http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com Experiences in design and storytelling Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you may have noticed, February hasn't been a particularly effective month around the blog (or anywhere else in my life). There are a number of reasons for this, but really it all comes down to major upheavals going on in my life. So...I'll share my books monthly. I might ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/02/29/a-break-and-februarys-books/ I think I've spent the better part of my life trying to tell a story in words. I'm not sure it's been an entirely successful venture, but I keep trying. It's kind of funny, too. I love reading books. There's a thrill in letting the words play in your mind to ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/02/10/story-is-without-medium/ I didn't realize I'd been ignoring this blog. Sorry about that, guys. If you could see my calendar, you'd understand what's happened. To catch you up quickly, both of my workplaces were bought this month, and so there's a lot going on. In one case, it's coming right as things ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/01/27/an-update-and-books-ive-read/ "If they didn't hire you, don't solve their problem."- Gerald Weinberg I really need to take this one to heart. The problem is: I'm a natural problem solver. I see a problem. I try to solve it. It's a disease, I tell you! And it really doesn't matter where I am. A problem ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/01/06/problem-solving-for-hire/ With it being the ever-fun, ever-crazy holiday season, I've decided to reduce a small bit of the demands on my time by putting this little cluster of websites on hiatus through the holidays. Please go forth and have a wonderful holiday, regardless of what you celebrate. Take time to be with ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/12/23/taking-a-break/ I've read a number of blog posts recently written by people who are feeling the strain of information overload. They're talking about the freedom that's come with dropping feeds out of their aggregator. I feel a bit guilty, but I kind of laugh at that. We each decide what blog feeds ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/12/16/controlling-information-overload/ This is something that's been on my mind a lot over the past few months. I can write a post on a topic. I can explain why I link to something. I'm told I'm thoughtful in my posts, but I'm not sure people are hearing me in my posts. That's not ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/12/09/trying-to-find-my-voice/ I don't actually recall what led to my finally deciding it might be fun to try Twitter, and I've had a devil of a time trying to remind myself to update it periodically. Thankfully, I have the IM bot set up, and I'm doing much better at thinking, "Hey, this ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/12/02/making-use-of-twitter/ Curt Rosengren recently shared some suggestions from a book he is reading to help experts spend some time remembering what it means to be a beginner in a field. I found it interesting because I do consider myself an expert on a couple of topics, but I feel like I ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/11/25/an-expert-in-the-beginner-zone/ After using eHow for a while, I finally decided to jump in and try to post some of my how-to articles there. I'm starting small, just posting one article a week. My first series will be the constellation finders I wrote back in grad school. I don't know where I'm going ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2007/11/18/giving-some-of-my-writing-a-home/