Tags
Here’s a chart showing how I’ve tagged my blog posts. Basically it shows that I don’t talk about anything very consistently, except maybe myself.
| Tag | Count |
| arts | |
| fruit drawing | |
| internet | |
| life | |
| portfolio | |
| projects | |
| ramblings | |
| school | |
| site update | |
| trip |
Here are all of the posts labeled “Life”.
Summer Blog
“So, for the summer, I’m going to try out a Tumblr, so that I can more easily upload pictures and what-not to my blog while on the go in Japan. Check out...”
Python
“After a few weeks in Professor Matloff’s ECS 145 class, “Scripting Languages” I need to declare to the world that the...”
The Third Dimension
“3D is a great buzzword. So you'd think 3D movies and TV would be a great thing, like holograms and transporters. However, I think that history has shown 3D won't ever become truly popular....”
Crazy Apartment in Hong Kong
“The wall units, which are suspended from steel tracks bolted into the ceiling, seem to float an inch above the reflective black granite floor. As they are shifted around, the apartment...”
Making Toast
“So I got a new toaster this year. It's great. I love it...when I'm paying close attention....”
Sharing
“My life really hasn’t been that interesting lately, so here’s a rant instead. Wha...”
I'm Still Here! Promise.
“My summer is kind of moving quickly, and so I've been neglecting my site a pinch. This post is mainly just so that I don't skip the month of July. I'm getting a lot of practice with Javas...”
Dry Spell
“I'm definitely lagging in terms of blog posts per week. I attribute it to the summer. I'm tweaking the internal layout of this site a bit, and still trying to figure out the new UCDRSS.or...”
New Toys
“So yesterday Apple showed off the 3G iPhone. I think I want one, but I don't know. The $10 extra on top of the first g...”
Firefox? Ew.
“I had a longer rant to write. Since I don't want to have an excessively negative blog, I'll boil it down: I am unhappy with Firefox because I can't find a reliable way to get mouse positi...”
The Art of Powerpoint
“Let me just start by saying that maybe, possibly, I could be picky and feel the need to whine about something. Also, for all intents and purposes, I'm going to declare that Steve Jobs is probably o...”
Blind Carbon Copy
“BCC. That extra line under "CC" or "To:" when composing an email. David Pogue discussed this ema...”
Inspiration
“The past 3 days or so have been semi-crazy in terms of web design ideas for me. First, on Tuesday I forced myself to make a Javascript rollover animation (from scratch, quite a hassle). T...”
My Emails Is Eated!
“I think I'm paranoid. I've out a handful of emails from a computer I'm borrowing, but no confirmation that they were actually sent (in the form of proof in my online 'sent messages' folder). So I'v...”
Great Minds Think Alike.
“The most recent issue of Wired Magazine has two spreads, one on pages 150-1, and another on 152-3. The reason this is significant is that it has the same "news ob...”
Oops, I Twittered Again
“I got a Twitter account yesterday. On one level, it's pointless. On the other, it's oodles of fun to think that the aggregate of my abstract thoughts might mean...”
Intermission!?
“I'm re-watching Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Oddyssey and I competely forgot that there is an intermission in the middle. So, of course, I'm tak...”
Design ADD?
“So already sketching out plans for another redesign of zachmargolis.com. For those of you counting at home, that would be the third site design since I launched this site back in September 2007....”
Leave a Message After the Beep. Beep!
“So I re-recorded my voicemail greeting today. I'm so proud that I had to post news of that here. You can call me to find out what it says, but as an alternative, I'll transcribe it here:...”
A Word to the Wise
“While it was dark yesterday, I made probably the worst dumb mistake ever. I saw a piece of dirt below my spacebar. I obsessively compulsed, pulled off the key that alphabetically follows "M," so my...”
"What Now?"
“I just saw JJ Abrams/Matt Reeves' Cloverfield last night. That movie is pretty intense. The ending made me mad, however, I think I understand the choice the creators made. The ending as it is felt...”
Holiday Cheer
“Growing up as a jewish kid, I never got to have a Christmas tree. It makes sense, right? But thanks to the wonderfulness of college now I get try new things, like...have a Christmas tree. My roomma...”
It's Sunday!
“Sunday ads are the best ever. They're the only reason for me to read local newspapers. Today, the Circuit City ad had DVD's for $2.99. The first question in your mind must be, "But what are the act...”
Halloween Spirit
“It's almost the end of October. Which means it's almost Halloween. Which means that it's time for pumpkins and candy. This weekend, Hannah had a pumpkin with a sign that said, "Please don't steal t...”
Study Break!
“College is amazing, but there are a few quirks here and there. I think the strangest thing about it is how some days I can have all the free time in the world, but on others I'm fighting off armies...”
RSS is a Go!
“So, starting today, zachmargolis.com has RSS. Amazing! Wonderful Spectacular! I pretty much have no homework at school yet, so I spent some time this afternoon adding an RSS feed. And all from the...”
College Still Rocks!
“So now that I've been at Davis for a week, I really understand why people say bikes are mandatory. It's because they are. Case in point: I somehow got a U-shaped piece of metal int...”
College Rocks!
“So I've moved in to UC Davis, and pretty much settled. College is the best. Where else on earth can you go from playing glow-in-the-dark Ultimate Frisbee to a monstrous game of Scrabble? Or Apples...”