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I tricked my friends into thinking they would have to help me move. Little did they know that we had hired movers the week before. Instead of hauling heavy stuff we pretended to be rock gods.

Here is a little glimpse of the new website we are working on for Jive. We’ve been going for a few months now and have been through 5 or 6 major revisions with a multitude of variations. Slowly but surely we’re getting there. I can’t wait to launch it. Mad props to Kalani for all his help. We’ve also brought in Josh and David to help us kick even more ass.

The past couple of weeks I have been swamped. We created a new logo for Jive (that launches Monday). That requires new tshirts, new business cards, new powerpoint templates, the works. We are also rapidly building out a new website. New positioning. New screenshots. New everything. To top it all off the skirt and I have been in the process of moving from an apartment to a our first house. I’m really excited for our first full size dining table. Unfortunately I’m also pretty sure that I will permanently smell like tape and bubble wrap from here until eternity.

It’s all been quite exhausting and frustrating, exciting and crazy. Yesterday I got something awesome from my boss that made it all worth it. Thanks Sam!

This weekend we went to the ‘08 Portland Auto Show. Poor Acura seemed to be having some technical difficulties with their flash-based touch screen car builder. We had a great time though I walked away with less car fever than I expected. I further confirmed my love for the Infiniti G37. That vehicle is simply spectacular, though I preferred the more refined Journey edition to the Sports version. The Sport just seemed too chromed out and juvenile for a luxury coupe.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the Mini Cooper Clubman. I’ve always considered the Minis as something of a novelty vehicle. Actually sitting down in the Clubman and fiddling with its innards changed my mind. It’s a well thought out vehicle with quite a bit to offer for a couple like us. Small, efficient and sporty. Plenty of quirk without losing functionality. Room for a couple of passengers when needed and some nice fold flat rear seats for some extra cargo capacity when making a Costco run. The price is fairly reasonable as well, starting around $20K. The Clubman Sport starting at $24K. What I don’t like is that everything on the car is optional and they can add up pretty quickly. The Clubman I liked started at $20 and ended at $27 once I had it tweaked just right. Alas, the regular mini is still too small for the likes of me.

For trucks I rather liked the Ford Sporttrac. It had a nice blend of power, comfort and convenience while retaining a great amount of ruggedness to it. I loved all the hooks and rails for securing cargo, along with the power outlets, tool compartments and the like. A very well thought out vehicle.

Of course after all this car browsing I’m ready to sell my ‘03 Acura CL. Any takers?

Holy cow! I may be a bit behind in seeing this, but wow is that a great interface. Now to figure out how to get Tivo to start doing that. Apple Tv? DVDs? It’s a pretty interesting video too. I love me some JJ Abrams.