I noticed our Creative team using a nifty program that allows you to create bookmarks to folders and files and then with a tap of the capslock key you can jump to those in an instant.

The name of the program is Enso Launcher, and it makes my life SO much easier!

I would like to make a note that MY boyfriend has the top score on our new game Zero Gravity!!

Terralever launched the new game officially today. Zero Gravity is a test of the new Microsoft Silverlight technology and features the lovable and lost astronaut, Lieutenant Bennett.

You can make Lietenant Bennett not so lonely by visiting his MySpace, Facebook, and even his Twitter account. He has a lot to share about his adventures in space!

If you want to visit Lietenant Bennett in Zero Gravity, feel free to play the game and see if you can beat all 25 levels!

Pam Slim will be speaking / leading a discussion for the July Refresh.  Pam writes the blog Escape from Cubicle Nation that is all about helping corporate prisoners flee the cube and start a life of entrepreneurship.

When: July 10th 6:30pm

Where:
Inza Coffee
8658 E Shea Blvd #1, Scottsdale, AZ
(480) 222-4870

Just finished reading the book The Dip by Seth Godin.

I enjoyed it! The majority of the book covers quitting and when the right and wrong times to quit are. As I was reading the book, through my mind I was going through all the times I had quit, wanted to quit or didn’t quit and how those really affect where I am today. I asked myself, “Do I really want to be the best in the world at what I do?” and if so, “How do I get to be the best?”

However, if you take away one single section, I would like you to read the following:

You’re Astonishing

How dare you waste it.

You and your organization have the power to change everything. To creat remarkable products and services. To over deliver. To be the best in the world.

How dare you squander that resource by spreading it too thin.

How dare you settle for mediocre just because you’re busy coping with too many things on your agenda, racing against the clock to get it all done.

When I read that passage. I realized the answers to my questions. To clean my plate, to make what I do all consuming (not too hard considering how much it consumes me now). To quit the busy work, the griping, the worrying. To simply KNOW I’m going to be the best and to do everything in my power to become the best.

I am changing my status, I’m no longer “just the html/css layout lady” I’m the expert in my chosen field and damn good at it I might add. To take the time to read more, study more, learn more, push the boundries, become the best. Look out world!

Terralever acquired another space in the Mill Avenue District recently and the production and interactive departments now officially have a new space to play in!It’s interesting how much a change of location makes a difference in the way you work. Today, I feel like I was more productive and happier! Most of this change I think was chalked up the solitude the new space provides us. It’s much quieter and I feel like I’m out of the traffic way.

Today Ritchie and I had an interesting discussion on the complexity of finding the best of the best to come work for us. Some of the challenges we face are a small market, lack of qualified applicants or motivated applicants. We agreed that the best thing about working at Terralever is the amazing staff we do have and how each and every one of us is talented, dedicated and excited about the work we do. I think it’s amazing when you get a group of individuals together for a common goal that time and time again exceeds client expectations and pushes our company and our staff to learn, grow and continue our successful operations. This week marks a sad moment in my time at Terralever however. Rusty, our art director, is moving on and will no longer be manning the Seattle branch office. Rusty is an AMAZING artist, it’s been a dream to work with him and all that he does for design. He’s always light-hearted, willing to bounce back, and has his chin up. His ability to just take life as it comes and not to sweat the small stuff really inspires me. I’ll miss you Rusty. Please keep in touch! 

This week also brings along a new staff member at Terralever. Lindsay is a new production artist and is doing very well to adapting to the Terralever way of work. It’s so nice to have another team mate to share the workload, not to mention she’s pretty neat to hang out with. Perhaps I’ll have more time to update the blog!  

Until then, keep your chin up and your code clean.