Haven’t posted for awhile, but not because of laziness.
I went home last week. Hung out with Maurie and the Kathans, which was very very good. Should have taken more pictures.
I have been trying to learn as much as possible from my coworkers at ITG. In addition to the formal-ish PHP/MySQL lessons, I’m trying to pick up Illustrator and Flash while I’m at it. This is what I have made so far:
For the longest time I was really anti-Flash, because of accessibility issues. I guess I still am a bit — I still get frustrated too often when trying to navigate Flash-based sites. But for making animations, and even certain types of graphics, it is a pretty amazing piece of software. Clearly I have yet to master the semi-realistic-looking walking ostrich (it’s not so bad if you try not to focus on the legs), but what I have done so far only took about an hour, including a fair amount of trial and error, so I don’t feel that bad.
I also decided that I am going to move to Chicago at the end of the summer. I am excited, but also stressed out about moving my stuff, finding a place to live, getting a job, and making new friends. Even so, it feels good to have a plan.