Sink or Swim

Are you a Facebooker? Are you addicted to those stupid games that suck a person in at the drop of a hat? Would you care to share your Facebook identification link so that we may all stalk you be your friend?
Yes but I never got addicted to it. I try not to check out the games because I have a tendency to be too competitive I’d probably won’t turn the computer until I’ve beaten everyone.

What kinds of cereal do you have in your home right at this very moment?
The good and fattening kind. Luckily, no one believes in those fad diets that work type of cereal in our house.

What is the strangest thing you have said to:
* get a job?
I could do anything that you want
* get a date?
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I’m so not in the mood to research about apidexin reviews. But when my brother-in-law told me I can use his iPad to do the research for him, well … who am I to say no? May I just say how green with envy I am now? Whenever I see someone brag about theirs, I always have a ready comment in my head. What’s the big fuss when you can have a netbook that can be twice as efficient yet a hundred or so cheaper. But touching the real thing just doesn’t compare to seeing it online.

Good thing I’m not an impulsive buyer or else I would’ve gotten one for myself. Maybe if they can install Photoshop so I can work on minor design changes, I’d be very much tempted.

My friend is so conscious about his body that whenever he sees a “want to build muscle – click here” type of advertisement, he’ll definitely click it in a seconds. He grew up tall and lanky and no matter how much he eats, his body refuses to gain weight. I wish we have the same problem! In fact, most women I know are envious of his fast metabolism. Anyway, I think he looks good in a rock star, mysterious way with his tight-fitting clothes and deep set eyes. He doesn’t believe me though and would rather follow the advice of his other gay friends whose muscles can rival Piolo Pascual or Derek Ramsey’s. He said it’s a tough world already for a single man let alone a single gay man surrounded with buffed, polished and cultured competitors.

Brushes are always a part of a good design. For some who’d rather use pre-made brushes, you’d be glad to know that there are tons of free stuff that you can download from the Internet. On this post, you can choose from several kinds of floral brushes that you can use as an element or background to your web design.

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I just love getaways but what I love most is staying in hotel rooms. Of course, it has to be a very nice one, not those motel-types with smelly carpets and cockroach-infested bathrooms. So on to my list:

1. Scented rooms. It could be vanilla, lavender or just clean-smelling. When you enter a 4-star or 5-star room, you just have that feeling of stepping into another world just by the smell.

2. Big, comfortable beds that you can make a mess of and not have to fix in the morning.

3. Huge bath tubs and hot tubs with their neat hot tub covers, bathroom mirrors, lined up towels and free toiletries. The bathroom is the second thing that I check out after the beds.

4. Lighting. Never forget the lights. They set the mood perfectly

5. Comfortable chairs and sofas. As if the room is telling you to stay longer.

Lastly, room service. What better way to pamper yourself than ordering a sumptuous lunch /dinner or a heavenly one-hour massage in the comforts of your lovely hotel room.

Thanks to technology, it’s now possible to get a College degree without putting a stop to your career or personal life. An online degree is getting popular these days not just because of how convenient it is but also because plenty of people wants to broaden their horizons, change careers or get promoted. In fact, you can even get masteral degrees online so you can finally get the dream job you’ve always wanted. I know several friends who specifically enrolled just because a masteral is the only thing stopping them from being promoted to a managerial level. As for me, I’m always on the lookout for design-related programs so I can enhance my skills and keep abreast with the latest design technologies. Being a designer has never been so competitive what with newly graduates armed with the latest design trends looking for work at a more affordable salary.

1. Tell us about one thing that you’d change about yourself if you could.
I’ll try not to be too controlling. And maybe try not to hoard too much or gossip a lot.

2. Mattel decides to make a Barbie-like (or Ken-like) doll of you — what would be the most important accessory or accessories they would absolutely have to package you with in order to portray your lifestyle? Most likely a laptop, an iPod and a kick-ass pair of boots.

3. Hey, do you like surprises? If yes, what kinds?
Yes, but it’s usually limited to the nice kind.

4. What was the last snail mail that you received that was significant? A pamphlet about
colonix reviews. It was significant because my father has been complaining a lot about his health lately and I want to have him try one of those colon cleansing products.

5. If you could pick out a brand new nickname for yourself, what would you choose and why?
Katie because I just love that name.

6. John Edward’s mistress was on Oprah this past Thursday. She stated that no third person can break up a marriage, so it had to be broken before the two started doing the nasty. Do you buy that?
That’s just BI. Okay, something must be wrong with the relationship in the first place but do you really want to be the reason for actually making it fall apart?

