Photos from last Thursday’s TheBoiseBeat.com Night at Terrapin Station.
Featuring local bands IQEQ, The Very Most and Jerry Fee.

More photos after the link.

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I found out recently that my initial blog title, “internet killed the video star…” is already well circulated and on its way to becoming played out (there are already horribly designed t-shirts rocking the slogan).

To stay two steps ahead of the game, I came up with the next generation’s star and then killed it immediately with it’s successor. This new and improved title should give me at least a three-decade lead.

Here’s a quick recap of who killed who:

1. Radio Star.
   (whether or not they killed anybody is still disputable)
2. Video Killed the Radio Star.
3. Internet Killed the Video Star.
4. Robots Killed the Internet Star.
5. Dinosaurs Ate the Robot Star.
   (turns out, they were just chillin’ in caves listening to the radio)

Each shower I’ve taken so far since my surgery, I’ve spent a good portion of it trying to will my fingers back to full mobility (they’ve only been able to move half as much as they should). The doctor said it’s just a matter of time now until they all kick back into gear. Being dormant for half-a-year takes a bit of time for nerves to recoup. I hope they do.

Sunny days are around the corner and the biggest thing I’m looking forward to are days spent on the bike. It’s funny, this syndrome threatens just about every aspect of my career (it’s my focus/zoom hand, mouse short-cut hand and it owns half the keyboard for coding), yet the thing I’m most concerned with is whether or not I’ll be able to hop a 10-stair again without my hand blowing off the grip.

Anna Sali CD release at the Record Exchange

watching raindrops form on the window.

Hello and welcome to the Spring 2008 launch of NarfDesigns.com.

In the portfolio portion of this website, you’ll find samples of my work (photography, graphic design, website development, etc.) and in the blog portion you’ll find all sorts of randomness (sometimes work related, sometimes not, most times unnecessary).

There are still a handful of things needing to be uploaded (videos edits and art projects), so keep checking back for updates. If you’re interested, subscribe to the RSS feed.

In the meantime, feel free to click around and explore.

People often ask me what it takes to build one of these websites and I usually just say lots of coffee. While my statement is truthful, there’s a lot more to it than that. So to those who ever wondered, here’s a behind the scenes look and some trivia regarding my portfolio website and this blog.

1. I grew out a mustache specifically for the ‘fancy’ photo. The word ‘fancy’ is written with sharpie on an inside-out Hanes t-shirt (the type that comes in packs of three in the clearance isle at Wal-mart).
2. The layouts are designed in Illustrator CS3 and the images/photos were cutout and prepped with Photoshop CS3. The portfolio website was created and animated using Flash CS3 and coded with ActionScript 3.0. It’s content and text is provided by an XML file (which is populated by a PHP script that’s connected to a MySQL database).
3. The title of this blog is inspired by a 1979 British pop-hit song by the Buggles:
   Video Killed the Radio Star. (UPDATE - 02.25.08)

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