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Saturday, July 29, 2000
Today I heard sad news: Gordon Solie, veteran of 40 years as a wrestling announcer, lost his battle with cancer this week. He was 71 years old. As a lifelong wrestling fan, this hit me hard. Gordon Solie was most likely the best ring announcer of the 20th century, a man who could be a fan of the events yet still call a match in a way that made even a mediocre match seem better. I gave him a tribute in my column on Fight City, posted it a few hours ago. Meanwhile, I finished my zine for Comicopia today. My 10th anniversary zine is my longest to date in the APA, at 37 pages of material. Posted by Jeff Boman on Saturday, July 29, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Friday, July 28, 2000
n'Sync the "Beatles of the 21st century"? THE BEATLES?!
Apparently, they had a show on one of the big morning shows today (Good Morning America or The Today Show), and the male host made that analogy.
I think John Lennon's spirit is howling in anger at this. The Beatles had magic in their music; n'Sync are a prefabricated group, their music and dance steps created by others. There's no comparison.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Friday, July 28, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Eureka!
I've been making breakthroughs in my understanding of Flash. Instead of just adding frames when I need to change things, I'm making them keyframes. Granted, that'll mean nothing to people who don't know what any of that means...
Now, I have to learn to animate things, so the site won't seem so static.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Thursday, July 27, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Wednesday, July 26, 2000
This'll be my last Blog for today... I have to get up at 6:30 tomorrow for work, so I have to get to bed soon.
I'm still trying to get my stuff together for that Flash website interface. I still have 24 weeks of my contract to go, so I have the time to try solving it - but it's still frustrating!
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Miles' sake, learning Flash is challenging!
I've been trying to build an interface for the company website; I got the basic framework in place to switch between English and French menus. Getting the other menus in place though... THAT's been a challenge.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 | link me Seymour!
I just roasted with envy, reading San Diego ComiCon reports from members of Compuserve's Comics forum
Someday, I'll be able to attend that Con... hopefully. while some of the creators I hope to meet are still alive.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
I returned to the CompuServe Science Fiction Literature forum today, where I've been a member of the IMPs (IMPatient to get published) since May. I haven't been feeling very writer-ly for a long time.
I mentioned my health causes without specifically naming them. One of the side-effects from MS is an irrational shame at admitting you have it. In this case, I just didn't want to use it as a convenient excuse for not getting work done.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Tuesday, July 25, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Monday, July 24, 2000
Today was the first day I tried reducing my hours by a few. I'm still tired, but hopefully I'll be more able to work some tomorrow. I'm not sure at the moment, as the summer heat is still getting to me.
I started a rough framework of the agency site in Flash today. It's easy to start developping interfaces, but I can already see how it'll take me much time to master it.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Monday, July 24, 2000 | link me Seymour!
I'm back in the office today. Bleary-eyed from a pay-per-view last night, had a friendly driver this morning, but he came aq half-hour after the time I was told, and didn't know the route to take. Not that I did.
I'm searching the web for various Flash resources and tutorials, taking a break to post this.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Monday, July 24, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Sunday, July 23, 2000
I've just redesigned this Blog from top to bottom. Hopefully it's more pleasant to read.
Of course, if you haven't been here before, or aren't reading this as I work, the point is moot.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Sunday, July 23, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Visiting other Blogs, it still seems to me that this one doesn't really look that good...
Expect a redesign very soon.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Sunday, July 23, 2000 | link me Seymour!
Earlier tonight (actually, yesterday, since it's now after midnight) I saw a program on A&E that was very thought provoking...
It was an episode of the Love Chronicles dealing with the concept of May-December romances, and couples where one spouse was many years older than the other.
Personally, I'm not looking for a mate much younger or older than I am, but the views expressed here were interesting. While I didn't find any of the younger brides/significant others attractive in the least, it gave reassurance that if I get to an advanced age and then find a companion much younger than I am, I won't be a freak. Turns out there may even be genetic reasons for it...
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Sunday, July 23, 2000 | link me Seymour!
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