Our webcomic Boy-vs-Girl, has grown up been updated!

It’s now AJAX based, so switching between comics is really quick since basically the only things that have to load -after the initial load- are the comic and the write up. It’s a welcome change because the old site ran kinda too slow for our tastes. Like this site, it ran on a WordPress back end, but because of all the plugins and straight up hacks I installed, it was too heavy to run efficiently. Basically, it was over encumbered.

In case you don’t know, or remember, boy-vs-girl.com is a site built by me, drawn by Davy Bell, and written by Heather Whitney. It’s more than 2 years old… That’s pretty impressive for a hobby project, innit?

Go check it out,

Thanks!

I’m currently in between jobs with some time on my hands, so for a quick and dirty project, I created this jQuery clock. It’s using jQuery to animate the digits and, because I said, “Hey, why not” it’s using CSS3 animations to animate the background which creeps up every second and fades into the ether every 10 seconds.

It’s not perfect, though. It’s not optimized for mobile… at all. And it’s because I made it for a debatably useless purpose: to display the time (and only the time) on my aging iBook G4. Yup, there’s an iBook G4 in my bedroom that’s sole purpose is to display the time in a fancy manner and in a web browser. No judging.

Take a look: Fade Away clock (jQuery + CSS3)

I’ve been living here for a little more than two months now, and I’ve enjoyed just about every single moment. One thing that makes this possible is the way in which my living accommodations have been set up for me.

I do not live in a single apartment (which I’m sure would have its advantages). Instead, I live in a dorm-like type building with seven other English teachers from around the world. I think I got lucky that everyone I live with is super awesome. They listen to good music, watch good movies, and party hard. So who do I live with? Let’s name drop a little, shall we?

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I’m really proud of the school I’m teaching at in Busan, South Korea, so I made a video walk-through of it. I explain a lot about the school in the video, so there’s not much to really write here. It’s a little lengthy, coming in at almost 20 minutes, but if you’re interested at all, it’s worth a watch. This school is pretty darn impressive. Tell me if you agree.

I’m also currently writing a post about my first few weeks in Korea. It’s taking a while and I may end up splitting it into many parts since it’s so tightly packed with… words.

ANYWAYS, Part 1 and 2 of the video walk-through are posted right after the break. So hit the “more” link and watch!

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Now, I’m a pretty proud nerd. I’m not embarrassed in the slightest about it. I just never realized how many nerdy things I actually do. There’s a lot. A lot more than 50. That’s for sure.

I decided to list them.

There are some things in the below list that you may believe are not that nerdy, but I included everything that I believe makes me nerdy. So read on, and if you can think of other nerdy things about me, let me know about them in the comments section.

50 Totally Nerdy Things About Me

1. I made an iPhone stand(rotates between portrait and landscape mode) out of Lego

2. I also made one out of paper, and affixed an Apple logo on it.

3. I listen to podcasts regularly (Joystiq is my favorite).

4. I read comic books (100 Bullets is my favorite).

5. I have a subscription to Wired magazine.

Click the “more” link to see way more.

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I have a beer gut. It’s not huge, but it’s there. And it’s definitely noticeable. I knew something had to be done about it, because not only do I not look as good as I used to, I don’t feel as good as I used to either.

I have wanted to start a regular workout for a few months now, but I have never been able to keep myself motivated enough to keep at it. That’s where technology and a little magazine called Wired comes in. Wired’s July issue, titled Living by Numbers had a lot of great articles detailing just how tracking your workout can help you burn fat, gain muscle, feel better, look better, and teach you a lot about yourself. If you’re curious, check out this article which was also published online: Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365.

So what am I doing, using, and monitoring to help me feel better? First of all, I have to say that without Apple’s iPhone, this routine I’ve started could never have come to fruition. Check it out (after the break):

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I found the above fortune in a Mandarin fortune cookie earlier today just hours after receiving my double degree in paper form. I think this is a good sign.

More important than fortune cookies and Chinese buffets is the fact that I have graduated! It took me four years, but I did it. Most people aren’t aware that I wasn’t at just one campus for my entire university career. Because the New Media program I was accepted into was a joint program, I moved around quite a bit.

So actually, my first 2 years were spent at the University of Toronto at Scarborough campus, the next full year was spent at the Centennial College HP campus, the summer after my third year was spent first attending an internship course at the Centennial College Centre for Creative Communications and second, attending summer school at the University of Toronto St. George campus while simultaneously interning at a small new media company’s office as a junior producer, and my final fourth year was spent back at the University of Toronto at Scarborough campus. What a ride.

In total, in the four years I attended university/college classes, I attended 4 different school campuses and 1 work place as a student intern. Why am I giving this so much attention? Because after reading the above fortune and reminiscing about my education for a little bit, I realized that this constant change-up of location greatly enhanced my education and has given me more experience in a rapidly changing and evolving world than I asked for. And that’s good!

I’m now ready for almost anything. I can’t wait to see what my future holds in store for me. Without a doubt, the options presented in front of me are expanded considerably because of my time at University of Toronto. So yeah, thanks UofT!

Click the More button to see a somewhat awkward jumping picture of me celebrating my freedom from sleepless nights of essay writing and hair pulling days of coding.

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Last night, Davy Bell, Heather Whitney, and I launched a new website. It’s a webcomic about relationships. It’s pretty funny, I think. I’m pretty sure you’ll find it funny too. So, if you haven’t already scooted over to boy-vs-girl.com, you’re probably just waiting for me to describe the site a bit more. Well, for you, and only you, I’ll quote our talented writer’s description of our website:

After sitting down and discussing relationships we realized, that despite how wrong everything can go, in the end, relationships are funny…to someone. This site was created in the hopes that you, who have been in a relationship or two, or are in one now, recognize the similarity between yourselves and the characters in our comic… and from there you can begin to laugh with or at us.

We’re going to be updating the site on a weekly basis, so definitely check it out and keep coming back.

Love,

Adam Sawicki.

*Photo credit: Heather Whitney

I’m free. See that sailboat? See how free it looks just floating ever so freely? It’s untethered, unconfined, unchained, unrestrained, unrestricted, free and clear. That’s me. I’m the boat. Before metamorphosing into this boat, I was tethered, confined, chained, and restricted by school. Now the thing is: I enjoyed my time at university and I believe that my time there has been beneficial to me, but it kept me away from friends, family, and my own ideas and projects that I wanted to create, explore, and work on.

Enough with the complaints! I’m done! I have a lot of time on my hands right now. A LOT. One of the things I’m currently working on is just about to launch. It’s a project between me and two friends of mine, one of whom is more than a mere friend to me. Heh. If you know me, you’ll hear about this project very soon. Keep an eye on this space, my Facebook, and/or my Twitter account.

What else? Well, I want to create more and more! If you’ve got any ideas, let me know.

That’s it for now, I guess. I’ll be updating this here blog much more often now. Actually, you know what? Let’s try to update this blog daily. I’m up for it. Yes! Here we go…

Love,

Adam Sawicki.