Friday, May 23, 2008
it's time for a new camera
Yes you won't believe this but I dropped my camera at the Mormon Temple Pinewood Derby Races and I haven't seen it since. The good news is all the blurry out of focus pictures I've taken since with the walgreens cheapo polaroid - have been inspiring. Antishake though would be nice and I do miss it. Ashton Kucher and his ads for the nikon coolpics really have gotten into my head. Not that I am one to be influenced by advertising but this time it really has worked it's magic on me.
Friday, May 16, 2008
the vanishing personal site
Just read this interesting article:
http://www.zeldman.com/2008/04/27/content-outsourcing-and-the-disappearing-personal-site/
Our personal sites, once our primary points of online presence, are becoming sock drawers for displaced first-person content. We are witnessing the disappearance of the all-in-one, carefully designed personal site containing professional information, links, and brief bursts of frequently updated content to which others respond via comments. Did I say we are witnessing the traditional personal site’s disappearance? That is inaccurate. We are the ones making our own sites disappear.
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Interactive art director Jody Ferry’s site is a perfect example of the deeply decentralized personal page. I use the term “page” advisedly, as Jody’s site consists of a single page. It’s a fun, punchy page, bursting with personality, as intriguing for what it hides as what it reveals. Its clarity, simplicity, and liquidity demonstrate that Jody Ferry does indeed practice what the site’s title element claims: Interactive Art Direction and User Experience Design. All very good.
It could almost be the freshened-up splash page of a late 1990s personal site, except that the navigation, instead of pointing inward to a contact page, resume, blog, link list, and photos, points outward to external web services containing those same things. Mentally insert interactive diagram here: at left is a 1990s site whose splash page links to sub-pages. Structurally, its site map is indistinguishable from an org chart, with the CEO at the top, and everyone else below. At right, to re-use the org chart analogy, a site like Jody’s is akin to a single-owner company with only virtual (freelance) employees. There is nothing below the CEO. All arrows point outward.
http://www.zeldman.com/2008/04/27/content-outsourcing-and-the-disappearing-personal-site/
Our personal sites, once our primary points of online presence, are becoming sock drawers for displaced first-person content. We are witnessing the disappearance of the all-in-one, carefully designed personal site containing professional information, links, and brief bursts of frequently updated content to which others respond via comments. Did I say we are witnessing the traditional personal site’s disappearance? That is inaccurate. We are the ones making our own sites disappear.
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Interactive art director Jody Ferry’s site is a perfect example of the deeply decentralized personal page. I use the term “page” advisedly, as Jody’s site consists of a single page. It’s a fun, punchy page, bursting with personality, as intriguing for what it hides as what it reveals. Its clarity, simplicity, and liquidity demonstrate that Jody Ferry does indeed practice what the site’s title element claims: Interactive Art Direction and User Experience Design. All very good.
It could almost be the freshened-up splash page of a late 1990s personal site, except that the navigation, instead of pointing inward to a contact page, resume, blog, link list, and photos, points outward to external web services containing those same things. Mentally insert interactive diagram here: at left is a 1990s site whose splash page links to sub-pages. Structurally, its site map is indistinguishable from an org chart, with the CEO at the top, and everyone else below. At right, to re-use the org chart analogy, a site like Jody’s is akin to a single-owner company with only virtual (freelance) employees. There is nothing below the CEO. All arrows point outward.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
headed to new york
Weeell we're off to the big city again for our annual family gathering.
This will probably be the best holiday ever.
This will probably be the best holiday ever.
community garden
Milo and I just signed up for some wither gardening at Golden Gate community garden. Look for our photos of carrots beets and swiss chard. aaah - tea and omlets in the rain - starting this saturday.
my new perfume!
Year Introduced: 1970
Scent Type: Chypre - Fresh
Top Notes: Sicilian lime, Calabrian mandarin, bergamot, tangerine, grapefruit
Heart Notes: Wild rose, mountain narcissus
Base Notes: Mysore sandalwood, Croatian oakmoss, amber
Eau de Rochas is a refreshing eau de Cologne from the House of Rochas. An earthy natural, the cool chypre scent begins with tangy citrus notes, often called hesperides, tangy and uplifting. A floral heart adds depth, while woods, oakmoss and amber combine to create a lingering aura of deep green forest.
The bottle is shaped like rock crystal and nestled in a box clothed with the cool colors of a fast-running stream--images reflective of the shimmering fragrance. ©
- Perfume Profile by Jan Moran author
Fabulous Fragrances II © 2007 -
Saturday, April 21, 2007
kombucha
Whenever feeling upset or sad, or my stomach just hurts from anxiety, or somebody stole my parking space at "the bowl", just drinking some gingerberry synergy makes everything ok.
I was thinking it would be nice to purchase or ask for my own little baby and start my own colony, but sounds like it's best to leave the brewing to GT instead and just sign up for case by case delivery.
kombucha - what it is - what it isn't
I love love love this stuff!
"Each batch is gently placed in a warm and spiritual environment where the walls are painted purple and spiritual music is played. Though it may sound silly, the most important thing that we do when making our batches is to give them LOTS of love."
go get some seriously
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