Pumpkin carving is one of those things you kinda stop doing once you “grow up”, unfortunately. But we had a blast last night with friends, who threw a pumpkin carving party. There was a Gremlin, a Gargoyle, the Count (from Sesame Street), and a couple weird ones that I did.
I am supporting Obama.
I am supporting him because I am sickened by what movement conservatism has wrought on our country. I am sickened by the smears, lies, and outright racism from the right. I am tired of the delusional belief that free markets work, and that attempting to help the less fortunate is tantamount to communism. I am sick of progressives being labeled "out of touch" when in reality a large proportion of America believes in things like universal healthcare, higher living wages, reducing income inequality, affordable higher education, and government investment in our infrastructure, from roads and bridges to overhauling bureaucracies like the DMV and the Post Office.
Please, to all my American friends, I beseech you to support Barack Obama on November 4th. We need to send a message that will no longer roll over and let the forces of anti-intellectualism, homophobia, racism, greed, and socialism for the rich at the expense of the middle class run our country into the ground.
We were proud of America once, with good reason. It’s time to be proud again, and rebuild our great country.
Vote November 4th.
I’m hoping to develop this into a larger series. There’s quite a bit of post processing work involved in these, obviously. It’s pretty tricky finding a parking garage that’s clean and has good (i.e. non-sodium vapor) lighting - I find sodium vaps are way too yellow, and don’t emit enough of the spectrum to really get a neutral image, even with filters.
I’m on the job market, and I just added a link to my new resume in the Design section. Check it out and feel free to forward it to anyone you know who might be looking for a capable web designer.
My last two months at ELC weren’t terribly productive in terms of ELC-related work, but I did use the time wisely. I was cooking up Burnblue v4, which you see here today. Initially I just wanted to move my site onto a CMS, or Content Management System, to make it easier to maintain. Of course, one thing led to another and I ended up with a total re-design! Not only is posting new content much simpler, but I’ve added a few AJAX goodies, thanks to the jQuery library.
I took the opportunity to improve the photo galleries. Where before everything was launched in a lightbox-style panel, the galleries are now much more cohesive and organized. More importantly, your browser’s back and forward buttons and bookmarking now work for individual images.
Sharper eyes will have noticed there is now a drop down price menu below each photo in the galleries. I have integrated a PayPal shopping cart for image purchasing - if you would like to buy prints, it has never been easier! Just select the size you want in the dropdown and pay using PayPal. You don’t even need an account.
The artwork section got a similar treatment to photos, just without the purchase now option. The sketchbook from my trip around the world is still there:
Last but not least, I added a snazzy new Design section with examples of my work. I am back in the job market after a great run with ELC Technologies - do get in touch if you need design work or know of a company who does.
Take a look around, and don’t forget to let me know what you think of the new site!
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