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As I’ve mentioned throughout this site, I’m very passionate about what I do. It is a driving force in my life, and is highly fulfilling. As a result, I tend to talk about it. At length. To everyone I know. I suspect that this blog will be no exception.
Hopefully, my quirky interests and odd sense of humor won’t confuse/infuriate you. If they do, well, I won’t be offended if you decide to read the musings of someone more interesting than little ol’ me.
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2.21.11, 10:36am
Freelancing,
Web Design,
Web Development,
7.23.10, 03:25pm
Technical Lessons,
The Internet,
Web Design,
7.7.10, 11:28am
Freelancing,
Ikea,
Office Issues,
West Seattle,
5.27.10, 08:56pm
Freelancing,
Web Design,
3.2.10, 10:32am
Comic Nerdiness,
Tech,
Web Design,
Webcomics,
2.2.10, 09:03pm
The Internet,
Webcomics,
1.19.10, 03:53pm
Blogging/Writing,
Print Design,
Tech,
Unreasonable Expectations,
Web Design,
11.13.09, 04:18pm
Awareness,
Environment,
Philosophy,
The Internet,
11.11.09, 11:54am
Blogging/Writing,
Environment,
NaBloPoMo,
Seattle Weather,
11.8.09, 11:24pm
Blogging/Writing,
NaBloPoMo,
Philosophy,
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11.7.09, 10:45am | NaBloPoMo, Saturday Spot of Happy, The Internet,
It’s another cold, rainy, funky-weather morning in Seattle. Rain is pouring, the wind is howling, and the whole world seems to be saying “stay inside! Read books all day! Drink hot tea and eat pumpkin pie!” Lethargy is in the air. The only individuals who seem to have any energy are the fuzzy little beasties that delight in chasing each other around the house and chittering at the birds battling the weather outside.
On these sunshine-less days, I turn to the Internet for joy and entertainment. “Be the beacon of light on my heart, oh great network of servers,” I cry…
11.6.09, 09:49am | Blogging/Writing, Eating Habits, Environment, NaBloPoMo,
Welp, I didn’t write my blog entry yesterday. Le sigh. I did see this possibility emerging on the horizon around 5pm last night, when I had been wrestling with a stubborn piece of Javascript for several hours. No end was in sight and I was starting to get the feeling that by the time I finally defeated my troublesome foe, I wouldn’t have the brain-power left to write anything worth reading.
But that was only half-true. At quarter to seven, with the assistance of my wonderful code-minded man, the beast was slain and I was finished for the night. Blogging time now, yes?
11.4.09, 08:03pm | Environment, NaBloPoMo, Philosophy,
I was going to write about my household energy usage today, but have opted out for the time being because a.) I waiting on a bit more data, and b.) I realized I was indulging in some pretty unsavory behavior yesterday and I think it’s worth writing about. I committed the cardinal sin of activism, and slipped into preacher-mode. That doesn’t mean I spend the afternoon on a street corner trying to convince the folks around me to “embrace JAY-zuhs!”. Rather, I found myself pushing my beliefs on someone else.
11.3.09, 01:35pm | Environment, NaBloPoMo, Seattle Weather,
In yesterday’s blog, I wrote about how my brilliant “environmental impact” project was almost stopped in its tracks at the earliest stage: baseline data collection. I had begun feeling overwhelmed and hopeless on the very first day of recording my data. But why? Why was this simple scientific task affecting me on such a personal level?
Looking at my notebook today, the answer is pretty clear. Let’s take a peek at my log from yesterday…
11.2.09, 09:35pm | Environment, NaBloPoMo, Philosophy,
Gah, my second blog is up so late today! Well, that’s what I get for being unprepared. As it turns out, some of my posts will actually require *gasp* research! Travesty!
My original plan was simple: look at several different environmental/carbon footprint calculators, and along with the original “lifestyle project” from college (more on that below), create a list of different ways in which I impact the environment through the course of my daily life. Then, I’d spend the next 5 days recording every action I took that fell under one of those categories. Easy, right?
Wrong. I found a TON of “footprint” calculators, and far more websites preaching things like “how to become environmentally-friendly!” and “10 easy steps to living green”. Even after I narrowed the list down to a group that I would consider to be reputable (cited sources, provided the math behind their calculators, etc), the task ahead seemed daunting. An hour later, I had come up with my list, but was becoming increasingly demoralized and guilt-ridden. Why did this suddenly seem so HARD?
11.1.09, 02:35pm | Blogging/Writing, Environment, NaBloPoMo, Tech,
Today marks the first day of my participation in NaBloPoMo: National Blog Posting Month. Unlike NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), in which you write a 5,000 words a day for the month of November, participants in NaBloPoMo write one blog entry a day for the span of a month of their choosing. I’m sticking with November, though, so I can empathize effectively with my NaNoWriMo buddies.
My theme for this project is “Reducing my environmental impact”...
10.27.09, 06:29pm | Nostalgia, The Internet,
Yesterday, Yahoo! finally took down Geocities, a popular free website hosting/building service that’s been around since the mid ‘90s. Twitter was awash with comments on the passing of thisinternet legend, and although I normally frown on nostalgia surrounding technology (heck, technology is all about change, I couldn’t help but feel a bit sentimental myself.
Like most of the things that happened during high school, I remember Geocities with a guilty sort of fondness…
10.13.09, 10:28am | Blogging/Writing, NaBloPoMo,
Like most of my early steps into my current state of complete and utter internet addiction, I started blogging as a result of peer pressure. Well, “peer pressure” isn’t really the right term, more like “peer interest”. I was in college, and many of my friends had created accounts on a website called Livejournal. Several of them had told me what it was all about (“it’s like a public journal! You can talk about anything you want, and post pictures! OoooOOOoooh!”) and had suggested that I join too. I figured, why not? It’s not so different from my doofy high school website, and because I could have “friends” on this site, at least I could have some assurance that someone might actually read it.
So I started blogging on Livejournal. My entries consisted of the usual sort of topics you’d expect a college student to write about…
9.23.09, 04:50pm | Environment, Misc, Tech,
Ah, the first blog post! My first opportunity to make an impression on my potential audience. It’s invigorating… also, a bit terrifying.
I should probably let you all know now that I’m a little weird. My particular brand of oddity springs from my roots. Between the hippie parents and the geeky friends who flock to me, it isn’t too surprising that I ended up this way. Don’t worry, though, I enjoy the hell out of it.
This post will likely be the shortest of the lot, simply because I’m writing it while scrambling to launch my website…
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