Shameless Self-Promotion

The cover.

Nell and I wrote a children’s book today

I picked up Penultimate for iPad, which is really nice, and a Boxwave stylus. It’s a neat app for drawing and note-taking, and I expect it to come in handy at work.

But today is not a work day. So I showed my new toys to my daughter Nell, and she decided that we should take turns drawing. Then she decided what we were doing was a children’s book and that it was about adjectives.

I’ve decided to self-publish on the Internet. Check it out.

The Adjectives - Page 01

The Adjectives - Page 01

The cover.

The Adjectives - Page 02

The Adjectives - Page 02

Mister Yuk says "Narsty!"

The Adjectives - Page 03

The Adjectives - Page 03

Ms. Pleasant says "Hello!"

The Adjectives - Page 04

The Adjectives - Page 04

Mr. Freezy says "Brrrrr!"

The Adjectives - Page 06

The Adjectives - Page 06

Mr. Bland says "Whatever."

The Adjectives - Page 05

The Adjectives - Page 05

Mr. Melty says "Water"

The Adjectives - Page 07

The Adjectives - Page 07

Ms. Perky says "Hooray!"

The Adjectives - Page 08

The Adjectives - Page 08

Mr. Shiny says "Awesome!"

The Adjectives - Page 09

The Adjectives - Page 09

Mr. Mean says "Grrr!"

The Adjectives - Page 10

The Adjectives - Page 10

Mr. Odd says "I'm a fresh baked paintjob"

The Adjectives - Page 11

The Adjectives - Page 11

Mr. Shy says "Go away."

The Adjectives - Page 12

The Adjectives - Page 12

Mr. Loud says "YELLING IS FUN!!!"

The Adjectives - Page 13

The Adjectives - Page 13

Mr. Sad says "boo hoo!"

The Adjectives - Page 14

The Adjectives - Page 14

Mr. Easily Distracted says "Ooooh, shiny!"

The Adjectives - Page 15

The Adjectives - Page 15

Ms. Popular says "No autographs, please"

The Adjectives - Page 16

The Adjectives - Page 16

Mr. Grumpy says "Meh."

The Adjectives - Page 17

The Adjectives - Page 17

Mr. Creative says "Want to play?"

The Adjectives - Page 18

The Adjectives - Page 18

Mr. Lazy says "Come back when I'm nod hmzguszzz.."

The Adjectives - Page 19

The Adjectives - Page 19

Mr. Naughty says "heh heh heh"

The Adjectives - Page 20

The Adjectives - Page 20

Ms. Helpful says "I'll do it!"

The Adjectives - Page 21

The Adjectives - Page 21

Mr. Smart says "The square root of pie is blabla..."

The Adjectives - Page 22

The Adjectives - Page 22

Ms. Adventurous says "I can see your house from here!"

The Adjectives - Page 23

The Adjectives - Page 23

Ms. Cute says "Weally?"

The Adjectives - Page 24

The Adjectives - Page 24

Mr. Useless says "I'm very good at e-mail."

The Adjectives - Page 25

The Adjectives - Page 25

Mr. Plump says "May I have another cheese ball, please?"

The Adjectives - Page 26

The Adjectives - Page 26

Everyone says "Goodbye"

The Adjectives - Page 27

The Adjectives - Page 27

The End.

Guess who’s speaking at Gartner AADI?

Me. I guess that was probably obvious. :)

Thanks to Eric Knipp, I’m going to have the chance to speak at Gartner AADI 2010 in November.

I’m excited – the work we’ve been doing in Dotcom Architecture is some very cool stuff, and this will be the first time we talk publicly about the strides we’ve made in changing the way that Best Buy approaches the Internet. We’re treating infrastructure as code, embracing open source and using cloud computing to deliver real results.

If you’re going to be there, look me up.