I did it. I updated my work-o-matic. There are some files still missing but I really haven't bothered to list small projects at all, so that should do. The trick.
Yesterday one reporter from YleQ (radio station) contacted me about using Coloria to some project - I'm so glad that my hobby has some use for someone else too. I don't have turn my guilt processor on + to eleven (hih, a little Spinal Tap joke here) while making Coloria instead of working with proper projects. ...Actually Coloria has had a lot of visitors this week (at least I've got a lots of feedback). Nice.
Right now I'm working with Arctic&Fabulous (on demo phase), Kirsi Neuvonen (on problem solving phase), Riiminka (problem solved, thaks to Anssi before whom I bow; renewing phase), Väripaletti (coding the basic page), a light related net exhibition for Alvar Aalto Museum and Sibelius Academy project (small adjustments). Basic updates of today and yesterday: Ptah, Alvar Aalto Foundation, The Craftmuseum of Finland, Elämän värit, The Arts Council of Central Finland and Centre for Cultural Affairs of Jyväskylä. You see, I've been busy.
A small side note: today at noon I noticed that it was as dark as at summer midnight. I really couldn't read inside without light. Goth season has arrived. Now it would be a good time to dress in to black leather and pvc and find the darkish mood before entering the rainy, nightish day.
I continue my journey in the darkness. I'm leaving to get more education... about colours.
24.10.04
soundtrack | Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the jar
The whole week has just flashed before my eyes.
Wasn't a very good week for teaching. First of all, I was there only for three days of the whole week and through that time I was a bit disoriented. I was so tired that the whole week was like a big dream sequence. But emphasis on the word dream - I was tired but there was nothing nightmerish about it. Except for my headache which was about to kill me on Tuesday afternoon. The rest of the week was much easier. The whole class is more like work shop than a course with new things. I tried to advise each student personally and also tried to get them to help each other. But anyway... I'm more a power seeking unit than a teacher and I think the students know that now.
On Thursday I woke up at 6am (!) and left for Helsinki with Teija. I had one meeting in Alvar Aalto Academy at noon and Ulla from Sibelius Academy came to pick me up at half past one. Actually, I think that I finally got a hold on to that Sibelius Academy project! *Click.* After the meetings I met my brother who kindly offered me a luxurous eat-as-much-as-you-can on RAX - and then I headed back home.
But at least one project is almost down and out. Riiminka is online, published on October 19. There is still one minor problem to be solved - but anyway.
Next week's program includes f.ex. Kirsi Neuvonen's site renewing and Arctic & Fabulous site renewing...
And some more FarScapes.
Wasn't a very good week for teaching. First of all, I was there only for three days of the whole week and through that time I was a bit disoriented. I was so tired that the whole week was like a big dream sequence. But emphasis on the word dream - I was tired but there was nothing nightmerish about it. Except for my headache which was about to kill me on Tuesday afternoon. The rest of the week was much easier. The whole class is more like work shop than a course with new things. I tried to advise each student personally and also tried to get them to help each other. But anyway... I'm more a power seeking unit than a teacher and I think the students know that now.
On Thursday I woke up at 6am (!) and left for Helsinki with Teija. I had one meeting in Alvar Aalto Academy at noon and Ulla from Sibelius Academy came to pick me up at half past one. Actually, I think that I finally got a hold on to that Sibelius Academy project! *Click.* After the meetings I met my brother who kindly offered me a luxurous eat-as-much-as-you-can on RAX - and then I headed back home.
But at least one project is almost down and out. Riiminka is online, published on October 19. There is still one minor problem to be solved - but anyway.
Next week's program includes f.ex. Kirsi Neuvonen's site renewing and Arctic & Fabulous site renewing...
And some more FarScapes.
