So I finally joined the tech geeks and got myself an iPod touch. First thing I downloaded was the squarespace app and it's amazing (currently writing this post from the app). If you are like me and are on the go alot this app is definitely for you!

Having the ability to write posts, manage your site and even check out statistics you couldn't ask for a better app. My favorite thig is that when writing a post it can go into landscape mode! I'll have a better review of this app once I get The Start Screen back up and running in a few weeks! But for now if you use squarespace and have an iPod touch or an iPhone this app is free and a must have!

So I've been noticing an obsession among some of my friends lately with the site "UrbanDictionary.com" so I decided to check it out.

The site was created for individuals to post definitions to alot of the "street slang" you hear now-a-days and thus it has over a million+ entries on a variety of words and names.

I decided to define my name "Amanda" to see what results I was able to find and I have to admit they got interesting...

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Oh the joys of running a website! So we are now 14 days into the New Year and it has already become interesting.

For those of you whom are unaware I run a website called TheStartScreen.com, launched in Dec 2008, and its been a roller coaster ride to say the least. I have done a lot of renovations to the site in the past year and while I have enjoyed working on Wordpress I decided to switch over to the current platform I am using for this blog...SQUARESPACE!

Aside from that I have been slacking on my updates every where lately...I hate when real life gets in the way but you know what?? Its fun! So I will HOPEFULLY be updating the sketchblog this week (yes I have been sketching every day but just been too lazy to scan them in ), I also need to update my gallery and quite a few other things! For now I am going to be working on the new TSS site and get everything prepared to switch over to Squarespace!

So there is my tiny little update and I hope all is well out in the internetz!!

As I write this I smile at the thought of having completed atleast one goal so far as we go into 2010.

I have officially launched my personal blog/sketchblog/portfolio! I have been working on it for the past year, have gone through 2 other URLs (Mizanda.com and Tastethepixels.com) before finally settling on this one which I think fits me perfectly and thanks to @CaliLewis and her show GeekBrief.TV I got a discount on squarespace so yay!

So welcome to my site! As stated this is where I will be posting up blogs about anything/everything I like/feel like talking about, post sketches and art that I am working on/finish and tons of other things that I hope everyone will atleast find interesting...if not oh well.

I know most people don't believe in doing New Years resolutions since its somewhat of a bit let down for yourself once you to get to the end of the year and realize that you only accomplished 1/3 of what you set out to do that year. But as a way to help myself continue to improve upon myself and things I want to achieve in the year I have compiled a list of things that I want to accomplish either fully or partially so I can look back at the end of the year and say "Hey I did it!"

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