System down for maintenance
I have discovered one problem with using Backpack for my to-do list. Today, whenever I try to access my personal pages, I get a message that they're experiencing technical difficulties.
I've been using that site to stay more organized, and most of the time it's great, but right now I wish my list were on a piece of paper in front of me so I knew what the heck I'm supposed to work on next.
Monday, August 8, 2005
Futuristicky
I've discovered lately that people who don't hear me talk on a regular basis have no idea how to say the name of this site. In conversation, I tend to treat lots of words as if they have more meaning when you put an extra y on the end, and that's all I'm doing here.
It's futuristic + Y (with a K thrown in so you won't say "icy" at the end)
Pronunciation-wise, it's "futuristic - e."
If you say it right, it'll sound kind of sticky, which I think is neat. And I don't mean "sticky" in the way that web designers use the word, because I don't pay attention to that stuff -- I feel like web stats are easy to obsess over, and that people who do are insanely boring. I mean "sticky" in a way that describes the giant mess in my apartment whenever I'm working on something creative.
Also, I think the word futuristic tends to make people think of things that are clean and smooth like polished silver or Star Trek apparel. But the future could just as easily be a sticky mess of unpredictable nanoparticles and toxic waste. (I hope it's not, but with all the idiots out there messing up the environment any chance they get, my hopes for a Jetson-like future dim a little further every day.)
I've discovered lately that people who don't hear me talk on a regular basis have no idea how to say the name of this site. In conversation, I tend to treat lots of words as if they have more meaning when you put an extra y on the end, and that's all I'm doing here.
It's futuristic + Y (with a K thrown in so you won't say "icy" at the end)
Pronunciation-wise, it's "futuristic - e."
If you say it right, it'll sound kind of sticky, which I think is neat. And I don't mean "sticky" in the way that web designers use the word, because I don't pay attention to that stuff -- I feel like web stats are easy to obsess over, and that people who do are insanely boring. I mean "sticky" in a way that describes the giant mess in my apartment whenever I'm working on something creative.
Also, I think the word futuristic tends to make people think of things that are clean and smooth like polished silver or Star Trek apparel. But the future could just as easily be a sticky mess of unpredictable nanoparticles and toxic waste. (I hope it's not, but with all the idiots out there messing up the environment any chance they get, my hopes for a Jetson-like future dim a little further every day.)
Sunday, August 7, 2005
New painting
"In my imagination, I am pretty and coordinated."
p.s. late last night, I wrote about having too many distractions and not getting anything done, and then just to prove myself wrong, I got a bunch of stuff done today. I don't even care if you think my little painting is messy or overly autobiographical, because I am just happy I finally sat at my dusty art table and made something. Sometimes if I paint a little robot that's fucked up in the head, I notice that I feel a little more stable myself. Or maybe I just feel better because it's fun to make a mess with paints and ink.
"In my imagination, I am pretty and coordinated."
p.s. late last night, I wrote about having too many distractions and not getting anything done, and then just to prove myself wrong, I got a bunch of stuff done today. I don't even care if you think my little painting is messy or overly autobiographical, because I am just happy I finally sat at my dusty art table and made something. Sometimes if I paint a little robot that's fucked up in the head, I notice that I feel a little more stable myself. Or maybe I just feel better because it's fun to make a mess with paints and ink.
Another web browser feature I would like to incorporate into my life
I've noticed lately that I use Firefox's pulldown list of recent urls whenever I'm losing interest in the project I'm working on. If I'm doing something online for work and I get bored, it's so easy to just pull down a link and check blogging.la or boingboing or any of the other sites I frequent when I'm feeling lazy. Sometimes the only way I can get myself to focus on work is by clearing the history. It sounds dumb, but that stops me from absentmindedly using the pulldown links, and I get more work done.
Sometimes it would be nice to "clear history" for real.
If I could just press one button, and be rid of every distraction floating around in my head... I could stop thinking about all the art projects I wish I were working on, all the email I still haven't answered, all the writing projects I haven't looked at in months, and actually get some work done for once. If I could "clear history" on my life lately, I could forget about how I fell down like a total spaz in the Express store last week (why did I go in there anyway? I don't even like their clothes!), and how I can't seem to make any L.A. friends, and how I've promised everyone I know a screenprinted t-shirt even though I've still never screenprinted anything, and how my life just isn't where I wanted it to be when I turned 30. I could erase every memory of every stupid thing I've said lately. Ohmigod I would use that button until the letters wore off, and then I would probably use it some more.
