Re: Hey, What’s Happening Jakey?
Is that B.S. for bachelor of science or bullshit? ;)
— girl-detective
Yes. (It’s open to interpretation.)
My biggest gripe with Tumblr theme design was the requirement to support all seven content ‘types’. If you’re looking for a photography theme to beat, tumblr.com/theme/3… is the current king in my opinion.
— doug
Yeah, that does not make sense for a photo-specific theme, but I’ll tag it on and just hope no one uses it. I love the High Res theme.
Glad you asked! Well, I am working for myself. Yes, me. I am taking one simple online college class to finish up this god damn web design B.S. degree. While taking only one class, that only takes up fifteen minutes of my time on Monday, I find that I spend the rest of the days working harder than I ever have before. I have launched three websites this year and I have been a guest on two podcasts.
Here’s what I am currently working on:
I am proud to announce the new Jake Bilbrey.com. It was created to fit a more professional tone and to show off all of my hard work. With the redesign I have launched a new blog geared towards commentary on certain design aspects and what tools and resources I am finding useful.
I have a lot of friends recording podcasts that I have yet to get started on. I feel bad. Some of these podcasts are saying really nice things about me and I am so far behind to hear it. I will catch up eventually, I swear! Then, eventually, I will subscribe to the rest of the podcasts my friends make.
I love this little guy.
“I am about to unfriend you for promoting your work” is the new crazy irrational.
— Jake Bilbrey (@ZicklePop) February 1, 2012
Because if I am passionate about something and your first response is to threaten me? As Calamity Jane would say, “be fucked!”
— Jake Bilbrey (@ZicklePop) February 1, 2012
For the last couple of weeks I have been working very hard to work on things that might help me get a job doing what I want to do. I am proud of my work. I have, in January alone: set up in a new office, built and shipped Call for Me, redesigned my main site, designed and started a blog about web design, and was supprisingly approached to be interviewed on my friends new podcast.
I take a lot of things jokingly, but not these things. These things show who I am and what I am capable of. I am proud of my work. That is why when people say to me, and I am sure they meant it in no disrespect, that they are going to or about to unfollow me because I mentioned once on Twitter the work I have poured my heart in to, I get mad.
Because this is not a joke. I even have had close friends tell me that they think my jokes on Twitter, Tumblr, and on my podcast suck without reading, understanding, or listening to them. That is painful enough, but those things, which I put no less effort in, are for humor and I can ignore it. When I am working on a serious operation to try to start my life as a young adult? Friend or stranger, I do not care. I have way bigger issues to worry with than what I can do to keep you as a follower. Be fucked.
The other night Dad and I were watching Deadwood on the Apple TV and I saw that Psycho was featured on the movies section. To my amazement there was an option to watch the trailer. I feared that it was some new ad that the studios made. It was not! It was the original trailer for the movie Psycho. So I started watching the original trailers to other such classics like The Birds, Citizen Kane, and The Big Sleep. I highly recommend going in the iTunes movie store and watching old movie trailers.
“THAT MAN and THAT GIRL are THAT WAY AGAIN” Oh, I love you Bogart and Bacall.
As of a few weeks ago I no longer eat Macaroni and Cheese for breakfast every morning. So I have that going for me.
Today I talk to Jake Bilbrey. We discussed his interesting introduction into the world of Web Design and how that shaped his career. Jake is the creator of the community site Tellgram and the web service Call For Me. You can contact Jake at his website JakeBilbrey.com or at CallFor.Me/Jake.
So earlier this week I was interviewed about how I got started in web design and how I work. It was my first interview and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.
(Source: establishedimage)
The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy is coming to an end, as does the world. I have never been more excited for the end of the world, and really what better movie making team to bring it upon us?
(via Edgar Wright)