarah’s Wedding...

Mar 29th

The beginnings of game night. Thank God for my laptop and free wifi. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05YvY

Mar 29th

and on to the next party. game time with the relatives at some hotel… should be great…...

Mar 29th

Ah, the classic sounds of a 35mm roll reaching it’s end and auto rewinding.

Mar 28th

Time to party at my brother Enok’s wedding reception. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05XSD

Mar 28th

300 year-old handshake: Making your Business...

Mar 28th

a straightforward breakdown of some new features in PHP 5.3, cant’ wait for it:...

Mar 28th

(extended) Family dinner at the Olive Garden. I feel like I’m in one of their cheesy...

Mar 28th

Understanding Git Conceptually

Mar 28th

i wish i could get this kind of speed at home/office: http://bit.ly/GhnFh

Mar 28th

Lapsang Souchong, delicious! #tea - Photo: http://bkite.com/05VZB

Mar 27th

Tacos al pastor for lunch and hanging out with my brothers. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05VRU

Mar 27th

morning everyone! colorado friends, what’s the snow update?

Mar 27th

I’m going to gain so much weight on this trip. Donuts on the way home and 15 cent coffee. -...

Mar 27th

Walls of Saltwater Taffy. Stocking up for the trip back to Portland. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05UbK

Mar 27th

A cold, breezy day on the Oregon coast. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05TZI

Mar 26th

Heading out to Seaside, OR to frolic in the sand… As long as it’s not raining.

Mar 26th

back to my parents for dinner. hoping to go out tonight and leave the kids with grandparents. ;)

Mar 26th

I am a bit scared of heights… http://twitpic.com/2frwp

Mar 25th

Taking the tram… Not sure where… Looks cool though. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05S3E

Mar 25th

Delicious Ham & Gouda Sandwhich. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05RVd

Mar 25th

Just got a ton of qwitter emails… Not sure if this is a backlog or if I just became super...

Mar 25th

Light lunch and coffee at Sip & Kranz on a dreary day in Portland. - http://bkite.com/05RTt

Mar 25th

We’ve arrived. Not a bad flight. We all actually slept a bit, including Noah.

Mar 24th

Boarding DIA -> PDX. Talk to everyone when we land!

Mar 24th

Just accidentally WAY overpaid for our checkin bags to the tune of $165 overpaid. Ben is pissed. -...

Mar 24th

Early morning packing and misc stuff in preparation for our trip. Feeling pretty tired this morning.

Mar 24th

Just noticed some snowflakes… Crazy.

Mar 24th

does anyone else think that ‘the roots’ are looking less and less excited about being on...

Mar 24th

clearly i’m not the only one who hates experts-exchange, drop them from your google search...

Mar 23rd

Printing a few now: Cool bookmark. http://twurl.nl/821kzh (via @nicholaspatten)

Mar 23rd

new project by @lemieuxster: http://j.otdown.com/ a notepad for your browser. more info:...

Mar 23rd

it doesn’t happen often, but this morning i made a horrible cup of coffee… yuck.

Mar 23rd

Watched “I Love You, Man”. Pretty funny. - http://bkite.com/05MQy

Mar 22nd

Just made and consumed a delicious snack. I’m really enjoying NOT throwing up all the time.

Mar 22nd

Spending the evening at home while Noah recovers and Amber and I try to stay healthy.

Mar 21st

my productivty/motivation has taken a hit due to Guinness during lunch… coffee to the rescue!

Mar 20th

The Bookmaker, delicious! - Photo: http://bkite.com/05InW

Mar 20th

The Lew’s at Jack Quinn’s. As we wait for our food. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05ImF

Mar 20th

looking for a great designer? check out @n0s0ap and his sweet new site http://benlew.com/

Mar 20th

http://www.bringdownie6.com/ - it’s self explanatory.

Mar 20th

we’ve come a long way: Operating System Interface Design Between...

Mar 20th

i have strange feeling about this morning, on this first day of spring…

Mar 20th

Arg, I didn’t realize all the COOL kids were going to be at #wxmw. Really wishing I had been...

