Science Is Fucking Amazing

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Life, Work, and Fun

So, a lot has been going on lately. I've been working a decent amount (yeah, big surprise there), but I've also been getting organized in a lot of ways on the personal front too.

We went through a new logo redesign for Suncoast Studios a few months ago and recently we've printed up new business cards as a result. The next step is to do a website redesign, which is (kinda) underway right now. Actually, I'm building a development server, which is a first for SCS. Normally I make changes to the live server, but since this is going to be an entire redesign, I didn't want to potentially mess up the live box. The dev environment should be complete this week, and the goal is to have the new site live by November 1.

I've also been making headway on app development. I've recently signed up to be an iOS/OSX developer, and have managed to get a new Mac Mini (i5/2GB RAM/500GB HD) to write XCode on. I've created a little app for the iPhone to play around with, and will eventually be working on a real project.

And speaking of projects, I've been working on a new lighting system for the fish tank. Arnold and I have been brainstorming on a new LED lighting system that incorporates fiber optics, as well as a micro-controller that contains a web server that allows you to configure the lights. More on this to come.

Oh, and speaking of fish tanks... It's currently empty. I had a system mishap a few weeks ago where I woke up one morning to find all the fish dead. The water temperature was 110 degrees, and come to find out the heater shorted out and the thermostat never turned off all night. All the fishies died. :( So, I have some work to do to the tank now, including getting new pets.

And lastly, I've decided to get healthy. For the next two months, I'm going to be on a juice fast to lose weight, reboot my metabolism, and get a huge amount of energy.

L.A. Light

This is just a beautiful piece.

LA Light from Colin Rich on Vimeo.

Fun & Food

There's a lot to be happy about this weekend. First, it's the weekend. On top of that, a long holiday weekend. Another point: the project I've been working on for Allison is finally done and it went extremely smoothly.

Last in the list, but the part I'm most excited about is what is to come: going to Alex and Nel's tomorrow for a 4th of July cookout. I'm bringing a pork and pineapple skewer dish, a fig jam/apple/cheese appetizer, and will be making a trifle. So today is grocery shopping day (Alex cancelled our trip to Miami). I'll be prepping food tonight and finishing everything up with Nel tomorrow.

Monday I'm most likely going to Jeff and Lauren's for the day to hang out and have more food.

All this is so relaxing when you don't have to worry about work.

Casualty

Well, I lost the red-tailed shark last night. Two nights ago he decided to find his way into the inside of the fake white rock. I thought he might just be exploring or hiding for some reason, but I think he got stuck in there. I finally got concerned last ngiht and got him out, but he was looking rough. His tail fin was really shabby - about half the length it used to be, his color was washed out, and there was a large white rash on his side. I tried to feel him, and noticed he had trouble swimming, and would rest on the gravel a lot which he never did before. Around midnight, I noticed he wasn't moving any more, so he got the Royal Flush treatment.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Guess I need to find a way to plug up that big opening in that rock so no one else gets stuck.