Thursday, January 26, 2006
Happy Birthday to Me!
For those that missed my birthday, you have all year to send belated birthday greetings. You know who you are. It's interesting how our perspective changes the older we get.
When we are young, we can't wait to be a teenager and to drive. As a teenager, we can't wait to get out of the house and go to college. We can't wait to turn legal drinking age (19 for my generation), graduate, fall in love, and get married. In our twenties, we look forward to being 25 so our car insurance rates drop. After we travel the world with our spouse, we can't wait to have children. And then, that's where it ends. At least it did for me.
Having children changes everything. Everything we were preparing for has come, and we are now living in it. Before you know it, your first child is in kindergarten, and your second child is getting ready for pre-school. Time has unexpectedly accelerated. Everyone said it would when you have kids. And they were right.
Now my outlook on birthdays has changed. I'm a realist, and some people get uncomfortable when I say the following:
"Another year older, another year closer to death."
It's tough to hear like that, I know, but it's true. I'm reminded of it every time my oldest asks me,
"Daddy, when I'm 18 how old will you be?"
It's a sobering thought. I wish I could stop time, and keep my life exactly where it is. The reality is, this is as good as it's going to get.
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/26/2006 12:00:00 AM
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Banner Blog
I know we often hate them, but
banner advertising can sometimes be cool/funny/informative. I stumbled upon this site this week while searching for some design inspiration for
Cross Cut Music.
It's well done, and a good source to see what the best-of-the-best are doing in our industry. As quoted directly from
Banner Blog:
Banner Blog started in June 2005 to showcase* online advertising, much of which goes unnoticed. It was also seen as a good opportunity to pimp our own work too!
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/21/2006 02:43:00 PM
Friday, January 13, 2006
A List Apart: Articles: Better Invoices for Better Business
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/13/2006 03:51:00 PM
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Flipbook Animations
I stumbled upon this
site...and thought I would share with you. It is a great diversion, when you have "down-time," of course. I showed it to my five-year-old, and taught him the basics of animation. He was amazed at how easy it was to make a cartoon.
You start with the first page in your notebook and draw your picture. Then, flip to the next page and draw the same image slightly different, and so on. When you are satisfied, hold the edge of the pages with your thumb and index finger, and flip the pages with rapidly.
We'll see if he created any in his school notebooks. I remember when I first learned how to animate something like this. My notebooks were filled with flipbook animations. Have fun!
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/08/2006 10:52:00 AM
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Medical Scam
Do not fall for this, it is a medical scam! Let all your love ones know about this.
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/07/2006 10:02:00 AM
What Moms Do
Does this sound like your family growing up, or currently for that matter? Someone sent this to me and it hit home.
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed." She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the wash, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table and put the telephone book back into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a textbook out from hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night Solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails. Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed." "I'm on my way," she said. She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamp, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks in the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework. In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.
# posted by HolavaGuy @ 1/07/2006 08:58:00 AM
