Small world!

Today a new UI designer started on my team.  When my manager was walking him in, I had no idea who this person was, so imagine my surprise when I turned around and saw someone I had worked closely with seven years ago!  There's a cliche term in Silicon Valley that "it's a small Valley," but never has it rung so true in my ears.  What a pleasant surprise this is.

The brave world of "distributed teams"

For one project, we have:

• One Lead UI Designer and one "UED Lead" in San Jose
• A content contractor in Santa Cruz
• A Content Manager in Omaha, Nebraska
• A UI Consultant, a project manager, and the second "UED Lead" in Austin, Texas
• Visual Designers in Chennai, India

Fun facts about eBay & me

Feedback score:
913

Value of merchandise sold:
$7069.80

Greatest profit: 
38,924%

New-in-package, unpainted body for a radio-controlled car from the 1980's. Bought from a hobby store clearance bin for $0.25. Sold for $97.56.

Most expensive item sold:
$1000.01

Vintage Nikon camera.

Value of merchandise bought:
$7506.88


Also, this year I finally sold my very first camera, a 1979 Nikkormat 35mm SLR I had bought at a swap meet at the age of 11, and quite by chance, the buyer turned out to be an eBay customer support agent!