Archive for October, 2006

The Measure of Success

Monday, October 30th, 2006

I just finished reading 9 to 5 = average by Eric Karjaluoto. I get the point. I agree with Eric when he says “Balance may not lead to breakthrough,” but the problem I have with that statement is that breakthrough—success, in other words—isn’t all there is to life. Don’t get me ...

New Sketches Added

Friday, October 20th, 2006

I’ve just added two new albums to the Sketches gallery: Ballpoint Pen and Watercolor and Ink. Most of this artwork is stuff I did a while back but have kept around. I’ve always enjoyed these two mediums. I don’t really do much with either of them too often anymore though—it’s ...

Freelancing. Finally!

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

I finally did it. I quit my job at U-Haul to pursue a big dream of mine—to work from home as a full-time freelance web developer! I am completely excited about the flexibility that comes with freelancing. I love that I won’t have an hour and a half drive to ...

Movie Review: Click

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Sorry I missed a few posts last week. We’ve got some really awesome stuff going on. I’ll post about it next week! ;) Click product After reading Plugged In Online’s review of Click I wasn’t sure that I should rent the movie. I’ve seen most of Sandler’s movies, though, and so I reasoned ...

Book Review: The Simple Truth by David Baldacci

Friday, October 6th, 2006

The Simple Truth by David Baldacci product The Simple Truth is a story about Rufus Harms, a man sentenced to life in a military prison for the of a young . He did the ...

Photoshop Basics: Opening, Resizing, and Saving Images

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Those of us who work with Photoshop or Illustrator all day often take for granted some of the little things that we originally struggled so hard to learn. Things like resizing an image, saving and optimizing for the web, or applying a drop shadow. I figured it might be helpful ...

Lake Powell, How I Love Thee

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Brian mentioned that I’m lacking choices when I say that Lake Powell is my favorite place in the world. If Brian can find a lake with the following attributes—that Lake Powell has, mind you—I will humbly reconsider.Lake Powell… Is the 2nd largest man-made lake in the United States Is 186 miles long Has ...