Oh hey, lookit that. I managed to post relatively) new art! It only took me what could arguably be considered EONS in intarweb time!







( What is all this tomfoolery I've posted, then? )

In other news...

I am slowly drifting away from updating my LiveJournal. I still sign in to view and comment on all of your updates, musings, anecdotes, arts and wayward memes, but I find myself with less time nowadays to sit down and write meaningful things here. Not that I was ever particularly insightful about life itself, but you catch my drift. ;)

Anyway! I still check in from time to time to say hello, and I think for the most part I follow the majority of you folks on other social networking sites. If not, feel free to stay in touch with me via Twitter or Facebook. I'd love to hear from you! :)

Until next time folks, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel!

I understand quite a few hides were chapped by Obama winning the presidential election, but seriously America...



The fact that I've been signing into MySpace and seeing that these "bumper stickers" are the latest and greatest popular items to post on your profile makes me *headdesk repeatedly. I realize these silly things represent a small portion of the Conservative population, but come on respectable Republicans and Independents! I know you're out there... Just not on MySpace, I suppose. :-/

Ergh.

I think the worse banner I saw was on an acquaintance's profile. It read, "If you vote for a candidate because of the color of his skin you're a racist."

I'm sorry to say I would've still voted for Obama if he was white, Jewish or had one leg. I am tired of seeing all the playing the race card, we're screwed, Americans are stupid for voting for Obama flak.

I have an idea: If you're unhappy with the election results, why don't you channel your energy into something useful the next time around and lobby for your politician of choice and get out there and give people REASONS to vote for your candidate!

Sigh. I guess I am just tired of seeing so much negativity. Bush had his 8 year run, now give someone else a turn. No, things won't get better overnight. You can't dig America out of a hole that has been in the process of deepening itself for almost a decade. Improving America is akin to weight loss... It took you YEARS to put on those pounds, and it most certainly will take an extended period of time to get them back off. Slow and steady, yes?

Heck, I'm not saying Obama is a messiah and will surely save America from itself. He very well may drop the ball and make it worse. However, I believe I picked the best candidate for the job given my choices. I am a moderate until I hear all my candidates out, then I choose who I think is best for the job from there. I would have been inclined to have voted for Ron Paul if I had the chance, and you can hardly label him a democrat.

So don't try to make me feel bad by antagonizing me and paint me with a broad brush as a "stupid liberal". America is headed for some rough times, and neither candidate will be a band-aid fix.

But seriously... Knock it off with the ignorant SOCIALIST/OSAMA/TERRORIST remarks. You're not allowed to use those words if you don't actually know their definition or the history behind them.

Shame on you, California. I can't believe we're not over fighting for civil rights.

Congratulations, Obama! The fact that you will be the new president of the United States makes a young Latino woman and her family in California very, very happy. I hope you make us proud! :)

Tarted up as Amy Winehouse, coding websites. ;)

Man do I ever love my coworkers. My boss is a vampire (not of the sparkly variety, unfortunately), the other designer is a warlock, and I am sure we have a few zombies wandering around.

Oh, and a wayward bottle of mustard for an administrative assistant.

And yes, that bottle of tequila is real. HIC.

1. The $1.85 medium cup of coffee of the day from Peet's. It has been keeping my neurons firing in an awesome, get-things-done manner over the past few days! The best part is is that it lasts me all day since I tend to be a sipper.

2. Slowly, but surely improving my search engine optimization skills. Learning new things and succeeding at them always makes me super happy!

3. I have managed to lose about 5 pounds since I decided to consciously get myself back into shape about a month and a half ago. This loss has come at a relaxed pace, but I plan to kick it up a notch and shed some more weight using cardio exercises and my mad calisthenics skills!

4. In about two weeks, I will be heading down to Southern California to visit a handful of amazing friends I have not seen in months, and/or years! I've also taken a little extra time off to relax and enjoy life a little. ;)

5. Tomorrow I will be heading over to Marysville to catch the Heart, Cheap Trick and Journey show with one of my best friends, Coach Yavonne vonner4! It's going to be a rocking good time filled with yelling, jumping, singing and more yelling!

6. The Ender's Game book series by Orson Scott Card. Also, vampire novels!

MAN YOU GUYS.



You know what really chaps my hide? Being slightly too chubby for your regular size pants because of an unwelcome Mysterious Weight Gain^TM, but not being quite Fat Enough^TM to fit in the next proper size up. I am this close to giving up and just condemning myself to stretchy pants FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

BAH!

Note: The photo above actually isn't me, but it sure comes close to how I feel while trying on pants right about now. It makes me generally grouchy and disdainful towards life, and that looks like this. Hah!

That is all.

P.S. - BOY HOWDY was Heroes ever a trip! My jaw dropped several times during the third season premiere, guys! Several. Times.

Hooboy, I am finally finished with this behemoth of a website!



Extreme Engineering, manufacturers of rock climbing walls. :)



Overall, I am satisfied with how the project turned out, but man, was it ever a headache to CODE this thing. I am almost positive my CSS-ninjastry points increased by at least 10 on this one. Phew!

That's okay though, my client being ridiculously excited about the whole venture makes it all worthwhile:

"Thanks Kelly. So glad this site is up and going, it looks so freaking cool. I explained to a customer today that our site is "as cool as a man sporting a Member's only jacket with a speedo." It's the only way to explain how wicked our site is...lol. I've never been so excited about a website before."

Yeah. Don't ask. ;) The client is a young man with a strange sense of humor.

Note: Oh god of all that is decent in design, please give these guys enough sense to get rid of that god awful HUGE RED HEADLINE they've added in where then menu is supposed to be! I did not design that element to go there!* ARGH!

*Refer to thumbnail above.

< Professor Fansworth voice >
Good news everyone!
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My web design work for AdventureHere has been displayed on two prominent web design blogs, and I am as pleased as punch, you guys!

It's deeply satisfying, yet humbling, to know I've worked my way up to a professional level of web design; Yet, I have much to learn and a long way to go as far as sharpening my coding and design skills go. :)

I look forward to it!


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