And then instead of thinking about all those distractions, I could think about whatever I was doing right then, and I'd be amazingly focused and get about six more hours of work or creative stuff done every day. And I would make lots of money and be wildly successful and I'd never want to "clear history" again. (Although I would keep that button handy in case my successful new self still trips over stuff in public.)
I've noticed lately that I use Firefox's pulldown list of recent urls whenever I'm losing interest in the project I'm working on. If I'm doing something online for work and I get bored, it's so easy to just pull down a link and check blogging.la or boingboing or any of the other sites I frequent when I'm feeling lazy. Sometimes the only way I can get myself to focus on work is by clearing the history. It sounds dumb, but that stops me from absentmindedly using the pulldown links, and I get more work done.
Sometimes it would be nice to "clear history" for real.
If I could just press one button, and be rid of every distraction floating around in my head... I could stop thinking about all the art projects I wish I were working on, all the email I still haven't answered, all the writing projects I haven't looked at in months, and actually get some work done for once. If I could "clear history" on my life lately, I could forget about how I fell down like a total spaz in the Express store last week (why did I go in there anyway? I don't even like their clothes!), and how I can't seem to make any L.A. friends, and how I've promised everyone I know a screenprinted t-shirt even though I've still never screenprinted anything, and how my life just isn't where I wanted it to be when I turned 30. I could erase every memory of every stupid thing I've said lately. Ohmigod I would use that button until the letters wore off, and then I would probably use it some more.
And then instead of thinking about all those distractions, I could think about whatever I was doing right then, and I'd be amazingly focused and get about six more hours of work or creative stuff done every day. And I would make lots of money and be wildly successful and I'd never want to "clear history" again. (Although I would keep that button handy in case my successful new self still trips over stuff in public.)
Saturday, August 6, 2005
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Another reason I need to get my sewing machine fixed:
I want to make myself a beautiful new jumpsuit. I'm thinking I'll go with the longer version on the right, but I have a feeling mine will be black instead of that charming plaid.
Oh, damn, it comes with instructions.
I didn't realize the implications of the "wrap-and-go" name when I ordered this pattern online. I thought that just meant that it tied in the back, but the little images along the bottom make it seem more complicated:
Step 1
Pull remaining section between legs? Umm....is it a jumpsuit or a diaper? (Ugh, now that i think about it, I bet this thing's a real pain if you have to pee.)
Step 2
Clothes should not involve this much wrapping. I'm starting to have flashbacks to my Infinite dress. Oooh.... I was just about to complain about how the Infinite dress is lame and never looks as good as it did in the infomercial, but then I Googled to find an Infinite dress link, and discovered that the designer has also created an Infinite pantsuit. And the Infinite pantsuit, or as I'd call it, "a jumpsuit," comes in gold lamé. (Scroll all the way down on that page to see the photo.) Wow. I would be upset that it's $500, but it doesn't come in tall sizes anyway, so it would never fit me.
Step 3
Oh, good. Now I'm all set... as soon as I fix my sewing machine, find some cool fabric, stitch it all together, and master this three step "wrap-and-go" tutorial. I'm highly skeptical of all the wrapping, but if mine turns out as cute as hers, maybe I'll make a second one... in gold.
I want to make myself a beautiful new jumpsuit. I'm thinking I'll go with the longer version on the right, but I have a feeling mine will be black instead of that charming plaid.
Oh, damn, it comes with instructions.
I didn't realize the implications of the "wrap-and-go" name when I ordered this pattern online. I thought that just meant that it tied in the back, but the little images along the bottom make it seem more complicated:
Step 1Pull remaining section between legs? Umm....is it a jumpsuit or a diaper? (Ugh, now that i think about it, I bet this thing's a real pain if you have to pee.)
Step 2Clothes should not involve this much wrapping. I'm starting to have flashbacks to my Infinite dress. Oooh.... I was just about to complain about how the Infinite dress is lame and never looks as good as it did in the infomercial, but then I Googled to find an Infinite dress link, and discovered that the designer has also created an Infinite pantsuit. And the Infinite pantsuit, or as I'd call it, "a jumpsuit," comes in gold lamé. (Scroll all the way down on that page to see the photo.) Wow. I would be upset that it's $500, but it doesn't come in tall sizes anyway, so it would never fit me.
Step 3Oh, good. Now I'm all set... as soon as I fix my sewing machine, find some cool fabric, stitch it all together, and master this three step "wrap-and-go" tutorial. I'm highly skeptical of all the wrapping, but if mine turns out as cute as hers, maybe I'll make a second one... in gold.
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