18.10.04
soundtrack | Rammstein: Mein Teil
Rude awakenings, the title should really say. Well, not that rude - but a bit unexpected. This morning I received an email - someone was asking if 'the teacher' is existing here somewhere. I had totally forgotten about teaching in JAO this week. Well, actually, I checked my calendar last night and there was nothing about teaching in this date but there was a hand written note which had the dates 19-22 written on it. When I looked that closer it got more obvious that the nine in n.teen was actually badly written eight of e.teen. So, sorry all the students there. We'll see tomorrow.
I ofcourse hadn't realized the teaching project when I promised to travel to Helsinki this Thursday. But too late to cancel that one. And I don't really want to.
After a morning shock I started with updating Gallery Becker, Alvar Aalto Foundation and
The Craftmuseum of Finland sites. Arctic & Fabulous Film Festival is also on it's way. I have all the movie images completed, the site will propably open this week.
I spent some time designing a logo for Väripaletti project. I actually managed to make a few simple versions about an idea we developed with another Päivi H (a namesake of mine). The logo designing is really not my business but I've designed a few this year. It's something.
I should've take the painting course today but since the slight changes in shedules due to the teaching project... I'm taking a evening at home.
FarScape is waiting for me.
14.10.04
soundtrack | Franz Ferdinand: Michael
It has been a couple of busy days with work. I've spent a lot of time with the Sibelius Academy Muhi project and it's finally getting there... I have simplified the layout a little bit - but not too much I hope. Next Thursday I'll visit Helsinki (and have actually two meetings there) about this project. It's always nice to see face to face... I try to keep it one day trip but let's see what happens.
I have also made some small adjustments to Elämän värit page (English version, not online yet) and Riiminka page which will be soon published. + Regular updates for Alvar Aalto Foundation + The Craftmuseum of Finland + The Arts Council of Central Finland (which I visited shortly yesterday to get some coffee... Lazyness). Kirsi Neuvonen's new website project is also ongoing project which takes a lot of attention.
Päivi Kaijula from The University of Jyväskylä is making some kind of research about Finnish internet galleries and wanted to interview me. She came by today and asked a few questions about my online art gallery Webgalleria Henkevä Silakka / Spirited Herring and about my own work. The interviewing situation reminded me of the poor condition of the project. I'm a bit sad that the online gallery has survived pretty much on it's own; I haven't really made any big improvements lately. For the last two years it has basicly just lived it's own life. But now I'm planning the change on that. I'll re-design the layout next January and some other new things will be there too... Hopefully I'll just have energy enough to do that.
And a new DVDrw replaced the old mystically broken one! Life is just a party! Even though lack of the DVD seems to lead to all kinds of creativity. Like Wednesday morning while I was waiting for the new DVD-rw to arrive I didn't want to start working just to get it dropped as soon as I'd got to it. So I just started playing with Photoshop... view the img: You Poor Little Devil. Which made me think again about an old idea of making a small devil portrait collection.
Watch out for some devilish action in the future.
10.10.04
soundtrack | Wasted: In The Darkest Hour
Indeed.
After accepting the truth about dead DVD I tried to calm down and resque my evening watching something nice on tv. But before doing that I decided to check my mail once before putting the computer to coma for the night. Of course I didn't notice that some evil virus had managed to close down automatical virus protection as well as email virus checking from my sweet sweet Norton - and virus it was. I couldn't get the virusprotection online again without turning the computer off. Then when I finally got to check the viruses it couldn't get the viruses deleted so it had to delete my inbox. All the messages that is. But luckily I've been wise and moved the most important mails to subcategories and saved them to hard drive. Anyway, instead of watching nerdisly FarScape (on Friday evening - I have no life) I ended up watching the Virus Check by Norton (I really have no life). Until five at the morning.
Today I made a brochure site for architure & art 2005. It's basically based on the logo designed by Teemu Taskinen. The final site will be quite different I guess.
I also coded the product pages of Riiminka site. I have to say I under estimated the time the product pages take. But I'm almost there.
