Lazy Night

Last night I had some ‘me’ time after a long day with a big headache – which meant a stimulating game of Civilization IV. I know, I know – you’re probably jealous, but please try to contain it.

Actually, I think it was 50% needing to get away from a concept I’ve been working on (the usability of ‘tabs’ and how we can design in a tab-centric world), to help things get a little clearer. Other projects I have on my “To Do” list:

• Jersey Birding t-shirt design – just a concept I had that is coming out pretty nicely. I hope to have an example or two up on CafePress tonight
• Design research/presentations:
  • Designing in a Tab-Centric World
  • Form Usability Guidelines
  • Usability/Accessibility Guidelines (for work)
• Personal development projects:
  • Homepage redesign
  • Turning my lifelist page into a PHP sortable page (or even better, an XML-based Flex App; but I’d have to learn both of those first)
  • Finishing the redesign and fixes on this blog
  • Some graphic design stuff for my parent’s beach house
  • Various t-shirt designs that are half-done (and, you know, actually selling something)
• Get ready for our trip to Texas in 3 weeks (God, I can’t wait)
• Reply to a couple dozen emails I’ve festered on replying to (’cause I suck)

I’m fairly sure there’s a lot more on my ‘To Do’ list but that’s all I can remember right now.

Links Without a Witty Title

• America’s Honeybees are disappearing – the start of an epidemic?
• Dawn Chorus bird song imitation – pretty cool. Make sure to listen to the real recording (normal speed).
• The Crocodile Hunter Meets Ross the Intern – courtesy of FuriousBall
• BumpTop – a pretty cool desktop document-management interface.
• Get your business cards Flickr-ized – courtesy of Monarch