up to my eyeballs archives, June 2005

Even a bunch of crazy things can happen in one month.

State of Fear by Michael Crichton, review

Review of the book State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Interesting fiction book on the environment and global warming that left me wondering how much do I really know is true.

Posted: June 30, 2005 Continue Reading

I'm allergic to Splenda? (updated)

After a couple of weeks of red spots, what I thought was a Splenda allergy may actually be a virus. It's not an allergic thing so I don't know if Benedryl actually helped or if the virus just had good and bad days.

Posted: June 27, 2005 Continue Reading

Dad's Fish Stories

Dad had told stories of big fish in the development's pond. I saw a family of fish this morning when I walked up to pond, each being about a foot long. This was no fish story.

Posted: June 26, 2005 Continue Reading

I'm officially done (updated)

I offically completed my Masters program and received my diploma today. Unfortunatly it seems that the school doesn't award honors at that level. So much for hard work. And in the mean time, I developed an allergic reaction to something and am now covered in spots.

Posted: June 25, 2005 Continue Reading

Underscores versus Dashes (updated)

In the search engine optimization world, dashes instead of understored are better for file naming and URL conventions. This allows the search engine to file the words separately instead of as one combined word. So I had to recreate all of my files and redirect the old files. The solution was fairly simple with some searching.

Posted: June 23, 2005 Continue Reading

Would you believe it's been quiet?

It's been a quiet couple of days, unbelievably. In the mean time, I'm reading up on business-related topics in case we want to open a family business (at some point in the *distant* future). And while trying to design a layout for one website, I designed a layout for another website instead. I'll get them all done eventually.

Posted: June 22, 2005 Continue Reading

Getting the band back together (updated)

Pink Floyd is getting the bank back together for the Live 8 concert. Unfortunately I realized after reading the article for the second time, the concert they would be reuniting at was in England, not in Philly.

Posted: June 21, 2005 Continue Reading

Ode to Alias, Play List on my iPod (updated)

My Alias iPod play list of songs from various episodes of Alias from all 4 seasons.

Posted: June 20, 2005 Continue Reading

iMixes at iTunes are Cool (updated)

iMixes at iTunes put me in touch with a bunch of songs "Alias", one of my favorite tv shows. My iPod and car now have new music to keep me entertained and listing to my iPod more frequently.

Posted: June 20, 2005 Continue Reading

I throw like a girl.

I throw like a girl. I'm not very sports coordinated. One of my coworkers tried to help me overcome my throwing-inability after an offsite meeting.

Posted: June 17, 2005 Continue Reading

Who Said Getting Home is Easy?

The crazy adventure of me and a few other people taking the long, scenic route home (using 3 trains) when usual trains lost power and we were told find another way home. At least I knew of another way home.

Posted: June 17, 2005 Continue Reading

It's all about practice (and content).

I want to build an informational website but now have writers and designers block. I think I need to practice writing more - and designing for that matter.

Posted: June 15, 2005 Continue Reading

Google Sitemaps, Friend or Foe? (updated)

Google has developed a sitemap protocol (XML) to help their spiders access the pages of a website easier. While there is a debate on the value and implications of the sitemaps, I implemented them to see how it all works out.

Posted: June 13, 2005 Continue Reading

Revenge of the Sith, I have seen. (updated)

After years of waiting, I finally saw Revenge of the Sith. It answers open questions while tying the new and old movies together.

Posted: June 12, 2005 Continue Reading

Designers' Block

The reinvention/rebranding of a website, especially a personal one, can be a larger project than realized. There is a lot of planning involved to maintain content, design the website and market it.

Posted: June 10, 2005 Continue Reading

The best $60 I've spent

Something in my old computer died but I was able to pull the hard drive and put it into case and was able to pull the files off including a few photos of Dad when he went to England several years back.

Posted: June 07, 2005 Continue Reading

Today is the first day... (updated)

The first day after finishing my Master's degree progam. I've weeded, cooked and cleaned. Now what can I do with myself.

Posted: June 04, 2005 Continue Reading

Conservative Dress Softens Up (updated)

Friday dress policy at my employer softens up to allow jeans on Fridays.

Posted: June 03, 2005 Continue Reading

I'm Semi Offically DONE!!! (updated)

And not a moment too soon. Work is really starting to pick up so I need more of my focus back. The whole family situation could become more time consuming....

Posted: June 03, 2005 Continue Reading

"Deep Throat" Fesses Up

W. Mark Felt, former second-in-command at the FBI during Watergate, fesses up to being the infamous "Deep Throat". Woodward, Bernstein and the Washington Post confirm story hours later.

Posted: June 01, 2005 Continue Reading

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The personal website and blog of a 20-something web designer that works in a city by day and freelances by night (without a desk - long story). Continue reading