Which reminds me that I haven't updated my work-o-matic since spring. There are some projects to be updated. I make a public promise to myself to get it updated this month.
After accepting the truth about dead DVD I tried to calm down and resque my evening watching something nice on tv. But before doing that I decided to check my mail once before putting the computer to coma for the night. Of course I didn't notice that some evil virus had managed to close down automatical virus protection as well as email virus checking from my sweet sweet Norton - and virus it was. I couldn't get the virusprotection online again without turning the computer off. Then when I finally got to check the viruses it couldn't get the viruses deleted so it had to delete my inbox. All the messages that is. But luckily I've been wise and moved the most important mails to subcategories and saved them to hard drive. Anyway, instead of watching nerdisly FarScape (on Friday evening - I have no life) I ended up watching the Virus Check by Norton (I really have no life). Until five at the morning.
Today I made a brochure site for architure & art 2005. It's basically based on the logo designed by Teemu Taskinen. The final site will be quite different I guess.
I also coded the product pages of Riiminka site. I have to say I under estimated the time the product pages take. But I'm almost there.
Which reminds me that I haven't updated my work-o-matic since spring. There are some projects to be updated. I make a public promise to myself to get it updated this month.
9.10.04
soundtrack | Maj Karma: Kyynel
Ok. I have a few conspiracy theories. For example: the world is against me. Again.
This week has been the most unproductive ever. I guess I've had some kind of flu or something, working (and living as well) has felt heavy and slow. Yesterday I met doctor and had some minor operation and stiches don't make me feel much better. But today I decided that this nothingness can't go on. So I pushed myself on the edge with all the work - work work work - until I felt my head is falling off. Then after 10 hours of brain aching pain and blood, sweat and tears I decided to relax and watch some FarScape series my brother just sent me two days ago. And what happens? Nothing. After a little while of cursing and booting the damn machine and almost throwing the whole thing out (well, it's too heavy so I have to just play some mind games) I finally called my brother who found out that there has been similar problems with some other LG GSA 4081B users as well. Not a diver-fixable problem. The driver is dead.
F***** LG shit. It still actually recognices DVDs but not cd's (r,rw or empty or anything). And so it happens that it's weekend, no repairing activity. Luckily I've copied the most important work-cd's into hard drive so I don't have to make excuses to any clients. But I can't afford to take this c:ter anywhere. The quarentee is still ok (except I can't find the documents anywhere - but I hope the have some kind of record of my buyings in the shop) but I have so much work I simply can't let my c:ter go... There are about five acute deadlines waiting.
Maybe I just should be lucky to breathe *she says ironically and vanishes*
This week has been the most unproductive ever. I guess I've had some kind of flu or something, working (and living as well) has felt heavy and slow. Yesterday I met doctor and had some minor operation and stiches don't make me feel much better. But today I decided that this nothingness can't go on. So I pushed myself on the edge with all the work - work work work - until I felt my head is falling off. Then after 10 hours of brain aching pain and blood, sweat and tears I decided to relax and watch some FarScape series my brother just sent me two days ago. And what happens? Nothing. After a little while of cursing and booting the damn machine and almost throwing the whole thing out (well, it's too heavy so I have to just play some mind games) I finally called my brother who found out that there has been similar problems with some other LG GSA 4081B users as well. Not a diver-fixable problem. The driver is dead.
F***** LG shit. It still actually recognices DVDs but not cd's (r,rw or empty or anything). And so it happens that it's weekend, no repairing activity. Luckily I've copied the most important work-cd's into hard drive so I don't have to make excuses to any clients. But I can't afford to take this c:ter anywhere. The quarentee is still ok (except I can't find the documents anywhere - but I hope the have some kind of record of my buyings in the shop) but I have so much work I simply can't let my c:ter go... There are about five acute deadlines waiting.
