2nd strip finally up!

I just finish lettering my second strip.. I'm too tired and sleepy.

I'll continue on this topic tomorrow.

No offense to naruto fans tho! LOL

stoopid mistake!

I've been editing the css again to tweak the "float" size, only to discover that each time it looks OK in IE (I use maxthon actually) but never look right in Opera / Firefox. After an hour playing with various padding size I realize that the size of #content are left without the "px" unit.

Stoopid of me..! Fix that and they look fine on both. I really wanted to tweak more but I'm too sleepy.. its 6.10 am right here in Malaysia. Wayyyyyyy.. past bedtime.

"Its Sunday!" .. right

But I'm not working regular day job, we have deadline to met. Its 2 days to Eid holiday and everything must finish b4 that.

Finally, I can now edit the css template!!

I'm new to css and all of its tag and stuffs. I can code html though. I remember learning HTML in 2000 using tutorial found inside In-Tech CD that I ordered and start coding by hand.. in Notepad. Sigh.~ Then I found Arachnophilia, an editor / HTML tool written by Paul Lutus. Its a wonderful piece of Care Ware, and was hooked. Html all day long..

Even right now I still use Arachnophilia as my simpe html / script editor (the older version tho, the newer Arach needs Java to run). After that, more and more freeware to try.. lots and lots of java script & DHTML to explore. It was the free webhosting boom in early 2000. Much like Myspace or Friendster boom these day.

..and I believe the blogger boom is already here. Just like Geocities boom back then, many people start blogging due to its simple setup, wider audience and perhaps, because it serve the peoples nature. heck.. It took me 5 years to realize its significants. Or am I just playing jump into the bandwagon here..? I wonder.

Well, my first real encounter of css was with Myspace.com here:http://www.myspace.com/fairx. Man.. theres a girl, a friend of my friend's cousin, and she ask me to register her an email account - simply because she need it to register at Myspace.

"What the hell.." I said.

And I help her. Part curiosity, partly because she's cute. ..and thats when I started doing Myspace. Many of my friends already had their space set up and everyday I heard them talking about beautifying their virtual home. I build mine, setup some data, and finally stumble upon something called css.

I discovered that style tag already exist long before I even write my first html. Way back in my old pages it merely defines a.link, a.hover and all the basic stuff. Today, css define an even better table placement, mouseover, and many more enhancement styles. Its really spark my excitement and I spend long hours searching for custom style, placing pictures and embedding sound clips.

A months later, I got tired playing with myspace. No longer I care for comments or updating my resource. I blame that partly on myself being a Cancer. I don't really like the idea of socializing virtually without any real purpose.

..but the css stuff really struck deep in me.

Then I choose blogging. It serve me better I guess. I always wanted to say something.. criticize, speak up my mind, talking about things that I enjoyed. Well, most of the time I only ended up talking about them.. lol, talks are easier, no need to type anything, no need to choose the right words, care for typos and everything.

..but maybe things will get better.

And today, after days of bit by bit reading the w3 css guidse & example I finally understands a little about what makes what in the world of css. and settles the posting box issue..

Its though but I got some help from this little shareware, TopStyle Pro CSS / XHTML / HTML Editor from the maker of Homesite and FeedDemon, which helps me to define blogspot css better.

sigh...~ I really need to go to bath.. Its a long long hours of working for me today.

Wait a while and I'll definitely change my blog looks & feels, gradually, hopefully.

New strip coming soon!!

I'm planning to put my second strip real soon.. maybe in12 hours.. my job still in bundle.

I was wondering how to archive the strip and make them available for easy viewing.

Edit**

sigh... its tougher than I imagined.. Lack of sleep, pile of work..

You should never make a promise you can't keep!

My first WebStrip

Hi there good people, friends, relatives and hopefully my future fans...
*(lol)*

As you can see up there, Ive posted a nice (I think its kinda nice..) webstrip for you all to read.

Its not really fancy or anything but its the fruits of my 4 hours labor in front of my pc drawing it using mouse.. Yes people .. using mouse!

Drawing 3 panel cartoon strip using mouse & keyboard (with an apropriate soft) might not considered as a good method plus it took 4 long hours to finish. It'll took me less than an hour to finish if I actually draw them by hand. I'm not a pro but it can be done. Maybe less than 1/2 hour.

Still, why do I choose to draw them using these unconventional (perhaps unheard) method?

The most likely reason is that my old tablet no longer function and I don't have the money to buy a new one. Plus, having to buy a new one, I might as well consider a better tablet brand than my last one. I always wanted one of those fancy Wacom tablet with better preassure sensitivity. Better yet.. those ultra expensive digitizers!

Sigh....~ cool stuffs sure cost an arm, even if they're not demands legs..

Secondly.. Maybe I'm just had enough inking by hand.. I still draw the initial sketch by hand, using pencil and papers. But inking always the hardest job (besides coloring) for me to accomplish. Its not that difficult but its always end up messy and bleeding. You need good pen/ink and a quality paper to achieve the best results. I don't have all that luxury anymore. I quit... once.

In the long run, using vector computer software might be a better way to do cartoon & comics. There are couple of my friends already using FlashMX combined with Wacom to achieve brush like line art for their cartoon and artworks, and its look very nice actually. Tho personally, I don't like Flash implementation very much, but it work out nice most of the time (for them).

BTW, the strip above is called Download-Addict, created by me, fairx. Using mostly P2P / downloading jokes and theme. Why you asked? Well, its simply because I'm a download addict myself (read my profile). And the main character will be.. jeng.. jeng.. jeng.. (music) - ME!.

Well folks, thats me.. and I mean me.. myself. Who cares what others think. Its my own stuff anyway. But I do hope you'll like it. Maybe I'll do more. Maybe a webstrip a day? We'll see.. please leave your comments and suggestions.

p/s.. please excuse my grammar.. I'm not very good with my english. I got C for my english lessons.

TEMPORARY TESTING THE FEATURE!!

IF ANYONE EVER VISIT THIS BLOG (well i'm afraid no one came lol), I'M SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS BLOG IS TEMPORARYLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SOME CHANGE IN div AND css MAYBE, AND SOME MORE.

I DO HOPE THAT I CAN DO BETTER BY TOMORROW..

Verification? Bloggar no more..

Why Why Why.. Bloggar cannot post any of my blog since yesterday (24-10-05).
I don't understand why.

And now.. a verification? Even on blogger..

Just when I started to blog more often.

Ciss..

Hana Yori Dango Subtitle!!

Wai Wai..!!! yay Yay..
Hana yori Dango first subs... I'm so happy..

For that I create this special thank you signature:



Thank you to the subber.. that was quick!

Cluless? Go to this place!!http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/ and get a lot of Jdrama..
kdrama sucks I'm afraid...

Xara Xtreme

Today I found out that Xara X finally updated into Xara Xtreme an all-round illustration photo manipulation program..

and eventually it'll be ported to Linux!! Seriously? Read the slashdot "Xara Xtreme as open source" story here.

Confused? Need to know what the fuss is all about? Why Xara Xtreme? Read the review here: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/shopper/labs/78965/xara-xtreme.html

Blog radio? RadioBlog?

Hari ni aku jumpek tempat ni: http://www.nozomionline.com/nozomiradio.html..
Buleh la.. tak la gempak sangat pun.. slow je..

ingat nat try kat sini la..