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Day 21: For the record

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

At least once per day for the past several days, somebody would tell me not to eat instant noodles everyday and why. Too much preservatives. Not enough nutrients. Pimples. Premature ejaculation. Etc.

Thanks for everybody’s concern for how I live, but let me just get this out there for the record: I do not eat instant noodles everyday! Not even every other day! It’s not like I’m some kid who doesn’t know how to take care of himself. Please. I eat cereal and peanut butter sandwiches everyday, so I’m doing just fine. Thank you very much.

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Day 20: I like Illustrator

Monday, May 5th, 2008

I’ve been experimenting with Adobe Illustrator over the past week because the powers that be at work have nothing better for me to do right now than make a bunch of logos. I’m starting to see that this application is pretty friggin’ awesome.

I got tired of making logos (when I finish one, they just have me make another) so I tried to do some sketches using Illustrator. I love it!

I hated drawing vector lines before but it just takes some time to understand how the Pen Tool works. Now I get it. I still need more practice but I feel I can do pretty much any line art in Illustrator that I can do with a pencil. With more precision even.

For fellow Illustrator noobs, here are some essential keyboard shortcuts:

P – Pen Tool
V – Selection Tool
A – Direct Selection Tool
Command G – Group
Shift Command G – Ungroup

Have fun!

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Day 16: McDonald’s I Love China Meal

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

52中国

As you may or may not know, China is going through some nationalistic madness right now (more than usual), and apparently McDonald’s is trying to cash in on it. Today I saw an in-store sign advertising a meal called “52中国”, which basically translates to “I Love China”.

This was right next door to a Carrefour, which today was supposed to (but didn’t) have protesters urging people to boycott the French supermarket chain. Love China? Boycott the French and spend 52 RMB on American fast food!

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