Modest Musings 


Gettin’ Props and Givin’ ‘Em Back.

October 30th, 2007

I want to take a moment to give a quick shout out to CSS Snap for including my web portfolio in their “Best CSS Web Gallery”.

So, if you have a moment, pop on over and give my site a vote!

Dinner is Served.

October 30th, 2007

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I am the next Emeril or even that I deserve a little food network face time. However, I have been dabbling in the “cooking arts” as of late. I have always enjoyed cooking and I tend to go through phases of kitchen experimentation.

This latest inspiration began in the form of breakfast foods, namely omlettes. One morning I decided I was in the mood for something different and I began adding various spices to my eggs. The outcome was well received by Aisha, so over the next weeks I began modifying and adding new items. You know, various veggies, spices, and such.

Since then, I have made such meals as fettucini alfredo, homemade tomato sauce, and homemade pizzas. This may not sound like much, but for a person that has spent far too much of his eating, the past several years, getting takeout, this has been quite an accomplishment.

In honor of my cooking fun, I have uploaded a few snapshots to my flickr account. Bon appetit!

Congratulations are in Order

October 28th, 2007

I’d like to take a moment to congratulate Rene and Andrea on their recent engagement. Last night was their engagement party. I uploaded a few photos to my flickr account. So, go check them out.

Speaking of flickr, I finally upgraded to a pro account, so get ready for a photo overload!

Works in Progress

October 24th, 2007
Casa del Lago Screenshot
Casa del Lago

Recently, Rene and I have been working on a couple of new projects.

Stirling Sotheby’s hired us to design and build a new website for the Casa del Lago luxury residential community in Windemere, FL. The goal of this project is to compliment the ongoing marketing campaign Stirling has been developing for the community. They wanted Fisticuff Design to create a website with a soft and elegant look without a lot of bells and whistles. The site needed to be straight forward and to cleanly display a lot of community information.

That's Rentertainment Inflatables Screenshot
That’s Rentertainment Inflatables, LLC.

Also in the works is That’s Rentertainment Inflatables, LLC. They are a small company based out of Leonardtown, MD providing inflatable houses and slides for a varitey of social events. We were hired to develop a complete branding and online presence from the ground up. So far we have created the logo, business cards, and marketing website.

That’s Rentertainment has a varying clientele, so they wanted a fun website, but such that it is not distracting from the necessary information.

Both websites are in the final testing stages. So, feel free to check them out. Let us know what you think, feedback is always appreciated.

This Little Piggy Was Posted to Flickr.

October 23rd, 2007
Lilu and Nila
Nila (left) and Lilu (right) gettin’ cuddly.

Knowing that I am a bit of a softy, my wife, my sister-in-law, and their mother managed to gang up on me and convince me that we needed two cuddly baby guinea pigs in our home. I have to admit they grow on you quickly. Anyway, we have had them two weeks and were using an old cage that was a bit on the small side. So, tonight Aisha took it upon herself to build a monster of a cage for our new babies.

For anyone interested in seeing the outcome, or just viewing some shots of their colossal cuteness, check out my recent uploads to Flickr.