Finally Getting Somewhere

I’m finally getting on with a project that I’ve thought about but never started. Still in its infant stages of planning and concepting, but I’m actually glad I’m working on it and to top it off, I have a partner as well.

There’s not too much details to share currently, but it is going to be a website. To be honest, there are a lot of websites out there that deliver equivalent content, but my goal for this site is, I’m hoping, a lot different from the other sites. I’m hoping to share a lot more details as production of the site continues. For now, It’ll remain as LBP.

Toys, Toys, Toys!

Christmas came a little early for me. It was because I got presents for myself. It definitely felt like Christmas and many days in a row.

Gela Skins for my iPhone 4

First, I got an awesome skin for my iPhone. I don’t know who created it, but I’m more than happy to give the artist the recognition.

Next I got new monitors, then new iPhone case, BookBook.

With Thanksgiving tomorrow and Black Friday around the corner, I think it’s time I spend on others and give them presents that would make them happy like I was when I received my gifts… from myself =P

Desk with one computer monitor

Desk with two new computer monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BookBook for my iPhone4

Pumpkin Carving 2011

Eevee = cute

This weekend, I got to carve a pumpkin for the 3rd time. I love doing artsy stuff like this, and I’m glad my wife got me into it. We were dating when she first introduced pumpkin carving to me and I’ve been able to do every single one with her since then. I think we missed a year though .

Domo-stein

This year, I thought I’d challenge myself with something a little more intricate than the ready-made stencil that comes with the toolkit. 4 years is quite some time to gain experience (even though it’s really only once a year). Since I’ve been in a Pokemon moo. I saw some pretty legendary carving skills and just had to push my limit a little. Outcome, pretty legendary if I don’t say so myself.

Prepping for the carving

My wife also carved Domo. It’s not her favorite character, but it’s definitely one of her top. She put her own twist into it and created Domo-stein! We definitely had a good laugh with it.

I can’t take all the credit myself, since I did not create the awesome Eevee picture. I found the Eevee stencil using Google searching “Eevee stencil” images. Came across Onee-chan160‘s image and just knew it was too awesome to pass. Looking through the stencils that she created, I was actually conflicted between Eevee and Flareon. As you can see, my decision was clear.

I got Onee-chan160′s permission to use her image and went right to work. I had to trace the original image and make some modification so that the tail wouldn’t fall off.

Outline of Eevee on pumpkin

Sorry that the outline isn’t too visible. But after a lot of hole-poking, I started my journey. The following are images of progression. There shouldn’t be much to tell ^_^

Total Time: ~4Hrs

First: Eevee's head

Next: The Body

Finally: Eevee completion

At first I had Eevee with full body blocked, but the lighting didn’t come out as desired, so I decided to take on the challenge of making it look cooler like all the other carving I’ve seen… peeling out the thick skin so some light would shine on it.

Eevee final version

A Pretty Busy Week… and Weeks to Come

A quick summary of what’s been going on:

• Sister got married this past weekend. Family came to U.S. for the ceremony and I played host for about a week.
• Cat sitting my sister’s cat, Commander Shepard (Yes, that is what they named her), and even though I’m allergic to cats, I am still doing it because I love my sister.
• Finally found out that I could use my lunch time at work to start working on some design work that I wanted to do, but never found the motivation after work (as long as their personal and not for profit/business).
• Wifey got an iPad, courtesy of my dad, and she’s enjoying it.
• I’m thinking about getting a new Macbook Pro/Air/iMac/not too sure. I gave my old one to my brother-in-law who would have better use for it as a birthday present. Old one was a Core 2 Duo 17″ pre-unibody MacbookPro.
• Designed a WordPress template (based upon another template framework) for work and got some good response to it. I’m definitely coming together as a better designer ^_^
• Loosing the weight I gained when family visited.

It was definitely great to see a few of my families again after quite some time. I’d definitely like to travel back more often if possible, but that’s just one of those things that won’t happen as often as I’d like it. Maybe it’s for the better, for someone with a positive attitude, I’m sure there’s bound to be a positive explanation.

Halloween is coming fast, Thanksgiving next, and Christmas soon after… with so many more occasions and a little over 2 months left in this year, it definitely has been a year with great growth.

I Finally Finished Soulsilver

I’ve had Soulsilver for a pretty long time. I finally beat it. Only put ~50 hrs into it. I also beat Red as soon as I beat Blue. A couple of my Pokemon are 30 levels lower than hi Pokemon, but I endured the blizzard with a whole lot of revive. It was by far one of my most accomplished boss fight of all games I’ve played.

I figured as someone who mentioned himself as a gamer, I should talk a bit more about games as well. I’ll figure out a place to put my gamer tag and info somewhere on the site soon.

~王 [Wong]