Mar 20th

Heading out to meet with the tax guy, not looking forward to this bill…

Mar 20th

hey @cbs you player SUCKS! stop messing around and get your full episodes on @hulu for the love of...

Mar 19th

It won’t last long… I am starving. http://twitpic.com/292ap

Mar 19th

holy wow! i do not want this aimed at any part of my body: http://tinyurl.com/cav4ej (via...

Mar 19th

i’m really enjoying the http://loungeapp.com/mac/ twitter client: multiple accounts, non-air,...

Mar 19th

i can’t read blogs with out this bookmarklet anymore: (arc90.com readability)...

Mar 19th

shoot! i forgot that vampire weekend was on late night w/ @jimmyfallon last night. @hulu to the...

Mar 19th

Awesome: An undersea volcano just exploded in the South Pacific Ocean today. Looks like a monster!...

Mar 19th

ouch: @benrasmusen’s influence is ranked # 6,424 out of 24,565 tracked Twitter users. More at...

Mar 19th

oh man, i’m out of it this morning… more coffee!

Mar 19th

there are a lot of reasons to pick git over svn, but #1 for me has to be git doesn’t litter...

Mar 19th

Up with a sick Noah. His first stomach bug has kept him up, as well as his food. I’m going to...

Mar 19th

Just back from the gym. And now some left over dessert and watching Lost.

Mar 19th

about to pack it up and head home. need to hit the gym since i skipped it this morning thanks to all...

Mar 19th

HILARIOUSLY OVERJUDGEMENTAL IE6 SPLASH PAGES! http://tinyurl.com/colgkt (via @jlifrieri)

Mar 19th

RT @jimmyfallon: Vampire Weekend doing “white sky” with strings tonight on Late Night....

Mar 18th

Improbability of Communication in Social Media: “In the absence of a response, communication...

Mar 18th

drinking a v8 AND eating some carrots

Mar 18th

had just enough darjeeling tea leaves left in the bag to steep one more delicious cup of tea…...

Mar 18th

yet another mashup, but the simplicity is pretty nice: http://unhub.com/benrasmusen/

Mar 18th

Awesome: Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon - http://tinyurl.com/cv49qo (via...

Mar 18th

Back home for dessert. Mud pie, delicious. http://twitpic.com/27c48

Mar 18th

First Guinness on it’s way and a burger to go with it. Delicious. - http://bkite.com/05CMC

Mar 18th

whoa, the day has flown by. about time to head out and find some Guinness !

Mar 18th

list of new iPhone features http://j.otdown.com/jot/si (via @lemieuxster) also checkout the sweet...

Mar 17th

found my first tweet: http://twitter.com/benrasmusen/status/74565342 #firsttweet

Mar 17th

Are you excited about the iPhone 3.0 firmware? http://checkyesorno.info/282

Mar 17th

hilarious: This has me in stitches (h/t @missjo_ladie) The Trouble with Twitter http://is.gd/nCvV...

Mar 17th

from engadgets coverage regarding copy/paste: “11:07AM …So… just exactly like copy...

Mar 17th

so true: @slant: Its sad when “Copy & Paste” might be the “one more...

Mar 17th

awesome - OH: “This is a good example of why database design should not be...

Mar 17th

gasp! the facebook team actually rememberd my bday and posted this personal note! oh i WILL have a...

Mar 17th

wow! - Median broadband speed in US is 2.3 mbps. Japan is 63! We have a long way to go. - Feng #sxsw...

Mar 17th

Pirates of Somalia via The Big Picture - http://twurl.nl/qgmism

Mar 17th

Happy St. Patricks Day everyone! Don’t forget to wear green. :)

Mar 17th

Had a difficult day of work today. Time to get some sleep and hope tomorrow is better.

Mar 17th

signing off twitter for today at least…

Mar 16th

having a hard time getting this monday morning going…

Mar 16th

Coffee with a friend. Not quite awake yet this morning. - http://bkite.com/05xcR

Mar 15th

Catching up on the 5th season of Lost before bed.

