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Fun with Adobe Illustrator CS4

posted on: 03/10/2010

What does it look like I'm running here? Monkey business? Good, because I AM.

I just finished a project for a baby shower. It was the perfect excuse to finally learn some of the ropes of Adobe Illustrator CS4. I usually avoid it like the plague and stick to Adobe PhotoShop CS4. I know, bananas, right?

A brief change of seasons

posted on: 02/13/2010

I was in Mesa, Ariz., last week working for a new client, Self Development Charter School. I left a snowstorm in Denver and flew into warm, sunny weather in Phoenix. It was like fastforwarding to May!

Visiting classrooms and working in a school environment also gave me a glimpse into a different season of life. Just smelling the chalk (I was relieved that they still use chalkboards!) and seeing the colorful backpacks brought back memories of my own childhood. Check out the pictures I took while I was there:

(Click on each to see the full photo)

Book Review: Sex, Lies & Religion by Randy Elrod

posted on: 02/08/2010

Through art, literature, Biblical analysis and cultural mores, Randy Elrod reveals in his new book, Sex, Lies & Religion, that we have been lied to about our sexuality. God’s truth, according to Elrod, is that spiritual and sexual redemption is experienced through communion with God.

What the heck is a #hashtag?

posted on: 02/02/2010

As promised, I will unveil one of the great mysteries of our time: why do people use the pound sign in tweets? If you're reading this and you don't know what a tweet is, stop by here first, and then join us again.

Hashtags are the formal term for a unit of characters that begin with the pound sign, ie #iphone or #tednugent.

A guide to RSS

posted on: 01/29/2010

It's come to my attention that a few people want to subscribe to my blogs but don't know how. Wonder no longer! Here's my guide to RSS (I hope you have a salt shaker near because this guide should be taken with at least one or two grains.)

What is RSS? RSS stands for Read Some Stuff. Or Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. Choose your own adventure here.

Fun with Adobe Illustrator CS4

A brief change of seasons

Book Review: Sex, Lies & Religion by Randy Elrod

What the heck is a #hashtag?

A guide to RSS

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