tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45721373794148407592024-02-18T22:03:09.078-06:00The Second Floor Viewtsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-53961556531554242172010-05-15T16:37:00.003-05:002010-05-23T07:31:01.141-05:00I Finally Gave in to the FoxTwo days ago, I switched back to Mozilla Firefox as my default Web browser.
My first dance with Firefox was in 2005...back when it was version 1.xx. It performed superior to Internet Explorer (if I may so detest such software). Also, Mozilla Thunderbird surpasses Microsoft Outlook any day as an e-mail handler...my grandma has even been using it for the past few years.
However, rumors tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-85005940302436992322010-05-08T21:34:00.001-05:002010-05-08T21:35:23.472-05:00I-40 Accident FridayI was on my way to my mom's house Friday afternoon when I drove (eastbound on I-40) up to an accident scene in Conway before the emergency vehicles showed up. I watched the ambulance try to fight its way through stopped traffic on the westbound lanes as I was pulling away from the scene.
At first, I noticed traffic suddenly slowing as a few people were huddling around an SUV, which was tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-87382435089634417902010-05-05T11:34:00.004-05:002010-05-05T11:55:11.420-05:00And so it Begins...or EndsFinals week is upon us, at last! Generally serving as a nice distraction, Facebook has disappointed me this morning. It has been a while since Facebook chat showed its inefficiency, but today is different. I cannot chat, nor can I update my status. I do not take Facebook that seriously, but I at least expect it to function properly one of the few times I use it...especially one of the tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-10544185776104962472010-04-29T18:53:00.001-05:002010-05-12T14:36:38.332-05:00Final Projects for ClassThis semester is drawing to a close...as everyone knows (okay, maybe not everybody, but most people are in the know, and I could not resist the rhyme). First on the list are my half-page advertisements, both shown below. I mistakingly reversed the assignment--I made the typography assignment vertical, and the original image assignment horizontal.
For this one, I used an image taken a couple tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-13925752952491023682010-04-22T12:45:00.002-05:002010-05-15T16:44:55.765-05:00Telecom PresentationSo today, the group I am a part of in Intro to Telecommunications, "The 1080s," gave a presentation regarding HDTV technology. My portion was various types, such as LCD, plasma, DLP, LED, etc... It went all right, considering I harbor a disdain for group assignments. There is just something unsettling about putting your grade in the hands of others, especially when it comes to pass that your tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-71524247499968686792010-04-15T18:58:00.000-05:002010-04-15T18:58:02.049-05:00Class Project [April 15]This is my text art. The figure is Amun-Ra (original on the left). The outlining text (and the filler at the very top) was taken from here. It is a prayer to Amun-Ra, the Egyptian sun god. I did not know how it would look in the end, and my filler text vocabulary seemed to shrink more and more as I ran out of time. Anyhow, the finished product is the sunburst on the right.
tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-22461901097496744342010-04-13T19:44:00.006-05:002010-04-13T19:55:48.604-05:00Collateral MurderIn 2007, two Iraqi Reuters staff members were caught in crossfire between US forces and Shiite militias. A corresponding news article can be found here. Following the incident, Reuters requested a thorough enquiry into the deaths and surrounding circumstances. The two employees were photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and driver Saeed Chmagh, 40.
Saeed Chmagh (left) and Namir Noor-Eldeen (tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-10390255809074662802010-04-08T16:58:00.002-05:002010-04-16T11:18:21.187-05:00Oh...this is Kinda FunnyAccording to KAIT, a study revealed that teen girls are actually worse drivers than teen boys. I cannot really say this is surprising. The article, amidst gross over-usage of exclamation marks, contains several quotes from (I am assuming) female drivers. One of them even admitted to texting while driving, though not much. An interesting follow-up would be to examine how/if this pattern changes tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-16942575362729023672010-04-08T15:51:00.001-05:002010-04-13T20:09:09.454-05:00Eine SchlangeA slithering escapee in Germany caused an apartment building to be evacuated for three weeks--and a 19-year-old's apartment to be practically torn apart. The antagonist? A 30cm monocled cobra. From what I have read/seen, the monocled cobra is pretty much king of the deadlies...a mean customer thou shalt not muck with. For more info, check out this Youtube video of some "David" guy on Animal tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-26942628743035908692010-04-01T12:34:00.003-05:002010-05-15T16:46:28.584-05:00Lots of TicketsAs I was parking this morning at 9:30, I could not help but notice the Tech safety car pull up. Then, three officers jumped out as if it was a race against time. They wrote at least four tickets in the newly designated red hangtag parking at Tucker Coliseum. As I watched them jump out and quickly walk from car to car, I could not help but think of one person...
This is Farva from tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-22477987259811593702010-03-25T14:50:00.001-05:002010-03-25T14:51:58.599-05:00The Break is Almost OverSo...somewhere between the recent long(er) nights and "afternoon" mornings, it hit me: that week-long break at the beginning of Spring is practically over--but the weekend is next, so it is all good from where I am sitting. I just decided to drop some lines before I drive the couple of hours, and some change, to my mom's house.
Speaking of "houses"...how about that "House of tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-69842495428499890212010-03-18T18:59:00.000-05:002010-03-18T18:59:19.712-05:00Class AssignmentThis is a relatively simple background using the 3D objects in Photoshop CS4. I used text from the U.S. Constitution.
tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-77416465879365545352010-03-18T17:17:00.000-05:002010-03-18T17:17:21.658-05:00Last Minute AdditionSitting in class, I realized my blogs are not up-to-date. So, I am adding one to circumvent the problem. One useful Google service worth mentioning is the "define" function. To search for a definition using Google, type "define: [word]." For example, typing "define: circumvent" returns these definitions.
