kristelvdakker

Hey Y'all,

I know that the retouches aren't really coming through lately, but I have been working on a couple of other interesting projects. I started an internship with de Monsters and so far it has been an awesome experience.

But what I really wanted to let you know is that I started this website called Inspiration Links. I went through al my bookmarks (which where over 600) and gathered the most inspirational and the most useful for designers and developers. I took al the links who I thought had a certain quality, made this amazing list and with a little markup I made it all available for you to go through. I think this list can really help you with your daily search for inspiration and answers.

In the future I'll be adding a feature section, where I highlight a website worth mentioning. I'll also be expending the website with a blog on inspiration, workflow and the things I came across in my design career.

So check it out and I'm sure you'll find some awesome inspiration

Hey Y'all,

Some of you asked me if I was working on some new retouches. Well I am...
But the problem is that I'm very bussy with school and that I have to keep up with my work.
As some of you know, I am a freelancer and I get a lot of web design and development jobs at the moment.
That is the reason why I decided to post about web design as well. (So you know I'm not dead )

Greetings and a lot of love!!

well I thought so.

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.
It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel everwritten on a typewriter:
Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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111,111,111 x
111,111,111 =
12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats.
What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?

A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase......... 'Goodnight, sleep tight.'
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding,
the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.
Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based,
this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England,
when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'

It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups.
When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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Now..... Don't ignore this just because it looks weird - Believe it or not, you can read it.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe.

Amazing huh?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone,
which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life,
is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Go on, forward this to your friends.
You know you want to!
Shamelessly lifted from 's journal

I've been tagged by my friend

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2. Each tagged person tells 10 things about themselves.
3. At the end tag 10 people and put their icon in your journal.
4. Then go to their page and leave a comment saying you tagged them.
5. No tag backs

10 THINGS ABOUT ME:
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1. I love to meet new people
2. I and run when I don't have anything interesting to say.
3. I hardly ever log out.
4. I can be very stubborn.
5. My friends call my room the "Command Center"
6. I'm an Apple addict!
7. The number of movies I've seen would scare you
8. My favorite food is Spagetti
9. I have a '95 VW Polo and I love it!
10. I'm a fast learner

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