We love you guys. No really. You are our best friend. We raised money! We had a good time! We learned some new words, mostly scientific in nature: thixotropic (thks-trpk) [Both parts of this word are originally Greek.] adj of, relating to, or exhibiting the property of a gel that becomes fluid when shaken or stirred [...]
March 25, 8pm, at The Crocodile in downtown Seattle. A fundraiser for the King and Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee. The Bee: Host and Pronouncer Extraordinaire Luke Burbank! Judges Johnathan Kyu from Seattle Spelling Bee and Sean DeTore from TBTL and The Mix Tape. Celebrity spellers: Cheezburger‘s Ben Huh and Scott Porad The Stranger‘s Lindy [...]
October 14, 2009 – 10:50 am
We have some exciting news over here at Altrooist HQ! We are very proudly sponsoring the King and Snohomish Spelling Bee. An odd choice for a start-up with a misspelled name? Perhaps. This post on The Stranger’s Slog tugged at our heartstrings: Tug Tug No spelling bee in Seattle? We couldn’t let that happen! After [...]
That’s the first ever Altrooist t-shirt. It’s almost been a year since we solidified the name during a phone call. Almost a year since we spent $20 on the domain. We’re close to a soft launch (!) and there are many many things I am proud of — that t-shirt is one of them. I’ve [...]
Blogger. Volunteer. Style superstar. All around good egg. Everyone, this is Kate. Kate, this is Everyone. We’re thrilled to have her join the tiny Altrooist team. Kate will wear many hats – not beanies, sombreros and fedoras, but blogging, tweeting, making friends, PR, marketing and whatever else comes her way. She’s crazy talented like that. [...]
February 25, 2009 – 7:17 am
We are a small, self-funded company with a big dream. We don’t have offices or get paychecks. We’re making this happen because the dream is just that good. It’s worth the long days and the shrinking savings account. Like most ideas that have grown in the hearts and minds of do-gooders, it’s all about doing [...]
