http://johnmparks.com John M Parks Photography, Web Design, Poetry, Writing, Art, and Programming Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:03:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently I was used as an actor/extra in a commercial shoot for Clearheart Vodka done by Metro Studios. I'll admit, this was the longest period of time I've ever spent in a bar. Trust me, acting suave and natural is difficult for a person who strives on the humor of ... http://johnmparks.com/metro-studios/clearheart-vodka-commercial-shoot dr.soose. Originally uploaded by SlowMoves A stunning feature on a new favorite photo of mine by fellow photographer Charlie Ward. The attention to line, color, lighting, and silhouette is stunning. Visit his site and flickr profile and give him some love! www.charliebward.wordpress.com http://johnmparks.com/photography/drsoose-by-charlie-ward Spring Originally uploaded by jmparks Every Girl Loves to Dream When I'm Just Lost In Thought Dreams: Selfish experiments in entropy. Lucid thoughts pining away each day. Just a dissatisfaction, of everything you should be thankful for. http://johnmparks.com/poetry/spring Night Photography I Originally uploaded by jmparks An impromptu night photography expedition (4/14/08). Done on a Canon 30D EOS at around 1:00AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Actually three separate photos all merged into one; the train the background was one photo, the figure (self portraiture) in the right of the ... http://johnmparks.com/photography/night-photography-i I have recently had the honor of working with an up and coming and independent band from the Chicago area on their design and web-presence. VitalLight is a new progressive rock group pushing themselves as well as the music as far as they can take it. Their dedication ... http://johnmparks.com/design/vitallight-turn-on-ep-pre-sale So here we go, this is a bit of a rant section regarding how I see other people program PHP.  These are my opinions, so if you disagree please comment; we’ll chat it up.  I may learn something. Site functions/classes Let’s use a calendar application for the sake of this argument.  There ... http://johnmparks.com/web-development/php-programming-structure 37 birds resting on that wire grouped in thirds one seen singing 'bout his lover's tragic words. He's so far from all the others left unheard, because he'll scream 'bout what the others didn't learn, while sitting mindless. 45 true friends, well they sit proudly counting yens, greed and hunger cloud their minds as one ... http://johnmparks.com/poetry/untitled-8