These are all the flights I’ve taken since the Fourth of July.

1. UA 2198 // ORD → LGA PHL

My first flight after the July 4th holiday, from Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA), was diverted to Philadelphia on approach into LaGuardia. After two hours, we were allowed to deplane. I chose to brave the thunderstorms and Uber to New York City, alongside my new favorite row-mates, Bob and Jessica.

2. UA 1308 // EWR → ORD

My flight departed over 90 minutes late for unclear reasons.

3. UA 1842 // ORD → EWR

Arrived 20 minutes early!

4. UA 1842 // LGA → ORD

The flight pushed back despite having a broken APU. During the projected 10–15 minute taxi, the plane began to overheat, and we had to return to the gate as the onboard temperature reached unsafe levels.

After deplaning, our flight was progressively delayed over 5 hours before being cancelled.

I was rebooked on a flight scheduled to depart 60 minutes after my original, but it was delayed 15 hours into the following morning.

5. UA 1477, 1430, 1743 // ORD → PHX → LAX → SFO

Originally booked from Chicago to San Francisco via Phoenix. Upon arrival in Phoenix, our connecting flight to San Francisco was delayed due to a mechanical issue. After 5 hours of progressive delays, I took the last seat to San Francisco via Los Angeles. The original flight carrying my checked bags couldn’t locate a flight crew. I arrived over 8 hours later than originally scheduled.

6. UA 793 // SFO → ORD

Flight was delayed 2 hours due to a mechanical issue. Per our pilot, our original aircraft was “super broke,” and we had to wait for a new one to arrive from Fort Lauderdale.

7. UA 1398 // ORD → ATL

Delayed at origin for 3 hours due to a global outage of United’s departure control software, Unimatic.

Future flights

UA 1842 // LGA → ORD

Cancelled two weeks prior to departure.

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From Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant.

The Flooded Grave at The Art Institute of Chicago

For those who missed the short lived life of Joon, here’s their delightful ad and safety video.

With a snazzy safety video to boot:

Rivals it’s parent airline, Air France’s chic safety video:

Music for Joon:

And Air France:

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Not perfection, nor Florida

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To go east, you must go west. To go north, you must go south. And, no matter if you’re going to heaven or hell, if you’re flying Delta you’ll connect right here in ATL.

Delta, Atlanta’s only airline.

Big Apple smiles with the squad.

Last minute motor city fun.

2018 was a fun year for me both personally and professional. I switched industries from international freight logistics to global cellular networks. I moved across the country. I now own like 8 different heavy coats.

Over the course of the past 12 months, I have had the opportunity to ship everything from new marketing sites to illustrations to physical products to my bread-and-butter of enterprise product design. Pushing the bounds of what I’ve owned as a designer in the past.

It’s been super scary and super exciting.

At work, we launched the new Hologram.io and Magic.co websites. Hologram Professional Edition debuted with a new self-serve onboarding and activation flow.

2019 looks like it’s going to be even more intense. We’ve got so much planned at Hologram and Magic — I can’t wait to share it with you all.

If you’re interested in joining me, I’m hiring.

I’m so excited to announce my new high-fashion lifestyle brand, called DSGN. (Pronounced ‘deh-sig-née’ obviously.)

My co-Chief Brand Officers and I are announcing our Winter 2019 cycle of products. Each one is crafted to enrich every part of your life.

1. Indeterminate Spin — our fast-paced, push-your-limits indoor cycling experience.
2. Dark Patterns — unique high-end alcohols and custom crafted cocktails from your favorite mixologists, including our artisan artisanal grain alcohol “Kern”
3. Flexbox — ingenious, collapsable suitcases that are designed for when you’re in flight and at home planning your next adventure.
4. TableView — bespoke plate, silver, and glassware that is sure to please even the most discerning of guests.
5. Hamburger Menu — a delectable diner popup restaurant in Chicago. You’ll be addicted to our fries and milkshakes, we guarantee it.
6. Segmented Controller — perfectly ergonomic, simple-yet-powerful home theatre universal remote controllers.
7. Affordance — a revolutionary no-limits, total rewards credit card.
8. Gulf of Evaluation & Gulf of Execution — a thoughtful HR platform for hiring and 360 reviews that will help you build and nurture your superstar team.

Lastly — our highest concept product yet:

9. Sketch — the must-have anonymous hookup app for your iPhone XS.

Thanks to Trevor Austin and Alex Area crafting this experience with me. You’re both so fab.

Professional photoshoot is professional

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