Keeping Busy

Been very busy lately. Here's why. I'm learning a lot though!

Below is a little recap of my work so far for Advanced Online Communications.
What do you think...?

CSS Exercises -
one: Basic CSS
two: Typography
three: Specifying Fonts
four: CSS Navigation and color palette
five: Positioning

And now the most exciting part! FLASH!
Flash Exercises -
one: simple two-object animation
two: three-button controlled animations

Fun Tech Photos

Engadget recently hosted a photo contest for its readers, inviting them to submit any creative photos related to technology in some way or another. They've compiled their top 150 choices into a photo gallery that's really fun to flip through.


Free samples (some of my personal faves):

The Abe Assignment

After being totally ambitious (and bored) over winter break, I went ahead and got a head start on exercise one for my adv. online media class. It was due this morning and I really wish I had received my design textbook before I had to turn it in. I do believe that I am fairly creative, but assignments with unlimited creative freedom make my brain run in circles. I finally gave in to a really simplistic design layout. You can check out my final product here.

AT&T hanging up on Cingular

Although not necessarily journalism related, I knew Cingular customers particularly in Gainesville would rejoice in the latest news from AT&T. Whether or not service will improve, my grudge against anything Cingular is slightly soothed by the fact that they're phasing out that name. It's a shame the amount of money spent on advertising for that stupid little orange stick figure and its commercials. Service with the most dropped calls?? I think not.

Gator MANIA!

Fellow gators (and hopefully any college football fan) might enjoy this little tidbit from Monday night's Gainesville debauchery. This has got to be the best damn little city in the world.

No love for the Gators?

After a long, long night of reveling in the glory of the Gators' miraculous win against Ohio State, I opened my Web browser and was a little troubled.

I am long-time CNN watcher for my news. I have their Web site as my homepage so I can browse the day's headlines before whatever surfing (or shameless Facebooking) that I do. But that may change real soon.

This morning amid their "Latest News" links I found out that Hilary Swank officially confirmed a rumored relationship. So glad she clarified that. I read that celeb socialite Paris Hilton pleaded not guilty to her DUI charge. Thank goodness that's settled. And in case you follow celebrity real estate, you may be interested that Suzanne Somers' Malibu house won't be going on the market any time soon. It caught on fire yesterday.

These three stories were not categorized among the headlines and were listed among stories about terrorism, politicians and international conflict; stories that undoubtedly belonged where they were.

Granted not everyone in this country is concerned with which university's football team reigns at the top for the year, but surely the outcome of the National Championship college football game ranks higher on the news priority list than Hilary Swank's newest love affair! Am I alone in my feelings on this? If CNN was a newspaper, would front-page photos of Chris Leak hoisting that beautiful crystal football be replaced with pictures of Paris Hilton? Seems like CNN could be the next big celebrity tabloid.