Hey guys! For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I finally finished summer school! All I have to say is that I’m sooo glad that’s over with. *phew* Now my summer vacation begins! On a side note, any of you going to watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? I sure am! Probably sometime this weekend..

One day in summer school, a friend asked me, “What kind of music do you like?”. I responded with, “Anything that sounds good”. It’s true because I really can’t specify which genre I like the most.  When you look through my iPod, you’ll find a little of everything: some pop, electronic, hip-hop, kpop, indie, etc. I think it’s fun discovering new artists and finding songs which are underrated or simply over-looked. But that doesn’t mean I dislike songs by popular artists as well.

Here are a few songs that are on constant repeat in my iPod. Some are new, some are old, some have really great videos and others don’t even have official music videos yet. Nonetheless, enjoy:

“Boys & Girls” - Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette

“D.A.N.C.E.” - Justice (watch in HQ!)

“Summerboy” - Lady GaGa

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I decided to post more pictures of my sims because right now, I think my sims’ lives are turning out to be more interesting than mine. Don’t you think that’s just sad?

Remember Melissa from my last sims post? Here she is taking a nap after a long day at work.

This is the new baby’s room. I think it’s my favorite room in the house! Melissa agrees.

Melissa and baby Natalie.

Natalie as a toddler. She’s hiding because it’s bath time!

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I always wondered why it constantly takes me forever to finish making a layout when other people can complete theirs in one weekend. I thought about it and I realized that the reason that I’m such a slowpoke is because… of me. Let me elaborate by making this list of factors that contribute to my slow-ness :

1. WHENEVER I MAKE A NEW VERSION, IT HAS TO BE UNIQUE - This means that I have to think of more unique ways to do stuff like displaying dates and whatnot. I don’t want the same thing as everyone else! 
2. I WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW FROM EVERY LAYOUT I MAKE - For example, in my recent pre-made I discovered how to make double-image backgrounds, which will surely come handy for future designs. Also, while making the current version of Sunshined.org, I learned so much about Adobe Illustrator.
3. I WANT TO MAKE EVERYTHING MYSELF - I always try to avoid using someone else’s image or resources (like photoshop brushes) for my own layout. It never truly feels like my own work if I do that. But this also means that it takes longer to pretty up my site. 
4. CODING, CODING, CODING - After I finish coding certain things, I usually have to backtrack and redo because I find better and cleaner ways of coding to achieve the same results. (e.g. a simpler code to position a box)
5. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT’S ACCESSIBLE - I often make the mistake of forgetting that not everyone is using a 1440x900 screen resolution like me or that not everyone uses the same browser I do (sadly). So before I actually unveil a layout, I have to let it go through some tests on other computers which also takes some time.

Soo, all of that equals to a month-long “under construction” sign pasted in the front of my site. I hate myself

ps. No, I’m not leaving. Just expressing how irritated I am that I am such a perfectionist when it comes to web design. It really slows me dooooown!