2007 Honda Civic EX

Just bought my first new car today.  It has a total of 9 miles on it (from the trip home from the dealer).  I think I’m still in a bit of shock because this marks a very huge milestone in my life.  No one in my family has bought a brand new car right off the lot before, and it stands for a lot of hard work that is paying off.  We’ll be taking a trip up north with it this weekend, and I’m beyond words of excitement.

Pictures on my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowforevermine/sets/72157601587026982/

Career, passion, future

Many of the people that I meet in real life tend to ask me what I do for a living - you know who I’m talking about too - when you try to explain to them they go “oh”.  Thats about the end of that.  But depending on who it is, would depend on what I say.  For someone who is most likely computer literate - you know the younger crowd - I tell them I’m a designer for the web.  “A web designer?” - Well yeah pretty much.  But I don’t really get to express how cool this fact really is.  I mean, I get to work from home on a computer all day, designing really simple, functional yet creative things, for money.  It took me 5 years to get where I am today - a full-time designer on the brink of being a creative director over seeing a couple other designers.  I think that is the most exciting idea ever - collaborating together with 2 or 3 designers and developers on a single project - all working to achieve the same goal.

Getting Things Done: My Process

“We need to transform all the “stuff” we’re trying to organize into actionable stuff we need to do”
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Diamondback Sorrento 2007

So, I just bought my first “real” bike today.  It marks the beginning of a hobby that I’ve always enjoyed, but have miserably neglected the past few years.  So far, the getting back into it experience has been pretty rough.  Imagine not doing any sort of exercise for years on end (at least 7 if not more) - and then all of a sudden riding an aggressive bike around town, off curbs, and tossing your body into a mid air craze.  Yeah, I like to ride aggressively you could say.  Within a few minutes of riding, I had almost fallen off trying to ride a wheelie.

Pink for October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I’ll be keeping this theme up until the end of october.  It isn’t the best theme in the world, but the cause is worth it. So go Pink for october!

Entrepreneurs: How do you sleep?

As of recently, I’ve been unable to get any more than 4 hours of sleep a night.  Some people can function fine with that amount of sleep, but I need at least 6-7 hours of sleep, and those 2 hours I miss (on average, last night I got 2 hours sleep) hurt at the end of the 12-14 hour day. 

Blizzard of March ‘06

Wow. My exact words when I woke up this morning.  Though I seen it coming, it was still surprising to see all of the snow that had fallen in such a short period of time.  I took a couple shots outside while I shoveled out the steps and part of the drive way.  Hopefully it all melts soon!

Eventful Day

I’m officially a full-time designer working on my own company: DesignBy LLC

After today, I’m no longer a victim of the 9-5, and will be focusing more of my time on what I love; Designing websites and improving the web as we know it.