http://acidsmile.co.uk/blog/ en acidsmile@acidsmile.co.uk Copyright 2008 2008-08-27T15:52:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/holidays_over/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/holidays_over/#When:15:52:00Z So guys and gals, the holidays are over and I’m back to reality. “Kalo ximona” then as the say in Greece. I returned to the UK on Sunday night and thanks to the bank holiday weekend today is my second day at work. However I am still trying to adjust to reality as if I was gone for two months and not just two weeks. I have spent the last two days trying to reacquaint myself with projects I was working on before I left, getting to grips with the new svn server, updating projects, reading through a million emails. Greece - holidays 2008-08-27T15:52:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/so_many_things_so_little_time/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/so_many_things_so_little_time/#When:08:38:00Z Another random post of disjointed thoughts, after a long hiatus. But this morning I felt the need to blog a bit before starting my day. So many things are happening lately. Gaming has gone on a low for the last few weeks and my development fever has gone up. I’m having fun with ruby on rails and expression engine, both on a personal and a professional level. My sketchpad and my notepad are bursting with notes and ideas. I’m working on a few things all at the same time and feeling quite content. life - work - random thoughts - greece 2008-07-24T08:38:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/one_step_closer/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/one_step_closer/#When:12:30:00Z can’t. wait. wow - beta - woltk 2008-07-04T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/i_r_grl_g33k/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/i_r_grl_g33k/#When:10:16:00Z Sugar posted an entry on her blog about hawt geek girls. Her open letter to wannabe girl geeks made me laugh out loud in the office, but also got me thinking. What is a geek? What are girl geeks like? Why is been a geek so fashionable lately? What makes me a geek? I did a little search on the definition of geek to see what others say. According to open2net a geek is “a common term for someone who is obsessed by their computer, and has achieved a high level of expertise in their chosen area. …” and according to wikipedia “A geek is an individual who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. Geek may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd. …” geek - wow - mac - loose talk 2008-05-19T10:16:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/kaika_kai_xa8ika/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/kaika_kai_xa8ika/#When:20:09:00Z Έτσι που λέτε. Έπεσε πολύ δουλειά. Και η πολύ δουλειά τρώει την αφέντρα. Πρόσφατα η δουλειά και τα προσωπικά project έφτασαν να είναι τόσο συνυφασμένα, που να μη ξέρω που ξεκινά το ένα και αρχίζει το άλλο. Όσο και αν ξέρω πόσο καλό είναι το να περνάς καλά κάνοντας μια δουλειά, πριν απο λιγο καιρό αποφάσισα να κάνω ένα break απο όλους και όλα, να δουλεύω όσο είμαι στο γραφείο και μόνο, και γενικότερα να χαλαρώσω κάνοντας εντελώς άσχετα με το αντικείμενο πράγματα. Με δυσκολία κατάφερα να κάνω τον εαυτό μου να κάνει ένα διάλλειμα απο τα ιντερνέτς. Όχι άλλα facebook, twitter, email (εκτός για δουλειά και αυτό μόνο σε εργάσιμες ώρες), ώρες στο τηλέφωνο, rss. Δουλειά μόνο σε ώρα δουλειάς και τίποτα που να με κάνει να σκέφτομαι sites και τεχνολογία και συμβατότητα και frameworks… Κοινώς όχι άλλο κάρβουνο! Λίγο χρόνο να χαναβρώ το “ουμφ!” μου. Στην αρχή μου κακοφάνηκε. Είδα τηλεόραση όμως. Πολύ και ελληνική. Είδα Dr Who (την καινούρια σειρά) Έπαιξα κάμποσο Portal και άκουσα και πολύ Portal. To Still Alive παίζει συνέχεια στο κεφάλι μου. Διάβασα πολύ. Έπαιξα και WoW. Φυσικά. wow - games - life - games - break 2008-05-07T20:09:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/return/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/return/#When:11:09:00Z Μετα απο μιάμιση βδομάδα απουσίας, επιστροφή επιτέλους στο ψηφιακό κόσμο. Οι συγκυρίες [και η γκαντεμιά μου επίσης] το έφεραν έτσι ώστε απο τη περασμένη Τετάρτη