Mellowbeing

This is going to be a really quick post. I just discovered these and they are some amazing guitar/instrumental songs…

Django Reinhardt – Dark Eyes

Se Ela Perguntar (valsa)

Django Reinhardt – Minor Swing

Chanson d’ hiver

Enjoy!

Happy Thursday everyone :)

A couple of months ago, I downloaded the PHPList installation files. A few weeks ago, I noticed I still had the folder with said files on my desktop. I had been avoiding installing the mailing list software for no particular reason. I kept telling myself it was just procrastination but in fact – fear. Do you ever not do something because you’re afraid of screwing it up? But then you think to yourself, really – what’s the worst that can happen? In this case, sure I could screw up a database and mess up the installation but would that bring down the Internet? Would the tubes be compromised?! No.. I just needed to dedicate an hour or two to reading the instructions, following through and if it did go terribly wrong..well, I could just delete the mailing list directory and start all over.

All in all, I can say my site is still well and alive as you can tell :) And if you haven’t noticed already, there’s a link on the left hand column so you can join my mailing list. If you want to stay up to date and would like to find out when I’ll be reopening the shop, sign up. I’ll probably send out an introductory coupon of sorts for the new shop so it won’t hurt.

And the moral of the story kids is – don’t be afraid of screwing up. You can’t get anywhere if you don’t start and try. You just need to DO IT.

While I’ve been writing, coding, sketching and Photoshopping away this past month, I have actually done some crafty stuff.
When it’s late and I can barely keep my eyes open on the train ride back home from school, it’s nice to find a skein of yarn and some needles to entertain me.
I’ve also started to use the mp3 player my friends got me for my birthday more frequently. Yes, I’m actually using it. More than once a month. Surprising, isn’t it?
I’ve found it useful for keeping up to date with my favorite podcasts. Now I can listen, crochet/knit and head to places – talk about multitasking. (note to self: gotta write about podcasts next..)

In any case, here are some photos of the stuff I’ve been making.
I’m trying out different techniques with the two new stitches I’ve learned – decreasing and yarn overs. In layman’s terms – I’m making holes.
I figure it’s a long way until it gets cold again in the states so I’ll be keeping these “in stock” for the shop opening. If you’re in Australia or another country where the weather is now starting to get chilly and you’d like a pair, drop me a line!
Several of these are still in the works – they just need to have the ends sewn in, buttons sewn on and they will then be ready to be tucked away where they can stay nice and cozy until it’s time to make their debut.

Panel: Browser Wars: Representatives from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera discuss why the hell they can’t get along and figure out a standard.. or something like that
- IE8 will have Javascript debugging
- The Firefox founder created Javascript
- Javascript 2.0 will be coming out soon!
- There is no word if there will ever be a standard for having padding and margins be the same across browsers.. hopefully, it’ll happen someday (IE8? maybe?)

Panel: Your Mom 2.0: Discussing how to make mom friendly websites
- Their generation asks “how?” We ask “why?”
- Basically, make your site understandable by anyone. This should hold true if you’re a good designer to begin with. No one wants to go through several layers of links to get to the information they’re looking for. And there’s no need to “dumb it down” for a prior generation.

Went to the trade show and got lots of goodies. Talked to a few reps. Went to get dinner on the outskirts of Austin and saw the sunset while eating good ole Tex Mex. Afterwards saw the comedy show. Went to sleep far too late and had the most drowsy Tuesday..
All in all, visit Austin if you get the chance!! If you do, you *must* visit Magnolia Cafe. Ask for the breakfast burritos.

This is the conclusion of the SXSW reviews. Whew! That was quite a bit to catch up on.. if you want to read a highly distinguished review, go over to the Banana Boy Productions blog to get the other side of the story :)