SurrealPerspectives

music and such

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:04:06 +0000

For those of you that bring your laptop to work and use it alongside your work computer or have multiple computers at your desk for whatever reason, this may be your dream come true. At least it wast for me, sort of. For the longest time I wished there was some way I could control my laptop with the keyboard and mouse of my work computer but other than remoting in, nothing came to mind. I played around with remote assistance but, like remote desktop, a window comes up on the assisting computer which makes the whole process more cumbersome than it’s worth. So, after a little searching I came across this wonderful program called Synergy which was exactly what I needed. It’s actually designed for people who have multiple computers at their desk but don’t want to continuously switch between the two. It actually works like a dual monitor set up on one computer, allowing you to move the mouse to the edge of the screen on one computer to jump to the other. And it’s even platform independent so it doesn’t matter if you use Windows, Linux or Mac…you can still jump between the two as if it’s all one workstation.

On the music front, I’d like to mention that I recently purchased the much anticipated (at least by some) latest album by Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t an instant hit for me. My first impression was this is noticeably different than the Coldplay I’m used to…a bit toned town…even a bit…weird lol. However, I still liked it and the more I’ve listened to it the more I’ve enjoyed it. I’d also like to mention an album that I meant to bring up awhile back…like sometime after Christmas. It seems most people have never heard of this band, Moses Mayfield, whose album “The Inside” was an instant hit for me. Unfortunately, we won’t be hearing anymore albums from this band as they broke up early this year, however the lead singer is still working solo. I’d also like to make note of one more album: “Dreaming Out Loud” by OneRepublic which is a nice blend of hip hop and alternative rock. At any rate, I’d highly recommend each album previously mentioned.

progress

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:39:12 +0000

Its interesting how quickly things move sometimes…especially when there’s so much preparation for them. Take, for instance, my recent wedding. It (including the reception) lasted a matter of hours but seemed to go by in about thirty minutes. For all the months of planning it makes you wonder…but it was more than worth it. Not to mention the week before the wedding which mostly involved pre-wedding festivities and spending time with people visiting from out of town: it felt like a couple of days at best. So, by the time we were all settled in Aspen for our honeymoon we had to make ourselves slow down and remind ourselves that it was okay to just relax for awhile. Interestingly enough, our best man (my best friend, Danny) and maid of honor (Sarah’s best friend, Sarah lol) actually ended up getting together and finally it looks like there’s a reasonable chance Danny will actually move here. I’m honestly not holding my breath though…I won’t believe it until I see it.

Anyway…Aspen (and the surrounding area) was beautiful. We were able to enjoy great food, good times, an amazing hot air balloon ride (a first for both of us), and the famous Maroon Bells (as seen to the right). Let me just say that you have to see the Maroon Bells in person. If you think the pictures are spectacular, just wait until you see them in person. The pictures don’t even come close to doing them justice! On the way out we also made a pit stop in Denver and I got to show Sarah many places of my youth. I was happy to find that Sarah loved Denver (and CO in general) as I thought she would…but it’ll probably be a long time before we move there, if ever (even though we’d really like to some day).

Since then we’ve been getting settled at the new apartment. Right now we have a recliner and two camp chairs (for living room furniture), a folding table and folding chairs for the kitchen and boxes for night stands. It’s good stuff lol. This weekend we’ll be heading up to Phoenix to hit up IKEA (and possibly Target) and see if they can help us out…we actually would already have a kitchen table if target had the chairs in stock but maybe we’ll have better luck in Phoenix. Definitely big changes of late…but they’ve been much awaited and welcomed as far as I’m concerned.

Welcome!

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:22:57 +0000

As you can see I have completely redesigned my website…again. This time, however, I would go out on a limb and say it is probably bigger than any of the previous revamps. As you might have noticed, I decided to venture in to the wonderful world of WordPress to streamline everything a bit…and make the website a little more user friendly and less prone to spam attacks. I also made it a little more portfolio centric and am adding tons of content that I’ve wanted to put on here for awhile. I also have merged the web log and news section in to one (or made news a category in the web log) because, lets face it, the news feed on the old site was…useless. At least the lack of any activity on the old site might make a little more sense now. And this website has only been a small part of all the things keeping me busy. Anyway, please continue to check back as I hope to migrate the old posts over here fairly soon and continue to add more images to the portfolio.

Moon Poster

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:59:22 +0000

Poster created as an advertisement for a resort on the Moon for my Graphic Design I class. Illustrated in Photoshop. Type/Layout done in InDesign.

Northrop Grumman

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:52:30 +0000

Logo redesign for the defense contractor Northrop Grumman.

Identity package for Northrop Grumman.

The logo and identity package were done as a project for my Graphic Design I class and are in no way official designs for Northrop Grumman.

CSS Zen Garden

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:46:59 +0000

My attempt at a style for the popular CSS Zen Garden.

Scenery Near Luna Lake

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:20:13 +0000

Photograph a small part of the shore at Luna Lake in the White Mountains. I thought this scene captured the true nature of the area. Touched up in Photoshop.

Leaves

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:16:18 +0000

Resolution: 1680 x 1050

Yet another macro shot. This is a small plant just outside my office building.

Holes

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:12:48 +0000

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

Macro shot of the top of a picnic bench.

Drops

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:08:32 +0000

Resolution: 1680 x 1050

Condensation on the surface of a water bottle. You may recognize this as the theme image for this website. Edited in Photoshop.