First off, my wife requested that her script suggestion be left up for a full week before rolling over to the next one. Well, week's up, Care. You're OUTTA here. In with the new and fresh...

The latest title comes from our very own rosy-cheeked man of the cloth, Michael Bischof. A pastor by trade, he opted to be the next in line to watch his sincere suggestion irreverently trampled and misused. From his mind to my fingers to your eyes, it's called A New Kind of Church and it's slightly more entertaining than Tuesday's election. Thanks, Michael.
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Well, it seems that I spoke too soon a month or two ago when I complained about the lack of rain here in So-Cal. The last day and a half has been wetter than ever. Rain rain rain and it just keeps coming. Radio DJs are, of course, acting like it's the First Horseman of the Apocalypse. Meanwhile, I'm just happy I don't have to wash my car this weekend. But it's a nice change of pace, this wet weather. I'd nearly forgotten what it was like to walk through a puddle in sandals (still feels cold and dirty!).
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Carey is really really happy with her new job. In the beginning, she dreaded going back to serving to the point of illness, but she's apparently made a whole load of swell friends there. They're always calling on the phone, asking her to go out with them and whatall. It's sort of like having a teenage daughter, I think. "Hello, Carey's answering service. No, I'm sorry, she's not in, but can I pencil you in for a phone call return tomorrow eveing? It's the soonest opening we've got."
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Here's the big debate recently: spend $150 on fixing our DVD player or spend $175 on a new one? I'm honestly torn. It's been many moons since we've had DVD and, for a media moron like myself, it's difficult to keep my sanity. I dunno.
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And, I'm still getting reports of folks taking my book recommendations to heart. I can't tell you how gratifying this is. Although, I must admit, I'm always a bit unsure what sorts of books to recommend. I don't want to be a culture snob, nor do I want to be a pop-schlock fanboy. I don't want to recommend books that everyone has already read, but at the same time, I don't want to get too obscure. Ah, who cares. I'll just recommend stuff that I like. People can think what they will.

Just, please, don't hate me. Or think me unintelligent. Or anything negative. I'm fragile, you see. Very fragile.

posted by Jeremy Bear 10:37 PM

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Thursday, November 07, 2002

So, I uploaded our church's website last night. It can be found here: http://www.ekklesia.us.

It's very satisfying to design a website, then carry it through into completion. I always enjoy the feeling of typing that email to a client: "Your website is live. Go look at it." This one was an interesting challenge. A very minimalist design approach to coincide with the mission of the church. It was a lot of fun hunting around for the iconic photography that appears all over the site. I may do others along that vein.

Of course you can only truly call yourself a web designer when, in the course of assembling your portfolio, you visit an old site that you were particularly fond of... only to find it either completely trashed with ugly pictures and text or redesigned completely... hhh. It's the refining fires of digital media design, my friends. Test your mettle
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Very exciting things happening. As it turns out, the "Drunken Monkey" contest has led to all sorts of wonderful emails to and fro between myself and a few legitimate creators. There's a decent chance that I'll be working on a bona-fide comic book in the near future. May not happen (and I'm reluctant to post anything more concrete than that at this time), but we'll see. I'm optimistic. Whatever the case, I'll be faithful about updates with that. Also, I'll try to post artwork from time to time.

Jeez. A real comic.
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Speaking of posting artwork, days continue to slip through my fingers and I keep living with this dread in the back of my mind about the portfolio section of my site. It's pretty antiquated and the layout is goofy and I'm generally sick of looking at it in it's current state, but I can't seem to carve out a couple of hours to throw in my new stuff, chop out the old and slap a new coat of paint on the whole thing. I will, though... I will!
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I've been doing some really cool work lately for a really cool client. Unfortunately, it's all under a non-disclosure agreement, so I can't post the work and I can't say who it is. It's driving me a bit loopy. Not that I'm frustrated with the client, mind you... it's just my prerogative to blow it out there for the world to see whenever I do something I'm particularly proud of. Well, c'est la vie.

posted by Jeremy Bear 7:42 AM

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