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Woodstock Party

August 15, 2009 2 Comments

party dogs I had a little Woodstock party today. Just me and Lucy and Rosie. They’re the only other people I know that like the music. Jennie does, but she’s not here.

I was thinking about that on my way home from Starbucks… I don’t really have any close friends that are into what I’m into, ya know? That think like I do… or like Woodstock. How can you not like Woodstock? or peace n’ luv n’ stuff?

That’s a bummer.

Hubby? Nah, he was a “greaser” back in the day. He chased little hippies like me.

But seriously, wouldn’t that have been a perfect theme for a party? For the Woodstock Anniversary? Excellent playlist of tunes… could have all sorts of yummy munchies… and stuff. Nah, not that kind o’ stuff. I was actually never into pot. Made me feel introverted and I was far from introverted and didn’t like feeling that way. But I do love the smell!

So ya, we had our little party. The girls fell asleep when I played Joni Mitchell… I think they were worn out from all of the excitement.

stinky & tired & eBay

August 14, 2009 Leave a Comment

I hate that “my-hands-smell-like-stinky-dishcloth” smell. blrrrugh. I don’t understand why it happens so fast. I’m a big bleach freak, and I have a sneaky suspicion that once you “break-the-seal” sort of thing, and bleach the dishcloths, they get bacteria ridden & stinkier faster after that. Why does that happen? And then my hands stink and it doesn’t go away for awhile. Give me a bleach residue smell on my hands any day over the other.

We tried sponges for awhile, but then even they started to get stinky. I don’t get it—if I rinse well & hang to dry… oh well. It just irks me.

And tired. tired tired tired. I have a feeling that I’m just not getting enough hours of sleep time. duh, ya think?!

I stopped on over to eBay last nite, haven’t been there in ages. It still amazes me that people #1) WRITE SO DARN BIG ON THEIR ADS. Hello, I can read. #2) Take gawd-awful photos of what they’re selling. Geeez people, how do you expect to sell a white cookie jar, has no scratches, good condition with a photo of a blurry, pink blob?? Umm, how big is that blob? Oh, of course, no dimensions given. Screw eBay.

Did I tell you that I’m tired? I need to recline for a few….

Flash Dance & the end of good fonts

August 11, 2009 Leave a Comment

This little number is a teeny-tiny preview of what’s to come from the awesome photographers that Jennie had for her wedding.

The photographers, Whitney & Jesse, were so wonderful & fun & accommodating. I wish I could hire them to spend a week in my life, and just take a bunch of photos whenever I wanted them to. Sort of a documentary of my life—in pictures… umm, that would be pretty damn exciting come to think of it. A web cam sitting on top of my monitor could do the thing. Yup, my life. At the desk. Silly me. Not that I’m complaining, not at all. I like my life and I like my desk. There just wouldn’t be a lot of action shots, ya know?

What I was going to say about fonts, I don’t think there’s a font out there that I need anymore. Oh, of course I don’t have ALL of the fonts that I ever ever wanted, but there’s nothing *new* anymore, know what I mean? I was looking around for the font that I want to use on the redo of FMG, but I’m really not sure of what I want to do. Maybe when I have a better idea of the direction I’m going with the site, I’ll know, but until then… nada. There’s one font that I was in love with and purchased, but I have never ever used on ANYthing and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it used anywhere else either. That would be the most logical… but it’s pretty specialized… I’ll think about it and let you know, k?

I’m currently designing a web site for a song writer who wants his mp3s on the site for both listening to and downloading, AND, he said the magic words regarding the design—”Do anything you want, the more creative and weird you can make it, the better!” Ooooo, fun. But you know what? Sometimes that can be more difficult. It’s like creative overload! More decisions, more options, more difficult to decide, ya know? Sometimes that can be paralyzing for me—the deciding part. I just have to go with my gut feeling and stick with it. I have a tendency to try too many different things, and that can waste time, especially with me.

4 more days until the Woodstock Anniversary!

Testing WordPress to Facebook

August 9, 2009 Leave a Comment

Thought I’d try this plugin—Wordbook. That way I don’t have to rewrite things that I think are worthy of sharing with everyone, although chances are my couple of visitors may be visiting both places… ya think? (well, except for one of you that I’m pretty sure doesn’t do FB… either that, or you’re an alias) ;)

And rather than wasting this space for just the test, I just had to share the Firefox add-on I just, well, added on. It produces source code from a web page in a very neat looking, color-coded layout. Very nice.

Ok, I can’t stand it. Let’s see if this plugin works!

Redesigning my web site

August 6, 2009 Leave a Comment

It really takes more time & thought to redesign my own web site than any others. Probably because I’m more critical of myself and what I do to represent myself than how I feel otherwise, ya know? Plus, I need to feel totally satisfied with it so that I don’t have to do it again anytime in the near future.

FullMoon Graphics has gone through a handful of revisions over the years (about 5 versions in 12 yrs…). I think the teal, retro-ish kitty was my fav. And it’s looking a little worn out & dusty to me… heck, the present design is from 2004! whoa. No wonder I’m sick of it!

It will take awhile. I recently made a vow to myself to take more time out to tend to my own needs instead of working practically ’round the clock… and getting burnt out & less efficient. duh. *light bulb moment*

So ya. I have a tiny seed of an idea that I’m going to play around with… but I will guarantee that I will do my best to not look like a million other designs out there, k?

Beaded curtains, ooo-la-la

August 5, 2009 Leave a Comment

Kitty Office Oooo, ooo, I just had a blinding idea—literally! One of my office windows is above me and to the right, facing west. In the afternoon, the sun gets pretty bright (and hot) when it’s directly on top of me. Sooo, what I thought would be really cool(er) is to hang some sort of beaded curtain… one that would still let the air blow around & in & out, as well as allow the light in, just not blinding sun beams in my face (yes, I know I may be deserving of the ethereal glow/halo, but it does get pretty warm).

And I’m sooo excited because there are mucho web sites that sell such things, more shapes & colors & glittery-goodness than I could imagine! Yippeee! Yes, I imagine certain styles may reflect even more light, but can you just picture how colorful & reflective they would be? Now I just have to decide which ones to get.

But later… must finish working… yes, later. See how I get off on tangents??

**couple days later here**
I think I’ve found the ones I want , but they’re out of stock (of course). Will have some in a week or so… And they’re really easy to cut & make them thicker, more dense. Look how easy… yippeee!