The "Kill Comic Sans" Game

An Image is worth a thousand words. If you are someone how like the phrase in this photo, I am sure you are going to love the “Kill Comic Sans” game. Express your hard feelings for comic sans by shooting the floating word.  

My take on this particular font: I don’t like it because it looks sloppy and informal. As a map designer, I’ve never found it suitable for my projects. It isn’t bad. It is just not for professional use.  

Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude

I came across this impressive song written and sung by Jimmy Buffett. The title is "changes in latitude changes in attitude" which reminds me of Physical Geography lesson on how latitudinal difference affects the climate and regional climate affects agriculture, shelter, clothing and lifestyle in general. Oh no no, the song is not about those lessons. It's a very catchy song and I really liked it!  

Here are the lyrics  (the dialect is kinda hard to understand at first!)


I took off for a weekend last month

Just to try and recall the whole year
All of the faces and all of the places
Wonderin' where they all disappeared
I didn't ponder the question too long
I was hungry and went out for a bite
Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum
And we wound up drinkin all night

Chorus:
It's these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of our running and all of our cunning
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane

Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places I've been
Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure
Makes me want to go back again
If it suddenly ended tomorrow
I could somehow adjust to the fall
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall

Chorus:
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane

I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine
I wish I could jump on a plane
So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin' again
Oh, yesterday's over my shoulder
So I can't look back for too long
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me
And I know that I just can't go wrong

Chorus:
With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of my running and all of my cunning
If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane
If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane
If we weren't all crazy we would go insane 

There shouldn't be one 'officially sanctioned' view of our world!

I am working on a presentation for Map projection and Coordinate System. While I was working on the assignment, I suddenly remember very interesting video explaining projections one of my classmates shared with us. Here it is..

Every time I play this clip, I couldn't stop laughing! (my cheeks are hurting right now) Now, though it is as boring as it sounds, Let me get back to my powerpoint!!

Defining Success in the Geospatial Industry

Defining Success in the Geospatial Industry, a column in latest issue of magazine-ArcUser winter 2011, released the Geospatial Competency model. This model is designed using a variety of skills required to develop a successful career in the geospatial technology field.

I mention this because currently I am working on my interpersonal and communication skills. Yes, preparing myself for Job interviews. It is said that soft skills are harder to acquire then technical skills. But I believe that soft skills are an inherent part of one’s personality and nobody is perfect but if you make a determined effort you can overcome any deficiency.

I am learning to find my limitations in area of soft skills. I have started spending my time watching live interviews, reading more books, and preparing for FAQ in job interviews. I am trying my best to crack the interview (whenever I get one! J).