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Motoring Out to Sea

2010-09-02T05:23:21Z

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At the Carwash

2010-09-01T05:29:12Z

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Dungeons & Dragons as it Applies to Web Design

2010-08-31T05:24:44Z

Last friday at Tuttle Club LA, in two separate conversations, one with Kelly Sims and one with Luke Dorny, we discussed the challenges of having a career as a freelance web designer. Out of that set of conversations, Luke and I decided to meet up today to refine the topic and work out a few kinks on the rocky road to growing one's own business. The best part is that as we worked through a list of skill sets and discussing what was important for a web designer to have, Luke suggested that we rate skills as one would have levels of power or talents in Dungeons & Dragons. Luke is a 13th power typographic visual wonder Elf Mage. I... Continue reading "Dungeons & Dragons as it Applies to Web Design" | Comments (2)

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On Being a Spaz

2010-08-30T04:53:16Z

I am a spaz. I am not insulting myself. My hands shake. Almost all the time. Sometimes it is hard to hold objects without pain & tremors and it is getting harder recently to hold a pen or other small, thin objects. I have essential tremor. My dad has essential tremor, his hands shake. His father had essential tremor and his hands shook. It runs in the family. I have had a noticeable shake in both of my hands since I was 12 or 13. My biology teacher in high school said after watching me dissect a frog and a shark's brain that I should be a brain surgeon as I made the cleanest cuts he had seen in 30... Continue reading "On Being a Spaz" | Comments (0)

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Fallen Palm Leaf

2010-08-29T21:47:51Z

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A View from My Recession: No Lifeguard on Duty

2010-08-29T05:27:12Z

Photo taken by Ms. Jen on 08.28.10 with her Nokia N86. Sat 08.28.10 - Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish has over the course of the last two years an ongoing series of posts called "The View from Your Recession", where readers write in about how 'The Economy' is affecting their lives either directly or indirectly. Even before the economic downturn in late 2008, California has had budget woes, particularly in the summer when the legislature has been chronically unable to pass a budget before July 1st. The last 4-5 years has featured July and August as a monumental struggle between the legislature and Arnold, of which Arnold has turned off the budgetary taps to get the legislature to talk to... Continue reading "A View from My Recession: No Lifeguard on Duty" | Comments (0)

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TuttleLA Photo Comparison: Nokia N97 v. N86 v. E73

2010-08-28T05:02:24Z

Photos taken by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N97, a Nokia N86, and a Nokia E73. Fri 08.27.10 - At Tuttle Club LA today, I found myself in possession of a Nokia E73 (trial phone), my Nokia N86, and a Nokia N97 of which I was testing out Foursquare via Gravity (works) and Gowalla mobile (doesn't work). When I first sat down at our table, I loved the contrast between Toorak Coffee's interior orange walls and the green shirts that Geoff and Al were wearing, so I pulled out the first camera phone, the E73, in my bag and took a photo. Then I pulled out the N97 to check in to Foursquare and the like and took the... Continue reading "TuttleLA Photo Comparison: Nokia N97 v. N86 v. E73" | Comments (0)

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Sidewalk Fish with Ants

2010-08-27T06:03:03Z

Photo of fish on sidewalk taken this morning by Ms. Jen with her Nokia N86 while walking Scruffy McDoglet.... Continue reading "Sidewalk Fish with Ants" | Comments (0)

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Catching Up

2010-08-26T04:48:10Z

While I had a wonderful time having all the WomWorld/Nokia folk and E73 Mode party attendees in town and around to hang out from Friday through Sunday/Monday, I got quite behind in a number of things, one of which was blogging on time. So let me get a bit caught up here: Mon. 08.23.10 - Have a late brunch with Donna, James, and Adam of WOMWorld plus Jeb Brilliant at the Harbor House Cafe in Sunset Beach. Drop off the remaining suits to the charity drop off. Go home & work. Tues. 08.24.10 - Work before driving up to Los Angeles for Eoin's Birthday Party. Have fun at the party. Happy Birthday, Eoin G! Wed. 08.25.10 - Have a good... Continue reading "Catching Up" | Comments (0)

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Happy Birthday to Eoin G!

2010-08-25T05:46:27Z

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The Outtakes, Nokia E73 Mode Beach Party

2010-08-24T05:19:00Z

Photos taken by Ms. Jen with her Nokia N900. Sat 08.21.10 - More photos from the Nokia E73 Mode Beach Party, as taken here and there with my Nokia N900. Don't ask my why I had two camera phones running that day... Let's consider these photos the outtakes. ;o)... Continue reading "The Outtakes, Nokia E73 Mode Beach Party" | Comments (0)

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Sunday Afternoon at Dog Beach

2010-08-23T04:37:23Z

Photos taken by Ms. Jen with her Nokia N86. Sun 08.22.10 - Scruffy, Belle and I met up with Donna at the Nokia Beach House and then we all trundled down to Dog Beach for another walk on the beach with all the various dogs in Huntington. It as a lot of fun and Donna met a lovely pug. What more can one ask for?... Continue reading "Sunday Afternoon at Dog Beach" | Comments (0)

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