Where We Were Last Week
Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, is completely virtual meaning we have no office. Everyone works from home, wherever in the world they may be. We find this works really well for us, and is a natural extension of our Open Source roots, but every now and then it can be very helpful to get everyone in one place and brainstorm what the future of blogging will be like. (Because the best way to predict the future is to invent it.)
So last week we got all of the company that didn’t have a baby recently or one on the way to La Paz, Mexico. We did a ton of work on the site, just not too much that was visible so to compensate I present you with these five pictures from the trip.
Barry shows you can never have too many WordPress logos.
Mark formerly known as Podz, Andy, and Lloyd stroll casually down the avenue.
I was demoing the latest in La Paz fashion.
Matt Thomas was grins the whole time, I think because of the arranchera.
Finally here is a picture of us on some remote island. Left to right: Barry, Toni, myself, Mark, Michael, Lloyd, Andy.
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January 30th, 2007 at 6:54 am
What a deviant looking wolf pack.(j/k) This group could actually take on any survivor series
mob and win!!!
January 30th, 2007 at 7:01 am
I wish I could have meetings for my work on some remote island….lucky!
January 30th, 2007 at 7:05 am
Cool..
So , when can we know about and see the ‘tons of work’ in action, which you guys did .. !!
January 30th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Gr8 Vacation (err…can it be technically called that?) you guys had! And Itz nice to see the pix of the Brains behind WP. Kudos to all ya!
P.S: The Link to this post is incorrectly mentioned in the dashboards as http://wordpress.com/2007/01/30/la-paz/ instead of the [correct] http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/01/30/la-paz/
Tiredness from the trip mebbe….
January 30th, 2007 at 8:03 am
that explains the lack on new features or new themes last week
constant flow of new things has made me expect a new feature every time I open wordpress, I forget that it already is the most stable blogging platform ..
January 30th, 2007 at 8:04 am
all that time in mexico and not a tan between you. such a shame.
January 30th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Hi guys.. don’t get lost in that remote island!!
January 30th, 2007 at 8:11 am
What happened on the last picture? Seven beautiful men and not a single wordpress logo?
January 30th, 2007 at 8:15 am
hubba hubba. What fun to all get together! You need a chick or two though LOL
January 30th, 2007 at 8:20 am
You guys deserved it.
January 30th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Wow. Nice beach. Did everyone take a swim?
January 30th, 2007 at 8:47 am
I don’t know if ever have I seen another line-up of so many men with bare legs before. You all look like you were having an awesome time and I’m sure it was well deserved but… um.. couldn’t you have given us a little ‘can-can’ just to make sure we really knew for sure?
; – )
January 30th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Wow!!! Cool!!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Wow, it looks like White Boy Rehab.
January 30th, 2007 at 9:08 am
On some remote island? You guys shack up to the Bahamas to have your meetings?
January 30th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Nice to see the people behind the project! Cool!
January 30th, 2007 at 10:23 am
I hope it was a nice trip, seems to be “yes”.
Nice WORDPRESS T-Shirt, i would like to have it !!!!!!
I can dream !!!!!! Snifff !!
But, it is my true address with the case or !!!
January 30th, 2007 at 10:45 am
The picture on the island is cool. Did you guys really go to Mexico or was it Eden?
January 30th, 2007 at 10:50 am
cool. i like that wordpress shirt!
January 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am
well…it looks a great moment..
January 30th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I am sure you had great week ‘together’.
January 30th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I almost wrote “but La Paz is not the Bolívia’s Capitol City?”. Lucky we have the cyberspace to learn something before throwing the stones.
Besides, how do i apply for a job position with you “automattic guys”?
hugs and keep wordpressing
Celso Bessa
planner, maker and wordpresser
January 30th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
I’m a old man of now almost 54. But you guys there are so much inspiration to me. This is great. May God bless you all, live long and prosper!
January 30th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Wow:) you guys look great and thanks for a fantastic job:)))))
January 30th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Nice pix.
January 30th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Who’s younger, you or Lloyd?
January 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Very very cool! I imagine it was exciting and laid back at the same time. Hope you all came back full of enthusiasm and great ideas for more improvements. Love the ones you have already made, can’t wait for the future.