να είμαι incommunicada με κάθε τρόπο. loose talk - my days my moods 2008-03-07T11:09:00+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/you_know_you_are_addicted_to_wow_when/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/you_know_you_are_addicted_to_wow_when/#When:16:02:01Z 90% of the podcasts you listen to are on WoW Radio The last thing you do before setting off for work in the morning is to check the AH [Auction House]… … and that’s the first thing you do in the evening When your boyfriend asks for chocolate cake and you ask him to go to the supermarket for the “mats” When walking to the bus stop in the morning you wish you could “portal” to work When walking home from work in the evening you wish you could “hearth” back When you sign a birthday card “GZ on dinging 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” [with all 27 exclamation marks at the end of it] When on the bus you wish you were on your “epic” mount When your nightmares take place in Booty Bay When one of your nightmares is getting ganked by a hunter and his pet while you are picking vegetables in Tesco All the above have happened to me at some point, some more than once. Is it a coincidence that one of my favorite shows on WoW radio is Warcraft Anonymous? I have clear boundaries between real life and gaming and I seem to have my priorities straight ie Real Life > Virtual Life, but I give to both a great amount of effort and time and I really enjoy both. I enjoy immensely when a work project is successfully finished and I love spending time with my loved ones. Yet at the same time I am equally excited when I get a new piece of gear or manage to successfully complete an instance with my friends. I work hard on any new venture to make it a success but I also concentrate on my ingame goals and try to complete them successfully. For my latest web project I worked constantly even throughout weekends for a while and I never even thought of WoW. However when that was done and dusted I decided that I wanted to get my epic mount in game and for 10 days after work I played for a considerable amount of time to manage to get the huge amount of gold to purchase it. Am I strange? Am I too old [like my mom says] to play games, especially when I invest so much time and effort into them? Do you get really really into your gaming, or any other hobby you might have? Does it affect any aspect of your real life? WoW - loose talk 2008-02-11T16:02:01+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/kalo_mina_kali_xronia/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/kalo_mina_kali_xronia/#When:09:31:01Z Αν και σήμερα είναι 1 Φεβρουαρίου, για μένα [και τους συναδέλφους μου] είναι ουσιαστικά η αρχή της καινούριας χρονιάς. Ο Γενάρης, και ο Δεκέμβριος πριν απο αυτόν, ήταν για μας πολύ παραγωγικoί αλλά και δύσκολοι, γεμάτοι στρες μήνες. work - loose talk 2008-02-01T09:31:01+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/o_pelatis_exei_panta_dikio/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/o_pelatis_exei_panta_dikio/#When:12:07:01Z Αυτό το πόστ το έχω ξεκινήσει 2 – 3 φορές και κάθε φορά αντί να το δημοσιοποιήσω το έχω σβήσει. Κυρίως γιατί κάθε φορά που γράφω σχετικά είμαι αφάνταστα νευριασμένη. Είναι όμως κάτι που με προβληματίζει αφάνταστα και τελικά αποφάσισα να το βγάλω απο μέσα μου ελπίζωντας πως γράφοντάς το εδώ ίσως καταφέρω να δω τα πράγματα λίγο πιο αποστασιοποιημένα, και βρώ την απάντηση στο πρόβλημα. work - clients - loose talk - my days my moods 2008-01-22T12:07:01+00:00 http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/ho_ho_ho_meeeeerry_xmas/ http://www.acidsmile.co.uk/blog/entry/ho_ho_ho_meeeeerry_xmas/#When:21:04:00Z Festivities are closing up on us, with work’s party tomorrow night. Although my personal tribute to xmas has stayed at the bare minimum of hanging a string of lights at the front window I have immensly enjoyed my xmas-self. Showing my true colors on the bluestorm xmas campaign I am the snow woman. Enjoy the card and play the game too. Matty and Ricki spent ages on it. Especially Ricki trying to stay first on the score board :P xmass - bluestorm - work - illustration 2007-12-20T21:04:00+00:00