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I am a freelance web and graphic designer. I have designed templates for LiveJournal, Xanga, Myspace, and the Style Archive. You can find my current portfolio on my personal website. I am available for freelance work at this time. Contact me via email at carriep63@wi.rr.com.

I am a devoted wife and mother of two. I have a huge crush on Jason Mraz. I love to read - I will read just about anything out there. I own thousands of books and I am usually reading several at one time. I also enjoy cooking. It's a fairly new pastime for me and I am having a ball with it! I also love music (is there anyone that doesn't, lol?) and you can find my music tastes on www.ilike.com. That site also has a music challenge game that is like a modern day "Name That Tune". It's super fun.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

  • Tornados… in January?!

    So - this is how I spent my day yesterday, with tornado sirens blaring around me every few minutes, it seemed. The city I live in got hit pretty hard - one of my favorite restaurants got demolished just a few miles down the road! The “county” got hit a little harder, though it looks like.

    Some reports say there were 5 tornadoes, some reports say there were only two (only, lol!) different ones that touched down in several different areas.

    In Wisconsin, we are all used to hearing the tornado sirens - they go blaring throughout my city every Saturday morning at 10:00am for testing purposes. So, when I was at work yesterday and the sirens went off, I thought briefly to myself, “Oh, it’s just the tornado sirens… THE TORNADO SIRENS?!” I tell you, it stopped me cold. Someone said “Oh, they must have a tornado warning.” Um… no. The tornado sirens go off when there is a tornado, not a warning! It basically means “Get your ass under cover or kiss it goodbye.” Which of course, no one did. We all ran outside to see it. Idiots.

    Anyway, no one was hurt by the damage, but alot of people are without power and a few are without houses right now. My family is fine - like clear thinking people they went into the basement.

    [EDIT] I guess the restaurant is NOT demolished. A power pole crashed into the roof, apparently. Woot!

Sunday, January 06, 2008

  • So Overwhelmed

    I am so overwhelmed with my internet responsibilities lately. I own so many communities on Livejournal and I’ve neglected them ALL lately. I seem to start one project and then turn to another one. Right now I’m working on (1)my own website (neglected), (2)a web design for a paying client (high priority), (3)a pro-bono website for a record company (another priority), (4)a myspace design for a client that paid me months ago (should be HIGHEST priority), (5)a myspace design for a pro-bono client and I’m trying to (6)squeeze in downloads for my design studio and (7)get an ebay business and (8)myspace business off the ground.

    Did I mention that I also work a full time job that has absolutely nothing to do with web design?

    On top of that is the fact that I feel like I’m going crazy lately. This can only lead to Carrie having a blowout eventually. And I really do feel like I’m going crazy - I’m just so emotional about EVERYTHING - I could cry at the drop of a hat. I just don’t know why; I’m not usually like this. I’ve had strange dreams and everything lately. This just started about two weeks ago. Hopefully it’s a stupid girl thing that blows over soon.

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Thursday, December 27, 2007

  • New Year’s Eve

    Screw New Year’s Eve. That holiday isn’t even here yet and it’s caused me more hurt and grief than any single day has a right to cause.

    I tried to plan a party. I started planning this right after Thanksgiving. I just wanted a get-together with a couple of friends, y’know? A kid friendly party with drinks and cards and stuff. Countdown to midnight and all that jazz.

    Guess what? None of my friends can see fit to come to my house for New Year’s Eve. Did anyone make plans before they found out about my party? No, not at all. There are just more “important” parties to go to. There are more “important” friends to spend time with. At first I got a bunch of “we’ll see” responses. Then I got a bunch of “well, I actually have this other party to go to” responses - even though I invited people to my party WEEKS ago.

    Well, FORGET it. My invitation has been revoked for ALL of you. Don’t bother to come over to my house. Don’t “stop in for a while”. Just don’t BOTHER. I am obviously not as important to any of you as I thought.

    Y’know - I try to be there for my friends. I attend thier get-togethers. I’m there when I’m needed. I don’t blow people off. I call people back. If I’m invited somewhere, I either accept the invite and attend or I decline and I don’t. I never ever string people along until the last minute and then say I have something more important to do.

    My friends have hurt me more than they will ever know. I don’t feel like I can believe in any one of you. I feel like an afterthought. Someone that you can hang out with if there is no one better around. Thanks so much for that.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

  • Disney

    I need to go back to Disney World. Seriously. I’ve been watching Disney stuff on the “Journey” channel all morning and I could just about cry because I’m not there right now. I WILL go back to Disney World. Soon, I hope.