One of Those Mornings

Posted on June 30, 2010
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Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed in the morning. I woke up at 6:30 this morning only to find my wireless network was kind of buggy. Renamed the network, reset the password and adjusted the damn wireless router in my closet… still no speed. Then I disconnected the the thing a few times, took the laptop into the closet and it’s quick as hell.

Once I got back to my desk, still slow as fuck. What the hell! It’s only 15 feet away! So now it’s sitting on a stool in my closet door just peeking around the corner and finally I get a quick network. The wireless network itself seems to be strong according to my Airport signal but every time I move the damn router it’s slow as hell.

I guess I’ll be working like this today. Screw it, it has to be done, haha. Goes to show you sometimes you just can’t reach it….

They Busy Month of June

Posted on June 15, 2010
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I can’t even begin to tell you how busy I’ve been this month. I’ve already finished up five sites this month with a handful due by next Friday which is a great thing. Most have been with one particular client but there has been a handful of others seeded in here and there.

It’s a good thing the projects are coming in so well, it’s just tough to get it all done but I’m up to the challenge. So many personal projects have been put on hold but that’s how it goes. Now if I could only get clients to pay on-time I’d be stoked!

This morning was a 5:30 am wake up…for no reason really just that I rolled over, saw the time and just decided to get my ass out of bed. There’s work to be done and I’d rather get it done and get paid than sleep in and not really sleep at all. The great thing about working from home is if I get the urge later today, I’ll just take a nap on the couch, haha.

I’ve also been striving to get back into the gym, both weight lifting and my weekly Yoga class. Kind of balances me out a bit. Besides, I hate working out on legs and Yoga does a damn good job of that each week.

EveryonesJoe.com – An Art Exhibition for Cambodian Children’s Painting Project

Posted on June 14, 2010
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Months ago I lost a very close and dear friend, Joe Politzer. He was very involved in the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project, a group dedicated to the impoverished children of Cambodia.

Recently some friends of Joe contacted me and asked if I could pitch in and help out with the site “EveryonesJoe.com” and of course I said hell yeah. The name itself almost brings tears to my eyes as Joe really was everyone’s Joe. I don’t think I ever met an easier person to love (like a brother of course) than Joe.

Anyway they have an event to auction off (or sell I’m not sure yet) artwork created by Cambodian Children’s Painting Project in Cleveland, Joe’s home town. Now it’s up to me to get it designed, developed and running.

Installation of WordPress is done and I have a few ideas as to theme design and logo design. It’s going to be a nightly working project of course but it’s for a great cause, and a cause that was very close to Joe.

If you’d like to learn more about the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project you can check out their Facebook Page.

We Had Surf! So Stoked

Posted on May 27, 2010
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After a full day of watching perfect surf go by without a way to get the board to the beach (and time to surf because of deadlines) I was able to talk my neighbor Patrick into hitting the beach.

I forgot how happy just being in the water and catching a nice glassy ride really made me. So miss that feeling. Patrick is only starting out but he was doing fairly well.

The surf was 2-4 ft and completely glassy and peeling. I took the longboard out and caught a ton of rides, grinning from ear to ear. We went out early in the morning and once again around 4pm. The latter set was a bit smaller but still rideable. The water felt amazing and I can’t wait till hurricane season comes along once again. The odd rantings of all South Florida surfers, haha.

Iron Man 2

Posted on May 20, 2010
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Last night I finally made it over to Muvico to catch the new Iron Man movie. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it but the lull in the middle was a bit long. Sam Rockwell’s character “Hammer” was a bit over the top annoying. Whiplash played by Mickey Rourke was especially disturbing but very well done.

They even poked a little jab at Captain America (which no one in my theater got at all so I laughed by myself). The appearance of Don Cheadle as Rhody was a good change. Scarlett Johansen was also a fantastic addition to the movie.

My favorite aspect of the movie was Rhody in the War Machine suite. Simply put… bad ass. The final half hour was non stop action that thankfully put the story building on hold.

So in closing, of course it’s going in my Library. Not quite as good as the first one but very close.

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    I'm a seasoned 33 year old web designer originally from Cincinnati (born in Wilmington) and now living in West Palm Beach. I specialize in high-end PHP and CSS sites as well as fully functional Wordpress and E-commerce sites for various clients.

    Even though I'm from Ohio I'm a die hard South Florida Surfer and beach guy. I picked up the sport over five years ago and never looked back. Any chance I get I'm in the water, which is sometimes rare considering that South Florida is fairly inconsistent with surf. Those days we do get are always a great gift.

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