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Last Summer Nick (my assistant) and I were working on a piece for a dataviz contest that we ultimately decided not to enter. Not because we didn’t like the work we did (viewed here). We were actually very pleased with the results. It came down to the final wire where I was leaving on a much needed, month long vacation in Germany. The day before I left, I saw that we were required to write a two page abstract for our work. So it came down to sacrificing a few days of my trip to write something stellar, slopping something together in the plane, or forgetting what the Internet is as soon as possible for my trip. I chose the third option. There will be other contests and this work was really more for kicks than anything. Besides, what if my plane had crashed? Or I died on the Autobahn my first day? Wouldn’t that suck much more? Seriously though, when life calls you, you have to live it. Push yourself as far as you can, but take a break and enjoy the scenery.

Did you enjoy that? Well, enough of my rambling. The other day, our Oscar Movie piece was showcased over at  visualcomplexity.com and the feedback I’ve received has been more than inspiring. It looks like we may have some work coming too. Like we’re not busy enough as it is! This is very cool though and I hope the beginning steps to a place I’ve been wanting to go to for many years with my professional career.