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 files home with me, and…
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 album – just one song….
Try. See for yourself. Hold a memory as long as you like. The more you do, the more it holds you back.
On performing the “House Exercise,” I immediately thought of my first Flash animation ever:
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 for web. After a while,…
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 bookcase should have a box…
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 and a red door. The…
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 how people learn. I think…
Ben’s been doing the design for "Twisted," the annual concert Q101 throws. This year, the lineup is going to be: Disturbed, Box Car Racer, The Vines, Jimmy Eat World, Moby, 3 Doors Down, and Sugarcult. The big coup though, is that we (er, Q101) got Public Enemy to agree to perform as well. A few weeks back, I was around…
I opened the loading bay door, and encounter a big stack of beer on a dolly. Budweiser is one of the station’s clients, and apparently… there’s some kind of promo going on. Wonder if we’ll see any of those beers. :) Last week, a friend of Ben’s came in to interview. I didn’t even see his joke until today (his…
Here’s what I think. I believe that the man in the suit performed a good deed. He didn’t try to pocket the money. He didn’t claim it was his. He noticed it and pointed it out; he was honest when it was to his advantage to be duplicitous. For me to have claimed a benefit through someone else’s honesty felt…
I’ve been trying to eat better in the mornings (yeah yeah, the beers at night are negating any good intentions I have during the day). But instead of sausage and egg sandwiches, I’ve taken to stopping to pick up oranges and yogurt for breakfast. It’s more filling, doesn’t weigh me down, and feels slightly better for my body. I think…
A long time ago (maybe a year plus), I got drunk with my coworkers at ImageCare. We rode the train back into the city, and had massive drinks. I got into an inebriated state. Not a tipsy, charmingly wobbly kind of state – I’m talking sloppy, slurring-every-word drunk. In this manner, I stumbled into Pot Pan and ordered some food….
I realized that I needed two things tonight: food and drink. I decide to call in an order to a nearby Thai restaurant, and then head out to pick up my beer. Get the beer, walk back home and deposit it into the fridge. Go *back* out, pick up the food, and return home. Call me silly, but I felt…
Got over to Justin’s apartment a bit after 9 AM, and we started packing up his car shortly thereafter. We were back in the office by about 10:30, and over the course of the day… tiny details needed attending. A little something here, a little something there. Anytime there’s a global find/replace along the scale that we attempted, things are…