Construction Work

I hate to inform those of you who have been looking at my website in progress that "Ze Most Awesome Page Ever (Taking over Le World one page at a time)" shall no longer be in place. Instead, I'm going to start le construction of my professional website for my photography.

Examples of my images and simple layouts that I might use (using tables and <td> tags) are as shown at this link:

http://www.unm.edu/~maebeth/pages/index%20one.html


Personally, I'm not impressed of the simplicity of html code so far. But, baby steps first, right?

This is Mae Moony-- out.

More Happiness Please

Bob Dylan once wisely said, "A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."

I've read quite a few things like this in my life time I guess. But at the time I'd read this particular quote I assure you that I was not on my way to living a happy life. I was in college for all the wrong reasons-- pursuing a degree that I was uncertain would matter to me-- and slushing from one day to the next. So, upon reading this randomly on the internet one day, I decided that I would never do anything I didn't really love or enjoy in some small way at least.

(Funny how clicking links on the internet can lead you to changing your whole outlook on life.)

Anyway, that next semester I changed my Major(s) to Advertising and Photography. Practical, yet, something that I actually like. And though I am not exactly sure that I am in college for all the right reasons still... ... ...at least I am doing something... ... ...that is fun!

When I found out this class [Web Design] was dedicated to making a personal website of any nature, I immediately knew that I wanted to design it for my photography. Thus! To share my images and imagination with the world.

Ironically, I had started looking at photo websites many months ago and I'd gathered some other alternatives or additives to the way this website would function. Ultimately, I'd like to have one section of my website function as a portfolio for my work, and the other half function as an interactive photo database. An interactive photo database usually includes directions for an audience where after the audience participates by posting their digital images in response or according to the directions. Similarly to some other artist websites that are still active to this day. There's not much more to add to that except that I'm extraordinarily excited to see my ideas take off.

(Mae Moony Photography)

[You Killed My Father] Prepare To Type!

Today I learn much about how ze internet people get things on the internet and how they are super awesome with le typing skills.


For instance: how does Inigo Montoya's face (such a fantastic face) get around the google images so much? It is easy! When making a html web page you simply type in <img src"[insert file of sexy picture of Ignigo Montoya here]"> and it is done.

Now that is a happy face!

[Commentary On] The History of Le Interwebs: 8-SEP-11

You know what I find pretty interesting and not surprising at all? The Military has their hands in everything. Including the internet. Am I right or am I right? This kind of makes me wonder... do you think that the United States has their own blog? Let's check it out:

Google > Search Engine > "Does the United States military have a blog?" > Awwww yeah;

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog


http://www.milblogging.com/


http://armylive.dodlive.mil/


KACHING!

Back Away From Le Gameboy: 8-SEP-11

One thing you should know about me is that  I'm not tech saavy.

Technology and I have always had a friends-with-benefits type of relationship. To be truthful, I have abused it-- only ever using technology to satisfy my needs and not for any real commitment (this is all figurative of course). I think I've failed as a modern day teenager. And as most would post, this is definitely a fml moment. In fact, I’ve never completely understood new programs outside of photoshop or Microsoft Word-- especially since I grew up in a very small town where we only reached three channels on our television. I'm that kind of person that knows a ton about the 90s and a spec about the present day technologies. And although as a child I was bedazzled by new gaming systems: Playstation; floppy disks; Gameboy; those all seem ridiculous when you hold them up to a Wii or other game consols --not to mention the large online gaming world.

So being that I am nearly 20, almost to my senior year in college, I figured it was about time to learn about the grown up technological world. Meaning, sadly I need to put the gameboy down. Meaning, happily I am about to start utilizing these thousands of free programs for my own benefit and quite possibly to save the world.

Just kidding about the saving the world part.

But really, what I hope to get out of my CJ_279 Web Design class is a fairly evident. I'd like to have a gateway to the World Wide Web. And this is it.