Life
Graphic Design: Negative/Positive Icons
My second project for the graphic design class is negative/positive icons. I had fun with this project, although not as much fun as the project I’m working on (Logo Project) or the Typographic ID project I just turned in. I have to say I dislike the pen tool in Illustrator, but I’m sure with practice I will get better with it.
Disgruntled
I hate it when I spend a good hour refining a great post only to have the page refresh, WordPress not save the draft, and if you go back, the text is all gone. Perhaps later I will attempt to re-write this post. Until then, I am very disgruntled and have to get back to work.
New Camera!
I finally got my new camera. I decided not to hold out for the Olympus PEN E-P3, and found a great deal on a hardly used E-P2. With the money saved from not buying the E-P3 new, I am able to get a couple of extra lenses for the E-P2 for less than the full cost of just the E-P3. […]
Graphic Design: Black Boxes
My first assignment for my graphic design class was the well-known Black Boxes. It seems that everyone who has ever taken a graphic design course does this project. You are given 12 words and must use four black squares to represent these words. From the 12 preliminary designs, you choose the four best and create them […]
OpEd: Word Choice and ‘Dumbing’ It Down
I’m sitting in my Technical and Business Communications course and tonight’s topic focused on word usage. In particular, we discussed the ‘Ladder of Abstraction” and how word choice is important in your writing. I understand the importance of choosing the correct word to convey my point. I understand that not everyone’s vocabulary is as extensive as mine. […]
Whole Life Wednesday — 4
I fell off the wagon with the Whole 30 about half way through, although I didn’t go back 100% to my old habits. I still managed to keep my intake of junk food to a minimum, and while I did have a little bit of cheese and the occasional dish of spaghetti, I didn’t go overboard. On only one occasion did […]
Review: Alice: Madness Returns
Despite being stuck at the bottom of a waterfall for a very long time, I loved the original PC game. I had high expectations of the new version, and American McGee did not disappoint. It took me a while longer than expected to obtain the game, but once I did, there was no going back. The first night I played for three […]
Random Thoughts
There are so many things to read, write, and be said lately that I don’t know where to start. Perhaps I should scrap it all and start over, but what’s the fun in that? I’m 3/4s of the way through The Picture of Dorian Gray, and I’m surprised that I haven’t picked it up to read before now. […]
Wordless Wednesday — Downtown at Night, Austin, TX
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OpEd: SOPA/PIPA and Copyright Law
The world has been up in arms over the SOPA/PIPA bills introduced into the House and Senate. I am against both, and was happy to see them pulled and the support people showed for those opposing it. However, I don’t know how many people noticed that while that was in the forefront of our minds, the Supreme […]
Whole Life Wednesday — 3
This has been an interesting week. I broke my ‘diet’ a couple of times. Once it resulted in a migraine, and I haven’t had one in a while. I can’t scientifically say it was something food related, but given the lack of them since I started this plan and the sudden occurrence that night after eating quite a bit that wasn’t in my […]
Sunday Budgeting
Another week gone, and yet it doesn’t feel like it’s been seven days. This week has been pretty good as far as expenses go. It felt like I spent a ton, but that’s mostly because I paid bills this week. In addition to the regular bills, here’s what I spent: Gas: $40; $20 in each car Dining: $24 at Kerbey Lane, and […]
Review: Fry’s Price Match? Not Really.
Let me start off by saying, Fry’s is a great store if you need a computer part. Their staff is usually helpful and knowledgeable, and their prices are competitive. I’ve shopped there on several occasions, and recently purchased some new memory for my computer. If they carried my video card, I would buy it there. That is until […]
Whole Life Wednesday — 2
Can you believe we’re almost halfway through January? How fast time flies. I’m still eating according to the Whole 30 plan and I’m doing great. I did break down and have a mocha last Saturday, but that was clearly a mistake. I was up until 4 am from the caffeine/sugar. It’s amazing how quickly your body forgets. I have avoided the […]
Wordless Wednesday — Pond Flowers, Austin Botanical Garden
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Sunday Budgeting
Wow it’s Sunday already. Where has the week gone? I’ve done so-so on my budget for the year so far. It’s still a work in progress, so I know it’ll get a little tweaking here and there as I go along, but so far I’ve been pretty good. I’ve taken my known expenses i.e. rent, car payment, insurance, utilities, […]
Review: Up by Jawbone
I purchased the Up back in December and have used it off and on for a while now. After the initial new gadget happiness wore off, it wasn’t much what I expected of it. It’s basically a glorified step tracker. It doesn’t really tell you how good your sleep is, but it does tell you how long you […]
Whole Life Wednesdays
Wow, it’s been 3 days since I started my lifestyle makeover and I’m still going strong. I’ve been eating according to the Whole 30 plan and while I know I could get a little more variety into my meals, I’m not craving the pasta or sugar that before constituted the majority of my diet. I’ve eaten a ton of carrot-apple salad […]
2012 Kick Off
I did a lot of reading this past week in my week off from blogging and work. I enjoyed the books, and I know there will be some interesting reviews going up this month. I didn’t get the work on the blog done that I wanted to, but I now have a schedule of sorts so at least part of what I wanted […]
Time for a Hiatus
I’ve decided that while I’m always going to be reading, I’m not going to post anything here as far as reviews, photos, weekly events, etc. until after the first of the year. I’m going to take this time to do some housekeeping and maintenance on the site as well as work on a schedule so that […]
Holidays are fast approaching
It’s that time of year. Christmas is fast approaching and for the first time in many years, I am not even close to being done with the shopping. I bought a total of two items online and now due to my procrastinating, the rest will have to be done in a store. How did it come to this? Thankfully […]
