Sunday, September 16, 2001

weird...it looks like I lost some posts- Blogger must have been super busy and got all hosed...no biggie.

a side note: I think that all of us that blog are secrety trying to be like Doogie Howser- how he would record all of his thoughts onto machine...um...yeah- machine therapy

anyway...a busy weekend...Friday I pulled an all nighter- 14 hrs. straight - to work on a new site for a new painting studio...will be very cool...I met with the guy today and he loved everything I showed him design-wise...wow- that is rare...so I'm stoked 'bout that....

Saturday, Melissa (girlfiend) threw a surprise b-day party form my brother and I- wow- I had no clue...the band was there and our stuff was set up- so we played! rock! very cool- a good time for all...then the party came back to our house...ungh, my aching head...I was so hung over I missed Mel's first dj show on the new station she went to to become station mngr- but it's her fault! (she's not mad...)

on the subject of girlfriend's...it's weird- I stayed single for over 2 years after my last stint- that lasted 3 years...it was weird and hard to get over...I really thought it was "the one"- but I was proven wrong....now, I find myself in a weird position- I realized recently that I love my life- my freedom...all of the things I do- I feel guilty, somewhat, that I love these things- I mean, I want to spend time with my girlfriend, of course, but- I think I want to eat my cake too...and- ultimately, that's not really fair...decisions, decisions...in case you don't know- I turn 29 on Tuesday- yes, the "30 Crunch" is approaching...and, yes, I would not have given any of these things a thought even as little as a year ago...maybe I'm growing up- or- maybe everyone else is growing up around me...things didn't used to be this complicated, did they? I never had to worry about the logistics of being involved with people that had children- now I do-and not just in romance...am I bad to want to be me and not be changed? Is this selfish? The answer is, I guess, yes- it is...I need to give something while remaining true to myself....but what?

posted by al | 9:29:37 PM

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

wow- what can you say? cowardly, senseless,useless terrorism...I'm not religious in any way- but I'll do my best to pray for all of those who have lost loved ones...who ever is responsible for this has chosen the wrong president to mess with, I am confident...swift justice indeed
one very bad downside of these attacks will be that every "middle eastern" looking American will be the recipient of scowful looks and mistrust from here on out...and that's a shame...

posted by al | 11:43:19 AM

Friday, September 07, 2001

yay- Friday...finally got that stupid booth off to printers...ungh that sucked....now it's time to drink! yes, drink, drink, drink!
oh- I can drink as soon as I get my friend Landis' computer fixed...grrr- stinking Microsoft!

posted by al | 2:01:30 PM

Wednesday, September 05, 2001

hmm- it's 8am - I'm still up- yes- I've been working since 6pm last night on this god damn trade show booth...but- it is looking pretty sweet- I'm stoked...if Mr. Marketing says one word though, I'm gonna jump up and kick a hole in the ceiling. :P

posted by al | 5:23:18 AM

Tuesday, September 04, 2001

damn- Tuesday already....I've been so god damn busy- working on my portfolio site AND this deadline I have w/ day job...grrr...who was it that said "Hell Hath No Fury Like That Of A Designer Pissed Off By Marketing Assholes!" I tell you- you get no content, no direction- just told to "go with it"- you spend about 24 hours and get a design that you are stoked about- something really cutting edge and eye catching- this is a booth back drop for a trade show, mind you- so, yeah- you turn in the proofs on Friday...exausted from 3 days straight of working your ass off, you sleep in...and what do wake to? A voicemail from the marketing guy saying your design needs to be "more stylish" "more eye catching" "less busy"......Ahhhhhhhhhh! I could have killed. You do your fucking jjob and let me do mine- I AM THE DESIGNER- do not question my use of the rule of 5th's and 3rd's (he actually did that- "looks unbalanced"!) and don't give "helpful input"- arghhhhhhh- fuck you!
sorry to take that out on you...having to completely re-do this thing has screwed up my life and is holding me back from finishing my portfolio site so that I can get out of this mess. oh- so, uh...how are you doing?

posted by al | 6:06:25 PM

Wednesday, August 29, 2001

ok- so my Design machine has OS 9.1 back up on it and running barely...I don't think I will boot from OS X on it anymore- I think the problem is that I use OS 9.1 apps 99% of the time, thus my crashing problems...
one good thing is, I downloaded Netsape 6.1- no more IE- wow- it is sweet- so many bugs fixed, etc. and is very fast/light. yay.

posted by al | 4:42:06 PM

Tuesday, August 28, 2001

ok- here's a little update...we got our house network up- sweet...now we bring in our laptops running Linux from a boot disk- basically just web appliances- to put in the kitchen and living room, in addition to all of the other machines. Yay! Haha, screw you Verizon- we hacked our router and got around yer non-static IP making selves. Ha!
oh- I have 3 deadlines today and none will be met- why? my main Mac's hard drive died this morning- yes, my main Design Mac- my ol' iMac...the OS X ate the OS 9.1 partition. Fuck. So- backed up files and am doing a clean install. Wee. Yes, I will be backing up design stuff to the TiPbook- lesson learned. Fuck me. (sorry for all of the F bombs.)

posted by al | 1:35:19 PM

oh- I think my foot is no longer fractured/broken- sweet- I can bike again- as soon as I get out from under my deadlines!

posted by al | 1:40:35 PM

look for my new site soon, btw....you will need a browser version 5.0 and over, however- I have joined the Web Standards Project's Browser Upgrade Initiative- ( http://www.webstandards.org for info) I've been a member for years...finally taking the dip and not writing for old browsers anymore- that's right- no more tables! First I will be completing my Professional site- portfolios, etc...it'll be a password only site mostly for prospective employers- if yer nice, I'll give you a pass...hehe. (just killin' time while my lil' iMac's HD gets reformatted.)

posted by al | 2:07:05 PM

questions/concerns?