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Omaha Barcamp 2009
12 years ago
Just got back from an awesome time at Barcamp Omaha, and it reminded me of a few things:
One: I have a blog? Woah. I should probably use it.
Two: The creative community around here is stunning. The support that everyone has for each other is so amazing – It’s an environment completely committed to growth and collaboration, and whenever I’m around it I can’t help but be inspired.
Three: Yep, I’m still an introvert. I actually met a ton of people, and it was great…I’m much better than I used to be at talking to random people, although I won’t be winning prizes anytime soon. But man, is it exhausting. I feel completely drained, and I think I’d have to be carried off this couch if anyone wanted me to move.
All in all, it was a great experience and I met a bunch of awesome people (and met a few twitter friends in the real world, which is always cool). There were quite a few talks that I would have liked to listen to even longer – especially the panel. I think the stuff they were talking about, like the value of design, is important for everyone to discuss, and I think those guys have a lot to share.
So I’ve got a fresh dose of inspiration, some new ideas, and I’m looking forward to the next local meetup.
Counting chickens and all that
03 years ago
See you really shouldn’t predict getting something done, like say a website that you’re working on in your spare time. Because as soon as you do, you’ll get busy with your real life and not get anything done for three weeks. I got completely swamped with work/life craziness, and didn’t have time to touch my site (or the blog), and then I decided I hated the way the team site looked so I tweaked the whole thing…it’s better now, but I’m still not quite satisfied. I should just ask for the logo, then maybe I could get it looking like a cohesive whole instead of just trying to guesstimate how it’s going to come together.
I’m also running into a bit of a quandary, where I want to go all-out on the design, but also want it to be accessible AND look good at low resolutions, and putting those things together is a little more difficult than I would like. That and my incessant perfectionism and hatred for my own designs…those might be getting in the way to. Mayyybe. I can’t seem to make myself happy for more than ten minutes with this thing, which is one more reason I should just finish it up quickly and let somebody else look at it, and maybe their reactions will spur me in a different directions.
On the plus side, I’ll have a little more free time. On the downside, I have more free time because I got my elbow all screwed up and can’t do much at practice, and because I’m not allowed to work any more overtime at work…both not so awesome. I’m hoping to work out of this elbow thing quickly, but we’ll see how reality meshes with what I think I can do. I’ve already tried to work it too hard and gone backwards a few steps, so I’m going to have to bite the bullet and force myself to sit on the sidelines for a while. But again, on the plus side, I have more time…I don’t have to feel guilty about spending lunches working on my own stuff instead of billable time.