Mar 15th

arg, muddling through some design. i wish i had a better sense for this stuff.

Mar 15th

A salad for dinner, a bit healthier than my “brunch”. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05wfj

Mar 15th

Good Times for brunch. I’m starving. And then it’s time to get to work. -...

Mar 14th

This place is packed out, I didn’t realize Old Chicago’s was so popular on Friday...

Mar 14th

heading out to get a beer with a friend

Mar 14th

working with Amazon’s Simple Queue Service, some latency issues have made it tough going thus...

Mar 13th

The entire unedited version of Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer here: http://tinyurl.com/bja48u (via...

Mar 13th

seriously considering a twitter blackout for the duration of #SXSW. it’s just too depressing...

Mar 13th

great spring like snow this morning.

Mar 13th

Wow, Jon Stewart is being brutal with Jim Crammer…

Mar 13th

hilarious antics: http://www.hulu.com/ready-set-tradeshow. one of my favorites is episode 7, selling...

Mar 12th

arg all these tweets about SXSW are killing me, i HAVE to go next year. and the tweets are only...

Mar 12th

and so another 11.5 hr day ends… heading home to spend a few hours with my family. catch some...

Mar 12th

is this a joke? or is “hacker news” now “erlang news”?...

Mar 11th

just got followed by @RomanticIdeas. did my wife ask you to? ;)

Mar 11th

whoa, my wife just called to tell me the trash man was digging through our trash and then collecting...

Mar 11th

Awesome! “Make dysentery fun again!” -Oregon Trail on the iPhone (http://bit.ly/JS1s7)...

Mar 11th

Freakin’ love this song! http://song.ly/xng Anamanaguchi - Power Supply #song_ly

Mar 11th

Post on how important it is to start/continue building brand credibility: “Credibility Houses...

Mar 11th

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Mar 11th

you’ve probably seen this, but if you haven’t you should. The Science of Watchmen...

Mar 11th

Flashbulbs, Kings of Convenience, The Postal Service, Imogen Heap, Daft Punk, Black Lab #workmusic

Mar 11th

these wallets are awesome! i need to get a new one… http://twurl.nl/j7jvog and...

Mar 11th

enjoying a genius playlist based on M.I.A. - Paper Airplanes, very conducive to work.

Mar 11th

Hanging out with some friends, enjoying some PuffBalls (marshmallows in cinnamon & sugar wrapped...

Mar 11th

Meeting some friends for Pizza. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05ns2

Mar 11th

just snagged a hot sub for lunch. - http://bkite.com/05mQK

Mar 10th

found an answer to my own question i believe: YAML Migration Examples - http://twurl.nl/vyx8xg

Mar 10th

anyone know of a good resource for creating YAML migration fiiles? specifically how to alter tables...

Mar 10th

i really like the design on http://daytum.com/. anyone have an invite for it? :) i love data, and...

Mar 10th

i’m really enjoying http://twimailer.com, more info on your follows via email. steps to do it...

Mar 10th

Frustrated that I can’t find a bagel shop near my office. :(

Mar 10th

Just got back from a good game of Raquett Ball with Amber and my father-in-law.

Mar 10th

whoa, still light out… i lost track of time. i guess i’d better head home since...

Mar 10th

As always an excellent essay by Paul Graham on being “Relentlessly Resourceful”...

Mar 9th

it’s so odd heading to work at 7am in the dark.

Mar 9th

Amber and Noah at The Shoppe

Mar 9th

Architecture in the new building at the Denver Art Museum:...

Mar 9th

Denver Art Museum: Denver Art Museum

Mar 9th

Denver Art Museum: Denver Art Museum

Mar 9th

Amber and Noah at The Shoppe

Mar 9th

Room Divider: Denver Art Museum

Mar 9th

Sneaking Noah snacks: Trying to keep Noah happy at the...

Mar 9th

The Shoppe Menu: The Shoppe’s menu painted on the...

Mar 9th

Denver Art Museum: One of the buildings at the Denver Art...

Mar 9th

Amber and Noah: Noah showing us his mouth full of food and...