Maybe I just should be lucky to breathe *she says ironically and vanishes*
6.10.04
soundtrack | Guided by Voices: Sons of Apollo
Yesterday (well, actually day before that, it's already over 1am) I went to my evening course about artists' material etc. - the course actually started over month ago but I just hadn't got the time until now. I started a few paintings - made the canvases and all. It was nice making something concrete for a while. Today I went to this colour course I'm taking and it was nice too - something else to think about. There are some issues blurring in my mind which I can't turn off quite as good as I'd like to. But hey - not a zombie yet.
This morning I received an invitation to Superstar Collective office opening. I'd really like to take a visit to Tampere and the opening but I'm not sure can I afford it right now. That's another thing. I should remember to write bills to my customers. I'd really need a secretary. Actually, I'd also like to have some one to finish all the projects - I don't mind starting them but it's always (/%¤#&%%%% after a few months.
Yesterday I made small updates for the Centre for Cultural Affairs of Jyväskylä and started updating Kirsi Neuvonen's website. The project has continued today - beautiful pictures! Also updated The Craftmuseum of Finland, The Arts Council of Central Finland + ArsLab2 sites but I'm not really in work.mod right now. I just can't seem to concentrate enough.
I'm making so much typos I'm almost al bhedding. Better to get some sleep.
1.10.04
soundtrack | Depeche Mode: Enjoy the silence
A few hours ago I came back from the exhibition opening of some local women artists (in the Museum of Central Finland) and started packing. I'm leaving to Iitti (don't ask) tomorrow. It's actually a very small and beautiful village in Southern Finland (never been there but I trust brochures...) and I'll travel by bus. By bus! I've always preferred train but hey - five or six hour by train and about three hours by bus. Nostalgic. I have to pack my gameboy with me. And sleeping bag - I'll be sleeping in the gallery (floor).
I actually visited the website of Iitti to get some information. There was something about the place being on the border of Tawast and Carelia and the dialect is influenced by both of them. They also warned that there are some really old words which aren't used anywhere else in Finland anymore. And that some old people might add a letter 'h' after each word. I'm getting a bit worried - will I understand the language there... It's almost like travelling abroad. :)
And yes. In the exhibition opening I was telling really happily about my great adventure to this strange southern place and what says Jukka? He's going to travel to US, Nebraska tomorrow. But still, I bet Iitti is much more exotic expirience.
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This morning started with a panic reaction. I had totally forgotten the exhibition exchange in Webgalleria Henkevä Silakka / Spirited Herring. Luckily V020 sent me his 'on/off' art thing and I installed it and my own drawing about Wannabe-Lara into the exhibition. Later when I met Anssi (business lunch again - of course) we talked a little about renowing the gallery. I'm planning to make a face-lift to the gallery maybe in the beginning of the next year but also I'd like to see some development happening...
I still have to update Alvar Aalto Foundation. I can do the rest of the job when I'll return from Iitti.
I actually visited the website of Iitti to get some information. There was something about the place being on the border of Tawast and Carelia and the dialect is influenced by both of them. They also warned that there are some really old words which aren't used anywhere else in Finland anymore. And that some old people might add a letter 'h' after each word. I'm getting a bit worried - will I understand the language there... It's almost like travelling abroad. :)
And yes. In the exhibition opening I was telling really happily about my great adventure to this strange southern place and what says Jukka? He's going to travel to US, Nebraska tomorrow. But still, I bet Iitti is much more exotic expirience.
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This morning started with a panic reaction. I had totally forgotten the exhibition exchange in Webgalleria Henkevä Silakka / Spirited Herring. Luckily V020 sent me his 'on/off' art thing and I installed it and my own drawing about Wannabe-Lara into the exhibition. Later when I met Anssi (business lunch again - of course) we talked a little about renowing the gallery. I'm planning to make a face-lift to the gallery maybe in the beginning of the next year but also I'd like to see some development happening...
I still have to update Alvar Aalto Foundation. I can do the rest of the job when I'll return from Iitti.
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