I’m sorry that I don’t have much to say lately that isn’t in the form of a photograph. My thinking is highly specialized about web design right now, and nobody gives a damn about that–at least not the people I know read this blog. Unsurprisingly, running a business takes up a considerable portion of my time and brain processing power. However, I still get the chance to drive up into the mountains and take photos like this.
I really like shooting candid portraits. I wish I had the guts to just ask random people out and about if I can take their picture. This is Paul Hummer, though, so I didn’t bother to ask permission.
Taken in the Alley Cat coffee shop in Fort Collins. Looks like it will be a while before I get more wildlife photos.
Another behind-the-scenes shot from Friday’s video shoot.
Seth Godin posted these imperatives, as related to the wonderful TED conferences:
- Be interested.
- Be generous.
- Be interesting.
- Connect.
I’ve been thinking about these imperatives a lot for the last few days. I sometimes seek a guiding principle for my life. Maybe that’s something us nonreligious people do–I don’t have a spiritual belief to guide me in my decisions and path in life– just a deep-seated personal morality that isn’t much more complex than the Golden Rule. Do no harm. Do things to lessen misery for everyone.
It’s not the ethical things that trip me up. I’m more uncertain about things like purpose and role in life. And in that regard(-ish), the TED imperatives seem like a good guiding principle for a while, at least. I feel like I’ve managed to do enough to secure myself this year that I can start being more generous and interested. And perhaps the other things will flow from that. They just feel… right at the moment. Especially in regards to Godin’s suggestion that they are “valid guidelines for any time you choose to stop hiding and step out into the world.” I keep stepping further and further out into the world lately. I felt like the last couple of years have been about rebuilding my life at the foundations. Now it’s time to start adding new elements, connecting what I do and have done to others. I’m less fearful of what others think of me and my interests now. And I’m deeply curious about the things others are making, doing, and how they see the world.
What do you think of the TED imperatives? I’ve re-enabled comments on the site. They may not be pretty, but they should be functional. As always, this site is a work in progress. If you’re following by RSS, you’re definitely aware of that. I really need to rework the RSS feed to properly include the photos and link URLs. Sorry for the dust, folks.
Our cat, Rosencrantz. Weather’s crappy and I’m a little under the weather, so it was time to break out the backup model.
I’ve spent part of the last month planning and orchestrating a short video series to market a client’s book. This is a candid photo I snapped of one of the actors, Thadd Krueger, getting into costume for a captured Russian soldier, Lt. Chopiak. I can’t wait to share the final product with the world. I was immensely pleased with the work everyone did.
I think this post by Nick Mamatas has convinced me that giving advice to writers is just too risky and I’m not going to do it anymore. I’ll talk about what works for me, but never in the context of “you should do this.” Everyone has to find their own way with words. After all, one of the many dead ends I went down as a writer was trying to write like X Famous Author, instead of write like myself. Which is not to say that emulating Y Famous Author won’t work for you.
I really want to make some time to write some stories this year…
Things like this are why you have to be on your toes as a designer/developer. Subtle changes in user behavior can have huge consequences on how you structure a site. I’ve noticed this trend towards more scrolling lately, and I am definitely for it as a user. Now to take it into consideration as a designer.
via Reddit
This guy’s so friendly. I can’t resist. I need to move on to another area next time, though.
My story “Groob’s Stupid Grubs,” a story of a goblin’s hopes for his idiot children, is available in Black Gate 15.
I recently finished the first draft of a YA novel called Takedown Notice set in the net-mage universe of my stories “Captain Blood’s B00ty” and “One Click Banishment.” What happens when the Magical Association of Atlantis finally gets the upper hand against the net mages in the spell program copyfight?