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May 1, 2003

1:00 AM: Fuck It

Still have a lot of ActionScript to do, to wire up this photo gallery. I've done an XML-driven gallery before, many times, but this is my first go at one that allows for multiple galleries. Going to open a beer. Fuck it. [read more...]

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Actually

I didn't end up hitting that beer. A few hours of setting things up and I snagged about 3 hours of sleep last night. One gallery is working, but it crawls like a monster for some reason Not sure why. [read more...]

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Booyeah!

Right now, it's closing on 9 AM, and I just got out of the shower. I was getting dressed for work (running late) and wanted to look at my .fla files again. Woohoo! I set a few layers as guides to try to isolate the slowness problem, and I do [read more...]

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Closure

Saw this going up the steps to the train. I want to say they hatched, but it just doesn't look like it. For those of you who don't remember, here's the first time I noticed this. [read more...]

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Technically, it's now Saturday AM

Got some sleep for the first time since my last entry. Writing in a few notes before I take off for another weekend of fun. Ben and I pulled another all-nighter. Justin stayed working pretty late on his own stuff, and left around 1 AM. Before things got too late [read more...]

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May 2, 2003

Wandering

I didn't get done with other things at work until around noon. I took off and, thinking about my trip to Columbus today (err.. tomorrow), I stopped in at Artisan to buy some cheese. Daniel let me taste one that I liked a lot (called Zamorano - a cheese from [read more...]

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Victory Beer

It's sorta sad, but we now have a term for the beers we drink after pulling an all-nighter. :) We started the "victory beer" back at the tail end of last year. At the time, there were several cases of Budweiser around (radio promotional stuff). After working a full 24+ [read more...]

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Summer Jam

Incidentally, this is what I was working on for a good while. Ben's design, my Flash. Oh, and one of the coolest things is that all the artist areas are driven by XML (as are the sponsors, sorta). One of the tricker requirements this time around with this microsite [read more...]

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May 3, 2003

Next Thing I Know

I wake up on the futon in the living room, 6:30 AM. Time to shower, throw some clothes into a bag, and make my way to Ohio. :) Woohoo! [read more...]

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May 4, 2003

Back

Got back into Chicago around 6:30 PM, Chicago time. Twice, on the drive back, I had to pull over at a rest area and get a brief nap in. Thought I got somewhat caught up on my sleep, but apparently not. This has been a lot of driving, in two [read more...]

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Defining Moments When Parties Shift Gears

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May 5, 2003

Damn

I've got a lot of catching up to do. Yesterday was a blast, and I've got a ton of pictures from this apartment near the lake. I'm looking to update tonight. Didn't get around to updating the blog beacuse I got home pretty exhausted. And by pretty exhausted, I mean [read more...]

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May 6, 2003

Muskingum!

Driving out to New Concord, OH. Heading to Jim and Meghan's for a party, where a lot of old MFA folks are going to be drinking and hanging out. Technically, this shot was taken on my way back home to Chicago... but it gives you a good sense of [read more...]

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May 7, 2003

UltraCrib II

An interior shot of the next "Ultra Crib" apartment. Ultra Crib is a contest that's sponsored by Q101, and one of the very first ever microsites I did at my current job. All in all, it's a rather amazing contest. You get to win an apartment (rent paid for [read more...]

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May 8, 2003

Grumpy Provides The Hook-Up

Mr. Grumpy, boxing fan extraordinaire, sent me a copy of HBO's Legendary Nights: Chavez-Taylor. Thanks, G! [read more...]

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Random Pics From Yesterday

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Test

This morning, on the train, I was standing behind a guy (seated) who was studying. He had one of those 20-page handouts, printed on that thin, tan-colored paper - pictures of road signs and what they mean, diagrams of cars and intersections. Obviously, he was studying to pass his driver's [read more...]

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Guitar Man

Most days, guitar man stands at the corner of the Merchandise Mart, right on Wells by the river. He's an older black man with a beat-up acoustic guitar, greying dreadlocks, and occassionally talks to folks that walk by. Most of the time, he's just standing out there: not begging for [read more...]

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Personal Project

Stayed late tonight, to work with Justin on one of his personal projects. He's putting together a Flash gallery for his niece, and I helped him with a modified version of the Flash photo gallery I've made. We scaled it back down from Flash 6 to Flash 5, and added [read more...]

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May 9, 2003

Backstage Contract Riders

Flamingo Jeff posted this today. Great link on what artists want/need. [read more...]

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Hideout, Revisited

After work, Justin and I snuck out to the Hideout, for a quick beer. We talked a bit about work (like we can avoid that), and thing shifted to the "database lessons" Justin promised me. For my help with his niece's Flash photo gallery, he's going to help me on [read more...]

