where are the little people?

Just got a new guest map that hopefully won't delete old entries. Looking kind of empty (well, ok, very empty), so please leave your mark! You get these nifty little people icons, and you can add your country's flag...cool!


Work's been keeping me from putting much into this site lately...my "current project" is a couple months old, and I haven't cranked out any really good writing lately. I guess I have a good excuse...on top of teaching at Computer Tutor, I'm working on two client sites (including the Computer Tutor site) and a portfolio site. Two of the sites are coded in valid XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS2...funky. I'm planning on integrating a lot of what I learn into the next version of TheThousand.net, which is coming...soon. hehe.


My little brother Tojo just started getting into web design. I wish my first site looked half as good as his does.


I probably would never shell out the dough to buy an action figure from kidrobot, but they sure look cool.


Did you know your optical mouse can double as a cryo chamber for a Lego man? Nifty mouse mod.


triglav is an online RPG made with—get this—Javascript. Graphics are lovely. Warning: addictive.


wrecked.nu: awesome portfolio. Impressive Flash coupled with a unique look...the typography in particular stands out as trend-breaking.


Homer Simpson is Canadian! Doh!


Jess, one of Jennie's talented hostees, just released a new layout. Amazing vector graphics.


Chihwaseon: Gorgeous site for a Korean film. While the main site is quite spectacular, the goldfish on the splash page is what really impressed me.


alex has a refreshingly minimalist site that actually has *gasp* readable type that's worth reading (funky...that sounded like a slogan).


*cut* When I originally posted this entry, there was a brief rant here about the lack of creativity on the web. If you really want to read it, it's here. Click your browser's back button to return to this entry.


Anyways, back to alex: the best part of her site is her strong, compelling writing. She herself admits that "I, after all, talk about shockingly bland things," which can be said about most bloggers. What makes her writing stand out is that it is articulate, pensive, and amusingly sardonic. And she uses Latin expressions. Latin expressions rock (as opposed to French expressions, which are just snooty).