cyclist, portlandian, creative director. i’m good at the internet.Tumblr (3.0; @swestbrook)http://swestbrook.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e8fb7d44dac8c172ea3a15e4b29b410/tumblr_mn3w5a2mKY1rd1mw0o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Pretty sure Ryan Gosling comprises 50% of Tumblr content.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/50926511403http://swestbrook.com/post/50926511403Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:34 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17768dc5d5e67b55733c35bbc3a418f4/tumblr_mmyxfsVJBm1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/thejensie" target="_blank">Jens Voigt</a>’s gutsy attack and solo breakaway for the win in stage 5 of the <a href="http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/" target="_blank">Amgen Tour of California </a>yesterday is the kind of bike racing we all love to watch. At 41 he may be the oldest guy in the race, but he’ll still kick your ass. Totally amazing.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/50689389507http://swestbrook.com/post/50689389507Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:04 -0700bikesracingshutuplegsjensvoigt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ecb4f6389c5014f00d71f5ba249d7c92/tumblr_mmhm8pmLC81qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Every time someone says “marketeer” I feel like a member of the Mickey Mouse Club.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/49939225431http://swestbrook.com/post/49939225431Wed, 08 May 2013 09:10:01 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/220d9888bdcc5ecd4037a19dbf550861/tumblr_mmeera9slk1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I got to wondering where the name “PowerPoint” came from, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerPoint" target="_blank">Wikipedia was surprisingly vague on the topic</a>. Here’s my literal name version.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/49805727546http://swestbrook.com/post/49805727546Mon, 06 May 2013 15:35:34 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e752b7e2c491025a0f4d8fefd004563/tumblr_mm33nyc7am1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I know, I know, I bike a lot but I don’t usually bike <strong>every single day</strong>. <a href="http://30daysofbiking.com" title="30 Days of Biking" target="_blank">30 Days of Biking</a> challenged cyclists to ride every day in April. I just couldn’t pass that up! From my commute to work, to racing, to little rides around town or bigger rides in the Portland metro area, I put in some miles each day. Congratulations to everyone who took on the challenge!</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/49285866396http://swestbrook.com/post/49285866396Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:02:22 -070030daysofbiking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/042db8812e6783170ffecdbcaf371a10/tumblr_mlvzg3J0AT1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://swestbrook.com/post/48963934255http://swestbrook.com/post/48963934255Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:48:03 -0700<a href="https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/be5f6b118084">A Manager's Manifesto</a>: <p>10 things excellent leaders and managers need to do. <strong>Get out of the way, encourage, empower, trust, consider, reflect, act.</strong></p> <p><span>This pretty much sums up everything I hope to do and be as the manager of creative people.</span></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/be5f6b118084" target="_blank"><strong>Read this now.</strong></a></p>http://swestbrook.com/post/48867481953http://swestbrook.com/post/48867481953Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:53:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5ee9714cd7f451db10d713daec5c40cd/tumblr_mlq76tbi5T1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I spent the weekend in Walla Walla, WA racing my ass off at the T<a href="http://www.tofww.org/" target="_blank">our of Walla Walla</a>. It was incredibly beautiful, challenging, and windy. I’m still shelled from the experience. And I can’t wait to do better next year.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/48716541512http://swestbrook.com/post/48716541512Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:49:00 -0700bikes30daysofbikingracing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/76125fd9a6b497301e654f5fab81c1c4/tumblr_mlfbj5uOJe1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>If I type any more emails today, I’ll surely bear out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem" target="_blank">infinite monkey theorem</a>.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/48235718592http://swestbrook.com/post/48235718592Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:49:53 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba367354f30ada8f02035a3b6c5678b0/tumblr_mldbdf7gJ01qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The PDX-Files. The truth is out there, friends.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/48147574658http://swestbrook.com/post/48147574658Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:51:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c8708e9f4e5c03e32b6ada23a4e295a/tumblr_ml616ybwbn1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Working across the street from a downtown hotel can be entertaining. Sometimes they see us, too. Before you get crazy in your hotel, remember that <strong><a href="http://icanseeintoyourhotelroom.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">I Can See Into Your Hotel Room</a></strong>.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/47816739381http://swestbrook.com/post/47816739381Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:28:00 -0700hotelworkofficelife<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b88caad7eacf827edfd880488331ac94/tumblr_ml3r907gPJ1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Data doesn’t have to be boring, and testing isn’t just for the SAT. At Webtrends we’re making a practice of testing our digital marketing, and we want to share the results with all you lovely people. <strong>C’mon over and get <a href="%20http://go.webtrends.com/backstage-access" target="_blank">Backstage Access</a>!</strong></p>http://swestbrook.com/post/47712620264http://swestbrook.com/post/47712620264Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:58:00 -0700marketingtestingoptimizationworkdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f7e8cde022bc38e8c788204154cfe86/tumblr_ml1sy2kVOQ1qaec4jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Put a bike on it. #30daysofbiking #portlandia</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/47627540075http://swestbrook.com/post/47627540075Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:39:37 -0700portlandia30daysofbiking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9786390f766b57639fe063561d0e5050/tumblr_ml0krpNxJC1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Smiths got it right, as ever. The music we have loved is who we always will be.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/47581049544http://swestbrook.com/post/47581049544Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:45:00 -0700Musicthesmithstruth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55p1wny3R1qaec4jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>In which meetings at work become an endless source of visual puns. </p>http://swestbrook.com/post/24480871382http://swestbrook.com/post/24480871382Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:08:00 -0700punsstakeholdermeat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jvi0qqB71qaec4jo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t ruin a perfectly good inspirational talk by saying “switching paradigms.” Please.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/23698438430http://swestbrook.com/post/23698438430Thu, 24 May 2012 16:20:00 -0700punsparadigmsjargon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hp75PMix1qaec4jo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>The things I make in 5 minutes between meetings. You’re welcome.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/23619984175http://swestbrook.com/post/23619984175Wed, 23 May 2012 12:09:00 -0700rainbowt-rex<a href="http://bit.ly/InbpyA">AWESOMENESS</a>: <p>Clearly the intersection of unicorns and puppies is rainbows.</p>http://swestbrook.com/post/22287712866http://swestbrook.com/post/22287712866Wed, 02 May 2012 17:13:31 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f5il3LC01qch7b8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oboy-oboy.tumblr.com/post/19220742610/what-you-do-today-is-important" target="_blank">oboy-oboy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yourlifeisyourmessage.tumblr.com/post/19217711166/what-you-do-today-is-important" target="_blank">yourlifeisyourmessage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>nothing has made more sense than this.</p> </blockquote> <p>This.</p> </blockquote>http://swestbrook.com/post/19254911637http://swestbrook.com/post/19254911637Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:15:23 -0700<a href="http://wtfqrcodes.com/">WTF QR Codes?!?! #fail</a>http://swestbrook.com/post/18632980307http://swestbrook.com/post/18632980307Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:48:15 -0800digitalqr codesfail