I love the startup news, the weekend projects that do cool stuff, and the overall "ethic" of the place.
I've done a few small projects recently, I keep knocking them out in order to try and find that thing that will "stick" (or just to have a bit of fun).
Here are some recent ones: http://fstr.net http://onemorelike.com http://itsalldiet.com http://chesser.ca
I used to be a high school teacher. Worked for five years in the United Kingdom teaching the little mytes. It was wonderfully fulfilling.
I'd love to write a film one day. Maybe I should spend my time doing that rather than all these little web projects .. they're fun too and I can see the results faster :)
alex dot chesser at gmail dot com