Mar 9th

Crazy skeleton piece: Denver Art Museum

Mar 9th

Wall of pictures at The Shoppe: Awesome artwork at The...

Mar 9th

Sweet furniture at the DAM: Denver Art Museum

Mar 9th

Sculpture: A sculpture outside of the Denver Art Museum, the...

Mar 9th

Architecture in the new building: Denver Art Museum.

Mar 9th

Chandelier: A piece at the Denver Art Museum.

Mar 9th

Cupcakes from The Shoppe: Cupcakes from The Shoppe in...

Mar 9th

Ben and Maddy waiting for the elevator: At the Denver Art...

Mar 9th

Chagall: A painting by Chagall at the Denver Art Museum.

Mar 9th

The Shoppe: Awesome cupcake and cereal shop in Denver.

Mar 9th

Haircut… I feel I need one too often. I wonder what the average time between haircuts is (for...

Mar 9th

I love that we always have an average of 3 Mac laptops in our house at all time....

Mar 9th

Getting in a rare weekend workout. - http://bkite.com/05jjJ

Mar 8th

just got back from Denver, starting to snow here, i’m glad we missed it on the drive back.

Mar 8th

At @theshoppe. Can’t wait to indulge in some delicious cupcakes. - Photo:...

Mar 7th

The menu at @theshoppe is on of my favorites. http://twitpic.com/1wwo4

Mar 7th

Delicious: http://twitpic.com/1wwyc

Mar 7th

Lunch @ Pints Pub. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05hb6

Mar 7th

Awesome architecture in the new building. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05gZT

Mar 7th

Arriving at the Denver Art Museum. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05gVf

Mar 7th

Hanging out with @n0s0ap and Maddy. http://twitpic.com/1wppf

Mar 7th

Had a good night with friends. Getting ready to head to the Denver Art Museum with @n0s0ap and our...

Mar 7th

Grabbing some food on the go @ Panda Express. I’ve had too much fast food today. I hope I...

Mar 7th

i believe it’s time to head home. unfortunately i’m getting an ssh error trying to push...

Mar 7th

Interesting discussion on whether HTML validation really matters by Coding Horror:...

Mar 7th

“A web framework in a tweet” http://twitto.org/

Mar 7th

Just finished watching #Watchmen with @n0s0ap. I’m going to need some time to think about it....

Mar 6th

Waiting for @n0s0ap to arrive so we can head to Watchmen. Super excited to see it.

Mar 6th

Waiting for Watchmen to start! - http://bkite.com/05eIk

Mar 6th

Finally taking action! - End auto-DMs, blacklist ‘em here, @endautodms,...

Mar 6th

super excited to check out Watchmen in a few hours, but for now, i need to get some work done!

Mar 6th

noticed some gnarly dings/scratches on the drivers’ side door of my car. i hate stupid stuff...

Mar 6th

whoa, it seems firefox is ignoring styles on all websites… restart didn’t fix it…...

Mar 6th

time to head home, final commits and notes for tomorrow and i’m off!

Mar 6th

watching AngleConf live on Justin.tv: http://www.justin.tv/angelconf

Mar 6th

agreed, simply awesome! http://tinyurl.com/7zar7j (via @underelvis)

Mar 5th

also, what kind of a coincidence is this? http://skitch.com/t/qdj

Mar 5th

just secured my ticket to see Watchmen tomorrow with @n0s0ap

Mar 5th

getting hungry for lunch a bit early today… fortunately i have an over abundance of granola...

Mar 5th

How to Be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports,...

Mar 5th

Robots, pictures, awesome: http://tr.im/h2SE

Mar 5th

looking for a good remote deployment tool (capistrano, fabric, etc) that would work well with...

Mar 5th

How to be Jason Bourne via Tim Ferriss: http://tr.im/h2WL

Mar 5th

Finally caught up on Lost. Just realized that it’s about 70hrs of TV.

Mar 5th

Great refresh of @lemieuxster’s http://e.ggtimer.com homepage (via @n0s0ap)

Mar 5th