January 30th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
well Matt! the life is one and very short one. It is necessary to live it!
January 30th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Looks like you guys had fun!
January 30th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Looks like it was a fun, productive time. It’s good to get out once in a while, huh? ^^
Keep up the great work!
January 30th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Looks like a great off-site, and a fun way to celebrate WP 2.1.
January 30th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Nice to see you had a good time!
Keep on ruling!
Peace
January 30th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Looks like a motley crew to me. And looks like the crew was having fun.
January 30th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Picture #2 should be captioned, “You ever notice how, when we go on vacation, we always end up in the bad part of town?”
January 30th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Looks like a rough life!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
lol,seems like you guys had fun.
January 30th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Peace & Love WP
i really love WP!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
nice to see the people who work behind the scenes for us.
Thanks guys!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
WordPress t-shirts. Kickass. Where can I get one?
January 30th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
haha…. didn’t know my fave blogging tool was run from home!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Nice to see you all!
Keep the fun on!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Wow.. superb!
Hehehe.. nice to know there are a bunch of handsome men behind WordPress..
January 30th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Cool!
January 30th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
where were you all? what island
January 30th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
You guys rock! Keep on “predicting” the future.
January 30th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Good morning to “The Team.”
Again, thank you for making blogging at WordPress such a delightful, nearly seamless, addictive pursuit.
Blessings, hope and joy!
Shirley Buxton
http://www.writenow.wordpress.com
January 30th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
How can I join you???
I like this life style!! XD
January 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Here’s to hoping you got a chance to relax and enjoy it all. I was out for testing last week and have still not fully recovered. Then again, walking around in Washington, DC with a wind chill of 2 would lead to that!
I can’t wait to see what comes from the trip.
January 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Awww…that’s awesome, you guys are great, and I, not only appreciate your work, I envy you. Don’t get jaded by the metropolitan lifestyle. =) Cheers!
January 30th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Nice trip, guys. Hope you didn’t work too hard and got to enjoy that sun.
*kicks at all the snow outside*
January 30th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
hehehe… cute! the grin worries me though!
January 30th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
The group shot is the Money Shot guys!
On behalf of those who have been given a voice by you all…I hope you had a great trip you’ve earned it
Anita Marie
January 30th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
good work boys!!!!!!!!!
buen trabajo chicos!!!!!!!!
besos and kisses
January 30th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
that last picture looks like its off an abercrombie billboard!
January 30th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Nice to see you have your first corporate meeting!~ Looks like a lot of fun. Great job guys, really enjoy your work.
January 30th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Nice… Looks like y’all had fun!
Thanks for the updates!
January 30th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Neato.
January 30th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Capri, I am ageless, but at 29 ancient compared to Matt.
January 30th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
But noone women?!?
May I help you… I like to work from an islend or from mt home ar everywhere else… I could do a lot of virtual coffe if you want
Bye and… good job!
January 30th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
So where are the chicks?
January 30th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Wow.
You guys never fail to impress me. Didn’t think that you all did it from the comfort of your own homes.
That’s my dream: to work from wherever I am.
Kudos for a great team you have there!
January 30th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Well, blog me a river! Real people behind the WordPress scenes. Love this whole blogarama experience. Congrats on a well organized, beautifully structured site. I am so pleased to be involved with the WordPress format.
Your vacation was well deserved.
http://www.masterclasslady.com
January 30th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Hey, you guys need to hire some women.
Looks like it was a fun trip.
January 30th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Hey, you guys support Splashcasts!
Way to sneak a feature in.
I wrote a brief tutorial about them here
January 30th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Matt, I want to visit a remote island like yours someday — and I’d like your comfy-looking outfit (hoodie?) too.
January 30th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
moralfibers first comment was hilarious! Ditto. But I am sure you clean up well. Now, too make your life harder I will send a response to your Bugs….
January 30th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Wow… all men, I see!
January 30th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Don’t hide it! That laptop is an Apple! Even think it’s a PowerBook or MacBook Pro. You guys are the coolest on earth.
January 30th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
What a great way to get your work done!
