Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Happy New Day Jan 01, 2009

Nobody sets off fireworks in the middle of February. Nobody makes promises to themselves to improve their lives in June.  Nobody sits down to tally up their wins or losses in September.  Why don't we?

Who decided that it is appropriate to recognize every 365.25 days as milestones?  It seems a little silly since none of us know where we will be on day 365.  Life is short and I don't want to wait. 

Why not re-evaluate our lives on a daily basis?  Why not celebrate every 24 hours?  Why not look to tomorrow (literally) with anticipation and excitement?  I can't think of a reason not to.

Who I am

I'm Derek Chin and I'm very happy to be here. Life is a journey and an adventure, and I tend to be the "Big Picture" guy. (I ask silly questions like: "How does this help me and society in the long run?") I have lofty ideals and goals, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. This is a personal blog, so please excuse the tangents I go on, or the type of language I use once in a fucking while. I enjoy making music, doodling, and movie-hopping. Yeah I do.

What I do

XHTML/CSS/PHP/JS/MySQL/Ruby(on Rails) is the name of the game. I've had a great experience at very different companies and environments.

  • Opposing Views
  • SoulCast
  • Newegg.com
  • LA Times

Here is a complete list of my work. I am currently available to take on projects. Contact me.