Harper Reed: Tech, Phones, Yo-yoing and Death Metal

Harper Reed: Software, PHP, MySQL, YoYo, Juggling, Baphomet

spiders are apparently good luck

So i was playing computer and a spider crawled down my screen. It was really little. really really little. but now that it has disappeared i feel it crawling all over my body. heh.
I think my favorite new movie director is Michel Gondry. I was not aware that he was a drummer. Apparently he played [...]

Weekend Update! Tokyo soon. Work excitement.

So this weekend was pretty fun. I just worked a bunch. Finished some stuff and played around a lot. I didn’t really go out much. On friday, Chris, Tag and myself went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It wasn’t too good or bad - but Cecil’s face was in it. that [...]

Woah. I am so damned tired. I slept a LOT today. Like nap after nap after nap. and no actual rest. So this weekend was nuts. First off it was intonation festival weekend. I usually HATE festivals but intonation is often fun and full of good bands. I wasn’t going to go - but tommie [...]

my birthday party at crobar. heh. funfun

I am sitting here listening to the misfits. oh how I love the misfits. heh. I could listen to last caress every day. heh ;)
so anyway.
last night after work - hiroimi and I went to the body worlds
exhibit. it was hand down the craziest thing I have EVER seen. EVER.
totally insane. real people. dead. and made into plastic. totally
crazy. I don’t relaly know what to think….

skype. long distance. radio waves. and yoyos

this weekend was a good time. I flew to minneapolis to engage in a juggling festival. it ruled. I saw lots of cool friends. sadly tomorrow is work. hey all my far away friends (i.e. bec, miriam and ella) I am n…

oh yea. says the octagon

i really like yoyoing. I made up a couple trick. I am calling it harper rolls. haha. I really can’t do it yet. soon. then video. then RULING?!
there is a HUGE juggling convention this weekend. but I am sadly going to have to stay home nad work. it sucks. stupid work. always getting in the way. I am going to punch it. right in the head. PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH.
i picked up a surp…

THEY LIVE again. for the second time.

last night was pretty fun. I hung out with hannah. we went to the faint. but first I slept until 8. rule. I love naps. I nede to eat better and sleep better. that is the way to the future. anyway. I hung out with hannah and we saw the faint. it was pretty good. tv on the radio ruled me.

when showers attack

so today - I am chilling - taking a shower and my wall attacked me. I was just brushing my teeth in the shower and I turned around and the wall that was facing my back lost all the tiles. It was …

IJA - i.e. i like to juggle lots.

i have been away. oh yes. I have been away. i got to buffalo on wednesday night. dylan arrived shortly after I did and we went to the renegade show at this really awesome space called sphere. The renegade show was pretty awesome - mark faje was really funny as the MC and r…

i drove my bike all around.

last night I got home from work. went to the mega mall and got my yoyo case. it rules. so insane. haha. I will take a picture. matiss got a cell phone. haha. ;) i rode my bike a bunch yesterday. apparently around 15 miles. I haven’t rode a bike in years. it was interesting to find myself getting back in to the hang of it. I can now ride for a long time with no hands. it is pr…

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Hi. My name is Harper. I am an engineer and software architect involved in social networks and the open source software. I am very happily employed as the CTO to the awesome skinnyCorp in Chicago, IL. We make some really cool stuff. This is obviously my blog. I write about everything from being a professional yoyoer to hacking the newest Internet appliance. Be sure and check out my homepage at harperreed.org. If you are so interested, my resume is located here. I love getting emails and what not so feel free to contact me through here.

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