Monthly Archives: June 2008

Egypt – Day 3 – Prologue

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Brett

Julia, my mom, and I have decided not to go to Alexandria today.  Instead, we are relaxing for a while followed by walking on our own time through some of the more foreigner-friendly parts of Cairo.

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Egypt – Days 1 and 2

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Brett

In all the excitement over the last few days, we forgot to mention that we left June 26th for Egypt and Jordan, where we will be spending the next two weeks. We are traveling with my mother and brother on … Continue reading →

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Exciting News…

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Julia

Brett and I are engaged!!! We’ve been talking about the possibility of getting married for a while now, but it wasn’t until about a month or so ago that we actually started discussing it with seriousness. We did some ring … Continue reading →

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Geeked Out

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Brett

There have been a number of new developments in the geek realm lately, so I figure now is as good a time as any to plug some of my favorites. TinEye is a new photo-specific search engine that holds a … Continue reading →

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Breaking In

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Brett

It’s after 5 a.m. and I just got home from work.  Needless to say, this was a rough night. First, I made a big mistake Monday night while doing Tuesday’s front page.  Late in the night, I had to switch … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfying

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Brett

I hate it when I feel like I need to yawn and/or take a deep breath and it just won’t happen.

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Blues Traveler

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brett

Tonight Julia and I went to see Blues Traveler at Alive At Five, a free concert series in Stamford.  The crowd was pretty ridiculous (a lot of “Fairfield County” type people), but the show was good.  We ducked out early … Continue reading →

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Opera & Artists

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Brett

My second front page.  Click on the image to see a PDF version.

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Pain in the Neck

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Brett

Last night I encountered two separate problems in my design process. First, I re-learned a lesson I hadn’t thought about in years: trying to blend black text on top of a “black” area of CMYK color photo does not work. … Continue reading →

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Roof Drop

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Brett

While at Dunkin Donuts a little while ago, a leak in the roof saturated a ceiling panel to point that it collapsed under its own weight, spraying customers with water and debris.  Some of the more uptight customers started freaking … Continue reading →

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