http://www.dcruzin.com musings on photography, travel, God and just life Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:58:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First, thank you all for your overwhelming support thus far with the creative ideas you guys have posted, and also for the congratulations about my new job. I'm now the new Online Communications Officer for the Grameen Foundation. Now the fun really begins. I committed to raise $26,000 in 26 ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2010/02/03/26000-in-26-days-for-microloans-in-haiti-the-fundraiser-begins/ If you've talked to me at all the last two years, you've probably wondered what I've been up to. In May of 2008, I supposedly left Microsoft to change the world, but that didn't quite happen so easily. I started to work with a new non-profit called One Day's Wages, ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2010/01/29/my-new-job-technology-microfinance-to-fight-poverty/ I've made it an annual tradition to make my birthday not about myself each year, but about a particular cause to raise money for. In response to the crisis in Haiti, I decided I want to do something BIG this year. In order to do so, I'm  going to need ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2010/01/27/26-days-until-i-turn-26-a-bold-challenge-request-for-your-help/ What a weekend. I just returned from The Idea Camp in Portland, and to be honest I didn't really know what to expect. The topic was "being present in the city" and overall I think I am still trying to process and digest all the things my senses were overloaded by.Eugene Cho and Dan ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2009/11/22/inital-reflections-on-the-idea-camp-pacific-northwest/ Not only do I regularly get links/photos from friends sent to be via email/facebook about my obsession with Star Wars, but now Facebook is 'smart' enough to even know what kinds of advertisements to show me:Too bad I don't want to enter my personal info to enter a contest. But ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2009/11/09/death-star-icon-invades-my-facebook-experience/ Our minds are interesting creations. Sometimes I can barely remember what I was doing 5 minutes beforehand, and yet I can distinctly remember crying like a fire hose as a 4 year old pre-schooler when my mom was a whole five minutes late to pick me up from school (she had ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2009/07/01/the-strength-of-a-fading-memory/ Somehow I'm only blogging on particular days like birthdays, but I am working on getting over my need for 'perfection' and simply writing less polished blog posts so I don't feel like it will take too much time. For now though, I'll just spend a few minutes to remember my ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2009/05/01/happy-31st-birthday-oliver/ I turned 25 a little over a week ago. But this post won't be my annual reflective birthday post. Perhaps later this week. I DO want to talk about my celebration, though, and how through the use of Facebook and Twitter, I was able to encourage my friends and family to collectively donate ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2009/03/03/how-facebook-and-twitter-can-save-the-world-raising-money-and-awareness-through-birthday-causes/ It's been awhile since I've posted. I guess writing requires a certain amount of inspiration. But if I wasn't inspired by the events of last night, I don't know what would inspire me. As I sat in my living room among friends, we watched the electoral vote count climb higher and ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2008/11/05/reflections-on-obamas-election-as-president/ It's hard to believe that two years ago today my brother Oliver passed away at the age of 28. I had been home only a week after graduating college and going on a retreat. Yet I felt lucky to come home to the fragile and frail arms of my older ... http://www.dcruzin.com/2008/07/01/2-years-ago-today/