For the last few days, I’ve had a hankerin’ to listen to all my old music. IMHO, it’s pretty good. Don’t take my word for it, download an album (or twelve).
Moving is always a life-changing event for me: it’s a chance to get rid of all the items I no longer need, review all those I want to keep as well as anticipate the new things I might need in my new digs. After about a month of preparation and waiting, I changed apartments this weekend — literally moving up in the world. It took a lot of sweat and muscle power, but I’m getting settled in. The view from my new pad has given me an improved perspective on my neighborhood. My new place has a much better use of space (thank goodness for a full-sized kitchen and bathroom!), better light and feels like it’s just what I needed.
Short Bits
Early adopters everywhere can take a cue from one who is wicked and “hate themselves for loving” these new and upcoming releases:
Apparently, I am a design snob: I snicker at mispellings on roadside signs, glaring typos and poor grammar; I sneer at gaudy, homemade flyers and d.i.y. menus using 10+ fonts; I balk at shoddy packaging; I deride websites for poor accessibility, findability, usability and awkward navigation. Mind you: I don’t think my years of experience as a design professional make me superior to people who aren’t aware of the innumerable design rules they’re breaking; I don’t expect there will ever be a world where every single thing works well, communicates effectively and looks cool; I know there will always be people who create their websites in Frontpage, their newsletters in Publisher or Pagemaker, their signs in Powerpoint. I just wish more people could see the difference between something amateur and something well done. I know better than that, though.