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The sun is shinning and its finally starting to warm up a bit around here in Indiana.  The next few days should be hitting around 65 and is going to make me want to get outside for sure.  I have to reintroduce myself to things like trees, grass and birds.

The bad thing is that I have been reading that the temps may take a quick drop by the weekend and we may even seen some snow.  I know that a lot of people hate hearing the word snow, but I get a kick out of seeing it in March for some reason.  It doesn’t help with the whole Spring-Fever thing either but this should be the last of it for a few months.

So here we go with the song of the day. Hi-Tek featuring Common – The Sun God…

Lyrics to The Sun God :
* she vocalize during interludes with no discernible words

Common… Common…

[Common]
Yeah, yeah
Hi-Tek

[Verse One]
Free the rhyme or risk a dig into a deep sound abyss
Unit in the stash the beats and never found the shit
Experience like Hendrix, keep my sound enriched
Cats ask about my stitch, to me they soundin bitch
In my sounds the glitch of hatred, for cats who ain’t make it
I’ma give it, as far as you can take it
Tried to take the safe way, told you there’s a gateway to skinny
Many can find it but few can climb it
I’m open-minded like a pothead
Doin what I gotta do to keep the spot fed
In the climate, of locked dreads, corn-rows, torn souls
Worn hoes, who been molested by they uncle
I bundle, amongst you cold mother-uckers
The world is bitter, like baby mothers
Look how far El Dorados and wine bottles drug us
Least God and the sun love us, it’s the Sun God

[Verse Two]
Everywhere is broken glass
Nephews smokin squares, nieces smokin grass
Try not to say shoot around my daughter she already know to blast
Catchin the future, don’t know who threw the past
It’s the, year of the snake and the hidden dragon
Niggaz is fake like bitches braggin
Listen to the ocean and the stars, keep my vision in motion
In motion like cars
I’m down to Earth, at times I feel closer to Mars
The world is yours, I’m hopin it’s ours
Some say the Gods is crazy, I see God in our babies
Child of the sun, I allowed it to raise me
(.. from a distance) niggaz tried to appraise me
I’m hard to read like graffiti so it don’t phase me
My days be spent, behind dream’s tent
Through the sun the divine being is sent
It’s the Sun God

[Verse Three]
Letters from prison sayin we need a better religion
I’m a rebel that listens from a eighty-seven position
I can’t crystalize the mission lies within
Born to die even in death we begin
It’s heavy ‘jo learnin what we already know
and carry low swing on a chariot slow
Brothers stick though remindin me of revolution
If the drama comes I’ma have to uhh pop his gun
It’s the Sun God, yeah

Just a heads up that I’ve finally uploaded all my old videos and stupid old flash tricks to YouTube.  I found a program that converts swf files into flv for uploading straight to YouTube.  Most of the stuff can still be found in the WebTurd Media section of this, but just cooler on YouTube.  I still have a few more videos to add but its a good organized feeling to have everything in one place.

Go here for the official WebTurd YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WebTurd#p/u

Since owning my new Palm Pre, I find myself changing up wallpapers all the time.

I’ve never really had a phone that would display  backgrounds so crisp and vibrant, so I find it hard to just leave one wallpaper or background up longer than one day at a time.

Since the Palm Pre’s resolution is at 320 x 480, its really easy to find wallpapers as the Iphone has the same requirements.  Iphone wallpapers are everywhere and very easy to find. If I don’t make the Palm Pre backgrounds myself, I hit up a few of my favorite sites to download some new ones.

Here are a few of my favorite Palm Pre Wallpaper hot spots.

http://idesignpre.com
http://poolga.com/en/p/
http://ideas.veer.com/wallpaper/iphone
http://ph7labs.com/site/download/
http://store.glennz.com/downloads.html

To save time and less screen tapping, be sure to check out the ” Switcharoo Free ” Palm Pre application.

Switcharoo is a nifty utility that will randomly switch your wallpapers for you, based on a schedule, (once an hour, once a day, etc). It includes a setting that allows you to pick the album that the switcher will pull the images from. You can also pick “All Images” which will include all the images in all the albums.

More info on Switcharoo Free here: http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/switcharoo

*At the time of writing this post, I didn’t realize that there was another version to the Switcharoo application.  Its called Wallpaper Switcharoo Demo and apparently automatically downloads images from a server for even more Palm Pre wallpaper fun.

So have it and get to changing you wallpapers often for a fun and fresh phone every time you look at it.

Was feeling this one on the way back in today…

Something’s gotta change
Sounds of laughter and happiness turns my teardrops to rain
Been bearing this burden for too many of my days
Looks like breezes of Autumn done finally blew my way
Like memories of yesterday…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5_ZaEOrCI#t=1m33s

I read a really good and inspiration article this morning and wanted to share it here.  Its focused on growing, thriving and expanding as a web designer and worth the read.

“ I love to live simply. If I don’t see the need to grow my business, I won’t. For me, more money does not equal more happiness, especially if I have to work myself to death for it.

But many designers get to a point, as I have in the past, where they feel they have to grow in order to be comfortable with themselves and their business.

When does this point come? Well, it’s different for everyone, but most web designers fall into one of the following categories:

You need more financial stability.
Whether you’re expecting a baby, buying a house or climbing out of debt, life changes demand career changes. Improving as a web designer and cultivating your business increases stability.

You’re anxious for advancement.
As life goes on, even if we’re financially stable, we yearn for advancement to fill a need for self-worth. It’s not selfish, just a part of life. Advancing one’s career is a great way to advance personally.

You’re just learning the business.
Whether you’re young or just switching careers, you may be new to web design. To be successful in this business, you need to learn how to grow.

These scenarios are general, and surely many of us have been through all of them. Whatever your reason for wanting to grow as a web designer, the tips below may help. “

Read the rest of this article here: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/02/how-to-grow-as-a-web-designer/

I’ve been wanting to try this out for awhile but their really hasn’t been any good Pre WordPress applications released yet.

I did find a decent plug in called WPhone for WordPress that makes the admin area much more mobile friendly and almost looks like an application. Only problem that I see is that there is no way to attach images to a post.

I’ll play around with some more but so far so good. So if anyone is looking to blog with their palm pre, check out the following link for the WordPress plugin: http://wphoneplugin.org/

CONTEST HAS ENDED – PLEASE VISIT ALIENATION BMX FOR MORE INFORMATION

Alienation BMX has launched their new site and is giving away yet another free bmx bike.

To win this bike, you don’t need a camera, a video camera, editing software or some crazy fish-eye lens. All you need is a grammatically correct email to them explaining why you deserve this bike.

Bike Specs
Diamondback Reactor pro featuring FSA Assault Cranks w/BB30 Bottom Bracket Technology.
Sinz Pro Alloy Fork. Custom white powder coat.
FSA Sealed Bearing Internal headset.
S&M Race Stem- 53mm.
S&M Race XLT Bars. 8” rise. White powder.
Alienation Mr.Hand grips. 128mm Black.
Tektro V-Brake system. Black.
Alienation Emerald Seat w/Red base, Black cover. Pivotal technology.
Alienation BillyClub seat post. 26.8mm Anodized Black. Pivotal Technology.
MCS Quick Release Seat clamp.  Anodized Black.
MCS 4 Bolt Directional Sprocket.
KMC “Gold Chain”.
Alienation Bullitt Hubs.  Anodized Red. Rear Cassette. 36h.
Alienation BlackSheep rims. Anodized Red. 36h.
Alienation Differential Tires. 20×2.1 front and 20×1.95 rear.  Kevlar Folding bead.

Go here to enter the contest and see more detailed photos:  http://www.alienationbmx.com/contest