I’m with the other posters upthread on one small point (and not meaning to rain on any parades) — you’re missing out on some great perspectives when your team is almost entirely male. Which is not to say you don’t already offer an interesting diversity of points of view and experience, but it does seem wise to have your team reflect at least as much as you can the composition of the community you serve. I’ve got a lot of faith in you guys, and I’m guessing this has already occurred to you. Here’s hoping that next time you hire, you cast a broader net and come up with some female fish!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Great to have such friendship
I’m really glad to see you all happy
Wish you the best!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Hoped Mexico stirred those creative juices…Oh, I get the picture –Ocean’s Seven.
January 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Where you were last week: heaven
Where most of the country was last week: the ice age
No wonder you hopped it to Mexico! Who’d want to experience winter during a geek get-together?
January 30th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
The last picture should say “more new characters set to join the cast of Lost”.
January 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Mmm, arranchera!!! Can’t wait for the summer to start grilling some. Any more pics of La Paz?
angie97.wordpress.com
January 30th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
I agree with icedmocha…..MORE WOMEN!!!
January 31st, 2007 at 12:10 am
What an awesome place to choose for a meeting. WordPress rocks!
January 31st, 2007 at 12:13 am
Can I have a job?
January 31st, 2007 at 2:46 am
A job where shorts are mandatory and jackets optional.
January 31st, 2007 at 2:46 am
You guys get to work from home? Wow, that’s awesome.
January 31st, 2007 at 6:23 am
Couldn’t have been that much fun. Where are the girls? A beach with no girls?
Just kidding I’m sure it was still a blast. I’m envious. I like what Mike said. But screw him, hire me!
January 31st, 2007 at 7:03 am
I know that you guys would just LOVE to have a yoga teacher with y’all next time, some nice stretching out the ‘ol computer compacted muscles, lower back, shoulders and then some sweet deep relaxation, kinda cool! I would be more than happy to go with you guys
AaaUuuMmmmm….
January 31st, 2007 at 7:28 am
This site is awesome!! I recently joined and It’s cool seeing the people who make this all possible! aloha, 365ad
January 31st, 2007 at 8:31 am
Gees, all of u look like superheroes to me. Could I be one too?
January 31st, 2007 at 10:15 am
What’s with the ‘all boys’ thing? How ’bout adding a geek girl to the team? Anyway, great work guys, and glad you had fun!
January 31st, 2007 at 10:43 am
A very nice gathering indeed
Note: How can I get one T-shirt like the one above, with “W” logo ??
January 31st, 2007 at 11:29 am
Mwahaha.. cool. With all of the fun, I’m sure all of you’re inventiveness has got a kickstart. Maybe we’ll be seeing more features!
Pssst.. Inform me when you have a vacancy!
January 31st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Yeah i’m sure you were all doing a load of “work”
January 31st, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Bravo! ¿Ya nos podemos comunicar en español, entonces? Good for you guys, thanks for sharing what you do with us!
January 31st, 2007 at 2:28 pm
nice pics indeed….
by the way,what is the tons of work done ????
I cant even see a kilo gra?!?!?!
January 31st, 2007 at 2:41 pm
What a fabulous place. We are sure that you guys managed to accomplish a lot of work. Such surroundings help brainstrom and achieve more..
January 31st, 2007 at 3:57 pm
great!
January 31st, 2007 at 4:26 pm
don’t you guys need a female mind somewhere in there? love wordpress!
January 31st, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Ditto, the fems.
January 31st, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Where’s Donncha in all those pictures? Did he get stuck with the camera all the time?
January 31st, 2007 at 7:16 pm
waiting to see the goodies u guys will have on the blog
no women???
January 31st, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Sería muy bueno que ésta sección, también se encuentre en Español.
Gracias por WordPress
January 31st, 2007 at 7:42 pm
A Team I always love to be with. Nice guys.
January 31st, 2007 at 8:02 pm
They did hire a woman, but she’s sort of a secret and I think she may still be on maternity leave
January 31st, 2007 at 8:29 pm
And I imagined you all to be suit wearing middle aged guys. Boy was I wrong. I’m with Mike. Can I have a job?