Archive for November, 2002
Giving Up
Alright – I had higher hopes than this, but I’m apparently running low on steam. Sorry for the lame ass entry today. A bit tired, and unfocused.
Errand Day
Got a lot done today. Not terribly exciting, but hey – every day can’t be an August 9th. Amazingly, I woke up before 9 AM without the assistance of an alarm clock. Groceries, returned some optical monster cables that I wound up not being able to use, cleaned a bit, did some laundry. Sealed the…
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YEAH BABY!
Instruments
Midnight, we debate which is the saddest instrument: cello or oboe. We sip bourbon to stay warm.
Arturo Gatti v. Mickey Ward
A while back, Mr. Grumpy sent me a tape of the Gatti/Ward fight. The two boxers are scheduled for a rematch, and once again, I need to stress how amazing their first match was to watch. Me, I’m not a big boxing fan. Never really made it a point to watch, never really understood the…
Experiments Updated
Sheesh. I need to get an actual site together, instead of doing all this piecemeal crap. Realized that during my teaching stint in Alabama, I uploaded a few of the sound experiments I did a long while back. A few fun things. Hopefully, I’ll get around to doing a few more of these things. Have…
Twisted
Didn’t really get a chance to work with Ben’s designs until late in the day. Most likely, Monday’s gonna be a late one. Not because we’re up against a quick timeline, but mainly because I think I’m going to get into creating the site… and I’m not going to want to stop. I brought some…
Fuzzy From Beer, Tranquil From Song
Ah me. On my second beer, and the world feels fuzzy and warm. Mucking on the computer, and listening to a CD that Ben leant me. It’s Damien Jurado, and the album is "Ghost of David." I seem to have this habit of getting absolutely fixated on one particular song. Not an artist, not an…
Substitution
Try. See for yourself. Hold a memory as long as you like. The more you do, the more it holds you back.
The Scary Thing?
On performing the “House Exercise,” I immediately thought of my first Flash animation ever:
How I Did
Overall, I think I did well enough. At first, I was being overly careful and trying to figure out the best way to make three "variations" of the same image. I was thinking in terms of saving file size, and trying to reuse as many elements as possible – trying to make the thing fit…
Bookcase Task
Your job is to build three identical bookcases with three shelves (including the bottom, excluding the top surface), please see the attached example. The 2nd shelf on the first bookcase should be red and there should be 3 books on the 3rd shelf. It should also have a box on the 1st shelf. The 2nd…
House Task
Your job is to build three identical houses. Except that, the first house will be brown and have a gray roof. Also on house one, window 1 will be yellow, window 2 will be blue, window 4 will be yellow and window 3 will be blue. The first house will also have a brown chimney…
Guinea Pig!
A little before 6 PM, I went outside and found Mirah and Leema waiting by the front door. I had agreed to do an "interview" with them, as they were looking for people who had experience with Flash. I forget the actual name of the degree they’re pursuing (sorry!), but they’re both doctoral students researching…