weB LOG: greg matusic

We’ll skip right to an October blog post. September was way too busy to type anything up. Sure, I spent some time on the couch watching TV, but that’s my downtime, man. And we all need some downtime, don’t we? If you answered, “no”, please leave this blog - I have nothing more to say to you.

Ok, so I had a big project at work - an interactive web tutorial for the New York State Bar Association. If you think the project title is boring, you should see the tutorial . OK, it’s a bit dry, but it’s quite informative. And also quite interactive. It took a few weeks of looooooong hours, but I’m pleased with the final piece. More importantly, the NYSBA is pleased with the final piece. If you really want to check it out, visit www.nysba.org, and click on the Web Site Tutorial icon on the left side of the home page. Don’t forget - I warned you all that it’s a bit dry. You could always use it as a sleep aid I guess. I’m currently working on two new animated pieces for NYSBA involving new member information. I should mention that they’re not ANIMATED animated, like there aren’t any cartoon kitty cats dancing around the screen. The tutorial was created in Flash, and pretty much anything done in Flash gets an animated tag slapped on it. Maybe that’s changed, but since I don’t keep up with the trade journals as much as I should, and I haven’t been to a web or design conference in… EVER, we’ll stick with the animated adjective.

Freelance work has been coming in as well. I’m doing some new illustrations for Karen and Susan at Therapy Rocks!, with more in the works. Check out their web site and buy some shirts for the upcoming holidays. Everyone needs shirts, don’t they? Again, if you answered, “no”, please leave this blog - I have nothing more to say to you.

I’m also finishing up a bunch of illustrations for a company that specializes in ropes course events. What are those you ask? Good thing I’m drawing pictures of them, I answer. I’ll post some of the finshed pieces on my web site once they’re all completed.

And I finished another animated (this one actually does involve fuzzy cats dancing around the screen) e-vite for the gals at Media Kitty. Did you know they have ho-downs in Canada? Neither did I. But it’s true. E-vites don’t lie…

What else…? Oh, it was Dubya’s birthday a few weeks ago, so we took a trip up to Bolton Landing on Lake George and enjoyed afternoon tea at the Sagamore. We went last January and enjoyed it, so I figured we could go up again and start a birthday tradition. The veranda was packed, and the hostess tried to seat us at a table in front of the entrance (the nerve!), so we requested a window table and she was happy enough to relocate us. It was a cool and rainy day, but we still had a great view of the lake. It was the kind of day that made you want to curl up and sip some tea, which worked out well, because that’s what we were there for. The tea was hot and tasty. The sandwiches were also tasty, but I had to hold them in the palm of my hand so they wouldn’t slip through my fingers (they were really really small, but I guess that’s what rich, skinny people eat). I liked the scone as well. And the candy on the three-tier tray was sooooooo good. I think we were there for about two hours, which may seem like a long time to sip tea and eat tiny sandwiches, but when you’re enjoying yourself, time seems to fly - and it did.

And hey - we drove to the Sagamore in my new car. New to me at least. We traded in my Chevy Tracker for an 2004 Ford Escape (the Pina Colada car). It’s amazing what two extra cylinders can do to a person’s esteem. Definately an upgrade. I’d type more about it, but I really have to get back to work. I’ll make more of an effort to update this once a week. I’m sure you’re all psyched for that because it’s SOOOOOO exciting. But I’m not about excitement, people. I’m way too busy for exitement.

Romper Room: I see Linda, and Susan, and Karen, and Jeffy, and Wendi. I think I see my Mom, and she’s baking me a chocolate cake. No! She’s baking two chocolate cakes! Thanks, Mom. Please hide them from dad until we come to visit.

Later, peeps. Have a good week.

G

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