Random Musings
i heard it a million times - you will never hit your first deadline.
but it still feels horrible when it happens. so what went wrong. data importing, code broke, servers needed constant tweaking, amazon s3 goes sketchy, and the best of all….both bathrooms in the office stopped working. i know, gross. but you guys need to know the truth. its times like this when you have to really like your team members.
we are now 6 days past original beta launch and we are still working on it. but hopefully tomorrow will be the day.(dang it, did i just jinx us…)
on a more positive note, i’m going to LA in 3 weeks and i am scheduling meetings with some awesome bloggers in the asian american and korean pop space.
since taking soompi.com full time this year, i have been trying to do a better job of staying up on the news and following all the players. we have some great talent making a name for themselves in this space! so i am excited that i can meet the some people face to face after reading their blogs for a while. i’ll try to remember to post something here about the meetings.
we have been at it all day, trying to get in good enough shape to launch. still a long ways to go. it will be a long night.
my new cards just arrived. designed them in a hurry because i am out of cards and the Geeks on a Plane trip starts on sunday - and anyone who has been to asia for business knows how quickly you go through business cards - its like giving candy out on halloween!
I have always been a big believer in the power of local government. And growing up, I was mildly obsessed with the NYC City Council. So I was excited to learn that two of my friends are running for NYC City Council this year. I think they are both great, so check them out and lend some support!
Kevin Kim and I met via law school when I was a law student. He had already graduated but was an active alum who continued to mentor and support other law students. I have spent a lot of time in the past hanging out with Kevin - he has always been level-headed guy who takes the time to think things through. Although he has his beliefs, I have found him to be open minded when considering other people’s positions. He is running in District 19 which includes Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, College Point, Flushing North, Malba, Robinswood, Whitestone, and parts of Douglaston and Little Neck.
You can read more about him in the following links:
- his official campaign website
- his facebook page
- his twitter
I think I met PJ Kim initially when we were both in grad school in Boston. Since then, I run across him from time to time working for community causes and other events. I have always been impressed with his genuine interest in engaging with people and government to make things better. He is running in District 1 (yay! my old district when I was in high school) which includes most of Lower Manhattan (Soho, LES, Tribeca, Chinatown, Financial District, Battery Park, etc).
You can learn more about PK here:
- his official campaign site (PJ - I love your site!)
- his Facebook page
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