7. Do you think it is okay to keep secrets from your s/o?
Never if it can affect our relationship, finances and kids’ welfare.

8. Have you ever played Truth or Dare? If yes, what’s the weirdest dare that you did?
Yes. I was asked to walk with just my two-piece suit in a cold weather. Luckily, we were on the beach so it wasn’t that hard. Just chilly.

9. What, in hindsight, the stupidest thing that you have ever done?
Not buying properties when I was single. I should’ve invested more.

I got a new design task today which reminded me of acne treatment reviews. It was for a photographer’s portfolio and what I have to do is airbrush the faces of his models and clients. The pay is good and the job was exciting because I rarely get to flex my Photoshop muscles. Also, it wasn’t as bad as optimizing before and after photos of bad teeth which I had to do for a dentist a couple of weeks ago.

Anyway, I  just love Photoshop. If you’re a photographer or  just want to enhance your photos, you will love these new actions from Itty Bitty. I’ve been using them for two years and never regretted paying for them.

I received this from my email today. It’s something about those Mother’s day treats. As soon as I saw it, I wonder how it will compete with Kindle. This gadget currently sells at $259.00.

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Ever since we bought a life insurance for me and my husband, I just feel so secure and confident that our daughter will be fine if something happens to us. That was five years ago and now that we’ve finished paying both our policies, we are thinking of getting another one now that a new baby is on the way. After a couple of computations, we decided we can afford it without having to give up one of our little pleasures such as semi-annual trips and occasional splurge on gadgets and electronics. And even if we do have to give up some (not all) of them, it’s totally fine because being prepared for the future is much important.

I’ve had my laptop with me for two years now. I used to have a desktop for heavier programming but since my Dell Studio is enough to handle all my graphics applications and has a huge monitor, I’ve decided to use it for just about everything. It was a bad decision, I now realized. It seems my 9-cell battery is about to give up and I’m afraid that the top cover getting too hot could be a result of something more serious. My one option is to get a smaller laptop for everyday computing. This would significantly reduce the strain from my main machine, giving it time to recuperate for hours. Aside from that, I really need to invest on some laptop accessories. My husband, who is a firm believer of supplementing your gadgets with accessories and improvements never fails to remind me how I should take care of my laptop more. I believe him now, after two years of not listening, so I hope I’ll still be able to save my machine.

As I was searching for laptop accessories online, I found some really  nice suggestions for coolers and laptop stands. I was surprised that they are not as expensive as I thought. In fact, most of them range from $10-$60 depending on the number of features. A laptop stand could be as simple as a small platform placed on your lap. It’s main objective is to provide ventilation for the laptop and on some, give your wrists a break from a flat keyboard. Some people I know would love to build one on their own using stuff around the house but for those who simply have no time, this notebook cooler from Zalman will be your best option.

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Bid on web design projects. I just have so many backlogs I can’t afford to take a break during weekends. It’s a good thing I know but I want to double my monthly quota so I’m really torn. I don’t want to miss any good projects out there.

Research / compile articles about pulse oximeters. Again,I simply have no time to do this for my brother-in-law so he’ll just have to do this himself.

Hit the treadmill. I’m so huge now that I’m on my last trimester so this is something that I must do. Yet my body and mind will not cooperate, not when work is calling.

Talk to our real estate agent. Not in the mood to discuss properties and payables at this time of the day.

Stay in front of the computer for 8 hours. I really wish I could start my vacation early. The reason I’m blogging now is just to distract myself and hopefully get some inspiration so I can start designing.

My brother-in-law is graduating at the end of this month. I wonder what I could give him? My husband wanted to give him a watch but we learned that my mother-in-law has already bought one. Someone suggested a leather briefcase because it’s something that he can use for his first job. However, I don’t think briefcases are still in when there are so many messenger bags and other more hip alternatives to choose from. Even some of the CEOs that I know don’t use briefcases anymore. Anyway, I guess a pair of leather shoes or leather messenger bag will be a great accessory to his first day in the real world.

Should I upgrade or not yet? You gotta admit their artworks are just too amazing for words.

My husband and I was watching a home makeover show when we saw this really cool eagle weathervane. At first, I didn’t know that it has a purpose but according to my husband who loves all kinds of trivia, I learned that it was used in the earlier times as a tool for indicating wind direction. When designing a weather vane, the ornament must have unequal area on either side of center and must have equal mass on either side of the center. For someone who has no sense of direction such as yours truly, this could serve as a great resource for determining which direction a wind is coming from.

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