Sure, last weekend included plenty of relaxing and entertainment. I went to a get-together at my parents’ house, saw two movies — Angels and Demons (not nearly as good as the book) and Star Trek (beyond awesome) — and enjoyed a few good walks with the dog. But as I already wrote about this week, the weekend’s big accomplishment was the completion of our backyard vegetable and flower garden. It was a sizable project for a pair of non-green thumbs, and we’re both paying for it this week with sore muscles all over the place.

So this weekend will only involve a little digging in the dirt. I have to add some mulch to the garden, but otherwise, it will be a weekend of relaxing and recharging. Plus, Saturday will mark my first round of golf this season. So you might want to watch your head for errant shots if you’re wandering around outside Saturday morning — my aim might be a little rusty.

Here at DDA, we always hit our target (go ahead, laugh at my corny transition). That’s because we keep our clients involved from beginning to end. We want feedback, criticism, critiques, and suggestions at every step along the way. Whether it’s a new idea for one of our graphic designers, some reference material for our degreed copywriters, an example of a similar program for our custom programmers, or some expertise for a precise medial animation, we appreciate poignant and timely feedback from our clients. It guarantees that we will turn out a finished project that not only looks and works just like it should, but is also EXACTLY what the client was hoping for.

Of course, we love the rare occassions when we hit a perfect hole-in-one. That means after the initial ideas from the client, we create a project (or piece of a project), and receive feedback that simply says “Perfect! We love it!”. Now, that doesn’t happen too often, but that’s not because we don’t know what we’re doing. It’s because every single mind is different. So the idea a client has is rarely the same as the idea in my head, or Carrie’s head, or Laura’s head, or David’s head. This simply means we make a few tweaks, keep the communication open, and end up with the perfect result. At DDA, we’re constantly perfecting our game, with each project hopefully coming out better than the last.

Now as for my golf game? I need a lot of practice. Fortunately, we work a shortened week here at DDA, so much of tomorrow may be spent at the driving range.

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Some days, so much happens that when I sit down to write a blog, it all swirls in my head and I can’t pinpoint any one thing that’s interesting to write about.

I guess I can start with the fact that I’m building another computer, this time for my dad. I hadn’t worked on it at all when he was away but now that he’s back home I can finish it up. It’s been pretty much done for a couple months; I just need to grab a SATA hard drive and install an operating system. I made sure it meets the specs to run Flash and 3D programs well, so I can work on my personal 3D animation, game mods and maps, and ActionScript coding when I go to visit. Plus, I wanted to make sure I can install World of Warcraft! It has a pretty nice onboard graphics chipset, with the option of a PCIe card in the future. The onboard should be sufficient though.

I was also trying to figure out whether or not to go back down to the shore tonight after work, but I think I’m going to. I might even get some night surfing in, though the water’s freezing and I doubt I still fit into my wetsuit. Even after a shortened week of 3D modeling, texture mapping, animation, flash coding, video editing, and rigorous blog writing, it will still be nice to go to the beach and unwind, listening to the waves the way I did as a kid. That way, I’ll be ready for DDA on Monday refreshed and ready to code/model/whatever!