It feels weird to write a journal after such a long time of inactivity. Like they say though, it's just like riding a bike (...which I also miss doing.)

My activity here - as I've said to a few people privately - can be very bi-polar. I've always balanced my creative pursuits with other activities (usually video games) and often there are stretches where I throw myself at one over the other. These periods usually align with my mood; during times of stress/etc I'll end up escaping into video games.

And so that's where I've been. Playing games on our 360, COD4 mostly with my friend Andrew. We partner up on Hardcore Team Deathmatch, and lag issues aside, we have an awesome time. Looking forward to MW2

Bought a bunch of XBL Arcade games too, and renewed our subscription to Gamefly. But just like at the peak of my activity here I withdrew, I've gotten to the point now with the videogames that I need to do a little something else. Hence my so-called bi-polar-ish nature.

Anyhow. Now that I'm back I'll be picking up where I left off, and I've also got a few goodies to share that I came up with during my absence. I'll save most of those for later journals, but here's one I'm particularly pleased with:

.stream .tt-a:nth-child(odd):hover .shadow{
   -moz-transform:rotate(-5deg) scale(1.2,1.2)
}
.stream .tt-a:nth-child(even):hover .shadow{
   -moz-transform:rotate(5deg) scale(1.2,1.2)
}

I wont spoil the surprise (well, if you can't tell what it does just by looking at it) - so if you have Firefox 3.5+ and Stylish, plug it in and see what it does to thumbs when you hover them

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And now, a couple of artists I found by browsing the front page set to 'recent':