We Sent Ourselves Packing…

…And we landed at the Hickory Street Annex. We love it here. From the time I first checked out the Annex it was love at first sight. A little community of designers, photographers, architects, and more. There’s even a really awesome space (6,500 sq. ft.) that is dedicated to events and receptions that lights up [...]

…And we landed at the Hickory Street Annex. We love it here. From the time I first checked out the Annex it was love at first sight. A little community of designers, photographers, architects, and more. There’s even a really awesome space (6,500 sq. ft.) that is dedicated to events and receptions that lights up the weekends. The owner even owns a landscaping company so the grounds are perfectly manicured all the time. What’s more, there’s a really cool volleyball court right here in on our little campus.

We’re learning of the new and exciting places to eat and having fun rating our new favorite restaurants (finding new fun with Urban Spoon). And, to my surprise, there’s more in Deep Ellum than I might have originally thought. Lot’s of great dining there!

One of my biggest concerns is that it would be harder to locate for our clients, partners, and general guests. So far, everyone has been able to make their visit to our new home without needing a special GPS. It’s really easy to get here.

The bottom line is that it’s a great community space we’ve been able to customize to fit our needs. It’s very open and we have lots of special little nooks for getting work done in creative ways. We actually have two spaces over here (with two addresses). The owner was gracious enough to let us join the spaces and it makes for a really great and creative environment. Inside, we have two mezzanine levels; one where we will have offices and the other (yet to be determined) will probably be a decompression chamber, of sorts.

It’s been easily 15 years, but in a previous life I used to live very close to this location in a studio loft. It was pretty raw at the time. But, we had lots of neighbors who were some of the most brilliant and creative people I’ve ever met…and in many ways they influenced me to pursue a career in the creative arena. So, for me, this is a lot like coming home. In speaking for the rest of the crew, we’re smitten.

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Twitter Wall Paper

So, I asked about an avatar for my @cronan twitter page and Robbie gave me that plus some extra. I’m pretty stoked about this, even though it’s just a purdy backdrop for my twitter page… Thought I’d share for Robbie since I’ve only been trying to get him to blog for over a year now!

So, I asked about an avatar for my @cronan twitter page and Robbie gave me that plus some extra. I’m pretty stoked about this, even though it’s just a purdy backdrop for my twitter page… Thought I’d share for Robbie since I’ve only been trying to get him to blog for over a year now!

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flickr now has a method for tw…

flickr now has a method for twittering your photos: http://bit.ly/eclOU – per @problogger

flickr now has a method for twittering your photos: http://bit.ly/eclOU – per @problogger

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Andrew CK & Everything Amazing

This morning we were with a client reviewing competitor websites and for a few minutes the interweb slowed down to a painful crawl. Cutting off the internet today is like cutting off our oxygen. Then, Eric sent me this video from Conan last night and it was just hilarious and so very true. Thought I’d [...]

This morning we were with a client reviewing competitor websites and for a few minutes the interweb slowed down to a painful crawl. Cutting off the internet today is like cutting off our oxygen. Then, Eric sent me this video from Conan last night and it was just hilarious and so very true. Thought I’d repost.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Jeff Nash On: Ducati Passion & TexasDucati.com

Jeff Nash and his team run a really stellar operation (Advanced Motorsports) and do a fantastic job of building on the Ducati brand experience. Owning a Ducati is about so much more than just the decision making process and leading up to the purchase. The owning experience really only just begins when you roll out [...]

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Jeff Nash and his team run a really stellar operation (Advanced Motorsports) and do a fantastic job of building on the Ducati brand experience. Owning a Ducati is about so much more than just the decision making process and leading up to the purchase. The owning experience really only just begins when you roll out of the shop on your new ride. It’s about learning, learning, and more learning… which ultimately lead to a deep appreciation of the art, performance, and the story of the brand. In this video we shot of Jeff, you can get a sense his passion for the sport and for the brand. He’s going to be a great evangelist for the Texas Ducati Owners Club.

Ever had an AMA Pro Thunder Champion work on your bike? I have, and the result is … magic.

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We Love Our Moms!

It’s hard sometimes to think about Mother’s Day and not feel a little bit guilty. To give context, the following memories may apply [insert your memory here]:

Making mom really upset because you washed a load of YOUR jeans with her favorite white sweater
Taking the television completely apart and then having a box of “spare parts” [...]

It’s hard sometimes to think about Mother’s Day and not feel a little bit guilty. To give context, the following memories may apply [insert your memory here]:

• Making mom really upset because you washed a load of YOUR jeans with her favorite white sweater
• Taking the television completely apart and then having a box of “spare parts” when putting back together
• Tracking black tar across brand new carpet
• Stepping on the end of a shovel when little brother is grabbing for handle…thus smashing his face resulting in trip to ER
• Coloring a surprise mural on an entire classroom wall for teacher (resulting in difficult call to Mom)
• Blaming smaller sibling for the hundreds of terrible things you did

These are just a small sampling of reasons that Mother’s Day seems like it should be a day of apology. However, these reasons make us glad to still be alive because of the amazing patience and steel nerve our Mothers have (and thanks to my Mother for not giving me back!). They brought us into this world and then tolerated our antics for at least 18 more years to follow.

Fast forward several more years and our Moms are still as amazing to us as when we were little. Whether they are just there to listen or to spoil our children, they are so incredibly amazing. They have this power over us that’s hard to explain…. for me it’s summarized in how my heart rate increases when calling her to tell her about winning a new client, or riding my bicycle faster than the month before, or something cool my son or daughter did.

You Moms out there are super human. They should make movies about you and call it the “X-Moms” — with super cool mutant powers. We put you through your paces and you still love us. Then, even better, you offer your priceless wisdom that smacks us in the forehead when confronted with right or wrong choices every day.

To our Moms, from all of us. We love you. Happy Mother’s Day!

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Create Your Google Profile

Tonight I was cruising through my trusty google feed reader and came across this post on setting up your google profile. It’s really easy and quick to do. You can provide either just enough information or you can provide all kinds of ways for people to find and contact you. For me, I simply gave [...]

Tonight I was cruising through my trusty google feed reader and came across this post on setting up your google profile. It’s really easy and quick to do. You can provide either just enough information or you can provide all kinds of ways for people to find and contact you. For me, I simply gave enough of my online sources (such as my twitter account: @cronan) to allow people to find and connect without giving away my phone numbers to the WWW. You can also use a third party service to verify your identity.

It’s not something that I might have done except that recently I have been connecting with some old friends on facebook. Some of my close pals seem to be more difficult to find. My decision to activate my profile was made once I saw there was another Chris Ronan already there. Don’t know who the imposter is, but I had to throw my profile in the ring too.

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First morning in our new space…

First morning in our new space @ Hickory Street Annex – http://rd2inc.com/contact/

First morning in our new space @ Hickory Street Annex – http://rd2inc.com/contact/

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T-minus one day until move! (c…

T-minus one day until move! (cr)

T-minus one day until move! (cr)

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working with a really cool com…

working with a really cool company in Denver — building their #ContentPlan now

working with a really cool company in Denver — building their #ContentPlan now

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