My Car, my laptop, a starbucks mug

It was a regular day, just like any other. I was on my way to my car, the air was cool, the sky a light grey. These gloomy days speak to me, in a way... I enjoy them. However, this day was different. This day, fate, karma, or some other strong force which i'm unable to identify... was lurking right around the corner. I own a beautiful white 13" MacBook, MSRP $1300. At the time, my laptop was in a black bag, which protects it from bumps and scratches. On the handle of that bag, which held my laptop, was a Starbucks mug, with a special release clip. This mug was great, and so was my computer.

As the story continues, you may notice my abscent mindedness. It's not serious, just dangerous.

I was walking to my car, and I couldn't find my keys, so as i approaced my car, I set my laptop down, to free both hands in the search. I found my keys unlocked my door, got in, closed my door, and began to drive away. As i was driving away, i heard what sounded like a pop can, or possibly a waterbottle crunching. I looked out the window infront of me, and saw no pop can, and no water bottle. Rather my laptop bag, with a completely destroyed  Starbucks mug.

The laptop it's self, useless... Screen is cracked, won't not show any color, it's a gonner. However, when i plug a monitor into the laptop, it still runs, meaning i didn't lose all my information, with the computer.

Sometimes, it just feels right saying... FML

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Working with Brides

A womans wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of her life. If thats true, why are the days leading up to this "wonderful event" so hell-ridden and hecktic? Weddings are a womans deepest connection to her own inner beauty. They feel the more beautiful their wedding, the more the brides inner beauty can be expressed. Brides can be nasty, so learn how to deal with them. They will change their minds more times then you'll update the design, get used to it. Designing a wedding website is like designing any other website, only pink...er... and more fluffy.

When working with a bride, one must always remember, stay calm... always make sure they know anything can be changed at anytime, and its never a big deal. Getting that point across early will indeed save the designer hours of crying, and self doubt. Brides can get nasty. When a woman goes into bride mode, ideas begin flooding out like a Roman Seige. Many of these ideas can be tossed away, ignored, or deemed impossible, but she might not be willing to let go of some ideas. These ideas are called "her precious".
Each "precious" to you, may seem unimportant to the design, and even in some cases ridiculous, but brides will be brides, and their fantasy's may blind their ability to design. This is where the designer must take the upper hand, and show the client why this design feature is flawed. If they insist, they insist, after all, it's their wedding.

I'm currently working on my first wedding website with my sister. It's been a lot of fun, and a lot of progress has been made. I hope to have a few pages displayed by the weekend!