Yipes!

Life goes on...

Yipes! Almost a month with no updates! What on Earth happened!?!?!

I'm so sorry, y'all. Work has unfortunately consumed me. 80+ hours a week == lack of sleep and updates. I sincerely apologize!

That being said...

This is my first post using MarsEdit, which is supposed to be the best blogging app for the Mac. I'll let y'all know what I think of it after my trial expires. My main concern is whether or not it properly supports my tags, heh. At the very least it does support the 'drafts' functionality.

Also, I've been playing around with Journler (before it's no longer free), so we'll see how that goes, too.

Lastly... does anyone know how to make a good glossy Web 2.0 icon WITHOUT using Photoshop??? It seems like PS's layers dialog is the ultimate when it comes to making Web 2.0 icons, so I may be up the creek without a paddle (in this case, a $500 paddle called Photoshop...). VectorDesigner is close to being great, but their plugins leave a lot to be desired (they require you to manually place focal points by X,Y coordinates, yet don't even provide a ruler!), so we'll see...

~hhh.cubed ^_^

P.S. MarsEdit DOES support tags...!!!

Sorry

Ack, sorry for the updates! Work has been slamming me hard. Again, my apologies.

Yay! My MacBook Pro 17" is here!!! <3 FedEx for delivering toys even in the cold rain. ;) Expect more updates later from my new machine, heh.

~hhh.cubed ^_^

Houston

Ahhh... back in muggy ol' Houston. I'm sad to think that it might be my home one day, considering it's so damn flat. The thing I love about Austin is the hill country back rounds... tearing around the countryside in a convertible roadster is one of the funnest things in the world, and I'd definitely miss it whenever I have to move.

I guess let's focus on the perks:

1. Huge financial district (and career opportunities)
2. Sugarland is a great place to raise kids
3. LOTS of good food in Chinatown
4. Houston Rockets
5. Cheap(er) housing
6. Lots of good malls

Well, I guess I'll try to enjoy myself while I'm out here. Happy Birthday dad.

~hhh.cubed ^_^

Swamped

Oops, looks like I missed my Thursday post by a few hours... damn. I was really hoping to keep up with the post-a-day level of blogging, but it looks like I've failed within the first week, haha.

That being said, the reason I didn't get a chance to do it is because I've been crazy busy lately, with both work and just trying to keep up with life. The fact that I work at a startup, as rewarding as it is, means I don't really have too much time for much else. If I'm not spending time with my girlfriend (or rarely, friends), then I'm working. Juggling just those two alone takes up 110% of my time. Then throw in family, more work, friends, even more work, and tracking my finances (including investments and research) and you can see why I always look like I have bags under my eyes. (it's because i do) Starbucks decaf grande skinny vanilla latte FTW! ;)

Slight digression... we had a guy come in for a second-round interview today that we unfortunately had to reject for employment. It's always sad to see someone with a great personality and almost-child-like enthusiasm get turned down because they weren't the perfect fit. I kind of wish everyone was qualified and you could simply pick the nicest and friendliest people to join your team. Too bad life doesn't work that way, and usually only the smartest (and often meanest) or most cutthroat people make the grade. There's got to be a better way...

~hhh.cubed ^_^

P.S. I wish I had a forum on this site...

P.S.S. I think cruising in my S2000 tomorrow will cheer me up a bit, or at least I hope...