I decided that since I didn't have anything else going on today I would design a new Flash header for my blog. I wanted to keep the circles around from the previous header, but use them in a different way. I also introduced red into the mix to give it another layer of color. I'm not sure if I have made an improvement over the old header or not. I like the movement created in this one though so I will probably keep it for a little while.
If you are new to my blog and didn't see the old Flash header (or if you aren't new and just can't remember what the old Flash header looked like) check it out here.
Lately I have been feeling very overwhelmed by LIFE. I can't explain why exactly, but it just seems like the Universe is trying to make me go crazy and there is nothing I can do about it. It really sucks. Every time I feel like I am finally getting somewhere I manage to screw something up. Maybe I am just stressed form everything that is happening right now. I just can't figure it out. I have been sick for the last two weeks and I am starting to think that it is a big conspiracy of the Universe to screw with me. At first I just thought it was a cold in the middle of Summer. The longer it lasts though the more I think that something else has to be making me sick.
On another note... I was supposed to do a CD Flash intro for a program, but now it looks like all the work I did might not get used. I didn't finish the project yet, but what I did do is online here. The Flash file is really huge because I made it for a CD not the internet. So if you go check it out just let the page sit for a while and it will eventually load (the slower your connection the longer it will take).
So I never thought that finding a job would be so difficult. I have applied all over Utah, as well as other states, and I have only heard back from two companies so far. It is just crazy.
Luckily I have made it down to the final two candidates at the Grand America Hotel, they call themselves 54-7. Now I have to meet with the "Big Wig" of the company for another interview. This will be the third one down there. The first two were pretty laid back and I had a good time. I'm not quite sure what to expect at this one.
The only other design job that I've heard back from is with Harmon Music Group. I have an interview set-up for next week there. That one is just in case the 54-7 job doesn't work out. Or if it will pay me more. I still don't know what the salary will be for 54-7 would be.
I have been trying to find freelance and contract work lately too. But no one has gotten back to me on any of that either. I don't know how people who only do freelance make any money. They must have connections all over in order to find enough jobs to keep the money coming in.
So today is the big 25th birthday. I can't believe that I am a quarter of a century old already. Where does the time go? I don't feel any older today. I haven't really felt older since I turned 20 or 21. All the years just seem to merge together. I don't know if that is a good thing or not.
The weird thing is that today doesn't feel any different from any other day so far this summer. I'm online once again looking around the internet. And I don't really have any exciting plans for the rest of the day. It is kinda sad the more I think about it.
I guess that I always pictured my life a little different by the time I made it this far.
Here is a little treat for any fans of The Office who might be reading my blog. It is one of my favorite moments from the show. Dwight's famous interpretation of a Mussolini speech. I've edited out the stuff that wasn't part of the speech.
So I decided that I would update my blog today. I gave it a new look. The old one was just too dark for me right now. I added a little flare with a Flash animation to replace the title. I also changed some of the colors around.
I think that the new look is a lot more streamlined than the way it looked before. Plus I really love messing around with CSS and HTML so this is a good way to do it.
So I've decided that since I don't really have anyone that looks at my blog on a regular basis that I am just going to write a bunch of random things whenever I get inspired.
This entry is on Upper Case Letters. I have decided that I don't really like them. They make things look a little weird when mixed in with lower case letters. Take the title of this post. There are three really big letters that don't match up with the rest of the lower case letters. I haven't decided yet if I want to totally stop using upper case letters, but I think I am going to start cutting back.
