December 2009 Archives

• Added 13 images to "Misc Artwork" gallery

What a long process getting these images up. Thankfully I downloaded a program called "Image Converter" (which I will relocate where I downloaded it from and add the link to the resources page). This program can create thumbnails very quickly and do so with multiple files at once to boot. Makes my job very easy. Also litebox is wonderful (so very wonderful).

I feel quite fortunate right now. I have done quite a lot of work on this site on my own and feeling quite confident about this PCA. On top of all that, I received an early Christmas present from my mum, some Christmas money. She tells me not to spend it on people's presents because she's giving it to me for my own self use because I am so self less and I am extremely unemployed. So I decided the money should go to Christmas groceries. Luke and I can have a wonderful Christmas weekend without a bare fridge or pantry. I'd like that. Knowing we have nice food to eat on this special occasion and that I am contributing to it, makes unemployment feel less miserable. I love my family so much for being so supportive and I think I'm going to have a pretty good Christmas after all.

• Updated the Information page
  - Added a simple site map-ish thing
  - Gave it a whole new class layout
  
• Altered the homepage a little
• Altered the footer
• Updated the stylesheet (again)
• Added all pages (although most have a "Coming Soon" line within the page)
• Changed the head title
• Anndddd.. Blogged.

• Added Portfolio Gallery Pages and Links
• Added content to the Information Page
  - Stats (mine and the site's)
  - Copyrights and Disclaimers
  - Name origins
  - Short Biography (unfinished)
  - Established affiliates
• Installed litebox
• Sorted Personal Blog entries from News and Updates entries on MT
• Updated stylesheet
• Updated MT module templates
• Setup a valid Twitter account

I'm trying to write a short biography for the information page on this site. I've started at 2001 and I'm trying to remember how I came about over the last couple of years. It was quite a while ago, but I feel like there is so many things to remember. I can't seem wrap my head around it either. I think I have owned so many domains over the past 8 years and I'm not even sure if I can remember all of them. I also don't remember the first website I ever coded from scratch using notebook. Just at the point of where I am right now- I know how to code html pretty well. Though with that being said I don't remember the first site I ever coded using stylesheet files and div layers? Hah! Or even the first site I ever used with Movable Type! I think I might need some serious track backing? Also try to get my friends to help me remember? I've experienced a crap load over the last 8 years in regards to web design and web creation. Seeing as I have had no previous experience, like taken a class or anything, and being completely bombarded with all this web creation skills in such a short span of time. Oh I don't think it took me that long to get the gist of it all, give or take 4-5 years :p Besides I hung around the right people online. Real smart cookies.

I have been quite the motivated person haven't I? The site is coming along nicely. I'm looking forward to having everything done so I can finish up my PCA. This portfolio site may be a minor detail for this PCA I have to write, but the effort needs to be put in. I won't regret it.

So does unemployment btw. Now that I have all this unemployment time on my hands, I have been able to update and well... ALMOST FINISH this website I started yonkers ago. Not that I should complain? I should use this free time up wisely. Don't think this is a form of procastination!! I know I am terrible for "Procrastination" buuut- I have done all I can to find work. I think I have applied to some many jobs over the past month. A good dozen I reckon. None have gotten back to me, well sorta, except Maccas. Yeah that's right I applied to work at Maccas... That's how desperate I am to work. I need money. There are bloody bills to pay and Luke (my partner) can't afford to earn enough for the both of us on his apprenticeship wages. I really hate unemployment. It drains any power I had left as an individual. I can't fill up my own car with petrol, I can't say "no" to doing the dishes, I can't make any excuses up for anything. Not that I use work for an excuse for everything... Just most things.