Written by theimpossiblek | Posted under personal
I found out about Geocities’ death in the most back-handed sorta way- by reading it in the latest xkcd comic. At first, I was appalled by the site’s suddenly atrocious layout. It was full of broken tags, animated gifs and ugly flashing banners. Then I read the announcement… Ahhhh… now it made sense. So yes, good riddance Geocities. I only hope that my small contribution to good web design can slowly rid the web of ugly sites like the ones you helped create.
I’m just about finished with two web sites, ones that I’ve been working on for two clients. One is a board game website, the other is a video production site. Slowly but surely, I am building my portfolio and finding solid web design work. My role as Marketing Pro at work has also landed me real web dev opportunities, working on client web sites and such. Am I thrilled?
HECK YEAH!
And just in time too…
There are two reasons I went into web design initially:
- I LOVE IT!
- I want to build a career doing freelance web design so someday I can work and raise a family… both of which are finally becoming feasible.
I’m also pretty psyched about the prospect of doing work at home while I’m in Rexburg. In all humility, I’ve made myself indispensable at my current job, so I think I’ve worked a deal where I’d do web and marketing work for my current company even after I move. Yay! That means no awful, icy commutes to Idaho Falls! 
If I didn’t have to deal with the drama my family is currently going through, life would be perfect. Brian and I have both been praying that my brother and sister would get to a point where they would stop the destructive path they’re currently on, and I just learned today that my brother’s back in jail… It breaks my heart to think of the pain my family is going through, but what can I do? Every time I hear updates, it feels like I’m tuning into a soap opera… dangit, where’s the bleepin’ remote? I’d much rather tune into a comedy…