Spring Break is coming up. I am probably going to take the opportunity to try to find atsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-19695617660759835272010-03-17T17:59:00.004-05:002010-03-17T23:08:25.620-05:00Crushing Coffee Caffeine...and the CoveSo I watched a good documentary last night. A friend told me I had to watch it, and now I pass on the advice. The documentary is the Cove. It won many awards, including Best Documentary. The film definitely has that "documentary" feel, similar to gems such as Paradise Lost II. However, it is obvious the equipment used for the Cove is of much higher quality than equipment used for most tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-7073852702409920962010-03-11T16:11:00.001-06:002010-03-11T16:12:16.983-06:00Russian Software Designers are BoldRussians are getting tech savvy. For $26, you can buy a Russian program called SkyGrabber. The program intercepts satellite data and downloads it. Iraq insurgents used the software to intercept US MQ-1 Predator feeds. Predators are those unmanned planes that fly recon. Not leaving it at data interception, a Russian software firm has released password cracking applications for the iPhone and iPod tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-79837900112835340472010-03-08T02:32:00.000-06:002010-03-08T02:32:02.946-06:00RPD Makes an Interesting ArrestReading through an old edition of the Courier, I skimmed across a story from the Russellville Police Department. Saturday, February 27, the RPD made an I-4[2]0 arrest when an officer smelled marijuana permeating Kenneth Doyle's vehicle. Doyle, of Novato, California, reportedly gave the officer permission to search his vehicle. Upon inspection, the officer found 79 pounds of marijuana (worth an tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-31225340355834763152010-03-04T18:55:00.001-06:002010-03-04T18:56:14.363-06:00LogosThese are the three logos I made. Not sure which one to choose yet.
Logo 1 Logo 2
&tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-60909758329482668672010-03-04T16:27:00.001-06:002010-03-04T16:30:53.418-06:00Free Speech TestedMany of us know one of Conway's economic jewels, the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), for its party-related practices. Another bit of fame for the school came in 2009, when a fraternity (Alpha Phi Alpha) was banned from the campus for three years following reports of hazing practices.
The school paper, the Echo, has also gained some attention. In 2007, the student newspaper was named, "tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-92154298882390061602010-02-26T04:21:00.004-06:002010-02-26T04:33:56.751-06:00So About That Radio Show...Tonight was the maiden voyage of my radio show on KXRJ 91.9FM. It was smooth sailing...except for one minor detail.
The guys on air before me ran past 8:00 a little bit, but that was okay. However, they decided to play an instrumental loop of Dr. Dre's, "The Next Episode," just as they were leaving the studio. I stopped it as soon as they left the room, of course...that instrumental stench is tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-79530675599731778252010-02-22T02:50:00.002-06:002010-02-22T03:02:04.723-06:00Sarah Palin's Souvenir of ArkansasOn Tuesday, February 16, Sarah Palin delivered a 45-minute spiel to Arkansans at the Verizon Arena. Though attendence is speculated to be less than 5000, members of the media were not allowed to make audio or video recordings of the event.
Regarding the Tea Party movement, Palin stated that the "smart thing" for the involved independents to do is to choose to align with Democrats tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-57195166941981395572010-02-18T19:13:00.001-06:002010-02-18T19:14:27.179-06:00Book Page In-class ProjectThis is my book page. Click on thumbnail for full size.
tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-15440272281039511832010-02-13T18:45:00.003-06:002010-02-14T17:47:38.562-06:00Indicative of a Cheaper Electric Bill?As I flipped through today's (Saturday, February 13) edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I noticed the headline, "Expert: Entergy Poked in Chest." Being an Entergy customer, I was curious.
Basically, Entergy Arkansas is leaving a multi-state Entergy System Agreement, which was meant to share resources and operating costs. According to CB Online, the main reason for the departure is...tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-25472460275072243782010-02-11T20:22:00.000-06:002010-02-11T20:22:41.214-06:00Another Photoshop OpI saved the draft in class just to get the pictures on the blogger website to use now. Since I added the pictures prior to text, I cannot format the text/pictures any way different than you see...with minimal effort, anyway. I could go through the HTML code and get the URL for the pictures, but this is easier for now. The "after" is on the left, and the "before" is on the right.
tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-47210196912891269722010-02-11T11:46:00.000-06:002010-02-11T11:46:05.483-06:00The Guy Does ExistAfter posting "Quick Photoshop Op," I found out the subject of the image I used does, indeed, exist.
His name is Chris Kemp; the image was is mug shot from Gresham, Oregon. Kemp, 37 years old, was arrested when Carlos Castillo found him in his home the day after Christmas of 2003. He entered the house through an upstairs entrance, finding holes punched in walls. Armed with a stick, Castillo tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572137379414840759.post-39375293028185699372010-02-04T20:04:00.003-06:002010-02-04T20:17:17.804-06:00The Bitter TwitterWe have all heard of it. Some of us have used it. Twitter.
It blew up as quickly as other social networking websites, but it did does not cater to the same demographic as other social networking websites like Facebook and Myspace. While reporters, CEOs and other high-profilers use Twitter as a way to get their latest updates on the computer screens of the masses, teenagers make up a small tsulljrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805149861203054180noreply@blogger.com0