this is a screenshot of the scam email i got from domainrenewalonline.com, they made the email believable by claiming that they are your domain provider. i think they’ve even took the time to know your domain details because they have accurately stated when my domain’s going to expire. i’ve contacted my provider and they said it’s good that i took precaution. please ignore an email such as this in case you received one, it’ll save you from sending some crook your money.

recently, i noticed that whenever i save a photoshop file into jpg, my images always suffer some color loss.. it looked a bit subdued compared to the original file that i worked on. i tried several combination of color profiles and proof views but nothing worked.

fortunately, after a few more tries i managed to come up with the solution. *beams* it seems that my export setting is not the same as the profile that i was using. to change your export setting,

1) click Save as For Web
2) there is an unlabeled arrow located at the upper left of your Save button.
3) click on it, and select Use Document Color Profile.
4) click Save, check your saved jpg, and voila! No color loss :)

i’ve never thought domestic chores would be therapeutic. i’ve been trying to work for the past few days but i can’t seem to be productive. the house looked almost the same as it did five years ago, but even though it has less clutter now and my work area is almost immaculate, i can’t get the idea of home improvement out of my head. it kept on popping in my head like some subliminal tv clip inserts.after i finished meeting with two of my clients today, i headed straight to the mall to purchase the items on my improvement list. there weren’t a lot of variety in the department store, but at least they have the right hues i wanted for the coming months. demi, the househelp, insists that we get reds and pinks since valentine’s day is near, but i don’t feel like having reds and pinks for now, so i purchased a couple of native orange throw pillows, some wood accessories and an orange-yellow mix of short-stemmed faux blooms.

i can’t stop thinking of things to throw out and replace with something useful and pleasing. maybe i’ve vegetated long enough.

why’s that most grown-ups have the same crappy holiday sentiment?

when we were kids, we jump out of bed the moment the clock tells us it’s christmas and we’d tear out the wrapped presents under the tree as barbaric as we could hehe. sometimes my mom would drag all of us, if not by the hair, to our godparents’ houses and expect our annual pamasko. personally, i was never comfortable with the idea of “raiding” our godparents’ house for christmas presents or money. i usually felt all squirmy and awkward whenever they handed me an ang-pao which i suspect was hastily stuffed inside the envelope the moment we disturbed their sleep. imagine the annual awkward moments when you’re reaching for the red envelope they hand you. i dunno, i guess i just wanted it to be sincere and not something you get out of obligation.

*shudder*

anyway, now that i’m one of the miserable grown-ups, i’m now being hunted down by expectant children and their equally expectant mothers who are not even my godchildren. i hardly even know them, for goodness sake. and i’m starting to hate that stupid hypocritical smile they put on when they came by yesterday.

don’t get me wrong, tho. i love giving presents to people i am close to, especially when i know it’s going to make them happy. people who don’t even know that i live alone and suddenly asks me for pamasko won’t be getting any. not even a candy bar.