cool site in a day

In case any of you were

wondering, the sole reason

for my being in Washington

last week was not to hang out

with the Promise Keepers.

Rather, I had the privilege of

being a member of

a West Coast

design team and taking part in the Cool Site in a Day Contest to design a site for

Literacy Volunteers of America's Washington D.C. branch.

And yes, the West Coasters won,

but more than half the fun was in getting there.

For one, I got to work

with the greatest guys imaginable: Our fearless leader,

Derek Powazek, as well as fellow team-members Patrick Corcoran, Paul Schrank and Michael Sippey. These gentlemen

are such pros, they made me

feel like a rank amateur,

but they welcomed me with open

arms and we were able to

create a great site for

a great

cause. And all

in a day!

I also got to meet a lot of swell people,

whom I otherwise probably

never would have gotten to

meet (at least in three dimensions

as opposed to e-mail). Among

Drue Miller, that festive boy from Regarding.com whose name I don't think I

ever knew, and those super-cute

In addition to all of the designy fun, we drink a lot of Cosmopolitans, and got to see the sites in Washington. All in all,

a thoroughly great trip.

So if you're in the mood,

stop by the new LVA site and consider becoming

involved with this

worthy organization.

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