This little piggy turned 5 today.
Most days working from home are just so much more productive. The only distractions are bored puppies.
FREEaco Fridays with the @launchfishers crew (at Friaco’s Mexican Restaurant)
Things I Wish…
- I was little bit taller
- I was a baller
- I had a girl who looked good (I would call her)
- I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
- I had a ‘64 Impala
Art Is Air: 10 Myths/Facts About Introverts →
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.
This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.Myth #2 – Introverts are shy.
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(Source: carlkingdom.com, via thisissouth)
Old School Friends
ThinkKit Prompt:
Make plans with a friend you haven’t seen in a long time.
About a week ago I made plans with my good friend Sarah. Sarah and I go back 15+ years. We actually used to live down the street from one another. I moved to Indianapolis for college and a few years later she wound up here as well.
Last summer (2011) Stephanie and I fostered a pitbull named George. I had never really even thought about fostering until the opportunity fell into my lap from a friend of a friend. After having George for a few months, we were able to introduce him to Sarah, and shortly thereafter she adopted him. I couldn’t think of someone better to take him in. Sarah is just as much of a dog person as I am.
Long story short, Sarah and George are coming to visit today to play in the foot of snow in our backyard. It’s been a while since I’ve seen them both so I’m really looking forward to it. I have every intention of tackling them both into a pile of snow.
George (left), Henri (right), Whiskey (top)
Henri (top), Ellie (middle), George (bottom)
Taking Steps Towards 2013 Goals
ThinkKit Prompt:
What’s one step you can take to support a goal you have for 2013?
One of my goals has been to do more personal projects; be it building some awesome web app with Bob that makes us $14 dollars richer or whittling a piece of into a dinosaur. The point is to take the time to do something to express myself and create for no other reason other than because it’s something I want to create.
Mid-afternoon on New Years Eve I had a funny idea to make an icon of a frowning pair of briefs. [Yes, you should probably wondering why that idea came to mind, but just let it go.] Then I thought about making a bunch of stupid icons in the same style that I’ve been creating over the past couple years. “Rounded Mono-icons” as the professionals that I just made up might say.
So I did it. I took an hour to create 3 of them, buy a domain, and tweaked a tumblr theme. The biggest thing I learned is to stop thinking about doing stuff. Just do it. Even if it’s a stupid idea that is likely only funny to you (Read: IconsHaveFeelingsToo.com).
“No Money No Problems” - Christopher George Latore Wallace
ThinkKit Prompt:
If money, time or other commitments were no obstacle in 2013, what would you do?
Here goes my two part answer…
1. Continue doing exactly what I’ve been doing with my new company sans concerning myself with doing projects that pay the bills. I’d still work with current clients, because, well, I truly enjoy working on the things I’m currently doing. Awesome, right? Beyond that I’d make the time to work with non-profits starting with dog rescues like ARPO. Oh, and I’d get back into designing for the music scene. I miss it. I really do. But damn it’s hard to pay the bills when you’re doing work for small to mid-sized artists who can hardly afford to go on tour or order more merchandise.
2. And then came woodworking. I love it. Using your hands to create physical things. It’s such a nice break from drawing on whiteboards and tweaking the colors of pixels. I’m just spending little to no time actually doing it right now.
All in all, both of the above are what I love doing. For now, my focus is on paying the bills with woodworking canine guitarist mistress on the side. I admit, that was much more weird once I typed it than it was in my head.
Listening
ThinkKit Prompt:
Listening — when was the last time you listened to someone, where, why?
I listen to people constantly. Whether it’s someone needing to vent or being stuck in an argument with someone. Understand the most about a situation or person drives me on how I am going to react to make the best outcome of things. Shutting up and listening is one of the best things you can do. Not just the words, but inflection of the words, the speed at which they’re spoken, and how easily (or not) those words slip off the tongue.
Who? Where? Why? Sorry, ThinkKit. Not important. Just know that it happens to some degree every day.