Monthly Archives: December 2009

Merry Pixel Christmas 0

Am I just a Web Designer? 0

This occurred to me as I was taking the ‘A List Apart Survey’….

Even though I solidly checked ‘Web Designer’ as a profession, I do actually perform all these tasks…daily

Graphic design
Page layout, interface design
Information architecture, wireframing, sitemapping
Markup, e.g., HTML, XHTML, XML
CSS coding
Usability testing/knowledge
Accessibility testing/knowledge
Findability/search engine optimization/search engine marketing
Front-end programming, e.g., [...]

Got Short necklaces? 0

Add ribbon and nice knots and you have a necklace you could have paid $20 for in American Eagle

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Best Album of the Year 0

NME put out their list of the best albums of 2009. As I expected, it’s full of noisy, obscure Indie bands whose hipster factor outweighs their actual musical talent. I hadn’t heard of most of the bands (not surprising. I’m not British and I don’t read the NME) but I had a few of the [...]

Becoming an American 0

Backstory:I got my Greencard in 2006…and just became eligible for Citizenship this year.
So many people think that you get handed a passport a few months after you marry an American. That could NOT be further from the truth!!
The Greencard process involved an expensive Lawyer, and Mike proving that he could ’sponsor’ my Residency. We had [...]

Christmas Party Outfit Season 0

(This post is really for Rebecca)
December is upon us and so are the functions.
Personally, in the next two weeks, I have

Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant (theater-like show)
Miami Rugby Christmas Night Out
Holiday Cocktail Party at David’s house
INS Interview
Possible Citizenship Ceremony
Networking meeting
Client meeting
A Happy Hour
Art Basel
Buzz Bake Sale concert thing outdoors

AND that’s not to mention stuff that [...]