A call for editing work

I would like to announce that I am available to edit/proof-read books about Flash and ActionScript. I know that many of you who read this blog are writing or will be writing the next generation of Flash books, and I would love to be your editor. And here is why I will be great at editing your book:

- I have almost eight years of experience with Flash and ActionScript.
- I worked for Macromedia for two years and was there when AS2 was developed and when AS3 was first conceived.
- I am very detailed-oriented and a stickler for accuracy. (I blame my German blood for that one.)

Please get in touch if you would like to work together.

 posted by Vera (3/31/2008 05:53:00 PM);

Psychic Valentines™ are back!

One of my favorite ways to employ my Flash skills these days is to make the world more aware of and open to psychic stuff. Check out Psychic Valentines™.

 posted by Vera (2/01/2007 08:27:00 PM);

Sponsor GalaxyGoo in the Blogathon 2006

GalaxyGoo is participating in the 2006 Blogathon. This is GalaxyGoo's second time participating. If you are not familiar with them, GalaxyGoo is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization dedicated to all things science, education, and Flash. Please sponsor GalaxyGoo!

 posted by Vera (7/15/2006 07:42:00 PM);

Adobe Flex 2.0 - Beta 1

Yesterday I received the latest copy of the JDJ, and with it came a CD that says Adobe Flex 2.0 Windows. Adobe Flex. Now THAT sounds WEIRD. But I suppose we'll all get used to it in time.

 posted by Vera (3/21/2006 09:52:00 AM);

Another Psychic Flash

I made another little Flash thingie so that people can send Psychic Birthday Wishes™. Like a Psychic Valentine, a Psychic Birthday Wish is a gift certificate for psychic advice; only the occasion is different.



Why do I keep talking about these things? Because sometimes the big guys have to support the little guys. This website, thanks to my five year membership in the Flash community, is the big guy and gets a lot more hits than the little guy, my new website. So I decided to see if I can get some business through the big guy.

So yeah, I'm pursuing something new that doesn't have a whole lot to do with Flash. I left the mothership in December and am now just floating around in space all by myself again. It feels fantastic. It was nice and comfortable inside the mothership (the people there are really nice!), but I realized at some point that what I really want is to help people make their biggest dreams come true. And in order to do that, I have to make my own biggest dreams come true. And right now my biggest dreams are walking in the sunshine, sitting in cafes, talking to friends, doing a little blogging, driving around in my car, oh, and floating in space with no strings attached. So that's what I'm doing now! And like I said, it feels fantastic.

But I'm also still planning on helping other people make their biggest dreams come true. My theory is that whatever is standing between you and your biggest dreams are just imaginary things. Since they are imaginary, they are invisible and only exist inside your head. But since I am psychic (and outside of your head) I may be in a good position to identify those imaginary things that are keeping you from your biggest dreams. And once they are identified, you can tell them who is boss!

So if you would like some help making your biggest dreams come true, talk to me!

 posted by Vera (2/23/2006 08:45:00 PM);

My latest Flash project

Dragonfly Psychic needed a little Flash thingie in order to be able to send out Psychic Valentines™. A Psychic Valentine™ is a gift certificate for psychic insight. This Valentine's Day, anybody can send Psychic Valentines™ to anybody they want.

I got out my oldest Flash animation (girl.fla from the year 2000), put a third eye on the girl, and she became the psychic character on the gift certificates.

There is also a button. Feel free to put one on your website if you would like to share the love.

 posted by Vera (2/02/2006 10:12:00 AM);

ECMAScript news

Brendan Eich of Mozilla has posted some news about JavaScript 2/ECMAScript 4. These notes are not irrelevant for ActionScripters of course. And that's all I'm going to say about that because I'm lazy these days.

 posted by Vera (11/14/2005 10:50:00 AM);