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So I’ve been really busy..
April 18, 2010
Finally, I’ve had a quiet weekend where I have had the chance to breathe again. The past few weeks have been so crazy that I’ve barely had a moment to myself. Along with work, travelling back and forth from the city to the country, socialising and generally being busy as hell, I haven’t had the time to focus on any of my online sites or profiles. In my last blog update I told you all how I got a full time job at a design company in the city. Well I’ve been there for nine weeks now and it’s been very very busy but also, very rewarding. I’ve already learnt so much in these past nine weeks. Magazine publications take up most of my time there, with my main focus being the SANFL footy budget.
I found the full time thing hard to adjust to at first, but now I have finally managed to maintain a fairly balanced routine. At some point, I still would like to find the time to work on my nicolepenney.com web site, but realistically I can’t see that happening any time soon.
Anyway, that’s enough from me for now. Just letting you know I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth.
Big News Revealed
February 2, 2010
I mentioned a few days ago that I had some pretty exciting news to share, but I wasn’t in the position where I could share it.. Everything has been sorted out now, however, so I can now break my exciting news to you all.
Last week I was offered a full time position at a major design firm in Adelaide! Not only is this job full time, but I actually get the opportunity to work alongside fellow web designers! It looks like I will be learning a lot of new things at this job, it will be extremely challenging but I’m so pumped for it. Unfortunately, I had to resign at my old job. It was a very hard thing for me to do, but this new job was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up..
It will be my last day at work tomorrow, a sad day for me as I’ve really enjoyed working with the people there 
As well as all this news, I’ve started redesigning my housemate’s uncles website (http://www.mattbyrnemedia.com.au). The new design should be up by Friday, just in time for the Fringe Festival.
Well that’s all for now. Show me some love
Big News
January 29, 2010
I have some pretty exciting news, but I have to wait a few more days before I can share it with you all.. 
Long time no see
December 26, 2009
Well it’s been a few months since I last blogged. A lot has happened in this time though.. I have finally finished university with a Bachelor of Media Arts degree (graduation in March), actually achieved some decent grades, got a job, got an abn (Australian Business Number) and started a new website for my web design services (http://www.nicolepenney.com).
After three years studying at UniSA, Magill Campus I finally finished my final lot of assignments. It was a very hectic and nerve wrecking time, but somehow I came out of it alive and well. I’m very pleased with the results I achieved in this last semester (three distinctions and a credit), it’s always good to finish on a high! For one of my courses we were required to created a game as a group project. This project would then be assessed by the credit union for a competition on the Christmas Pagaent website. All of the groups in my class submitted their game on the website where a poll was created. Users could log in and vote for their favourite game. After the polls had closed, the credit union sat down and discussed each game; taking into consideration the votes, the presentation each group made at the ANZ building and the overall quality of the game. After all of this, my group and I were pleased to learn that we earned the top prize for our game ($750.00)!! We were extremely happy to win this prize as we spent many long hours constructing the game for the competition. You can play our game, ‘Christmas Helper’ at this address: http://www.cupageant.com.au/kidscorner/gamesgallery/games/christmashelper/
As well as finishing uni I finally landed myself a job as a professional web designer. It’s been a good experience to actually work in a professional environment and interact with clients. I’ve been very fortunate to get this position as I know how hard it can be to get a job after uni is over
Since the job is part time, I’ve also applied for my own abn number. This number will be used to coincide with my new, freelance webdesign service: http://www.nicolepenney.com. Be sure to check it out in the coming weeks (it’s currently under construction).
Oh one more thing. People who know me well would have discovered that I have a new found obsession with Siamese Fighting Fish. I bought my first (Calvin) in mid October and recently bought my second (Barney). They’re very beautiful fish but have a really fierce and aggressive nature. Here’s a picture of both of them (aren’t they cute 
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Who can get me tickets to the ARIA’s??
September 7, 2009
I just found out that Robbie Williams is performing at the Aria Awards 2009! I’ve been a Robbie fan for nearly 10 years now; seen him in concert 3 times and used to run a popular fansite on him. I’d love to get my hands on some tickets!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/07/2678006.htm
Video of the Week
September 5, 2009
Gossip Girl – Season 3 Preview (Can’t wait!)
Little update
August 31, 2009
Hmmm.. The site doesn’t seem to be as active since it got hacked a few months ago. Hopefully things will pick up again soon. I thought I’d write a little blog to speed up the process. Not much has been happening; uni, being home, uni, being home… And it goes on and on lol.. I’m not really liking this semester as much. A lot of my subjects aren’t very ‘structured’, more ‘up in the air’, which frightens me. I’m hoping to maintain a credit average as I’m interested in doing honors next hear. I received an email today detailing an information session which will be held on September 11 for people interested in doing honors. It sounds like it may be well worth it. Apparently projects are encouraged, which will ‘bridge the gap between university and the professional world.’ Students who do the honors program will have the opportunity to work with professional mentors in the industry! Might be my first step of getting my foot into the ‘real world’
In other news, I’m heading to New Zealand for 6 days in September! I’ll be flying out with several of my close friends on the 29th of September. We’re flying into Auckland, where we will pick up our hire car and make our way to Rotorua. I’m soooo looking forward to this trip! I’ve been feeling the urge to escape from Adelaide recently, and this trip is exactly what I need! The downside is that I have to complete all of my assignment work in the first week of the study break. I’ll definitely be cram cram cramming away! Anyway, I hope somebody still reads this blog. Would love to hear your comments
La-me Brothers
July 28, 2009
I’ve just uploaded a project that I worked on last semester for uni. The class was required to locate a band and design them a website. This is what I designed for the ‘La-me Brothers’:
[ click here ]
Black and White Photography A
July 17, 2009
So I did an intense two week Black and White Photography course at UniSA recently. Instead of using a digital SLR we were made to use traditional methods such as pinhole photography and 35mm cameras. Check out some of the work I completed in [ portraits ] and [ dark room ]
Nikki’s Nikon
June 23, 2009
Aren’t I spoilt brat.. As my 21st birthday present from my parents I recieved a Nikon D5000 (I paid for half of it ofcourse ) All I can say is WOW. I’ve always wanted a DSLR camera as photography is a big passion of mine. I haven’t really had the opportunity to take many photos yet (as I have been extremely busy with final uni assignments), but since it’s holidays now expect a lot more photography from me. It’s not much, but here’s a few snaps I’ve taken so far:
