Humor
Extraordinary glimpse of Acquia Client Advisors in action
Working at Acquia often means taking on the hard problems, the big challenges, and making the difference between success and failure for our customers. To highlight just how flexible our Client Advisory Team needs to be on a daily basis, I want to share with you this extraordinary glimpse into the inner workings of a real life customer who was dealing with a Drupal problem they never even imagined could exist. Please be warned, this is a real screenshot of a real "support incident" - nothing has been held back, except the customer's name (for their own protection). For the truly daring, there is also a high resolution version.
My fridge
Druplicon stress balls
Druplicon stress balls ... sometimes one needs them. Created and distributed by Ixis.
Druplicon human
© Nabot
© add1sun
My Drupal bike
Through the wonderful Neil Drumm, Chapter Three learned that I was in the market for a bicycle. Chapter Three -- the company of Drupal overlords Matt Cheney, Josh Koenig and Zack Rosen -- has a fun side project called Mission Bicycles that uses Drupal to sell customizable fixed gear and single speed bikes in San Francisco.
Of course, I was interested in riding around on one of their customized bicycles. Especially one that featured a white seat, white rims, and a particularly familiar shade of blue (#027AC6) for the frame. On top of that, I was promised that, if I wasn't already, I would be the coolest kid on my block. They'd toss in a free Drupal bike jersey to help guarantee the promised result.
I ordered one instantly, and a couple of weeks later, a bike showed up at my front door. After assembling the bike, the tubes still filled with San Francisco air, I'm now ready to ride the European lands in true California style.
The box included wrenches, power bars, a chocolate cookie, instructions, a cap and a Drupal jersey.
Mission Bikes come with an Oompa-Loompa that will assemble your bike.
The Oompa-Loompa assembled the front wheel and steering column, and is now working to remove the protective cover from the bike.
Real men ride bulletproof bikes (with no brakes).
Flipping the back wheel allows me to switch between fixed gear and single speed. Crazy hot!
Please ignore this athlete's double chin. It must be an artifact of the camera's lens.
Twitter is viral
Twitter is viral -- and getting in the way already. Anyway, you can now follow me at http://twitter.com/dries.
Twenty nine
Yesterday I turned 29. One friend told me that, now I am 29, I only have one year left to make it in life. Another friend told me that, now that I'm getting closer to 30, people will finally start to take me serious. I guess their advice adds up.
