Cory Strischek

Cherry Blossoms DC 2012

Cory Strischek — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:19:36 +0000

The cherry blossoms are officially here, so says my street. Come, all y’all bumbling tourists.

DC Meetup for WordPress

Cory Strischek — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:08:45 +0000

I’m skipping the meetup about plugins tonight. Too much of a good thing, right?

I’ve been working with multisite, buddy press, and a bunch of custom themes. Just trying not to over do it tonight. Better to type mindlessly into the night by myself, probably.

It’s getting to the point where there’s too much I can do with this.

The Black Keys Washington DC Verizon Center

Cory Strischek — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:28:34 +0000

Sometimes I’ll go months without an event. Sometimes I’ll play guitar for myself nightly for a week.

All I knew about the Black Keys until tonight was that they were from Akron, Ohio, and that I missed out on their formative years. They played The Union in 2002-ish when I was attending school at Tulane in New Orleans. Had I stayed in Athens, maybe I could have opened for them. Tonight, the Arctic Monkeys opened for them before thousands at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. The Arctic Monkeys were miserable but I skipped out on a $50, Q-level seat to steal a peek from directly behind the set. This was one of the absolute best performances I’ve ever heard, seen, etc.

I commend two men and their backup band for performing expert Ohio garage rock, accessible to throngs of wailing urbanites and Virginians. I don’t care how big they get — they’re wonderful.

Sites about Pivot Tables

Cory Strischek — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:47:34 +0000

Today, the most exciting thing I did was learn about pivot tables or, as Microsoft sometimes refers to them — PivotTables. Pivot Tables are an Excel feature.

There are a few sites for learning about pivot tables, should you need to know:

Microsoft help tab
this other site

Let Us Eat Cake

Cory Strischek — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:11:21 +0000

Headed to a wedding cake tasting, passing through old sad Takoma Park on the Red Line.

Newseum Balcony

Cory Strischek — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:49:07 +0000

Thanks to the Newseum for having that member appreciation night. DC museum gift stores are great for Christmas presents.

Dad and The Dog

Cory Strischek — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:46:15 +0000

My dad walks his dog along their route every day, three times a day. Sometimes he puts the dog in a hole in a tree. Who knows?

Great Falls

Cory Strischek — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:42:52 +0000

These falls are great.

MLK Memorial

Cory Strischek — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:34:07 +0000

The new memorial is a grand one.

Fairy Ring in DC Median

Cory Strischek — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:39:07 +0000

The recent storms have flushed up some mushrooms. I saw this fairy ring of enormous white caps across from New York pizza.