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Cookout, Art

Alex gave me a call, late in the day at work. He invited me over for some grilled fish, and to go see a gallery type art event. I showed up at his place (finally rode my bike again), and waited a bit for him and Linda to arrive. Turns [read more...]

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Sketchbook

Today at lunch, Ben and went to New Laroush (sp?) for some Indian food. The food was, today, particularly exceptional, and we had a good chat over food. On the way back, we started talking about what we learned in school, in classes, and Ben talked about keeping a sketchbook. [read more...]

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May 10, 2003

zzzzzz

Seriously. All I did today, off and on, was sleep. Every so often, I'd sit back down at the computer and try to get some things done. But next thing I know, I'm slipping back under the covers and zonking out for a few more hours. I don't know where [read more...]

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May 11, 2003

Another Lazy Sunday

I've got some work to do on a microsite for KPWR, and I'm getting to it. Slowly. I slept a great deal more today. Still not sure what that's about, but I'm feeling a bit more energetic. A good thing, since I'm going to need it for next week. It's [read more...]

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Norah: In Case You Missed It

That marriage proposal still stands. Just sayin' is all. [read more...]

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Hennessy

chelle2008 left an almost-full bottle here, during the second Chicago get-together. The past few days, I've been dipping into it and, I must say... I wonder if I'm developing a taste for it. :) [read more...]

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May 12, 2003

All Work and No Play. No, Really. That's It. :|

work work work work work. I spent part of this morning looking at the calendar, trying to plan out when my late nights are going to be this week. Process of elimination - tonight's going to be one of them. *goes to make coffee* [read more...]

Posted by avoision on May 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Were-Here

www.were-here.com is open for business again! An amazing resource for Flash developers. Really happy to see all those valuable threads up and running again. edit: In looking back, I just realized that I've been a member of WH since April, 2001! Holy crap! [read more...]

Posted by avoision on May 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Whizzball

This is, I'm convinced, a really fun site. But I've only succeeded in accessing a few puzzles here and there. Most of the time, the server was buggy - possibly due to the amount of traffic? Try playing a few games. I suspect it's highly addictive, though I haven't been [read more...]

Posted by avoision on May 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Great

Reading today's entries, even my writing is listless and unfocused. This does not bode well. Guess this means I should make some strong coffee. [read more...]

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May 13, 2003

Meh

Stayed late at work. Came home late . Ate dinner late. Next thing I know, I'm waking up on the couch. [read more...]

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Caffeine, Versions 1 and 2

Drank a cup of coffee earlier, and then promptly staggered over to the couch for a nap. A bit ago, I downed some RC Cola, and that seems to have done the trick. Who knew? Ahhh. 2:32 AM. The most productive time of the day. :D You awake out there? [read more...]

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May 14, 2003

February in Sydney

by Yusef Komunyakaa Dexter Gordon's tenor sax plays "April in Paris" inside my head all the way back on the bus from Double Bay. Round Midnight, the '50's, cool cobblestone streets resound footsteps of Bebop musicians with whiskey-laced voices from a boundless dream in French. Bud, Prez, Webster, & The [read more...]

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4:12 AM

*yawn* Back to it. [read more...]

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5:54 AM

Well, some good progress. While I'm not ecstatic about the animation I'm doing, there is a bit of XML-driven animation that I'm particularly proud of. For each of the "artist" sections on this microsite, the info is all driven by XML files; in particular, the "extras" section for each artist [read more...]

Posted by avoision on May 14, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Doh

Just realized I had saved these entries as 05/15/2003. See what I mean about my whole time perception thing getting all fuzzy? [read more...]

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Sleepy Work Day

I had a terrible morning, the kind where every limb feels attached to a five-pound weight, and closing your eyes provides a momentary relief, despite the fact that you're sitting upright in an uncomfortable chair. Over the course of the day, though, I got a bit more awake, thanks to [read more...]

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Yusef Komunyakaa

Great reading. :) Chels and I stopped in a nearby pub and got fish and chips, beer. A quick in and out operation, as we only had about 45 minutes to eat and get going. At the poetry center, the Yusef Komunyakaa reading was really good (it took me a [read more...]

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Afterparty

I slipped back to work with Chelsea, and gathered my things. We then walked to my car, drove to my neighborhood, and decided to stop in at the Artful Dodger. Lo and behold, Steph, Liz and Mandy (Steph's sister) were all there. We sat down, had a few beers, and [read more...]

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Reply!

Kelly wrote back! I ran into her when our big group stumbled into Exit, a few weeks back. I'm actually looking forward to meeting up with her again (this time, LESS booze) and chatting with her some more. She was nice enough to let me take her picture, and she [read more...]

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