Coding sort of glazes my eyes – Day 175
August 2nd, 2010 
lucid dreaming, web design 5 Comments
Written with trance-like states by Nichole
I go into a trance when I code, staring at the computer screen and I only half-see what is there. What I’m writing. It’s a big puzzle, all the greater-than signs and question marks, exclamation marks on occasion. Conditional statements, I’m learning those, better grasping those. I want to be good with all that. I [...]
Websites and I have come a long way – Day 170
July 28th, 2010 friends, web design 2 Comments
Written with design on the brain by Nichole
This morning I was bit by the design bug, wanting to do a new design for a blog/portfolio deal. I’m not sure if I will use it myself, give it to a friend or just keep it around for practice. There are a lot of things yet I want to try with WordPress 3.0. I [...]
Problems with WordPress 3.0 – Day 140
June 28th, 2010 rant, web design, work 2 Comments
Written with mild anger for ineptitude by Nichole
One of the projects I’m undertaking with my contract work is building a blog that is managed with WordPress. Since 3.0′s unveiling, I haven’t really messed with any of the new stuff or realized the extent of the changes. Just looking at the new default theme TwentyTen was enough to boggle my mind, and not [...]
When you live, make sure you do the things you love – Day 116
June 4th, 2010 friends, self, starving artist, web design No Comments
Written with thankfulness for friends by Nichole
I spent seven hours today coding. I learned some useful PHP that makes building sites (especially large ones) even easier, and I fiddled with some fun jQuery plugins. When I have some free time I would like to learn how to make some of my own, or at least learn some of the basics. Some [...]
On becoming a subcontractor – Day 109
May 28th, 2010 starving artist, web design, work 2 Comments
Written with consideration by Nichole
The prospect of subcontracting on-site is on the table right now. I’m considering. A lot. I need a break. I miss being around people, being in an office laughing and coding and having a jolly good time. Some people really loathe office jobs, but I love them. There’s something to be said knowing that another [...]
INsight Design Conference – Day 102
May 21st, 2010 northwest indiana, starving artist, web design 4 Comments
Written with a ton of new contacts by Nichole
Rahsaan and I trekked in my little Cavalier to Faith Church in Dyer for the INsight Design Conference . I’ll be honest, having heard this conference was to be held in a church, I wasn’t expecting much. I pictured a rinky-dink place, much like the churches I was used to, where we had to sit [...]
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About Nichole the not-so-starving artist from Northwest Indiana
I quit my job to be a full-time writer! I'm also a web designer, gamer and a level 12 necromancer-in-training, sort of. I cook like a mo-fo and bake when the mood strikes me. Angel food cake is a specialty. I make choices in life by rolling percentile dice. TV is lame, so I watch Let's Plays. My iPod is filled with video game soundtracks. I support local commerce by shopping local and supporting the emerging artists in my community.
@ripsup They would have to dump the contents of it out first. I guess they could always paint with it like some women do. in reply to ripsup 5 mins ago
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