VN sure has let go in the downloads department. So I’m trying to get back into the routine of updating it as much as I possibly can (or as much as my schedule will let me). I’ve been looking into my PSD folder since I have a lot of unfinished/unused work in there and found some graphics worthwhile of putting up. I’ve also dug up some old layout/theme PSDs so hopefully I’ll be able to have some new themes and HTML layouts up before the end of the month.

I managed to make at least 7 PSP wallpapers from those old graphics. Small preview:

Click here to see them (if you don’t have the strength to click on the ‘Resources’ link up there).

I’m also working on gathering the resources on the Learning Series so that should be up tomorrow.

Side-note: WP 2.7 is so much cleaner and accessible! I finally see why there’s so much praise.

Edit: I finally fixed up the 404 (Error) page. If you want to see it in action type up a bogus URL from within the VN domain. Like monkey.

I love technology. That’s the honest truth. Because of technology we can now detect cancer early, see and talk to family and friends around the world without flying on an airplane, etc. But the one thing that I find incredibly asinine is the use of that technology for things of no importance. I give you the LG National Texting Championships. I found out about this a bit late but I still feel the need to say something here.

It’s just as it sounds - the winner gets paid a whopping amount of cash for being able to text the fastest. Think of all the other things that 20 year old could’ve done in terms of learning a new talent. Instead he gives into the stereotype of ’stupid Americans’. Honestly I don’t blame the world for seeing us as idiots, what with competitions like this.

Am I the only one suffering from national embarrassment?

I was just channel surfing and I can’t believe I used to watch novelas with my mom when I was a kid. Their acting is extremely exaggerated, as if all of us Mexican/Latin people talk really fast and with a passion about everything. Sometimes I’m ashamed of my people.

First day/entry of the new year. Best way to start off a new routine, outlook, everything (if you’re willing). Everyone likes to have resolutions but I like to call them priorities because after all, that’s what they are. So I’d like to start off with listing the top five things I want to accomplish in the upcoming months and (hopefully) further.

• Practice drawing more often
• Become more dedicated to my school work
• Try not to be so stubborn (it’s a long stretch)
• Follow through with R.E.A.D (details below)
• Take better care of myself health/food-wise

Ok, so, about R.E.A.D…

While I was adding books to my database (library is finally up - but not complete) I came up with an idea. I decided to challenge myself in the upcoming year with reading at least 100 books under 12 months. I dubbed this R.E.A.D, an acronym for Reading Equates Advanced Discovery.

I know the idea isn’t new and many people have done this before, but as the name implies I want to use reading as a way to further my knowledge, whether academic or not. My own personal goal is 100 books, although you can set your own number (20, 50, 10). I basically have three points for this project:

• Read about new subjects
• Explore new writing styles/authors
• Most importantly take pleasure from it!

Anyone’s free to join. I’m not the first one to do it and I’m certainly not going to be the last. For those that want to participate you can go ahead and copy and paste this on your site (in your own words of course). No credit is needed but if you want you can use this button in case you do.