the day before the day after or something

So today is the last day I have to sort out these financials for this brick of a business plan. The stupid thing with spending so much time on the financials is that they are all projections and assumptions aimed at getting on the NEIS scheme, and in real life I know they aren’t going […]

Grids

Just some links for reference.
Designing with grids
Aligning to baseline

the students teach the teacher

I think, following on from the last post, one of the reasons I feel over the whole study thing is that at age 31 (oops) 32 it is not cool to be marked down for attendance.
Next time someone calls out my name from a roll, asking if I am present, I am going to say, […]

NEIS progress report

So this weighty load of projections and speculation is due on Friday, and I have finished the business cards and cobbled together somewhat of an identity for the company I am proposing. And now I am going to have one last crack at the financials, and then I am going to pdf it and take […]

14 weeks 4 days and people who don’t like babies that much

J.Le had a checkup this morning and the Twinkle is doing well.
Dr.Doodle said that there are studies that show foetuses thrive in stressful situations. She also said not to test this theory where possible, but when stress is inevitable, then everything’s going to be ok.
There is a print-out from the ultrasound that I have been […]

Link link (identity work)

A gallery of Japanese woodcut patterns.
Logos are the hardest thing to get right. The last project at TAFE was a logo for ourselves. It took me about a month and even then it wasn’t good. Conceptualising the company logo is slightly easier, perhaps because of distance. The business plan has helped me understand where I […]

@ work on Sunday. argh.

Thanks Mark and Nicky for a lovely afternoon yesterday.
Here is a link to check how accessible a website is to users of assistive technologies.
Here is a very silly photograph that made me laugh:
Here is a link to lots of silly photographs of cats, all taken by nerds.
Here are some notes on copyright, written specifically for […]

A secret love

John Mayer’s ‘Room For Squares’ has fallen into my hands and now I can’t stop playing it, even though his songs are Mix 101FM fodder, he has let himself go and he is dating a celebrity. I mean, really, John.
I wanna scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there’s no such thing as […]

Random Friday - places I’ve been on the interwebs

1. In thinking about where I belong in our little family I have appreciated the take on things provided by Polly. I like the idea of being in the middle. It’s a nice place to be, just mind the undergrowth.
2. I think Alberto Cerriterio’s work is just beautiful. It makes me happy.
3. Buffy season 8 […]

a bit of a break

thanks to mark speaking to the powers things are starting to fall back our way.
five different groups have already registered with the agent to look through our little house. we’re going to open up shop on saturday. i have a game plan. it is this:
target the ladies. lead the ladies directly to the bathroom and […]