Japan was alot of fun. I visited Toyko, Nikko, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, & Nara. I didn’t take pictures in every place but I did take a lot of pictures. Here are a couple of them. You can see the rest of the set on my flickr page.
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Well on day 4 I decided to redesign this website from scratch.
For posterity, and also, eventually in the images section. Here’s a screencap of a near final version of it.
I managed to finish most of the actual design for the blog section, but I ran out of time before I could try and build a CMS for my media and portfolio.
Update: As of now the CMS is pretty much done. Just did a very simple plug and chug thing in php.
On the 3rd day I made a song using sounds I’ve been continually collecting from M-Audio’s and the media lab for the past couple months.
Actually, I got bored after a while and decided to stop :/
On day 2 I worked w/ Liesje to make a comic. We alternated every 1/2 hour to make a page.
So this summer I did 4-in-4 again.
I blogged about it on their site and finally updating it here.
So on the first day I made portraits of 6 people: “Karla Calderon, Diego Rioja, Xue Hou, Jorge Just, Elizabeth Fuller, and Oscar Torres.”
I didn’t focus on their actual physical appearance (for the most part), but on how I perceived them. For pictures I’ve included two versions. One with lineart, one without. I also put the original sketches at the end.
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No updates in nearly a month. Soon to be rectified. I’ve just been lazy. Currently redesigning website / portfolio. I think I’ll go with a paper theme.
So, I’m working on a paper cut out stop motion animation w/ Xue. You can find some really pretty documentation on her blog
My camera is still defunct, which is why I don’t have any documentation of the above. Looking to buy a new one. I spent a weekend playing around with the new Lumix DMC-LX3. It’s pretty sexy and after playing around with the one in the ER for a few days, I think I want it. Unfortunately it’s sold out. 🙁
I’ve been working hard on a Facebook game for WaterAid America with Scott and Asli. It’s coming along nicely, though of course delayed (as these things often are). We’d hoped to be done by this friday but most likely it’ll be another week before we start any sort of serious user testing and another month before the game is in a state to be released to the slavering masses.
My last summer project is going to be located at maximumcuteness.com. It’s pretty much what it sounds like, but that’s the only hint i’ll give about it ^_^
Also, it’s about high time this website got a new look. I’m definetly tired of this one.
So my internet conks out last night. I call up optimum and they’re pretty helpful. Run some tests and tell me there’s a minor outage in the area. Wait a couple hours and it should be back up. A bit inconvenient, but fine.
I wake up 12 hours later and still no internet 🙁 I call them up, but I dont think the morning crew has had their coffee or something. Here’s my conversation.
Me: Hey… my internet’s been out for about 12 hours now.
Guy: Hm, you tried unplugging it?
Me: Yup.
Guy: “How many lights do you see?”
Me: One steady. One blinking.
Guy: Sounds like you’re screwed. Tell you what. I’ll have a guy come and look at it… when’s the most inconvenient time possible for you?
Me: …
Guy: Alright, tomorrow btwn 2pm and 5pm it is. Lol. You’re not gonna get anything done that you were planning to do.
Me: Any possibility of squeezing me in today or on the weekend?
Guy: Nope.
Me: Oh.
Anyhow. I go outside to ride over to someplace with internet. First thing I see when I’m outside is an Optimum Online truck … pulling out from the curb right in front of my house. Great.
We happen to be going in the same direction, so I’m riding my bike behind it. We turn the corner and… two more optimum online trucks. One parked looking at wires overhead. The other one eating a sandwich and having a conversation with the guy above him.
T_T
Guy: Lol
Recently dodged a bullet with the whole jury duty thing. That woulda ruined a so-far great summer. Current projects in the works: A facebook game, A sweet stop-motion animation, and a new website.
